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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Ārāmavagga
The subchapter on monasteries
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55. Kulamaccharinīsikkhāpada
55. Being stingy with families
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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 aññatarā bhikkhunī sāvatthiyaṁ aññatarissā visikhāya piṇḍāya caramānā yena aññataraṁ kulaṁ tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā paññatte āsane nisīdi.
a certain nun there was walking for almsfood along a street. She then went to a certain family where she sat down on the prepared seat.
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Atha kho te manussā taṁ bhikkhuniṁ bhojetvā etadavocuṁ—
The people there gave her a meal and said,
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“aññāpi, ayye, bhikkhuniyo āgacchantū”ti.
“Venerable, other nuns may come too.”
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Atha kho sā bhikkhunī—
Then that nun thought,
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“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo nāgaccheyyun”ti, bhikkhuniyo upasaṅkamitvā etadavoca—
“What can I do so that other nuns don’t come?” And she went up to other nuns and said,
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“amukasmiṁ, ayye, okāse vāḷā sunakhā caṇḍo balibaddo cikkhallo okāso.
“Venerables, in such-and-such a place there are malicious dogs, a fierce ox, and it’s muddy.
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Mā kho tattha agamitthā”ti.
Don’t go there.”
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Aññatarāpi bhikkhunī tassā visikhāya piṇḍāya caramānā yena taṁ kulaṁ tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā paññatte āsane nisīdi.
Another nun, too, went to that family while walking for almsfood along that street. She sat down on the prepared seat
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Atha kho te manussā taṁ bhikkhuniṁ bhojetvā etadavocuṁ—
and the people there gave her a meal. They then asked her,
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“kissa, ayye, bhikkhuniyo na āgacchantī”ti?
“Venerable, why don’t the nuns come here?”
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Atha kho sā bhikkhunī tesaṁ manussānaṁ etamatthaṁ ārocesi.
And she told them what had happened.
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Manussā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—
People complained and criticized her,
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“kathañhi nāma bhikkhunī kulaṁ maccharāyissatī”ti …pe…
“How can a nun keep a family to herself?” …
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“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, bhikkhunī kulaṁ maccharāyatī”ti?
“Is it true, monks, that a nun acted like 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, bhikkhunī kulaṁ maccharāyissati.
“How could a nun 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 kulamaccharinī assa, pācittiyan”ti.
‘If a nun keeps a family to 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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Kulaṁ nāma
A family:
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cattāri kulāni— khattiyakulaṁ, brāhmaṇakulaṁ, vessakulaṁ, suddakulaṁ.
there are four kinds of families: the aristocratic family, the brahmin family, the merchant family, the worker family.
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Maccharinī assāti
Keeps for herself:
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“kathaṁ bhikkhuniyo nāgaccheyyun”ti bhikkhunīnaṁ santike kulassa avaṇṇaṁ bhāsati, āpatti pācittiyassa.
if she thinks, “What can I do so that other nuns don’t come?” and she then speaks disparagingly about that family to the nuns, she commits an offense entailing confession.
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Kulassa vā santike bhikkhunīnaṁ avaṇṇaṁ bhāsati, āpatti pācittiyassa.
If she speaks disparagingly about that family to the nuns, she commits an offense entailing confession.
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Anāpatti—
There is no offense:
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kulaṁ na maccharāyantī santaṁyeva ādīnavaṁ ācikkhati,
if she is not keeping a family to herself, but describes the drawbacks as they are;
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ummattikāya,
if she is insane;
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ādikammikāyāti.
if she is the first offender.
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Pañcamasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.
The fifth training rule is finished.
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