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14. Meeting a man on a street

Dutiyikauyyojana

A nun who, seeking privacy, stands alone with a man on street must 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
  • 0.3PācittiyakaṇḍaThe chapter on offenses entailing confession
  • 0.4RattandhakāravaggaThe subchapter on the dark of the night

0.514. DutiyikauyyojanasikkhāpadaMeeting a man on a street

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 thullanandā bhikkhunī rathikāyapi byūhepi siṅghāṭakepi purisena saddhiṁ ekenekā santiṭṭhatipi sallapatipi nikaṇṇikampi jappeti dutiyikampi bhikkhuniṁ uyyojeti.At that time the nun Thullanandā stood and talked alone with men on streets, in cul-de-sacs, and at intersections, and she whispered in their ears and dismissed her companion nun.

1.3Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—The nuns of few desires complained and criticized her,1.4“kathañhi nāma ayyā thullanandā rathikāyapi byūhepi siṅghāṭakepi purisena saddhiṁ ekenekā santiṭṭhissatipi sallapissatipi nikaṇṇikampi jappissati dutiyikampi bhikkhuniṁ uyyojessatī”ti …pe…“How can Venerable Thullanandā do such things?” …1.5“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, thullanandā bhikkhunī rathikāyapi byūhepi siṅghāṭakepi purisena saddhiṁ ekenekā santiṭṭhatipi sallapatipi nikaṇṇikampi jappeti dutiyikampi bhikkhuniṁ uyyojetī”ti?“Is it true, monks, that the nun Thullanandā does this?”

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

1.7Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked her …1.8kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, thullanandā bhikkhunī rathikāyapi byūhepi siṅghāṭakepi purisena saddhiṁ ekenekā santiṭṭhissatipi sallapissatipi nikaṇṇikampi jappissati dutiyikampi bhikkhuniṁ uyyojessati.“How can the nun Thullanandā do such things?1.9Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” …1.10evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—“And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this:

1.11.0Final ruling

1.11.1PTS 4.271“Yā pana bhikkhunī rathikāya vā byūhe vā siṅghāṭake vā purisena saddhiṁ ekenekā santiṭṭheyya vā sallapeyya vā nikaṇṇikaṁ vā jappeyya dutiyikaṁ vā bhikkhuniṁ uyyojeyya, pācittiyan”ti.‘If a nun stands or talks alone with a man on a street or in a cul-de-sac or at an intersection, or she whispers in his ear or dismisses her companion nun, she commits an offense entailing confession.’”

2.1.0Definitions

2.1.1Yā panātiA:
2.1.2yā yādisā …pe…whoever …
2.1.3bhikkhunītiNun:
2.1.4…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.
2.1.5Rathikā nāmaA street:
2.1.6racchā vuccati.a carriage road is what is meant.
2.1.7Byūhaṁ nāmaA cul-de-sac:
2.1.8yeneva pavisanti teneva nikkhamanti.one departs the same way one enters.
2.1.9Siṅghāṭako nāmaAn intersection:
2.1.10caccaraṁ vuccati.a crossroads is what is meant.
2.1.11Puriso nāmaA man:
2.1.12manussapuriso 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.
2.1.13SaddhintiWith:
2.1.14ekato.together.
2.1.15EkenekātiAlone:
2.1.16puriso ceva hoti bhikkhunī ca.just the man and the nun.
2.1.17Santiṭṭheyya vātiStands with:
2.1.18purisassa hatthapāse tiṭṭhati, āpatti pācittiyassa.if she stands within arm’s reach of the man, she commits an offense entailing confession.
2.1.19Sallapeyya vātiTalks with:
2.1.20purisassa hatthapāse ṭhitā sallapati, āpatti pācittiyassa.if she stands talking within arm’s reach of the man, she commits an offense entailing confession.
2.1.21Nikaṇṇikaṁ vā jappeyyātiWhispers in his ear:
2.1.22purisassa upakaṇṇake āroceti, āpatti pācittiyassa.if she speaks into the ear of a man, she commits an offense entailing confession.
2.1.23Dutiyikaṁ vā bhikkhuniṁ uyyojeyyātiDismisses her companion nun:
2.1.24anācāraṁ ācaritukāmā dutiyikampi bhikkhuniṁ uyyojeti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.if, wanting to misbehave, she dismisses her companion nun, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.1.25Dassanūpacāraṁ vā savanūpacāraṁ vā vijahantiyā āpatti dukkaṭassa.If the companion nun is in the process of going beyond the range of sight or the range of hearing, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.1.26Vijahite āpatti pācittiyassa.When the companion nun has gone beyond, she commits an offense entailing confession.

2.2.1Hatthapāsaṁ vijahitvā santiṭṭhati vā sallapati vā āpatti dukkaṭassa.If she stands or talks outside of arm’s reach, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.2.2Yakkhena 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.

2.2.3.0Non-offenses

2.2.3.1Anāpatti—There is no offense:2.2.4yo koci viññū dutiyo hoti,if she has a companion who understands;1 2.2.5arahopekkhā,if she is not seeking privacy; 2.2.6aññavihitā santiṭṭhati vā sallapati vā,if she stands or talks thinking of something else;2 2.2.7na anācāraṁ ācaritukāmā,if she does not want to misbehave; 2.2.8sati karaṇīye dutiyikaṁ bhikkhuniṁ uyyojeti,if she dismisses her companion nun when there is something to be done; 2.2.9ummattikāya,if she is insane; 2.2.10ādikammikāyāti.if she is the first offender.

2.2.11Catutthasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.The fourth training rule is finished.

Translator’s notes

  1. This non-offense clause is noteworthy in that it seems to contradict the “or” structure of the rule. The rule suggests that there is an offense if any of the five sub-clauses are fulfilled, whereas this non-offense clause says that there is no offense if the last clause is not fulfilled.

    ↩ pli-tv-bi-vb-pc14:2.2.4

  2. Sp 5.467: Aññavihitoti aññaṁ cintayamāno, “Aññavihita: thinking of something else.”

    ↩ pli-tv-bi-vb-pc14:2.2.6