Dvemātikāpāḷi — Theravāda Bhikkhupātimokkha
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Dvemātikāpāḷi
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Theravāda Bhikkhupātimokkha
The monks’ rules
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Pubbakaraṇaṁ
Preliminaries
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Sammajjanī padīpo ca, udakaṁ āsanena ca;
Sweeping and lamps, setting up of water and seats;
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Uposathassa etāni, “pubbakaraṇa”nti vuccati.
these are to be done before the observance-day ceremony.
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Pubbakiccaṁ
Preliminary duties
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Chanda, pārisuddhi, utukkhānaṁ, bhikkhugaṇanā ca ovādo;
Consent, purity, knowing the season, and counting the monks, instruction;
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Uposathassa etāni, “pubbakicca”nti vuccati.
these are called the preliminary duties of the observance-day ceremony.
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Pattakallaaṅgā
The factors of readiness
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Uposatho, yāvatikā ca bhikkhū kammappattā;
It is the observance day, all the monks who should be present have arrived,
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Sabhāgāpattiyo ca na vijjanti;
there are no shared offenses,
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Vajjanīyā ca puggalā tasmiṁ na honti, “pattakalla”nti vuccati.
and there is no-one there who should not be present. This is called readiness.
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Pubbakaraṇapubbakiccāni samāpetvā desitāpattikassa samaggassa bhikkhusaṅghassa anumatiyā pātimokkhaṁ uddisituṁ ārādhanaṁ karoma.
“Having completed the duties to be done beforehand and the preliminary duties, with the assent of the monks’ community, one and all, with offenses confessed, I invite the recitation of the Monastic Code.”
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Nidānuddeso
The recitation of the introduction
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Suṇātu me bhante saṅgho.
“Please, venerables, I ask the Sangha to listen.
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Ajjuposatho pannaraso,
Today is the observance day, the fifteenth.
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yadi saṅghassa pattakallaṁ, saṅgho uposathaṁ kareyya, pātimokkhaṁ uddiseyya.
If the Sangha is ready, it should do the observance-day ceremony, it should recite the Monastic Code.
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Kiṁ saṅghassa pubbakiccaṁ?
What is the preliminary duty of the Sangha?
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Pārisuddhiṁ āyasmanto ārocetha,
The venerables should declare their purity.
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pātimokkhaṁ uddisissāmi,
I will recite the Monastic Code.
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taṁ sabbeva santā sādhukaṁ suṇoma manasi karoma.
Everyone present should listen to it and attend carefully.
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Yassa siyā āpatti, so āvikareyya,
Anyone who has committed an offense should reveal it.
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asantiyā āpattiyā tuṇhī bhavitabbaṁ,
If you haven’t committed any offense, you should remain silent.
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tuṇhībhāvena kho panāyasmante “parisuddhā”ti vedissāmi.
If you are silent, I will regard you as pure.
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Yathā kho pana paccekapuṭṭhassa veyyākaraṇaṁ hoti, evamevaṁ evarūpāya parisāya yāvatatiyaṁ anusāvitaṁ hoti.
Just as one responds when asked individually, so too, an announcement is made three times in this kind of gathering.
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Yo pana bhikkhu yāvatatiyaṁ anusāviyamāne saramāno santiṁ āpattiṁ nāvikareyya, sampajānamusāvādassa hoti.
If a monk remembers an offense while the announcement is being made up to the third time, but doesn’t reveal it, he is lying in full awareness.
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Sampajānamusāvādo kho panāyasmanto antarāyiko dhammo vutto bhagavatā,
Lying in full awareness is called an obstacle by the Buddha.
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tasmā saramānena bhikkhunā āpannena visuddhāpekkhena santī āpatti āvikātabbā,
A monk who remembers an offense and is seeking purification should therefore reveal it.
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āvikatā hissa phāsu hoti.
When it’s revealed, he will be at ease.
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Uddiṭṭhaṁ kho āyasmanto nidānaṁ.
Venerables, the introduction has been recited.
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Tatthāyasmante pucchāmi, kaccittha parisuddhā,
In regard to this I ask you, ‘Are you pure in this?’
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dutiyampi pucchāmi, kaccittha parisuddhā,
A second time I ask, ‘Are you pure in this?’
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tatiyampi pucchāmi, kaccittha parisuddhā,
A third time I ask, ‘Are you pure in this?’
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parisuddhetthāyasmanto, tasmā tuṇhī, evametaṁ dhārayāmīti.
You are pure in this and therefore silent. I will remember it thus.
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Nidānaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.
The introduction is finished.
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Pārājikuddeso
The recitation of the rules on expulsion
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Tatrime cattāro pārājikā dhammā uddesaṁ āgacchanti.
