- 0.1Theravāda VinayaTheravāda Collection on Monastic Law
- 0.2BhikkhunivibhaṅgaThe Nuns’ Analysis
- 0.3PācittiyakaṇḍaThe chapter on offenses entailing confession
- 0.4LasuṇavaggaThe subchapter on garlic
0.56. UpatiṭṭhanasikkhāpadaAttending on a monk
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 ārohanto nāma mahāmatto bhikkhūsu pabbajito hoti.a government official called Ārohanta became a monk1.3Tassa purāṇadutiyikā bhikkhunīsu pabbajitā hoti.and his ex-wife a nun.1.4Tena kho pana samayena so bhikkhu tassā bhikkhuniyā santike bhattavissaggaṁ karoti.On one occasion that monk was having his meal in the presence of that nun.1.5Atha kho sā bhikkhunī tassa bhikkhuno bhuñjantassa pānīyena ca vidhūpanena ca upatiṭṭhitvā accāvadati.While he was eating, she attended on him with drinking water and a fan, and she flirted with him.1.6Atha kho so bhikkhu taṁ bhikkhuniṁ apasādeti—But he dismissed her, saying,1.7“mā, bhagini, evarūpaṁ akāsi.“Don’t do that;1.8Netaṁ kappatī”ti.it’s not allowable.”
1.9“Pubbe maṁ tvaṁ evañca evañca karosi, idāni ettakaṁ na sahasī”ti—“Before you did such and such to me, but now you can’t even take this much.”1.10pānīyathālakaṁ matthake āsumbhitvā vidhūpanena pahāraṁ adāsi.And she dropped the water vessel on his head and struck him with the fan.1
1.11Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—The nuns of few desires complained and criticized her,1.12“kathañhi nāma bhikkhunī bhikkhussa pahāraṁ dassatī”ti …pe…“How could a nun hit a monk?” …1.13“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, bhikkhunī bhikkhussa pahāraṁ adāsī”ti?“Is it true, monks, that a nun did this?”
1.14“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.“It’s true, sir.”
1.15Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked her,1.16kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, bhikkhunī bhikkhussa pahāraṁ dassati.“How could a nun hit a monk?1.17Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” …1.18evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—“And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this:
1.19.0Final ruling
1.19.1“Yā pana bhikkhunī bhikkhussa bhuñjantassa pānīyena vā vidhūpanena vā upatiṭṭheyya, pācittiyan”ti.‘If, when a monk is eating, a nun attends on him with drinking water or a fan, 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.
- 2.1.5BhikkhussātiA monk:
- 2.1.6upasampannassa.fully ordained.
- 2.1.7BhuñjantassātiIs eating:
- 2.1.8pañcannaṁ bhojanānaṁ aññataraṁ bhojanaṁ bhuñjantassa.is eating any of the five cooked foods.
- 2.1.9Pānīyaṁ nāmaDrinking water:
- 2.1.10yaṁ kiñci pānīyaṁ.any kind of drink.
- 2.1.11Vidhūpanaṁ nāmaA fan:
- 2.1.12yā kāci bījanī.any kind of fan.
- 2.1.13UpatiṭṭheyyātiAttends on:
- 2.1.14hatthapāse tiṭṭhati, āpatti pācittiyassa.if she stands within arm’s reach, she commits an offense entailing confession.
2.2.0Permutations
2.2.1PTS 4.264Upasampanne upasampannasaññā pānīyena vā vidhūpanena vā upatiṭṭhati, āpatti pācittiyassa.If he is fully ordained, and she perceives him as such, and she attends on him with drinking water or a fan, she commits an offense entailing confession.2.2.2Upasampanne vematikā pānīyena vā vidhūpanena vā upatiṭṭhati, āpatti pācittiyassa.If he is fully ordained, but she is unsure of it, and she attends on him with drinking water or a fan, she commits an offense entailing confession.2.2.3Upasampanne anupasampannasaññā pānīyena vā vidhūpanena vā upatiṭṭhati, āpatti pācittiyassa.If he is fully ordained, but she does not perceive him as such, and she attends on him with drinking water or a fan, she commits an offense entailing confession.
2.2.4Hatthapāsaṁ vijahitvā upatiṭṭhati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If she attends on him from beyond arm’s reach, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.2.5Khādanīyaṁ khādantassa upatiṭṭhati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If she attends on him when he is eating fresh food, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.2.6Anupasampannassa upatiṭṭhati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If she attends on one who is not fully ordained, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
2.2.7Anupasampanne upasampannasaññā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If he is not fully ordained, but she perceives him as such, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.2.8Anupasampanne vematikā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If he is not fully ordained, but she is unsure of it, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.2.9Anupasampanne anupasampannasaññā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If he is not fully ordained, and she does not perceive him as such, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
2.3.0Non-offenses
2.3.1Anāpatti—There is no offense:2.3.2deti,if she gives something; 2.3.3dāpeti,if she has someone else give something; 2.3.4anupasampannaṁ āṇāpeti,if she asks someone who is not fully ordained to do it; 2.3.5ummattikāya,if she is insane; 2.3.6ādikammikāyāti.if she is the first offender.
2.3.7Chaṭṭhasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.The sixth training rule is finished.