- 0.1Theravāda VinayaTheravāda Collection on Monastic Law
- 0.2BhikkhunivibhaṅgaThe Nuns’ Analysis
- 0.3PācittiyakaṇḍaThe chapter on offenses entailing confession
- 0.4NaggavaggaThe subchapter on nakedness
0.529. KālaatikkamanasikkhāpadaLetting the robe season expire
1.0Origin story
1.1Tena 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 thullanandāya bhikkhuniyā upaṭṭhākakulaṁ thullanandaṁ bhikkhuniṁ etadavoca—a family that was supporting the nun Thullanandā said to her,1.3“sace mayaṁ, ayye, sakkoma, bhikkhunisaṅghassa cīvaraṁ dassāmā”ti.“If we’re able, venerable, we’ll give robe-cloth to the Sangha of nuns.”
1.4Tena kho pana samayena vassaṁvuṭṭhā bhikkhuniyo cīvaraṁ bhājetukāmā sannipatiṁsu.Just then the nuns who had completed the rainy-season residence had gathered to distribute robe-cloth.1.5Thullanandā bhikkhunī tā bhikkhuniyo etadavoca—But Thullanandā said to them,1.6“āgametha, ayye, atthi bhikkhunisaṅghassa cīvarapaccāsā”ti.“Please wait, venerables. The Sangha is expecting more cloth.”1.7Bhikkhuniyo thullanandaṁ bhikkhuniṁ etadavocuṁ—The nuns said to her,1.8“gacchāyye, taṁ cīvaraṁ jānāhī”ti.“Go and find out what’s happening.”1.9Thullanandā bhikkhunī yena taṁ kulaṁ tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā te manusse etadavoca—She then went to that family and said to them,1.10“dethāvuso, bhikkhunisaṅghassa cīvaran”ti.“Please give the robe-cloth to the Sangha of nuns.”
1.11“Na mayaṁ, ayye, sakkoma bhikkhunisaṅghassa cīvaraṁ dātun”ti.“We’re sorry, but we’re not able to give robe-cloth to the Sangha.”
1.12Thullanandā bhikkhunī bhikkhunīnaṁ etamatthaṁ ārocesi.Thullanandā told the nuns what had happened.1.13Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—The nuns of few desires complained and criticized her,1.14“kathañhi nāma ayyā thullanandā dubbalacīvarapaccāsāya cīvarakālasamayaṁ atikkāmessatī”ti …pe…“How could Venerable Thullanandā allow the robe season to expire because of an uncertain expectation of robe-cloth?” …1.15“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, thullanandā bhikkhunī dubbalacīvarapaccāsāya cīvarakālasamayaṁ atikkāmetī”ti?“Is it true, monks, that the nun Thullanandā did this?”
1.16“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.“It’s true, sir.”
1.17Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked her …1.18kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, thullanandā bhikkhunī dubbalacīvarapaccāsāya cīvarakālasamayaṁ atikkāmessati.“How could the nun Thullanandā do this?1.19Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” …1.20evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—“And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this:
1.21.0Final ruling
1.21.1“Yā pana bhikkhunī dubbalacīvarapaccāsāya cīvarakālasamayaṁ atikkāmeyya, pācittiyan”ti.‘If a nun lets the robe season expire because of an uncertain expectation of robe-cloth, 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.
- 2.1.5Dubbalacīvarapaccāsā nāmaAn uncertain expectation of robe-cloth:
- 2.1.6“sace mayaṁ sakkoma, dassāma karissāmā”ti vācā bhinnā hoti.they have said, “If we’re able, then we’ll give, then we’ll act.”
- 2.1.7Cīvarakālasamayo nāmaRobe season:
- 2.1.8PTS 4.287anatthate kathine vassānassa pacchimo māso, atthate kathine pañca māsā.for one who has not participated in the robe-making ceremony, it is the last month of the rainy season; for one who has participated in the robe-making ceremony, it is the five month period.1
- 2.1.9Cīvarakālasamayaṁ atikkāmeyyātiLets the robe season expire:
- 2.1.10anatthate kathine vassānassa pacchimaṁ divasaṁ atikkāmeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.for one who has not participated in the robe-making ceremony, if she goes beyond the last day of the rainy season, she commits an offense entailing confession.2.1.11Atthate kathine kathinuddhāradivasaṁ atikkāmeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.For one who has participated in the robe-making ceremony, if she goes beyond the day on which the robe season ends, she commits an offense entailing confession.2
2.2.0Permutations
2.2.1Dubbalacīvare dubbalacīvarasaññā cīvarakālasamayaṁ atikkāmeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.If it is an uncertain expectation of robe-cloth, and she perceives it as such, and she lets the robe season expire, she commits an offense entailing confession.32.2.2Dubbalacīvare vematikā cīvarakālasamayaṁ atikkāmeti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If it is an uncertain expectation of robe-cloth, but she is unsure of it, and she lets the robe season expire, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.2.3Dubbalacīvare adubbalacīvarasaññā cīvarakālasamayaṁ atikkāmeti, anāpatti.If it is an uncertain expectation of robe-cloth, but she does not perceive it as such, and she lets the robe season expire, there is no offense.
2.2.4Adubbalacīvare dubbalacīvarasaññā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If it is not an uncertain expectation of robe-cloth, but she perceives it as such, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.2.5Adubbalacīvare vematikā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If it is not an uncertain expectation of robe-cloth, but she is unsure of it, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.2.6Adubbalacīvare adubbalacīvarasaññā, anāpatti.If it is not an uncertain expectation of robe-cloth, and she does not perceive it as such, there is no offense.
2.3.0Non-offenses
2.3.1Anāpatti—There is no offense:2.3.2ānisaṁsaṁ dassetvā nivāreti,if she can show a benefit in hindering it; 2.3.3ummattikāya,if she is insane; 2.3.4ādikammikāyāti.if she is the first offender.
2.3.5Navamasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.The ninth training rule is finished.