These four rules on expulsion come up for recitation.
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Pārājika 1. Methunadhamma
Expulsion 1: sexual intercourse
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Yo pana bhikkhu bhikkhūnaṁ sikkhāsājīvasamāpanno sikkhaṁ appaccakkhāya dubbalyaṁ anāvikatvā methunaṁ dhammaṁ paṭiseveyya, antamaso tiracchānagatāyapi, pārājiko hoti asaṁvāso.
If a monk, after taking on the monks’ training and way of life, without first renouncing the training and revealing his weakness, has sexual intercourse, even with a female animal, he is expelled and excluded from the community.
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Pārājika 2. Adinnādāna
Expulsion 2: stealing
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Yo pana bhikkhu gāmā vā araññā vā adinnaṁ theyyasaṅkhātaṁ ādiyeyya,
If a monk, intending to steal, takes from an inhabited area or from the wilderness what has not been given to him—
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yathārūpe adinnādāne rājāno coraṁ gahetvā haneyyuṁ vā bandheyyuṁ vā pabbājeyyuṁ vā corosi bālosi mūḷhosi thenosīti, tathārūpaṁ bhikkhu adinnaṁ ādiyamāno
the sort of stealing for which kings, having caught a thief, would beat, imprison, or banish him, saying, ‘You’re a bandit, you’re a fool, you’ve gone astray, you’re a thief’—
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ayampi pārājiko hoti asaṁvāso.
he too is expelled and excluded from the community.
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Pārājika 3. Manussaviggaha
Expulsion 3: killing a human being
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Yo pana bhikkhu sañcicca manussaviggahaṁ jīvitā voropeyya, satthahārakaṁ vāssa pariyeseyya, maraṇavaṇṇaṁ vā saṁvaṇṇeyya, maraṇāya vā samādapeyya
If a monk intentionally kills a human being or seeks an instrument of death for them or praises death or incites someone to die, saying,
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“ambho purisa kiṁ tuyhiminā pāpakena dujjīvitena, mataṁ te jīvitā seyyo”ti,
‘My friend, what’s the point of this miserable and difficult life? Death is better for you than life!’—
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iti cittamano cittasaṅkappo anekapariyāyena maraṇavaṇṇaṁ vā saṁvaṇṇeyya, maraṇāya vā samādapeyya,
thinking and intending thus, if he praises death in many ways or incites someone to die—
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ayampi pārājiko hoti asaṁvāso.
he too is expelled and excluded from the community.
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Pārājika 4. Uttarimanussadhamma
Expulsion 4: falsely claiming a superhuman quality
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Yo pana bhikkhu anabhijānaṁ uttarimanussadhammaṁ attupanāyikaṁ alamariyañāṇadassanaṁ samudācareyya “iti jānāmi, iti passāmī”ti,
If a monk falsely claims for himself a superhuman quality, a knowledge and vision worthy of the noble ones, saying, ‘This I know, this I see,’
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tato aparena samayena samanuggāhīyamāno vā asamanuggāhīyamāno vā āpanno visuddhāpekkho evaṁ vadeyya “ajānamevaṁ āvuso avacaṁ jānāmi, apassaṁ passāmi, tucchaṁ musā vilapi”nti,
but after some time—whether he is questioned or not, but having committed the offense and seeking purification—should say: ‘Not knowing I said that I know, not seeing that I see; what I said was empty and false,’ then,
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aññatra adhimānā,
except if it is due to overestimation,
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ayampi pārājiko hoti asaṁvāso.
he too is expelled and excluded from the community.
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Uddiṭṭhā kho āyasmanto cattāro pārājikā dhammā.
Venerables, the four rules on expulsion have been recited.
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Yesaṁ bhikkhu aññataraṁ vā aññataraṁ vā āpajjitvā na labhati bhikkhūhi saddhiṁ saṁvāsaṁ
If a monk commits any one of them, he is no longer part of the community of monks.
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yathā pure, tathā pacchā, pārājiko hoti asaṁvāso.
As before, so after: he’s expelled and excluded from the community.
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Tatthāyasmante pucchāmi, kaccittha parisuddhā,
In regard to this I ask you, ‘Are you pure in this?’
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dutiyampi pucchāmi, kaccittha parisuddhā,
A second time I ask, ‘Are you pure in this?’
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tatiyampi pucchāmi, kaccittha parisuddhā,
A third time I ask, ‘Are you pure in this?’
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parisuddhetthāyasmanto, tasmā tuṇhī, evametaṁ dhārayāmīti.
You are pure in this and therefore silent. I will remember it thus.
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Pārājikaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ
The offenses entailing expulsion are finished.
