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

0.58. UccārachaḍḍanasikkhāpadaDisposing of waste over a wall

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 aññataro brāhmaṇo nibbiṭṭharājabhaṭo “taññeva bhaṭapathaṁ yācissāmī”ti sīsaṁ nahāyitvā bhikkhunupassayaṁ nissāya rājakulaṁ gacchati.a brahmin who had earned money by working for the king thought, “I’ll ask for my wages.” After washing his hair, he walked past the nunnery on his way to the king’s residence.1.3Aññatarā bhikkhunī kaṭāhe vaccaṁ katvā tirokuṭṭe chaḍḍentī tassa brāhmaṇassa matthake āsumbhi.Just then, after defecating in a pot, a nun disposed of the feces over a wall, and it landed on the head of that brahmin.1.4Atha kho so brāhmaṇo ujjhāyati khiyyati vipāceti—He complained and criticized the nuns,1.5“assamaṇiyo imā muṇḍā bandhakiniyo.“They’re not monastics, these shaven-headed sluts!1.6Kathañhi nāma gūthakaṭāhaṁ matthake āsumbhissanti.How can they dump shit on my head?1.7Imāsaṁ upassayaṁ jhāpessāmī”ti.I’m gonna burn down the nunnery!”1.8Ummukaṁ gahetvā upassayaṁ pavisati.And he got hold of a firebrand and entered the nunnery.1.9Aññataro upāsako upassayā nikkhamanto addasa taṁ brāhmaṇaṁ ummukaṁ gahetvā upassayaṁ pavisantaṁ.Just then a lay follower who was coming out from the nunnery saw that brahmin with a firebrand on his way in,1.10Disvāna taṁ brāhmaṇaṁ etadavoca—and he said to him,1.11“kissa tvaṁ, bho, ummukaṁ gahetvā upassayaṁ pavisasī”ti?“Sir, why are you entering the nunnery with a firebrand?”

1.12“Imā maṁ, bho, muṇḍā bandhakiniyo gūthakaṭāhaṁ matthake āsumbhiṁsu.“These shaven-headed sluts dumped shit on my head.1.13Imāsaṁ upassayaṁ jhāpessāmī”ti.I’m gonna burn down the nunnery!”

1.14“Gaccha, bho brāhmaṇa, maṅgalaṁ etaṁ.“But this is auspicious, brahmin!1.15Sahassaṁ lacchasi tañca bhaṭapathan”ti.You’ll get your wages and a thousand coins in addition.”

1.16Atha kho so brāhmaṇo sīsaṁ nahāyitvā rājakulaṁ gantvā sahassaṁ alattha tañca bhaṭapathaṁ.That brahmin then washed his hair, went to the king’s residence, and he got his wages and a thousand coins in addition.

1.17Atha kho so upāsako upassayaṁ pavisitvā bhikkhunīnaṁ etamatthaṁ ārocetvā paribhāsi.But that lay follower returned to the nunnery, told them what had happened, and then scolded them.1.18Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—The nuns of few desires complained and criticized them,1.19“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo uccāraṁ tirokuṭṭe chaḍḍessantī”ti …pe…“How can nuns dispose of feces over a wall?” …1.20“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo uccāraṁ tirokuṭṭe chaḍḍentī”ti?“Is it true, monks, that nuns do this?”

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

1.22Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked them,1.23kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo uccāraṁ tirokuṭṭe chaḍḍessanti.“How can nuns dispose of feces over a wall?1.24Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” …1.25evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—“And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this:

1.26.0Final ruling

1.26.1“Yā pana bhikkhunī uccāraṁ vā passāvaṁ vā saṅkāraṁ vā vighāsaṁ vā tirokuṭṭe vā tiropākāre vā chaḍḍeyya vā chaḍḍāpeyya vā, pācittiyan”ti.‘If a nun disposes of feces or urine or trash or food scraps over a wall or over an encircling wall, or she has it disposed of in this way, she commits an offense entailing confession.’”

2.1.0Definitions

2.1.1PTS 4.266Yā 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.
2.1.5Uccāro nāmaFeces:: 2.1.6gūtho vuccati.excrement is what is meant.
2.1.7Passāvo nāmaUrine:: 2.1.8muttaṁ vuccati.pee is what is meant.
2.1.9Saṅkāraṁ nāmaTrash:: 2.1.10kacavaraṁ vuccati.refuse is what is meant.
2.1.11Vighāsaṁ nāmaFood scraps:: 2.1.12calakāni vā aṭṭhikāni vā ucchiṭṭhodakaṁ vā.food remnants or bones or wastewater.
2.1.13Kuṭṭo nāmaA wall:: 2.1.14tayo kuṭṭā— iṭṭhakākuṭṭo, silākuṭṭo, dārukuṭṭo.there are three kinds of walls: walls made of bricks, walls made of stone, walls made of wood.
2.1.15Pākāro nāmaAn encircling wall:: 2.1.16tayo pākārā— iṭṭhakāpākāro, silāpākāro, dārupākāro.there are three kinds of encircling walls: encircling walls made of bricks, encircling walls made of stone, encircling walls made of wood.
2.1.17TirokuṭṭetiOver a wall:: 2.1.18kuṭṭassa parato.to the other side of the wall.
2.1.19TiropākāretiOver an encircling wall:: 2.1.20pākārassa parato.to the other side of the encircling wall.
2.1.21ChaḍḍeyyātiDisposes of:: 2.1.22sayaṁ chaḍḍeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.if she disposes of it herself, she commits an offense entailing confession.
2.1.23ChaḍḍāpeyyātiHas it disposed of:: 2.1.24aññaṁ āṇāpeti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.in asking another, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.1.25Sakiṁ āṇattā bahukampi chaḍḍeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.If she only asks once, then even if the other disposes of such things many times, she commits one offense entailing confession.

2.2.0Non-offenses

2.2.1Anāpatti—There is no offense:2.2.2oloketvā chaḍḍeti,if she disposes of it after having looked; 2.2.3avaḷañje chaḍḍeti,if she disposes of it at a place where no one passes by; 2.2.4ummattikāya,if she is insane; 2.2.5ādikammikāyāti.if she is the first offender.

2.2.6Aṭṭhamasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.The eighth training rule is finished.