- 0.1Theravāda VinayaTheravāda Collection on Monastic Law
- 0.2BhikkhunivibhaṅgaThe Nuns’ Analysis
- 0.3PācittiyakaṇḍaThe chapter on offenses entailing confession
- 0.4NaggavaggaThe subchapter on nakedness
0.522. UdakasāṭikasikkhāpadaMaking an oversize bathing robe
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 bhagavatā bhikkhunīnaṁ udakasāṭikā anuññātā hoti.At that time the Buddha had allowed bathing robes for the nuns.1.3Chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo—1.4PTS 4.279“bhagavatā udakasāṭikā anuññātā”ti appamāṇikāyo udakasāṭikāyo dhāresuṁ.Knowing this, the nuns from the group of six wore bathing robes of inappropriate size.1.5Puratopi pacchatopi ākaḍḍhantā āhiṇḍanti.As they were walking about, they were dragging them along, both in front and behind.
1.6Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—The nuns of few desires complained and criticized them,1.7“kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo appamāṇikāyo udakasāṭikāyo dhāressantī”ti …pe…“How can the nuns from the group of six wear such bathing robes?” …1.8“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo appamāṇikāyo udakasāṭikāyo dhārentī”ti?“Is it true, monks, that the nuns from the group of six do this?”
1.9“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.“It’s true, sir.”
1.10Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked them …1.11kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo appamāṇikāyo udakasāṭikāyo dhāressanti.“How can the nuns from the group of six wear such bathing robes?1.12Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” …1.13evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—“And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this:
1.14.0Final ruling
1.14.1“Udakasāṭikaṁ pana bhikkhuniyā kārayamānāya pamāṇikā kāretabbā. Tatridaṁ pamāṇaṁ—dīghaso catasso vidatthiyo, sugatavidatthiyā; tiriyaṁ dve vidatthiyo. Taṁ atikkāmentiyā chedanakaṁ pācittiyan”ti.‘If a nun is having a bathing robe made, it should be made the right size. This is the right size: four standard handspans long and two wide. If it exceeds that, it is to be cut down, and she commits an offense entailing confession.’”1
2.1.0Definitions
- 2.1.1Udakasāṭikā nāmaA bathing robe:
- 2.1.2yāya nivatthā nahāyati.wearing it as a sarong, she bathes.
- 2.1.3KārayamānāyātiIs having made:
- 2.1.4karontiyā vā kārāpentiyā vā. Pamāṇikā kāretabbā.making it herself or having someone else make it, it should be made the right size.2.1.5Tatridaṁ pamāṇaṁ— dīghaso catasso vidatthiyo, sugatavidatthiyā; tiriyaṁ dve vidatthiyo.This is the right size: four standard handspans long and two wide.2.1.6Taṁ atikkāmetvā karoti vā kārāpeti vā, payoge dukkaṭaṁ.If she makes one or has one made that exceeds that, then for the effort there is an act of wrong conduct.2.1.7Paṭilābhena chinditvā pācittiyaṁ desetabbaṁ.When she gets it, it is to be cut down, and she is then to confess an offense entailing confession.
2.1.8.0Permutations
2.1.8.1Attanā vippakataṁ attanā pariyosāpeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.If she finishes what she began herself, she commits an offense entailing confession.2.1.9Attanā vippakataṁ parehi pariyosāpeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.If she has others finish what she began herself, she commits an offense entailing confession.2.1.10Parehi vippakataṁ attanā pariyosāpeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.If she finishes herself what was begun by others, she commits an offense entailing confession.2.1.11Parehi vippakataṁ parehi pariyosāpeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.If she has others finish what was begun by others, she commits an offense entailing confession.
2.1.12Aññassatthāya karoti vā kārāpeti vā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If she makes one or has one made for the benefit of someone else, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.1.13Aññena kataṁ paṭilabhitvā paribhuñjati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If she gets one that was made by someone else and then uses it, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
2.2.0Non-offenses
2.2.1Anāpatti—There is no offense:2.2.2pamāṇikaṁ karoti,if she makes it the right size; 2.2.3ūnakaṁ karoti,if she makes it smaller than the right size; 2.2.4aññena kataṁ pamāṇātikkantaṁ paṭilabhitvā chinditvā paribhuñjati,if she gets one made by someone else that exceeds the right size and she cuts it down before using it; 2.2.5vitānaṁ vā bhūmattharaṇaṁ vā sāṇipākāraṁ vā bhisiṁ vā bibbohanaṁ vā karoti,if she makes a canopy, a floor cover, a cloth screen, a mattress, or a pillow; 2.2.6ummattikāya,if she is insane; 2.2.7ādikammikāyāti.if she is the first offender.
2.2.8Dutiyasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.The second training rule is finished.