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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Kumāribhūtavagga
The subchapter on unmarried women
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74. Ūnadvādasavassasikkhāpada
74. Giving ordination while under twelve years’ seniority
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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 bhikkhuniyo ūnadvādasavassā vuṭṭhāpenti.
At that time nuns who had less than twelve years of seniority were giving the full admission.
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Tā bālā honti abyattā na jānanti kappiyaṁ vā akappiyaṁ vā.
They were ignorant and incompetent, and they did not know what was allowable and what was not.
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Saddhivihāriniyopi bālā honti abyattā;
And their students too were ignorant and incompetent,
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na jānanti kappiyaṁ vā akappiyaṁ vā.
and they too did not know what was allowable and what was not.
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Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—
The nuns of few desires complained and criticized them,
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“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo ūnadvādasavassā vuṭṭhāpessantī”ti …pe…
“How can nuns who have less than twelve years of seniority give the full admission?” …
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“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo ūnadvādasavassā vuṭṭhāpentī”ti?
“Is it true, monks, that nuns do this?”
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“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.
“It’s true, sir.”
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Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…
The Buddha rebuked them …
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kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo ūnadvādasavassā vuṭṭhāpessanti.
“How can nuns 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 ūnadvādasavassā vuṭṭhāpeyya, pācittiyan”ti.
‘If a nun who has less than twelve years of seniority gives the full admission, 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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Ūnadvādasavassā nāma
Who has less than twelve years of seniority:
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appattadvādasavassā.
who has not reached twelve years of seniority.
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Vuṭṭhāpeyyāti
Gives the full admission:
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upasampādeyya.
gives the full ordination.
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“Vuṭṭhāpessāmī”ti gaṇaṁ vā ācariniṁ vā pattaṁ vā cīvaraṁ vā pariyesati, sīmaṁ vā sammannati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If, intending to give the full admission, she searches for a group, a teacher, a bowl, or a robe, or she establishes a monastery zone, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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Ñattiyā dukkaṭaṁ.
After the motion, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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Dvīhi kammavācāhi dukkaṭā.
After each of the first two announcements, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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Kammavācāpariyosāne upajjhāyāya āpatti pācittiyassa.
When the last announcement is finished, the preceptor commits an offense entailing confession,
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Gaṇassa ca ācariniyā ca āpatti dukkaṭassa.
and the group and the teacher commit an offense of wrong conduct.
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Anāpatti—
There is no offense:
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paripuṇṇadvādasavassā vuṭṭhāpeti,
if one who has twelve years of seniority gives the full admission;
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ummattikāya,
if she is insane;
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ādikammikāyāti.
if she is the first offender.
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Catutthasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.
The fourth training rule is finished.
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