0.1Theravāda VinayaTheravāda Collection on Monastic Law
0.2BhikkhunivibhaṅgaThe Nuns’ Analysis
0.3PācittiyakaṇḍaThe chapter on offenses entailing confession
0.4GabbhinivaggaThe subchapter on pregnant women

0.568. SahajīvinīsikkhāpadaNot guiding a disciple after ordination

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 sahajīviniṁ vuṭṭhāpetvā dve vassāni neva anuggaṇhāti na anuggaṇhāpeti.At that time the nun Thullanandā gave the full admission to a disciple, but then, for the next two years, neither guided her nor had her guided.1.3Tā bālā honti abyattā;They were ignorant and incompetent,1.4na jānanti kappiyaṁ vā akappiyaṁ vā.and they did not know what was allowable and what was not.

1.5Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—The nuns of few desires complained and criticized her,1.6PTS 4.325“kathañhi nāma ayyā thullanandā sahajīviniṁ vuṭṭhāpetvā dve vassāni neva anuggaṇhissati na anuggaṇhāpessatī”ti …pe…“How can Venerable Thullanandā give the full admission to a disciple, and then neither guide her nor have her guided for two years?” …1.7“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, thullanandā bhikkhunī sahajīviniṁ vuṭṭhāpetvā dve vassāni neva anuggaṇhāti na anuggaṇhāpetī”ti?“Is it true, monks, that the nun Thullanandā does this?”

1.8“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.“It’s true, sir.”

1.9Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked her …1.10kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, thullanandā bhikkhunī sahajīviniṁ vuṭṭhāpetvā dve vassāni neva anuggaṇhissati na anuggaṇhāpessati.“How can the nun Thullanandā do this?1.11Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” …1.12evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—“And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this:

1.13.0Final ruling

1.13.1“Yā pana bhikkhunī sahajīviniṁ vuṭṭhāpetvā dve vassāni neva anuggaṇheyya na anuggaṇhāpeyya, pācittiyan”ti.‘If a nun gives the full admission to a disciple, and then, for the next two years, neither guides her nor has her guided, 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.
2.1.5Sahajīvinī nāmaA disciple:: 2.1.6saddhivihārinī vuccati.a student is what is meant.
2.1.7VuṭṭhāpetvātiGives the full admission:: 2.1.8upasampādetvā.gives the full ordination.
2.1.9Dve vassānītiTwo years:: 2.1.10dve saṁvaccharāni.two twelve-month periods.
2.1.11Neva anuggaṇheyyātiNeither guides her:: 2.1.12na sayaṁ anuggaṇheyya uddesena paripucchāya ovādena anusāsaniyā.she does not herself guide her—through recitation, through questioning, through instruction, through teaching.
2.1.13Na anuggaṇhāpeyyātiNor has her guided:: 2.1.14na aññaṁ āṇāpeyyashe does not ask anyone else. 2.1.15“dve vassāni neva anuggaṇhissāmi na anuggaṇhāpessāmī”ti dhuraṁ nikkhittamatte āpatti pācittiyassa.If she thinks, “I’ll neither guide her nor have her guided for two years,” then by the mere fact of abandoning her duty, she commits an offense entailing confession.

2.2.0Non-offenses

2.2.1Anāpatti—There is no offense:2.2.2sati antarāye,if there is an obstacle; 2.2.3pariyesitvā na labhati,if she searches for someone to guide her, but cannot find anyone; 2.2.4gilānāya,if she is sick; 2.2.5āpadāsu,if there is an emergency; 2.2.6ummattikāya,if she is insane; 2.2.7ādikammikāyāti.if she is the first offender.

2.2.8Aṭṭhamasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.The eighth training rule is finished.