- 0.1Theravāda VinayaTheravāda Collection on Monastic Law
- 0.2BhikkhunivibhaṅgaThe Nuns’ Analysis
- 0.3PācittiyakaṇḍaThe chapter on offenses entailing confession
- 0.4CittāgāravaggaThe subchapter on galleries
0.546. BhojanadānasikkhāpadaGiving food to a non-monastic
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 naṭānampi naṭakānampi laṅghakānampi sokajjhāyikānampi kumbhathūṇikānampi sahatthā khādanīyaṁ bhojanīyaṁ deti—At that time the nun Thullanandā was personally giving food to actors, dancers, acrobats, magicians, and musicians, saying,1.3“mayhaṁ parisati vaṇṇaṁ bhāsathā”ti.“Please praise me in public.”1.4Naṭāpi naṭakāpi laṅghakāpi sokajjhāyikāpi kumbhathūṇikāpi thullanandāya bhikkhuniyā parisati vaṇṇaṁ bhāsanti—And they did:1.5“ayyā thullanandā bahussutā bhāṇikā visāradā paṭṭā dhammiṁ kathaṁ kātuṁ;“Venerable Thullanandā is a learned reciter; she’s confident and skilled at giving teachings.1.6detha ayyāya, karotha ayyāyā”ti.Give to her; work for her!”
1.7Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—The nuns of few desires complained and criticized her,1.8“kathañhi nāma ayyā thullanandā agārikassa sahatthā khādanīyaṁ bhojanīyaṁ dassatī”ti …pe…“How could Venerable Thullanandā personally give food to householders?” …1.9“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, thullanandā bhikkhunī agārikassa sahatthā khādanīyaṁ bhojanīyaṁ detī”ti?“Is it true, monks, that the nun Thullanandā does this?”
1.10“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.“It’s true, sir.”
1.11Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked her …1.12kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, thullanandā bhikkhunī agārikassa sahatthā khādanīyaṁ bhojanīyaṁ dassati.“How could the nun Thullanandā do this?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 agārikassa vā paribbājakassa vā paribbājikāya vā sahatthā khādanīyaṁ vā bhojanīyaṁ vā dadeyya, pācittiyan”ti.‘If a nun personally gives fresh or cooked food to a householder or a male wanderer or a female wanderer, 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.
- 2.1.5Agāriko nāmaA householder:
- 2.1.6yo koci agāraṁ ajjhāvasati.anyone who lives at home.1
- 2.1.7Paribbājako nāmaA male wanderer:
- 2.1.8bhikkhuñca sāmaṇerañca ṭhapetvā yo koci paribbājakasamāpanno.any male wanderer apart from Buddhist monks and novice monks.
- 2.1.9Paribbājikā nāmaA female wanderer:
- 2.1.10bhikkhuniñca sikkhamānañca sāmaṇeriñca ṭhapetvā yā kāci paribbājikasamāpannā.any female wanderer apart from Buddhist nuns, trainee nuns, and novice nuns.
- 2.1.11Khādanīyaṁ nāmaFresh food:
- 2.1.12pañca bhojanāni—apart from the five cooked foods2.1.13udakadantaponaṁ ṭhapetvā avasesaṁ khādanīyaṁ nāma.and water and tooth cleaners, the rest is called “fresh food”.2
- 2.1.14Bhojanīyaṁ nāmaCooked food:
- 2.1.15pañca bhojanāni—odano, kummāso, sattu, maccho, maṁsaṁ.there are five kinds of cooked food: cooked grain, porridge, flour products, fish, and meat.3
- 2.1.16DadeyyātiGives:
- 2.1.17PTS 4.303kāyena vā kāyapaṭibaddhena vā nissaggiyena vā deti, āpatti pācittiyassa.if she gives by body or by what is connected to the body or by releasing, she commits an offense entailing confession.2.1.18Udakadantaponaṁ deti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If she gives water or tooth cleaners, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
2.2.0Non-offenses
2.2.1Anāpatti—There is no offense:2.2.2dāpeti na deti,if she does not give, but has it given; 2.2.3upanikkhipitvā deti,if she gives by placing it near the person; 2.2.4bāhirālepaṁ deti,if she gives ointments for external use; 2.2.5ummattikāya,if she is insane; 2.2.6ādikammikāyāti.if she is the first offender.
2.2.7Chaṭṭhasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.The sixth training rule is finished.