- 0.1Theravāda VinayaTheravāda Collection on Monastic Law
- 0.2BhikkhunivibhaṅgaThe Nuns’ Analysis
- 0.3PācittiyakaṇḍaThe chapter on offenses entailing confession
- 0.4LasuṇavaggaThe subchapter on garlic
0.57. ĀmakadhaññasikkhāpadaAsking for raw grain
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 bhikkhuniyo sassakāle āmakadhaññaṁ viññāpetvā nagaraṁ atiharanti dvāraṭṭhāne—it was the harvest season. At that time the nuns had asked for raw grain, which they then carried to town. At the town gate they were detained and told,1.3“dethāyye, bhāgan”ti.“Venerables, give a share.”
1.4Palibundhetvā muñciṁsu.After being released,1.5Atha kho tā bhikkhuniyo upassayaṁ gantvā bhikkhunīnaṁ etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ.they went to the nunnery and told the nuns what had happened.1.6Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—The nuns of few desires complained and criticized them,1.7“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo āmakadhaññaṁ viññāpessantī”ti …pe…“How could nuns ask for raw grain?” …1.8“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo āmakadhaññaṁ viññāpentī”ti?“Is it true, monks, that nuns did this?”
1.9“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.“It’s true, sir.”
1.10Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked them,1.11kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo āmakadhaññaṁ viññāpessanti.“How could nuns 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 āmakadhaññaṁ viññatvā vā viññāpetvā vā bhajjitvā vā bhajjāpetvā vā koṭṭetvā vā koṭṭāpetvā vā pacitvā vā pacāpetvā vā bhuñjeyya, pācittiyan”ti.‘If a nun asks for or has someone else ask for raw grain, or she roasts it or has it roasted, or she pounds it or has it pounded, or she cooks it or has it cooked, and she then eats it, 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.
- 2.1.5Āmakadhaññaṁ nāmaRaw grain:
- 2.1.6sāli vīhi yavo godhumo kaṅgu varako kudrusako.rice, barley, wheat, millet, wild gram, kodo millet.1
- 2.1.7ViññatvātiAsks for:
- 2.1.8sayaṁ viññatvā.she asks herself.
- 2.1.9ViññāpetvātiHas someone ask for:
- 2.1.10aññaṁ viññāpetvā.she gets someone else to ask.
- 2.1.11BhajjitvātiRoasts:
- 2.1.12sayaṁ bhajjitvā.she roasts it herself.
- 2.1.13BhajjāpetvātiHas it roasted:
- 2.1.14aññaṁ bhajjāpetvā.she gets someone else to roast it.
- 2.1.15KoṭṭetvātiPounds:
- 2.1.16sayaṁ koṭṭetvā.she pounds it herself.
- 2.1.17KoṭṭāpetvātiHas it pounded:
- 2.1.18aññaṁ koṭṭāpetvā.she gets someone else to pound it.
- 2.1.19PacitvātiCooks:
- 2.1.20sayaṁ pacitvā.she cooks it herself.
- 2.1.21PacāpetvātiHas it cooked:
- 2.1.22aññaṁ pacāpetvā.she gets someone else to cook it.
2.1.23PTS 4.265“Bhuñjissāmī”ti paṭiggaṇhāti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If she receives it with the intention of eating it, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.1.24Ajjhohāre ajjhohāre āpatti pācittiyassa.For every mouthful swallowed, she commits an offense entailing confession.
2.2.0Non-offenses
2.2.1Anāpatti—There is no offense:2.2.2ābādhapaccayā,if she does it because she is sick; 2.2.3aparaṇṇaṁ viññāpeti,if she asks for vegetables; 2.2.4ummattikāya,if she is insane; 2.2.5ādikammikāyāti.if she is the first offender.
2.2.6Sattamasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.The seventh training rule is finished.