Theravāda Vinaya — Mahāvibhaṅga — Pācittiyakaṇḍa
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Theravāda Vinaya
Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law
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Mahāvibhaṅga
The Great Analysis
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Pācittiyakaṇḍa
The chapter on offenses entailing confession
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Ovādavagga
The subchapter on the instruction
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30. Rahonisajjasikkhāpada
30. Sitting alone with a nun
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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 āyasmato udāyissa purāṇadutiyikā bhikkhunīsu pabbajitā hoti.
Venerable Udāyī’s ex-wife became a nun.
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Sā āyasmato udāyissa santike abhikkhaṇaṁ āgacchati, āyasmāpi udāyī tassā bhikkhuniyā santike abhikkhaṇaṁ gacchati.
She often went to see Udāyī, and he often went to see her.
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Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā udāyī tassā bhikkhuniyā saddhiṁ eko ekāya raho nisajjaṁ kappesi.
And Udāyī would sit down in private alone with that nun.
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Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—
The monks of few desires complained and criticized him,
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“kathañhi nāma āyasmā udāyī bhikkhuniyā saddhiṁ eko ekāya raho nisajjaṁ kappessatī”ti …pe…
“How can Venerable Udāyī sit down in private alone with a nun?” …
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“saccaṁ kira tvaṁ, udāyi, bhikkhuniyā saddhiṁ eko ekāya raho nisajjaṁ kappesī”ti?
“Is it true, Udāyī, that you do this?”
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“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.
“It’s true, sir.”
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Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…
The Buddha rebuked him …
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kathañhi nāma tvaṁ, moghapurisa, bhikkhuniyā saddhiṁ eko ekāya raho nisajjaṁ kappessasi.
“Foolish man, how can you do this?
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Netaṁ, moghapurisa, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…
This will affect people’s confidence …” …
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evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—
“And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:
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“Yo pana bhikkhu bhikkhuniyā saddhiṁ eko ekāya raho nisajjaṁ kappeyya, pācittiyan”ti.
‘If a monk sits down in private alone with a nun, he commits an offense entailing confession.’”
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Yo panāti
A:
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yo yādiso …pe…
whoever …
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bhikkhūti
Monk:
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…pe… ayaṁ imasmiṁ atthe adhippeto bhikkhūti.
… The monk who has been given the full ordination by a unanimous Sangha through a legal procedure consisting of one motion and three announcements that is irreversible and fit to stand—this sort of monk is meant in this case.
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Bhikkhunī nāma
A nun:
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ubhatosaṅghe upasampannā.
she has been given the full ordination by both Sanghas.
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Saddhinti
With:
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ekato.
together.
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Eko ekāyāti
Alone:
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bhikkhu ceva hoti bhikkhunī ca.
just the monk and the nun.
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Raho nāma
In private:
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cakkhussa raho sotassa raho.
private to the eye and private to the ear.
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Cakkhussa raho nāma
Private to the eye:
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na sakkā hoti akkhiṁ vā nikhaṇīyamāne bhamukaṁ vā ukkhipīyamāne sīsaṁ vā ukkhipīyamāne passituṁ.
one is unable to see them winking, raising an eyebrow, or nodding.
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Sotassa raho nāma
Private to the ear:
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na sakkā hoti pakatikathā sotuṁ.
one is unable to hear ordinary speech.
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Nisajjaṁ kappeyyāti
Sits:
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bhikkhuniyā nisinnāya bhikkhu upanisinno vā hoti upanipanno vā, āpatti pācittiyassa.
if the monk sits down or lies down next to the seated nun, he commits an offense entailing confession.
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Bhikkhu nisinne bhikkhunī upanisinnā vā hoti upanipannā vā, āpatti pācittiyassa.
If the nun sits down or lies down next to the seated monk, he commits an offense entailing confession.
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Ubho vā nisinnā honti ubho vā nipannā, āpatti pācittiyassa.
If both are seated or both are lying down, he commits an offense entailing confession.
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Raho rahosaññī eko ekāya nisajjaṁ kappeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.
If it is private, and he perceives it as such, and he sits down alone with a nun, he commits an offense entailing confession.
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Raho vematiko eko ekāya nisajjaṁ kappeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.
If it is private, but he is unsure of it, and he sits down alone with a nun, he commits an offense entailing confession.
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Raho arahosaññī eko ekāya nisajjaṁ kappeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.
If it is private, but he does not perceive it as such, and he sits down alone with a nun, he commits an offense entailing confession.
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Araho rahosaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If it is not private, but he perceives it as such, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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Araho vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If it is not private, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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Araho arahosaññī, anāpatti.
If it is not private, and he does not perceive it as such, there is no offense.
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Anāpatti—
There is no offense:
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yo koci viññū dutiyo hoti,
if he has a companion who understands;
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tiṭṭhati na nisīdati,
if he stands and does not sit down;
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arahopekkho,
if he is not seeking privacy;
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aññavihito nisīdati,
if he sits down preoccupied with something else;
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ummattakassa,
if he is insane;
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ādikammikassāti.
if he is the first offender.
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Rahonisajjasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ dasamaṁ.
The training rule on sitting alone with a nun, the tenth, is finished.
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Ovādavaggo tatiyo.
The third subchapter on the instruction is finished.
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Tassuddānaṁ
This is the summary:
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Asammataatthaṅgatū,
“Not appointed, set,
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Passayāmisadānena;
Dwelling place, worldly gain, and with giving;
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Sibbati addhānaṁ nāvaṁ bhuñjeyya,
He sews, a road, a boat, should eat,
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Eko ekāya te dasāti.
Alone: those are the ten.”
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