Theravāda Vinaya — Bhikkhunivibhaṅga — Sekhiyakaṇḍa

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Theravāda Vinaya
Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law
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Bhikkhunivibhaṅga
The Nuns’ Analysis
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Sekhiyakaṇḍa
The chapter on training
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Pādukavagga
The subchapter on shoes
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75. Udakeuccārasikkhāpada
75. Defecating in water
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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 chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo udake uccārampi passāvampi kheḷampi karonti.
the nuns from the group of six were defecating, urinating, and spitting in water.
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Manussā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—
People complained and criticized them,
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“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo udake uccārampi passāvampi kheḷampi karissanti, seyyathāpi gihiniyo kāmabhoginiyo”ti.
“How can nuns defecate, urinate, and spit in water? They’re just like householders who indulge in worldly pleasures!”
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Assosuṁ kho bhikkhuniyo tesaṁ manussānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ.
The nuns heard the complaints of those people,
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Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā, tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—
and the nuns of few desires complained and criticized them,
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“kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo udake uccārampi passāvampi kheḷampi karissantī”ti.
“How can the nuns from the group of six defecate, urinate, and spit in water?”
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Atha kho bhikkhuniyo bhikkhūnaṁ etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ.
The nuns told the monks,
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Bhikkhū bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ.
who in turn told the Buddha.
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Atha kho bhagavā …pe…
Soon afterwards the Buddha had the Sangha gathered
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bhikkhū paṭipucchi—
and questioned the monks:
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“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo udake uccārampi passāvampi kheḷampi karontī”ti?
“Is it true, monks, that those 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, chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo udake uccārampi passāvampi kheḷampi karissanti.
“How can the nuns from the group of six 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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“Na udake uccāraṁ vā passāvaṁ vā kheḷaṁ vā karissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.
‘“I will not defecate, urinate, or spit in water,” this is how you should train.’”
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Evañcidaṁ bhagavatā bhikkhunīnaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ paññattaṁ hoti.
In this way the Buddha laid down this training rule for the nuns.
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Tena kho pana samayena gilānā bhikkhuniyo udake uccārampi passāvampi kheḷampi kātuṁ kukkuccāyanti.
Soon afterwards, being afraid of wrongdoing, sick nuns did not defecate, urinate, or spit in water.
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Bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ …pe…
They told the Buddha. He then had the Sangha gathered and addressed the monks:
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anujānāmi, bhikkhave, gilānāya bhikkhuniyā udake uccārampi passāvampi kheḷampi kātuṁ.
“Monks, I allow a sick nun to defecate, urinate, and spit in water.
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Evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—
And so, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this:
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“Na udake agilānā uccāraṁ vā passāvaṁ vā kheḷaṁ vā karissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.
‘“When not sick, I will not defecate, urinate, or spit in water,” this is how you should train.’”
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Na udake agilānāya uccāro vā passāvo vā kheḷo vā kātabbo.
If one is not sick, one should not defecate, urinate, or spit in water.
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Yā anādariyaṁ paṭicca udake agilānā uccāraṁ vā passāvaṁ vā kheḷaṁ vā karoti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If, out of disrespect, a nun who is not sick defecates, urinates, or spits in water, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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Anāpatti—
There is no offense:
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asañcicca,
if it is unintentional;
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assatiyā,
if she is not mindful;
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ajānantiyā,
if she does not know;
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gilānāya,
if she is sick;
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thale kato udakaṁ ottharati,
if she does it on dry ground, but it then spreads to water;
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āpadāsu,
if there is an emergency;
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ummattikāya,
if she is insane;
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khittacittāya,
if she is deranged;
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vedanāṭṭāya,
if she is overwhelmed by pain;
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ādikammikāyāti.
if she is the first offender.
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Pannarasamasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.
The fifteenth training rule is finished.
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Pādukavaggo sattamo.
The seventh subchapter on shoes is finished.
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Uddiṭṭhā kho, ayyāyo, sekhiyā dhammā.
“Venerables, the rules of training have been recited.
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Tatthāyyāyo pucchāmi—
In regard to this I ask you,
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“kaccittha parisuddhā”?
‘Are you pure in this?’
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Dutiyampi pucchāmi—
A second time I ask,
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“kaccittha parisuddhā”?
‘Are you pure in this?’
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Tatiyampi pucchāmi—
A third time I ask,
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“kaccittha parisuddhā”?
‘Are you pure in this?’
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Parisuddhetthāyyāyo, tasmā tuṇhī, evametaṁ dhārayāmīti.
You are pure in this and therefore silent. I will remember it thus.”
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Sekhiyakaṇḍaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.
The chapter on training is finished.

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