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AN 8.87PTS AN 4.344Pattanikujjana1 min read

Turning the Bowl Upside Down

Pattanikujjanasutta

Eight reasons the Saṅgha may overturn the bowl against a lay follower.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 8.87Numbered Discourses 8.87
  • 0.29. Sativagga9. Mindfulness

0.3PattanikujjanasuttaTurning the Bowl Upside Down

1.1PTS 4.345“Aṭṭhahi, bhikkhave, aṅgehi samannāgatassa upāsakassa ākaṅkhamāno saṅgho pattaṁ nikkujjeyya.“Mendicants, the Saṅgha may, if it wishes, turn the bowl upside down for a lay follower on eight grounds.1.2Katamehi aṭṭhahi?What eight?1.3Bhikkhūnaṁ alābhāya parisakkati, bhikkhūnaṁ anatthāya parisakkati, bhikkhūnaṁ avāsāya parisakkati, bhikkhū akkosati paribhāsati, bhikkhū bhikkhūhi bhedeti, buddhassa avaṇṇaṁ bhāsati, dhammassa avaṇṇaṁ bhāsati, saṅghassa avaṇṇaṁ bhāsati.They try to prevent the mendicants from getting material things. They try to harm mendicants. They try to drive mendicants from a monastery. They insult and abuse mendicants. They divide mendicants against each other. They criticize the Buddha, the teaching, and the Saṅgha.1.4Imehi kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭhahaṅgehi samannāgatassa upāsakassa ākaṅkhamāno saṅgho pattaṁ nikkujjeyya.The Saṅgha may, if it wishes, turn the bowl upside down for a lay follower on these eight grounds.

2.1Aṭṭhahi, bhikkhave, aṅgehi samannāgatassa upāsakassa ākaṅkhamāno saṅgho pattaṁ ukkujjeyya.The Saṅgha may, if it wishes, turn the bowl upright for a lay follower on eight grounds.2.2Katamehi aṭṭhahi?What eight?2.3Na bhikkhūnaṁ alābhāya parisakkati, na bhikkhūnaṁ anatthāya parisakkati, na bhikkhūnaṁ avāsāya parisakkati, na bhikkhū akkosati paribhāsati, na bhikkhū bhikkhūhi bhedeti, buddhassa vaṇṇaṁ bhāsati, dhammassa vaṇṇaṁ bhāsati, saṅghassa vaṇṇaṁ bhāsati.They don’t try to prevent the mendicants from getting material things. They don’t try to harm mendicants. They don’t try to drive mendicants from a monastery. They don’t insult and abuse mendicants. They don’t divide mendicants against each other. They don’t criticize the Buddha, the teaching, and the Saṅgha.2.4Imehi kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭhahaṅgehi samannāgatassa upāsakassa ākaṅkhamāno saṅgho pattaṁ ukkujjeyyā”ti.The Saṅgha may, if it wishes, turn the bowl upright for a lay follower on these eight grounds.”

2.5Sattamaṁ.