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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Acelakavagga
The subchapter on naked ascetics
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45. Rahonisajjasikkhāpada
45. Sitting alone with a woman
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Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.
On one occasion when the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery,
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Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā upanando sakyaputto sahāyakassa gharaṁ gantvā tassa pajāpatiyā saddhiṁ eko ekāya raho nisajjaṁ kappesi.
Venerable Upananda the Sakyan went to the house of a friend and sat down in private alone with his wife.
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Atha kho so puriso ujjhāyati khiyyati vipāceti—
The husband complained and criticized him,
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“kathañhi nāma ayyo upanando mayhaṁ pajāpatiyā saddhiṁ eko ekāya raho nisajjaṁ kappessatī”ti.
“How could Venerable Upananda sit down in private alone with my wife?”
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Assosuṁ kho bhikkhū tassa purisassa ujjhāyantassa khiyyantassa vipācentassa.
The monks heard the complaints of that man,
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Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—
and the monks of few desires complained and criticized Upananda,
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“kathañhi nāma āyasmā upanando sakyaputto mātugāmena saddhiṁ eko ekāya raho nisajjaṁ kappessatī”ti …pe…
“How could Venerable Upananda sit down in private alone with a woman?” …
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“saccaṁ kira tvaṁ, upananda, mātugāmena saddhiṁ eko ekāya raho nisajjaṁ kappesī”ti?
“Is it true, Upananda, that you did 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, mātugāmena saddhiṁ eko ekāya raho nisajjaṁ kappessasi.
“Foolish man, how could you do this?
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Netaṁ, moghapurisa, appasannānaṁ vā pāsādāya …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 mātugāmena saddhiṁ eko ekāya raho nisajjaṁ kappeyya, pācittiyan”ti.
‘If a monk sits down in private alone with a woman, 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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Mātugāmo nāma
A woman:
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manussitthī, na yakkhī na petī na tiracchānagatā, viññū paṭibalā subhāsitadubbhāsitaṁ duṭṭhullāduṭṭhullaṁ ājānituṁ.
a human female, not a female spirit, not a female ghost, not a female animal. She understands and is capable of discerning good and bad speech, what is decent and what is indecent.
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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 mātugāmo ca.
just the monk and the woman.
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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 down:
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mātugāme nisinne bhikkhu upanisinno vā hoti upanipanno vā, āpatti pācittiyassa.
if the monk sits down or lies down next to the seated woman, he commits an offense entailing confession.
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Bhikkhu nisinne mātugāmo upanisinno vā hoti upanipanno vā, āpatti pācittiyassa.
If the woman 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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Mātugāme mātugāmasaññī eko ekāya raho nisajjaṁ kappeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.
If it is a woman, and he perceives her as such, and he sits down in private alone with her, he commits an offense entailing confession.
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Mātugāme vematiko eko ekāya raho nisajjaṁ kappeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.
If it is a woman, but he is unsure of it, and he sits down in private alone with her, he commits an offense entailing confession.
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Mātugāme amātugāmasaññī eko ekāya raho nisajjaṁ kappeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.
If it is a woman, but he does not perceive her as such, and he sits down in private alone with her, he commits an offense entailing confession.
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Yakkhiyā vā petiyā vā paṇḍakena vā tiracchānagatamanussaviggahitthiyā vā saddhiṁ eko ekāya raho nisajjaṁ kappeti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If he sits down in private alone with a female spirit, a female ghost, a paṇḍaka, or a female animal in the form of a woman, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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Amātugāme mātugāmasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If it is not a woman, but he perceives them as such, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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Amātugāme vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If it is not a woman, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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Amātugāme amātugāmasaññī, anāpatti.
If it is not a woman, and he does not perceive them as such, there is no offense.
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Anāpatti—
There is no offense:
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yo koci viññū puriso dutiyo hoti,
if he has a male 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 pañcamaṁ.
The training rule on sitting alone with a woman, the fifth, is finished.
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