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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Ratanavagga
The subchapter on precious things
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89. Nisīdanasikkhāpada
89. Making an oversize sitting mat
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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 bhagavatā bhikkhūnaṁ nisīdanaṁ anuññātaṁ hoti.
he allowed sitting mats for the monks.
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Chabbaggiyā bhikkhū—
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“bhagavatā nisīdanaṁ anuññātan”ti appamāṇikāni nisīdanāni dhārenti.
Knowing this, the monks from the group of six used sitting mats that were inappropriate in size.
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Mañcassapi pīṭhassapi puratopi pacchatopi olambenti.
The sitting mats hung down from beds and benches, both in front and behind.
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Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—
The monks of few desires complained and criticized those monks,
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“kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhū appamāṇikāni nisīdanāni dhāressantī”ti …pe…
“How can the monks from the group of six use such sitting mats?” …
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“saccaṁ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, appamāṇikāni nisīdanāni dhārethā”ti?
“Is it true, monks, 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 them …
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kathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, appamāṇikāni nisīdanāni dhāressatha.
“Foolish men, how can you do this?
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Netaṁ, moghapurisā, 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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“Nisīdanaṁ pana bhikkhunā kārayamānena pamāṇikaṁ kāretabbaṁ.
‘If a monk is having a sitting mat made, it is to be made the right size.
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Tatridaṁ pamāṇaṁ—dīghaso dve vidatthiyo, sugatavidatthiyā; tiriyaṁ diyaḍḍhaṁ.
This is the right size: two standard handspans long and one-and-a-half wide.
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Taṁ atikkāmayato chedanakaṁ pācittiyan”ti.
If it exceeds that, it is to be cut down, and he commits an offense entailing confession.’”
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Evañcidaṁ bhagavatā bhikkhūnaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ paññattaṁ hoti.
In this way the Buddha laid down this training rule for the monks.
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Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā udāyī mahākāyo hoti.
At that time there was a big monk called Venerable Udāyī.
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So bhagavato purato nisīdanaṁ paññapetvā samantato samañchamāno nisīdati.
After putting out his sitting mat in front of the Buddha, he stretched it on all sides before sitting down.
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Atha kho bhagavā āyasmantaṁ udāyiṁ etadavoca—
The Buddha asked him,
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“kissa tvaṁ, udāyi, nisīdanaṁ samantato samañchasi;
“Udāyī, why are you stretching the sitting mat on all sides,
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seyyathāpi purāṇāsikoṭṭho”ti?
as if an old hide?”
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“Tathā hi pana, bhante, bhagavatā bhikkhūnaṁ atikhuddakaṁ nisīdanaṁ anuññātan”ti.
“Because, sir, the sitting mat you’ve allowed for the monks is too small.”
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Atha kho bhagavā etasmiṁ nidāne etasmiṁ pakaraṇe dhammiṁ kathaṁ katvā bhikkhū āmantesi—
Soon afterwards the Buddha gave a teaching and addressed the monks:
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“anujānāmi, bhikkhave, nisīdanassa dasaṁ vidatthiṁ.
“Monks, I allow a border of one handspan for the sitting mat.
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Evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—
And so, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:
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“Nisīdanaṁ pana bhikkhunā kārayamānena pamāṇikaṁ kāretabbaṁ.
‘If a monk is having a sitting mat made, it should be made the right size.
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Tatridaṁ pamāṇaṁ—dīghaso dve vidatthiyo, sugatavidatthiyā; tiriyaṁ diyaḍḍhaṁ. Dasā vidatthi.
This is the right size: two standard handspans long and one-and-a-half wide, and a border of one handspan.
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Taṁ atikkāmayato chedanakaṁ pācittiyan”ti.
If it exceeds that, it is to be cut down, and he commits an offense entailing confession.’”
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Nisīdanaṁ nāma
A sitting mat:
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sadasaṁ vuccati.
one with a border is what is meant.
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Kārayamānenāti
Is having made:
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karonto vā kārāpento vā pamāṇikaṁ kāretabbaṁ.
making it himself or having it made, it should be made the right size.
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Tatridaṁ pamāṇaṁ— dīghaso dve vidatthiyo, sugatavidatthiyā; tiriyaṁ diyaḍḍhaṁ. Dasā vidatthi.
This is the right size: two standard handspans long and one-and-a-half wide, and a border of one handspan.
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Taṁ atikkāmetvā karoti vā kārāpeti vā, payoge dukkaṭaṁ.
If he makes one, or has one made, that exceeds that, then for the effort there is an act of wrong conduct.
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Paṭilābhena chinditvā pācittiyaṁ desetabbaṁ.
When he gets it, it is to be cut down, 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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pamāṇikaṁ karoti,
if he makes it the right size;
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ūnakaṁ karoti,
if he makes it smaller than the right size;
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aññena kataṁ pamāṇātikkantaṁ paṭilabhitvā chinditvā paribhuñjati,
if he gets one made by another that exceeds the right size and then cuts it down before using it;
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vitānaṁ vā bhūmattharaṇaṁ vā sāṇipākāraṁ vā bhisiṁ vā bibbohanaṁ vā karoti,
if he makes a canopy, a floor cover, a cloth screen, a mattress, or a pillow;
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ummattakassa,
if he is insane;
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ādikammikassāti.
if he is the first offender.
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Nisīdanasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ sattamaṁ.
The training rule on making an oversize sitting mat, the seventh, is finished.
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