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9. Exchanging designated collective property that was asked for

Dutiyagaṇikacetāpana

A nun who asks for a collective requisite designated for a specific purpose and then exchanges it for something else must relinquish the item and confess the offense.

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

  • 0.1Theravāda VinayaTheravāda Collection on Monastic Law
  • 0.2BhikkhunivibhaṅgaThe Nuns’ Analysis
  • 0.3NissaggiyakaṇḍaThe chapter on relinquishment
  • 0.4PattavaggaThe subchapter on almsbowls

0.59. DutiyagaṇikacetāpanasikkhāpadaExchanging designated collective property that was asked for

1.0Origin story

1.1Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.At one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery.1.2Tena kho pana samayena aññatarassa pūgassa pariveṇavāsikā bhikkhuniyo yāguyā kilamanti.At that time the nuns staying in the yard belonging to a certain association were weak because of a lack of congee.1.3Atha kho so pūgo bhikkhunīnaṁ yāguatthāya chandakaṁ saṅgharitvā aññatarassa āpaṇikassa ghare parikkhāraṁ nikkhipitvā bhikkhuniyo upasaṅkamitvā etadavoca—Then, after collecting voluntary contributions to supply the nuns with congee, that association stored the ingredients in a shop. They then went to the nuns and said,1.4“amukassa, ayye, āpaṇikassa ghare yāguatthāya parikkhāro nikkhitto.“Venerables, congee ingredients are stored in such-and-such a shop.1.5Tato taṇḍule āharāpetvā yāguṁ pacāpetvā paribhuñjathā”ti.Please have someone get rice from there, have congee cooked, and then eat it.”1.6Bhikkhuniyo tena ca parikkhārena sayampi yācitvā bhesajjaṁ cetāpetvā paribhuñjiṁsu.But even though they had asked for them, the nuns exchanged those ingredients for tonics, which they then used.

1.7So pūgo jānitvā ujjhāyati khiyyati vipāceti—When that association found out about this, they complained and criticized them,1.8“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo aññadatthikena parikkhārena aññuddisikena mahājanikena saññācikena aññaṁ cetāpessantī”ti …pe…“When collective ingredients are designated for a specific purpose and were asked for, how could the nuns exchange them for something else?” …1.9“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo aññadatthikena parikkhārena aññuddisikena mahājanikena saññācikena aññaṁ cetāpentī”ti?“Is it true, monks, that the nuns did this?”

1.10“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.“It’s true, sir.”

1.11Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked them …1.12kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo aññadatthikena parikkhārena aññuddisikena mahājanikena saññācikena aññaṁ cetāpessanti.“When collective ingredients are designated for a specific purpose and were asked for, how could the nuns exchange them for something else?1.13Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” …1.14evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—“And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this:

1.15.0Final ruling

1.15.1“Yā pana bhikkhunī aññadatthikena parikkhārena aññuddisikena mahājanikena saññācikena aññaṁ cetāpeyya, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyan”ti.‘When a collective requisite is designated for a specific purpose and was asked for, if a nun exchanges it for something else, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.’”

2.0Definitions

2.1Yā panātiA:
2.2yā yādisā …pe…whoever …
2.3bhikkhunītiNun:
2.4…pe… ayaṁ imasmiṁ atthe adhippetā bhikkhunīti.… The nun who has been given the full ordination in unanimity by both Sanghas through a legal procedure consisting of one motion and three announcements that is irreversible and fit to stand—this sort of nun is meant in this case.
2.5Aññadatthikena parikkhārena aññuddisikenātiA requisite is designated for a specific purpose:
2.6aññassatthāya dinnena.it was given for a specific purpose.
2.7MahājanikenātiCollective:
2.8gaṇassa, na saṅghassa, na ekabhikkhuniyā.belonging to a group, not to the Sangha, not to an individual nun.
2.9SaññācikenātiWas asked for:
2.10sayaṁ yācitvā.that she herself had asked for.
2.11Aññaṁ cetāpeyyātiExchanges it for something else:
2.12yaṁatthāya dinnaṁ taṁ ṭhapetvā aññaṁ cetāpeti, payoge dukkaṭaṁ.if, apart from the purpose for which it was given, she exchanges it for something else, then for the effort there is an act of wrong conduct.2.13Paṭilābhena nissaggiyaṁ hoti.When she gets it, it becomes subject to relinquishment.

