Theravāda Vinaya — Bhikkhunivibhaṅga — Nissaggiyakaṇḍa

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Theravāda Vinaya
Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law
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Bhikkhunivibhaṅga
The Nuns’ Analysis
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Nissaggiyakaṇḍa
The chapter on relinquishment
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Pattavagga
The subchapter on almsbowls
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2. Akālacīvarabhājanasikkhāpada
2. Distributing out-of-season robe-cloth
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Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.
At one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery.
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Tena kho pana samayena sambahulā bhikkhuniyo gāmakāvāse vassaṁvuṭṭhā sāvatthiṁ agamaṁsu vattasampannā iriyāpathasampannā duccoḷā lūkhacīvarā.
At that time, after completing the rainy-season residence in a village monastery, a number of nuns were traveling to Sāvatthī. They were perfect in conduct and deportment, but poorly dressed in shabby robes.
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Upāsakā tā bhikkhuniyo passitvā—
Some lay followers who saw them thought,
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“imā bhikkhuniyo vattasampannā iriyāpathasampannā duccoḷā lūkhacīvarā, imā bhikkhuniyo acchinnā bhavissantī”ti bhikkhunisaṅghassa akālacīvaraṁ adaṁsu.
“These nuns are perfect in conduct and deportment, but poorly dressed in shabby robes; they must’ve been robbed,” and they gave out-of-season robe-cloth to the Sangha of nuns.
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Thullanandā bhikkhunī—
Because they had performed the robe-making ceremony, the nun Thullanandā
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“amhākaṁ kathinaṁ atthataṁ kālacīvaran”ti adhiṭṭhahitvā bhājāpesi.
determined it as in-season robe-cloth, and then distributed it.
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Upāsakā tā bhikkhuniyo passitvā etadavocuṁ—
The lay followers asked those nuns whether
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“apayyāhi cīvaraṁ laddhan”ti?
they had obtained any robe-cloth.
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“Na mayaṁ, āvuso, cīvaraṁ labhāma.
They replied that they hadn’t
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Ayyā thullanandā—
and told them what had happened.
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‘amhākaṁ kathinaṁ atthataṁ kālacīvaran’ti adhiṭṭhahitvā bhājāpesī”ti.
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Upāsakā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—
Those lay followers then complained and criticized her,
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“kathañhi nāma ayyā thullanandā akālacīvaraṁ ‘kālacīvaran’ti adhiṭṭhahitvā bhājāpessatī”ti.
“How could Venerable Thullanandā determine out-of-season robe-cloth as ‘in-season’, and then distribute it?”
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Assosuṁ kho bhikkhuniyo tesaṁ upāsakānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ.
The nuns heard the complaints of those lay followers,
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Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—
and the nuns of few desires complained and criticized her,
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“kathañhi nāma ayyā thullanandā akālacīvaraṁ ‘kālacīvaran’ti adhiṭṭhahitvā bhājāpessatī”ti.
“How could Venerable Thullanandā do this?”
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Atha kho tā bhikkhuniyo bhikkhūnaṁ etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ.
Those nuns then told the monks,
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Bhikkhū bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ …pe…
who in turn told the Buddha. Soon afterwards he had the Sangha gathered and questioned the monks:
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“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, thullanandā bhikkhunī akālacīvaraṁ ‘kālacīvaran’ti adhiṭṭhahitvā bhājāpetī”ti?
“Is it true, monks, that the nun Thullanandā did this?”
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“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.
“It’s true, sir.”
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Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…
The Buddha rebuked her …
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kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, thullanandā bhikkhunī akālacīvaraṁ “kālacīvaran”ti adhiṭṭhahitvā bhājāpessati.
“How could the nun Thullanandā do this?
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Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…
This will affect people’s confidence …” …
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evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—
“And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this:
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“Yā pana bhikkhunī akālacīvaraṁ ‘kālacīvaran’ti adhiṭṭhahitvā bhājāpeyya, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyan”ti.
