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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Chattupāhanavagga
The subchapter on sunshades and sandals
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94. Anāpucchāsikkhāpada
94. Sitting in front without permission
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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 bhikkhuniyo bhikkhussa purato anāpucchā āsane nisīdanti.
nuns sat down on seats in front of a monk without asking permission.
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Bhikkhū ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—
The monks complained and criticized them,
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“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo bhikkhussa purato anāpucchā āsane nisīdissantī”ti …pe…
“How can nuns sit down on seats in front of a monk without asking permission?” …
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“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo bhikkhussa purato anāpucchā āsane nisīdantī”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 bhikkhussa purato anāpucchā āsane nisīdissanti.
“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 bhikkhussa purato anāpucchā āsane nisīdeyya, pācittiyan”ti.
‘If a nun sits down on a seat in front of a monk without asking permission, 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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Bhikkhussa puratoti
In front of a monk:
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upasampannassa purato.
in front of one who is fully ordained.
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Anāpucchāti
Without asking permission:
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anapaloketvā.
without getting permission.
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Āsane nisīdeyyāti
Sits down on a seat:
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antamaso chamāyapi nisīdati, āpatti pācittiyassa.
even if she sits down on the ground, she commits an offense entailing confession.
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Anāpucchite anāpucchitasaññā āsane nisīdati, āpatti pācittiyassa.
If she has not asked permission, and she does not perceive that she has, and she sits down on a seat, she commits an offense entailing confession.
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Anāpucchite vematikā āsane nisīdati, āpatti pācittiyassa.
If she has not asked permission, but she is unsure of it, and she sits down on a seat, she commits an offense entailing confession.
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Anāpucchite āpucchitasaññā āsane nisīdati, āpatti pācittiyassa.
If she has not asked permission, but she perceives that she has, and she sits down on a seat, she commits an offense entailing confession.
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Āpucchite anāpucchitasaññā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If she has asked permission, but she does not perceive that she has, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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Āpucchite vematikā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If she has asked permission, but she is unsure of it, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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Āpucchite āpucchitasaññā, anāpatti.
If she has asked permission, and she perceives that she has, there is no offense.
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Anāpatti—
There is no offense:
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āpucchā āsane nisīdati,
if she sits down on the seat after asking permission;
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gilānāya,
if she is sick;
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āpadāsu,
if there is an emergency;
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ummattikāya,
if she is insane;
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ādikammikāyāti.
if she is the first offender.
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Ekādasamasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.
The eleventh training rule is finished.
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