- 0.1Theravāda VinayaTheravāda Collection on Monastic Law
- 0.2BhikkhunivibhaṅgaThe Nuns’ Analysis
- 0.3PācittiyakaṇḍaThe chapter on offenses entailing confession
- 0.4CittāgāravaggaThe subchapter on galleries
0.549. TiracchānavijjāpariyāpuṇanasikkhāpadaStudying worldly subjects
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 chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo tiracchānavijjaṁ pariyāpuṇanti.At that time the nuns from the group of six were studying worldly subjects.1.3Manussā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—People complained and criticized them,1.4“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo tiracchānavijjaṁ pariyāpuṇissanti, seyyathāpi gihiniyo kāmabhoginiyo”ti.“How can the nuns study worldly subjects? They’re just like householders who indulge in worldly pleasures!”
1.5Assosuṁ kho bhikkhuniyo tesaṁ manussānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ.The nuns heard the complaints of those people,1.6Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—and the nuns of few desires complained and criticized them,1.7“kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo tiracchānavijjaṁ pariyāpuṇissantī”ti …pe…“How can the nuns from the group of six do this?” …1.8“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo tiracchānavijjaṁ pariyāpuṇantī”ti?“Is it true, monks, that those nuns 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 tiracchānavijjaṁ pariyāpuṇissanti.“How can the nuns from the group of six do this?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“Yā pana bhikkhunī tiracchānavijjaṁ pariyāpuṇeyya, pācittiyan”ti.‘If a nun studies worldly subjects, 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.
- 2.1.5Tiracchānavijjā nāmaWorldly subjects:
- 2.1.6yaṁ kiñci bāhirakaṁ anatthasaṁhitaṁ.whatever is external to the Buddha’s Teaching, not connected with the goal.
- 2.1.7PariyāpuṇeyyātiLearns:
- 2.1.8padena pariyāpuṇāti, pade pade āpatti pācittiyassa.if she learns by the line, then for every line she commits an offense entailing confession.2.1.9Akkharāya pariyāpuṇāti, akkharakkharāya āpatti pācittiyassa.If she learns by the syllable, then for every syllable she commits an offense entailing confession.
2.2.0Non-offenses
2.2.1Anāpatti—There is no offense:2.2.2lekhaṁ pariyāpuṇāti,if she learns writing; 2.2.3dhāraṇaṁ pariyāpuṇāti,if she learns protective verses;1 2.2.4guttatthāya parittaṁ pariyāpuṇāti,if she learns verses for the purpose of protection; 2.2.5ummattikāya,if she is insane; 2.2.6ādikammikāyāti.if she is the first offender.
2.2.7Navamasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.The ninth training rule is finished.