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

0.59. DutiyauccārachaḍḍanasikkhāpadaDisposing of waste on plants

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 aññatarassa brāhmaṇassa bhikkhunupassayaṁ nissāya yavakhettaṁ hoti.At that time a brahmin had a barley field next to the nunnery.1.3Bhikkhuniyo uccārampi passāvampi saṅkārampi vighāsampi khette chaḍḍenti.The nuns disposed of feces, urine, trash, and food scraps in that field.1.4Atha kho so brāhmaṇo ujjhāyati khiyyati vipāceti—The brahmin complained and criticized them,1.5“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo amhākaṁ yavakhettaṁ dūsessantī”ti.“How could the nuns spoil my barley field?”¹

1.6Assosuṁ kho bhikkhuniyo tassa brāhmaṇassa ujjhāyantassa khiyyantassa vipācentassa.The nuns heard the complaints of that brahmin,1.7Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—and the nuns of few desires complained and criticized them,1.8“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo uccārampi passāvampi saṅkārampi vighāsampi harite chaḍḍessantī”ti …pe…“How could nuns dispose of feces, urine, trash, and food scraps on cultivated plants?” …1.9“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo uccārampi passāvampi saṅkārampi vighāsampi harite chaḍḍentī”ti?“Is it true, monks, that nuns did this?”

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

1.11Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked them,1.12kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo uccārampi passāvampi saṅkārampi vighāsampi harite chaḍḍessanti.“How could nuns do this?1.13Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” …1.14evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—“And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this:

1.15.0Final ruling

1.15.1“Yā pana bhikkhunī uccāraṁ vā passāvaṁ vā saṅkāraṁ vā vighāsaṁ vā harite chaḍḍeyya vā chaḍḍāpeyya vā, pācittiyan”ti.‘If a nun disposes of feces or urine or trash or food scraps on cultivated plants, or she has it disposed of in this way, 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.
2.1.5Uccāro 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.
2.1.13PTS 4.267Haritaṁ nāmaCultivated plants:: 2.1.14pubbaṇṇaṁ aparaṇṇaṁ yaṁ manussānaṁ upabhogaparibhogaṁ ropimaṁ.grain, vegetables, whatever cultivated plants people consider valuable or useful.
2.1.15ChaḍḍeyyātiDisposes of:: 2.1.16sayaṁ chaḍḍeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.if she disposes of it herself, she commits an offense entailing confession.
2.1.17ChaḍḍāpeyyātiHas it disposed of:: 2.1.18aññaṁ āṇāpeti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.in asking another, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.1.19Sakiṁ 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.

2.2.0Permutations

2.2.1Harite haritasaññā chaḍḍeti vā chaḍḍāpeti vā, āpatti pācittiyassa.If they are cultivated plants, and she perceives them as such, and she disposes of it or has it disposed of, she commits an offense entailing confession.2.2.2Harite vematikā chaḍḍeti vā chaḍḍāpeti vā, āpatti pācittiyassa.If they are cultivated plants, but she is unsure of it, and she disposes of it or has it disposed of, she commits an offense entailing confession.2.2.3Harite aharitasaññā chaḍḍeti vā chaḍḍāpeti vā, āpatti pācittiyassa.If they are cultivated plants, but she perceives them as uncultivated, and she disposes of it or has it disposed of, she commits an offense entailing confession.

2.2.4Aharite haritasaññā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If they are uncultivated plants, but she perceives them as cultivated, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.2.5Aharite vematikā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If they are uncultivated plants, but she is unsure of it, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.2.6Aharite aharitasaññā, anāpatti.If they are uncultivated plants, and she perceives them as such, there is no offense.

2.3.0Non-offenses

2.3.1Anāpatti—There is no offense:2.3.2oloketvā chaḍḍeti,if she disposes of it after having looked; 2.3.3khettamariyāde chaḍḍeti,if she disposes of it at the edge of the field; 2.3.4sāmike āpucchitvā apaloketvā chaḍḍeti,if she disposes of it after asking and getting permission from the owners; 2.3.5ummattikāya,if she is insane; 2.3.6ādikammikāyāti.if she is the first offender.

2.3.7Navamasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.The ninth training rule is finished.

9. Disposing of waste on plants