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Saṅghādisesuddeso
The recitation of the rules of suspension
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Ime kho panāyasmanto terasa saṅghādisesā dhammā uddesaṁ āgacchanti.
Venerables, these thirteen rules on suspension come up for recitation.
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Saṅghādisesa 1. Sukkavissaṭṭhi
Suspension 1: masturbation
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Sañcetanikā sukkavissaṭṭhi aññatra supinantā saṅghādiseso.
Intentional emission of semen, except while dreaming, is an offense entailing suspension.
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Saṅghādisesa 2. Kāyasaṁsagga
Suspension 2: physical contact with a woman
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Yo pana bhikkhu otiṇṇo vipariṇatena cittena mātugāmena saddhiṁ kāyasaṁsaggaṁ samāpajjeyya hatthaggāhaṁ vā veṇiggāhaṁ vā aññatarassa vā aññatarassa vā aṅgassa parāmasanaṁ, saṅghādiseso.
If a monk, overcome by lust and with a distorted mind, makes physical contact with a woman—holding her hand or hair, or touching any part of her body—he commits an offense entailing suspension.
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Saṅghādisesa 3. Duṭṭhullavācā
Suspension 3: indecent speech
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Yo pana bhikkhu otiṇṇo vipariṇatena cittena mātugāmaṁ duṭṭhullāhi vācāhi obhāseyya yathā taṁ yuvā yuvatiṁ methunupasaṁhitāhi, saṅghādiseso.
If a monk, overcome by lust and with a distorted mind, speaks indecent words to a woman, as a young man might to a young woman and referring to sexual intercourse, he commits an offense entailing suspension.
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Saṅghādisesa 4. Attakāmapāricariya
Suspension 4: encouraging a woman to satisfy one’s desires
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Yo pana bhikkhu otiṇṇo vipariṇatena cittena mātugāmassa santike attakāmapāricariyāya vaṇṇaṁ bhāseyya “etadaggaṁ bhagini pāricariyānaṁ yā mādisaṁ sīlavantaṁ kalyāṇadhammaṁ brahmacāriṁ etena dhammena paricareyyā”ti methunupasaṁhitena, saṅghādiseso.
If a monk, overcome by lust and with a distorted mind, encourages a woman to satisfy his own desires, saying, ‘Sister, she provides the highest service who in this way satisfies one like me, who is virtuous, celibate, and of good character,’ and if it is a reference to sexual intercourse, he commits an offense entailing suspension.
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Saṅghādisesa 5. Sañcaritta
Suspension 5: matchmaking
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Yo pana bhikkhu sañcarittaṁ samāpajjeyya itthiyā vā purisamatiṁ purisassa vā itthimatiṁ, jāyattane vā jārattane vā, antamaso taṅkhaṇikāyapi, saṅghādiseso.
If a monk acts as a matchmaker, conveying a man’s intention to a woman or a woman’s intention to a man, for marriage or for an affair, even if just a brief one, he commits an offense entailing suspension.
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Saṅghādisesa 6. Kuṭikāra
Suspension 6: building a hut inappropriately
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Saññācikāya pana bhikkhunā kuṭiṁ kārayamānena assāmikaṁ attuddesaṁ pamāṇikā kāretabbā, tatridaṁ pamāṇaṁ, dīghaso dvādasa vidatthiyo sugatavidatthiyā, tiriyaṁ sattantarā,
When a monk, by means of begging, builds a hut without a sponsoring owner and intended for himself, it is to be no more than twelve standard handspans long and seven wide inside.
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bhikkhū abhinetabbā vatthudesanāya, tehi bhikkhūhi vatthu desetabbaṁ anārambhaṁ saparikkamanaṁ.
He must have monks approve a site where no harm will be done and which has space on all sides.
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Sārambhe ce bhikkhu vatthusmiṁ aparikkamane saññācikāya kuṭiṁ kāreyya, bhikkhū vā anabhineyya vatthudesanāya, pamāṇaṁ vā atikkāmeyya, saṅghādiseso.
If a monk, by means of begging, builds a hut on a site where harm will be done and which lacks space on all sides, or he does not have monks approve the site, or he exceeds the right size, he commits an offense entailing suspension.
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Saṅghādisesa 7. Vihārakāra
Suspension 7: building a dwelling inappropriately
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Mahallakaṁ pana bhikkhunā vihāraṁ kārayamānena sassāmikaṁ attuddesaṁ bhikkhū abhinetabbā vatthudesanāya,
When a monk builds a large dwelling with a sponsoring owner and intended for himself,
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tehi bhikkhūhi vatthu desetabbaṁ anārambhaṁ saparikkamanaṁ.
he must have monks approve a site where no harm will be done and which has space on all sides.
