Theravāda Vinaya — Bhikkhunivibhaṅga — Pācittiyakaṇḍa
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Theravāda Vinaya
Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law
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Bhikkhunivibhaṅga
The Nuns’ Analysis
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Pācittiyakaṇḍa
The chapter on offenses entailing confession
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Rattandhakāravagga
The subchapter on the dark of the night
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20. Rodanasikkhāpada
20. Crying and beating oneself
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Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.
At one time when the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery,
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Tena kho pana samayena caṇḍakāḷī bhikkhunī bhikkhunīhi saddhiṁ bhaṇḍitvā attānaṁ vadhitvā vadhitvā rodati.
the nun Caṇḍakāḷī quarreled with the nuns and then cried after repeatedly beating herself.
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Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—
The nuns of few desires complained and criticized her,
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“kathañhi nāma ayyā caṇḍakāḷī attānaṁ vadhitvā vadhitvā rodissatī”ti …pe…
“How could Venerable Caṇḍakāḷī cry after repeatedly beating herself?” …
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“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, caṇḍakāḷī bhikkhunī attānaṁ vadhitvā vadhitvā rodatī”ti?
“Is it true, monks, that the nun Caṇḍakāḷī 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, caṇḍakāḷī bhikkhunī attānaṁ vadhitvā vadhitvā rodissati.
“How could the nun Caṇḍakāḷī act like 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 attānaṁ vadhitvā vadhitvā rodeyya, pācittiyan”ti.
‘If a nun cries after repeatedly beating herself, she commits an offense entailing 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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Attānanti
Herself:
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paccattaṁ.
oneself.
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Vadhitvā vadhitvā rodati, āpatti pācittiyassa.
If she cries after repeatedly beating herself, she commits an offense entailing confession.
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Vadhati na rodati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If she beats herself, but does not cry, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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Rodati na vadhati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If she cries, but does not beat herself, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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Anāpatti—
There is no offense:
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ñātibyasanena vā bhogabyasanena vā rogabyasanena vā phuṭṭhā rodati na vadhati,
if she cries, but does not beat herself, because of loss of relatives, loss of property, or loss of health;
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ummattikāya,
if she is insane;
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ādikammikāyāti.
if she is the first offender.
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Dasamasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.
The tenth training rule is finished.
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Andhakāravaggo dutiyo.
The second subchapter on the dark of the night is finished.
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