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Early Buddhist texts (SuttaCentral): Vinaya · Bhikkhu Brahmali · vinaya · 55 sections

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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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   Ratanavagga

   The subchapter on precious things

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   86. Sūcigharasikkhāpada

   86. Making an inappropriate needle case

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   Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sakkesu viharati kapilavatthusmiṁ nigrodhārāme.

   At one time the Buddha was staying in the Sakyan country in the Banyan Tree Monastery at Kapilavatthu.

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   Tena kho pana samayena aññatarena dantakārena bhikkhū pavāritā honti—

   At that time an ivory-worker had invited the monks

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   “yesaṁ ayyānaṁ sūcigharena attho ahaṁ sūcigharenā”ti.

   who needed needle cases to ask for one.

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   Tena kho pana samayena bhikkhū bahū sūcighare viññāpenti.

   And the monks asked for many needle cases.

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    Yesaṁ khuddakā sūcigharā te mahante sūcighare viññāpenti.

    Those who had small needle cases asked for large ones,

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    Yesaṁ mahantā sūcigharā te khuddake sūcighare viññāpenti.

    and those who had large needle cases asked for small ones.

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    Atha kho so dantakāro bhikkhūnaṁ bahū sūcighare karonto na sakkoti aññaṁ vikkāyikaṁ bhaṇḍaṁ kātuṁ, attanāpi na yāpeti, puttadāropissa kilamati.

    The ivory-worker was so busy making needle cases for the monks that he was unable to make goods for sale. He could not make a living for himself, and his wives and children suffered.

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    Manussā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—

    People complained and criticized them,

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    “kathañhi nāma samaṇā sakyaputtiyā na mattaṁ jānitvā bahū sūcighare viññāpessanti.

    “How can the Sakyan monastics not have any sense of moderation and ask for many needle cases?

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    Ayaṁ imesaṁ bahū sūcighare karonto na sakkoti aññaṁ vikkāyikaṁ bhaṇḍaṁ kātuṁ, attanāpi na yāpeti, puttadāropissa kilamatī”ti.

    This ivory-worker is so busy making needle cases for them that he’s unable to make goods for sale. He can’t make a living for himself, and his wives and children are suffering.”

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    Assosuṁ kho bhikkhū tesaṁ manussānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ.

    The monks heard the complaints of those people,

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    Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—

    and the monks of few desires complained and criticized those monks,

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    “kathañhi nāma bhikkhū na mattaṁ jānitvā bahū sūcighare viññāpessantī”ti …pe…

    “How can those monks not have a sense of moderation and ask for many needle cases?” …

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    “saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, bhikkhū na mattaṁ jānitvā bahū sūcighare viññāpentī”ti?

    “Is it true, monks, that there are monks who 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 te, bhikkhave, moghapurisā na mattaṁ jānitvā bahū sūcighare viññāpessanti.

    “How can those foolish men 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, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—

    “And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:

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    “Yo pana bhikkhu aṭṭhimayaṁ vā dantamayaṁ vā visāṇamayaṁ vā sūcigharaṁ kārāpeyya bhedanakaṁ, pācittiyan”ti.

    ‘If a monk has a needle case made from bone, ivory, or horn, it is to be destroyed, and 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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    Aṭṭhi nāma

    Bone:

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    yaṁ kiñci aṭṭhi.

    any kind of bone.

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    Danto nāma

    Ivory:

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    hatthidanto vuccati.

    elephant tooth is what is meant.

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    Visāṇaṁ nāma

    Horn:

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    yaṁ kiñci visāṇaṁ.

    any kind of horn.

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    Kārāpeyyāti

    Has made:

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    karoti vā kārāpeti vā, payoge dukkaṭaṁ.

    if he makes one or has one made, then for the effort there is an act of wrong conduct.

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    Paṭilābhena bhinditvā pācittiyaṁ desetabbaṁ.

    When he gets it, it is to be destroyed, and he is then to confess an offense entailing confession.

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    Attanā vippakataṁ attanā pariyosāpeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.

    If he finishes what he began himself, he commits an offense entailing confession.

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    Attanā vippakataṁ parehi pariyosāpeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.

    If he has others finish what he began himself, he commits an offense entailing confession.

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    Parehi vippakataṁ attanā pariyosāpeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.

    If he finishes himself what was begun by others, he commits an offense entailing confession.

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    Parehi vippakataṁ parehi pariyosāpeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.

    If he has others finish what was begun by others, he commits an offense entailing confession.

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    Aññassatthāya karoti vā kārāpeti vā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

    If he makes one or has one made for the benefit of someone else, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

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    Aññena kataṁ paṭilabhitvā paribhuñjati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

    If he gets one that was made by someone else and then uses it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

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    Anāpatti—

    There is no offense:

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    gaṇṭhikāya,

    if it is a toggle;

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    araṇike,

    if it is a fire kindler;

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    vidhe,

    if it is a buckle;

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    añjaniyā,

    if it is an ointment box;

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    añjanisalākāya,

    if it is an ointment stick;

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    vāsijaṭe,

    if it is a machete handle;

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    udakapuñchaniyā,

    if it is a water wiper;

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    ummattakassa,

    if he is insane;

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    ādikammikassāti.

    if he is the first offender.

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    Sūcigharasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ catutthaṁ.

    The training rule on making an inappropriate needle case, the fourth, is finished.

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