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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Sappāṇakavagga
The subchapter on containing living beings
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61. Sañciccasikkhāpada
61. Intentionally killing a living being
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Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.
At one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery.
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Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā udāyī issāso hoti, kākā cassa amanāpā honti.
At that time Venerable Udāyī was skilled in archery. And because he disliked crows,
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So kāke vijjhitvā vijjhitvā sīsaṁ chinditvā sūle paṭipāṭiyā ṭhapesi.
he shot them. He cut off their heads and then set them out in a row impaled on stakes.
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Bhikkhū evamāhaṁsu—
The monks asked him,
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“kenime, āvuso, kākā jīvitā voropitā”ti?
“Who killed these crows?”
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“Mayā, āvuso.
“I did.
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Amanāpā me kākā”ti.
I don’t like crows.”
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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 sañcicca pāṇaṁ jīvitā voropessatī”ti …pe…
“How can Venerable Udāyī intentionally kill living beings?” …
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“saccaṁ kira tvaṁ, udāyi, sañcicca pāṇaṁ jīvitā voropesī”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, sañcicca pāṇaṁ jīvitā voropessasi.
“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 sañcicca pāṇaṁ jīvitā voropeyya, pācittiyan”ti.
‘If a monk intentionally kills a living being, 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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Sañciccāti
Intentionally:
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jānanto sañjānanto cecca abhivitaritvā vītikkamo.
knowing, perceiving, having intended, having decided, he transgresses.
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Pāṇo nāma
A living being:
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tiracchānagatapāṇo vuccati.
an animal is what is meant.
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Jīvitā voropeyyāti
Kills:
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jīvitindriyaṁ upacchindati uparodheti santatiṁ vikopeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.
if he cuts off and makes an end of the life faculty, if he destroys its continuity, he commits an offense entailing confession.
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Pāṇe pāṇasaññī jīvitā voropeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.
If it is a living being, and he perceives it as such, and he kills it, he commits an offense entailing confession.
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Pāṇe vematiko jīvitā voropeti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If it is a living being, but he is unsure of it, and he kills it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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Pāṇe appāṇasaññī jīvitā voropeti, anāpatti.
If it is a living being, but he does not perceive it as such, and he kills it, there is no offense.
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Appāṇe pāṇasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If it is not a living being, but he perceives it as such, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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Appāṇe vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If it is not a living being, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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Appāṇe appāṇasaññī, anāpatti.
If it is not a living being, 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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asañcicca,
if it is unintentional;
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assatiyā,
if he is not mindful;
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ajānantassa,
if he does not know;
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namaraṇādhippāyassa,
if he is not aiming at death;
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ummattakassa,
if he is insane;
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ādikammikassāti.
if he is the first offender.
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Sañciccasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ paṭhamaṁ.
The training rule on intentionally killing a living being, the first, is finished.
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