0.1Theravāda VinayaTheravāda Collection on Monastic Law
0.2BhikkhunivibhaṅgaThe Nuns’ Analysis
0.3PācittiyakaṇḍaThe chapter on offenses entailing confession
0.4RattandhakāravaggaThe subchapter on the dark of the night

0.513. AjjhokāsasallapanasikkhāpadaMeeting a man in the open

1.0Origin story

1.1PTS 4.270Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.At one time when the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery,1.2Tena kho pana samayena bhaddāya kāpilāniyā antevāsiniyā bhikkhuniyā ñātako puriso gāmakā sāvatthiṁ agamāsi kenacideva karaṇīyena.a male relative of a nun who was a pupil of Bhaddā Kāpilānī went from his own village to Sāvatthī on some business.1.3Atha kho sā bhikkhunī—Then,1.4“bhagavatā paṭikkhittaṁ paṭicchanne okāse purisena saddhiṁ ekenekā santiṭṭhituṁ sallapitun”ti teneva purisena saddhiṁ ajjhokāse ekenekā santiṭṭhatipi sallapatipi.knowing that the Buddha had prohibited standing or talking alone with a man in a concealed place, she instead stood and talked alone with that man out in the open.

1.5Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—The nuns of few desires complained and criticized her,1.6“kathañhi nāma bhikkhunī ajjhokāse purisena saddhiṁ ekenekā santiṭṭhissatipi sallapissatipī”ti …pe…“How could a nun do such a thing?” …1.7“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, bhikkhunī ajjhokāse purisena saddhiṁ ekenekā santiṭṭhatipi sallapatipī”ti?“Is it true, monks, that a nun did this?”

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

1.9Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked her …1.10kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, bhikkhunī ajjhokāse purisena saddhiṁ ekenekā santiṭṭhissatipi sallapissatipi.“How could a nun do such a thing?1.11Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” …1.12evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—“And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this:

1.13.0Final ruling

1.13.1“Yā pana bhikkhunī ajjhokāse purisena saddhiṁ ekenekā santiṭṭheyya vā sallapeyya vā, pācittiyan”ti.‘If a nun stands or talks alone with a man out in the open, she commits an offense entailing 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.
2.5Ajjhokāso nāmaOut in the open:¹: 2.6appaṭicchanno hoti kuṭṭena vā kavāṭena vā kilañjena vā sāṇipākārena vā rukkhena vā thambhena vā kotthaḷiyā vā, yena kenaci appaṭicchanno hoti.not concealed by a wall, a door, a screen, a cloth screen, a tree, a pillar, a grain container, or anything else.
2.7Puriso nāmaA man:: 2.8manussapuriso, na yakkho na peto na tiracchānagato, viññū paṭibalo santiṭṭhituṁ sallapituṁ.a human male, not a male spirit, not a male ghost, not a male animal. He understands and is capable of standing together and talking.
2.9SaddhintiWith:: 2.10ekato.together.
2.11EkenekātiAlone:: 2.12puriso ceva hoti bhikkhunī ca.just the man and the nun.
2.13Santiṭṭheyya vātiStands with:: 2.14purisassa hatthapāse tiṭṭhati, āpatti pācittiyassa.if she stands within arm’s reach of the man, she commits an offense entailing confession.
2.15Sallapeyya vātiTalks with:: 2.16purisassa hatthapāse ṭhitā sallapati, āpatti pācittiyassa.if she stands talking within arm’s reach of the man, she commits an offense entailing confession.

2.17Hatthapāsaṁ vijahitvā santiṭṭhati vā sallapati vā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If she stands or talks outside of arm’s reach, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.18Yakkhena vā petena vā paṇḍakena vā tiracchānagatamanussaviggahena vā saddhiṁ santiṭṭhati vā sallapati vā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If she stands or talks with a male spirit, a male ghost, a <i lang='pi' translate='no'>paṇḍaka</i>, or a male animal in human form, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.

2.19.0Non-offenses

2.19.1Anāpatti—There is no offense:2.20yo koci viññū dutiyo hoti,if she has a companion who understands; 2.21arahopekkhā,if she is not seeking privacy; 2.22aññavihitā santiṭṭhati vā sallapati vā,if she stands or talks thinking of something else;² 2.23ummattikāya,if she is insane; 2.24ādikammikāyāti.if she is the first offender.

2.25Tatiyasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.The third training rule is finished.

13. Meeting a man in the open