2.14Nissajjitabbaṁ saṅghassa vā gaṇassa vā ekabhikkhuniyā vā.It should be relinquished to a sangha, a group, or an individual nun.2.15Evañca pana, bhikkhave, nissajjitabbaṁ.“And, monks, it should be relinquished like this. …” 2.16…pe…(To be expanded as in <a href='https://suttacentral.net/pli-tv-bi-vb-np1#2.1.21'>Bi NP 1:2.1.21</a>–2.1.43, with appropriate substitutions.)

2.17“idaṁ me, ayye, aññadatthikena parikkhārena aññuddisikena mahājanikena saññācikena aññaṁ cetāpitaṁ nissaggiyaṁ.“Venerables, this thing, which I got in exchange for a collective requisite that was designated for a specific purpose and had been asked for, is to be relinquished.2.18Imāhaṁ saṅghassa nissajjāmī”ti …pe…I relinquish it to the Sangha.” …2.19dadeyyā”ti …pe…“the Sangha should give …”2.20dadeyyun”ti …pe…“you should give …”2.21ayyāya dammī”ti.“I give this back to you.”

2.22.0Permutations

2.22.1Aññadatthike aññadatthikasaññā aññaṁ cetāpeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.If it is for a specific purpose and she perceives that it is, and she exchanges it for something else, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.2.23Aññadatthike vematikā aññaṁ cetāpeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.If it is for a specific purpose, but she is unsure of it, and she exchanges it for something else, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.2.24Aññadatthike anaññadatthikasaññā aññaṁ cetāpeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.If it is for a specific purpose, but she does not perceive that it is, and she exchanges it for something else, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.2.25Nissaṭṭhaṁ paṭilabhitvā yathādāne upanetabbaṁ.When she receives in return what had been relinquished, it is to be used in accordance with the intention of the donors.1

2.26Anaññadatthike aññadatthikasaññā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If it is not for a specific purpose, but she perceives that it is, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.27Anaññadatthike vematikā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If it is not for a specific purpose, but she is unsure of it, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.28Anaññadatthike anaññadatthikasaññā anāpatti.If it is not for a specific purpose, and she does not perceive that it is, there is no offense.

2.29.0Non-offenses

2.29.1Anāpatti—There is no offense:2.30sesakaṁ upaneti,if she uses the remainder;2 2.31sāmike apaloketvā upaneti,if she uses it after getting permission from the owners;3 2.32āpadāsu,if there is an emergency; 2.33ummattikāya,if she is insane; 2.34ādikammikāyāti.if she is the first offender.

2.35Navamasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.The ninth training rule is finished.

Translator’s notes

  1. Vmv 2.740: nissaṭṭhaṁ paṭilabhitvāpi yaṁ uddissa dāyakehi dinnaṁ, tattheva dātabbaṁ. Tenāha “yathādāneyeva upanetabba”nti, “Having obtained what was relinquished, it is to be given in accordance with the designation of the donors. Yathādāneyeva upanetabbaṁ is said in regard to this.”

    ↩ pli-tv-bi-vb-np9:2.25

  2. This seems to mean that if there is a remainder after the article has been used as intended, then this may be exchanged for something other than what was specified. Sp 2.762: Sesakaṁ upanetīti yadatthāya dinno, taṁ cetāpetvā avasesaṁ aññassatthāya upaneti, “She uses the remainder means: after exchanging it for the purpose for which it was given, she uses the remainder for another purpose.”

    ↩ pli-tv-bi-vb-np9:2.30

  3. That is, if she makes use of it in another way than what was intended by the owners. Sp 2.762: Sāmike apaloketvāti “tumhehi cīvaratthāya dinno, amhākañca cīvaraṁ atthi, telādīhi pana attho”ti evaṁ āpucchitvā upaneti, “After getting permission from the owners means: she makes use of it after asking, ‘It was given by you for the purpose of robes, but we have robes and we need oil, etc.’”

    ↩ pli-tv-bi-vb-np9:2.31