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Sārambhe ce bhikkhu vatthusmiṁ aparikkamane mahallakaṁ vihāraṁ kāreyya, bhikkhū vā anabhineyya vatthudesanāya, saṅghādiseso.
If a monk builds a large dwelling on a site where harm will be done and which lacks space on all sides, or he does not have monks approve the site, he commits an offense entailing suspension.
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Saṅghādisesa 8. Duṭṭhadosa
Suspension 8: making a groundless accusation out of anger
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Yo pana bhikkhu bhikkhuṁ duṭṭho doso appatīto amūlakena pārājikena dhammena anuddhaṁseyya “appeva nāma naṁ imamhā brahmacariyā cāveyya”nti,
If a monk who is angry and displeased groundlessly charges a monk with an offense entailing expulsion, aiming to make him leave the monastic life,
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tato aparena samayena samanuggāhīyamāno vā asamanuggāhīyamāno vā amūlakañceva taṁ adhikaraṇaṁ hoti, bhikkhu ca dosaṁ patiṭṭhāti, saṅghādiseso.
and then after some time, whether he is questioned or not, it is clear that the legal issue is groundless, and he admits to his ill will, he commits an offense entailing suspension.
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Saṅghādisesa 9. Aññabhāgiya
Suspension 9: making a groundless accusation out of anger, using a pretext
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Yo pana bhikkhu bhikkhuṁ duṭṭho doso appatīto aññabhāgiyassa adhikaraṇassa kiñcidesaṁ lesamattaṁ upādāya pārājikena dhammena anuddhaṁseyya “appeva nāma naṁ imamhā brahmacariyā cāveyya”nti,
If a monk who is angry and displeased, uses an unrelated legal issue as a pretext to charge a monk with an offense entailing expulsion, aiming to make him leave the monastic life,
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tato aparena samayena samanuggāhīyamāno vā asamanuggāhīyamāno vā aññabhāgiyañceva taṁ adhikaraṇaṁ hoti kocideso lesamatto upādinno, bhikkhu ca dosaṁ patiṭṭhāti, saṅghādiseso.
and then after some time, whether he is questioned or not, it is clear that the legal issue is unrelated and was used as a pretext, and he admits to his ill will, he commits an offense entailing suspension.
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Saṅghādisesa 10. Saṅghabheda
Suspension 10: causing a schism in the Sangha
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Yo pana bhikkhu samaggassa saṅghassa bhedāya parakkameyya, bhedanasaṁvattanikaṁ vā adhikaraṇaṁ samādāya paggayha tiṭṭheyya, so bhikkhu bhikkhūhi evamassa vacanīyo
If a monk pursues schism in a united Sangha or persists in taking up a legal issue conducive to schism, the monks should correct him like this:
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“māyasmā samaggassa saṅghassa bhedāya parakkami, bhedanasaṁvattanikaṁ vā adhikaraṇaṁ samādāya paggayha aṭṭhāsi,
‘Venerable, don’t pursue schism in the united Sangha or persist in taking up a legal issue conducive to schism.
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sametāyasmā saṅghena, samaggo hi saṅgho sammodamāno avivadamāno ekuddeso phāsu viharatī”ti,
Stay with the Sangha, for a united Sangha—in concord, in harmony, having a joint recitation—is at ease.’
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evañca so bhikkhu bhikkhūhi vuccamāno tatheva paggaṇheyya, so bhikkhu bhikkhūhi yāvatatiyaṁ samanubhāsitabbo tassa paṭinissaggāya,
If that monk continues as before, the monks should press him up to three times to make him stop.
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yāvatatiyañce samanubhāsiyamāno taṁ paṭinissajjeyya, iccetaṁ kusalaṁ,
If he then stops, all is well.
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no ce paṭinissajjeyya, saṅghādiseso.
If he does not stop, he commits an offense entailing suspension.
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Saṅghādisesa 11. Bhedānuvattaka
Suspension 11: siding with a schismatic
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Tasseva kho pana bhikkhussa bhikkhū honti anuvattakā vaggavādakā eko vā dve vā tayo vā, te evaṁ vadeyyuṁ
That monk may have one, two, or three monks who side with him and support him, and they may say,
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“māyasmanto etaṁ bhikkhuṁ kiñci avacuttha,
‘Venerables, don’t correct this monk.
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dhammavādī ceso bhikkhu, vinayavādī ceso bhikkhu,
He speaks in accordance with the Teaching and the training.
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amhākañceso bhikkhu chandañca ruciñca ādāya voharati, jānāti, no bhāsati, amhākampetaṁ khamatī”ti,
And he speaks with our consent and approval. He knows about us and speaks for us, and we approve of this.’
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te bhikkhū bhikkhūhi evamassu vacanīyā
The monks should correct those monks like this:
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