‘If a nun determines out-of-season robe-cloth as “in-season”, and then distributes it, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.’”
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Yā panāti
A:
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yā yādisā …pe…
whoever …
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bhikkhunīti
Nun:
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…pe… ayaṁ imasmiṁ atthe adhippetā bhikkhunīti.
… The nun who has been given the full ordination in unanimity by both Sanghas through a legal procedure consisting of one motion and three announcements that is irreversible and fit to stand—this sort of nun is meant in this case.
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Akālacīvaraṁ nāma
Out-of-season robe-cloth:
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anatthate kathine ekādasamāse uppannaṁ, atthate kathine sattamāse uppannaṁ, kālepi ādissa dinnaṁ, etaṁ akālacīvaraṁ nāma.
for one who has not participated in the robe-making ceremony, it is robe-cloth given during the eleven months. For one who has participated in the robe-making ceremony, it is robe-cloth given during the seven months. Also, if it is given in the robe season, but the cloth is designated, it is called “out-of-season robe-cloth”.
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Akālacīvaraṁ “kālacīvaran”ti adhiṭṭhahitvā bhājāpeti, payoge dukkaṭaṁ.
If she distributes it after determining the out-of-season robe-cloth as “in-season”, then for the effort there is an act of wrong conduct.
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Paṭilābhena nissaggiyaṁ hoti.
When she gets it, it becomes subject to relinquishment.
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Nissajjitabbaṁ saṅghassa vā gaṇassa vā ekabhikkhuniyā vā.
The robe-cloth should be relinquished to a sangha, a group, or an individual nun.
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Evañca pana, bhikkhave, nissajjitabbaṁ.
“And, monks, it should be relinquished like this. …”
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…pe…
(To be expanded as in Bi NP 1:2.1.21–2.1.43, with appropriate substitutions.)
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“idaṁ me, ayye, akālacīvaraṁ ‘kālacīvaran’ti adhiṭṭhahitvā bhājāpitaṁ nissaggiyaṁ, imāhaṁ saṅghassa nissajjāmī”ti …pe…
“Venerables, this out-of-season robe-cloth, which I distributed after determining it as “in-season”, is to be relinquished. I relinquish it to the Sangha.” …
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dadeyyā”ti …pe…
“the Sangha should give …”
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dadeyyun”ti …pe…
“you should give …”
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ayyāya dammī”ti.
“I give this robe-cloth back to you.”
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Akālacīvare akālacīvarasaññā “kālacīvaran”ti adhiṭṭhahitvā bhājāpeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
If it is out-of-season robe-cloth and she perceives it as such, and she distributes it after determining it as “in-season”, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
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Akālacīvare vematikā “kālacīvaran”ti adhiṭṭhahitvā bhājāpeti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If it is out-of-season robe-cloth, but she is unsure of it, and she distributes it after determining it as “in-season”, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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Akālacīvare kālacīvarasaññā “kālacīvaran”ti adhiṭṭhahitvā bhājāpeti, anāpatti.
If it is out-of-season robe-cloth, but she perceives it as in-season robe-cloth, and she distributes it after determining it as “in-season”, there is no offense.
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Kālacīvare akālacīvarasaññā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If it is in-season robe-cloth, but she perceives it as out-of-season robe-cloth, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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Kālacīvare vematikā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If it is in-season robe-cloth, but she is unsure of it, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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Kālacīvare kālacīvarasaññā, anāpatti.
If it is in-season robe-cloth and she perceives it as such, there is no offense.
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Anāpatti—
There is no offense:
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akālacīvaraṁ kālacīvarasaññā bhājāpeti,
if she distributes out-of-season robe-cloth that she perceives as in-season;
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kālacīvaraṁ kālacīvarasaññā bhājāpeti,
if she distributes in-season robe-cloth that she perceives as in-season;
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ummattikāya,
if she is insane;
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ādikammikāyāti.
if she is the first offender.
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Dutiyasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.
The second training rule is finished.

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