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2.1.1Bhikkhuniyo panevātiNuns:

2.1.2upasampannāyo vuccanti.what is meant is that they are fully ordained.

2.1.3Saṁsaṭṭhā viharantītiSocialize:

2.1.4saṁsaṭṭhā nāma ananulomikena kāyikavācasikena saṁsaṭṭhā viharanti.they socialize with improper bodily and verbal action.

2.1.5PāpācārātiBehave badly:

2.1.6pāpakena ācārena samannāgatā.having bad behavior.

2.1.7PāpasaddātiHave a bad reputation:

2.1.8pāpakena kittisaddena abbhuggatā.a bad reputation has spread about them.

2.1.9PāpasilokātiAre notorious:

2.1.10pāpakena micchājīvena jīvitaṁ kappenti.they make a living by means of a bad and wrong livelihood.

2.1.11Bhikkhunisaṅghassa vihesikātiHarass the Sangha of nuns:

2.1.12PTS 4.240aññamaññissā kamme karīyamāne paṭikkosanti.they object on each other’s behalf when a legal procedure is being carried out against them.

2.1.13Aññamaññissā vajjappaṭicchādikātiHide each other’s offenses:

2.1.14aññamaññaṁ vajjaṁ paṭicchādenti.they hide one another’s offenses.

2.1.15Tā bhikkhuniyotiThem:

2.1.16yā tā saṁsaṭṭhā bhikkhuniyo.those nuns who socialize.

2.1.17BhikkhunīhītiThe nuns:

2.1.18aññāhi bhikkhunīhi. Yā passanti yā suṇanti tāhi vattabbā—other nuns who see it or hear about it. They should correct them like this:

2.1.19“bhaginiyo kho saṁsaṭṭhā viharanti pāpācārā pāpasaddā pāpasilokā, bhikkhunisaṅghassa vihesikā, aññamaññissā vajjappaṭicchādikā.“Sisters, you socialize, behave badly, have a bad reputation, are notorious, harass the Sangha of nuns, and hide each other’s offenses.2.1.20Viviccathāyye. Vivekaññeva bhaginīnaṁ saṅgho vaṇṇetī”ti.Be secluded, venerables. The Sangha praises seclusion for the sisters.”

2.1.21Dutiyampi vattabbā.And they should correct them a second2.1.22Tatiyampi vattabbā.and a third time.2.1.23Sace paṭinissajjanti, iccetaṁ kusalaṁ;If they stop, all is well.2.1.24no ce paṭinissajjanti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If they do not stop, they commit an offense of wrong conduct.2.1.25Sutvā na vadanti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If those who hear about it do not say anything, they commit an offense of wrong conduct.

2.1.26Tā bhikkhuniyo saṅghamajjhampi ākaḍḍhitvā vattabbā—Those nuns, even if they have to be pulled into the Sangha, should be corrected like this:

2.1.27“bhaginiyo kho saṁsaṭṭhā viharanti pāpācārā pāpasaddā pāpasilokā, bhikkhunisaṅghassa vihesikā, aññamaññissā vajjappaṭicchādikā.“Sisters, you socialize, behave badly, have a bad reputation, are notorious, harass the Sangha of nuns, and hide each other’s offenses.2.1.28Viviccathāyye. Vivekaññeva bhaginīnaṁ saṅgho vaṇṇetī”ti.Be secluded, venerables. The Sangha praises seclusion for the sisters.”

2.1.29Dutiyampi vattabbā.They should correct them a second2.1.30Tatiyampi vattabbā.and a third time.2.1.31Sace paṭinissajjanti, iccetaṁ kusalaṁ;If they stop, all is well.2.1.32no ce paṭinissajjanti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If they do not stop, they commit an offense of wrong conduct.

2.1.33Tā bhikkhuniyo samanubhāsitabbā.Should press them:

2.1.34Evañca pana, bhikkhave, samanubhāsitabbā.“And, monks, they should be pressed like this.2.1.35Byattāya bhikkhuniyā paṭibalāya saṅgho ñāpetabbo—A competent and capable nun should inform the Sangha:

2.1.36“Suṇātu me, ayye, saṅgho.‘Please, venerables, I ask the Sangha to listen.2.1.37Itthannāmā ca itthannāmā ca bhikkhuniyo saṁsaṭṭhā viharanti pāpācārā pāpasaddā pāpasilokā, bhikkhunisaṅghassa vihesikā, aññamaññissā vajjappaṭicchādikā.The nuns so-and-so and so-and-so socialize, behave badly, have a bad reputation, are notorious, harass the Sangha of nuns, and hide each other’s offenses.2.1.38Tā taṁ vatthuṁ na paṭinissajjanti.And they keep on doing it.2.1.39Yadi saṅghassa pattakallaṁ, saṅgho itthannāmañca itthannāmañca bhikkhuniyo samanubhāseyya tassa vatthussa paṭinissaggāya.If the Sangha is ready, it should press the nuns so-and-so and so-and-so to make them stop.2.1.40Esā ñatti.This is the motion.

2.1.41Suṇātu me, ayye, saṅgho.Please, venerables, I ask the Sangha to listen.2.1.42Itthannāmā ca itthannāmā ca bhikkhuniyo saṁsaṭṭhā viharanti pāpācārā pāpasaddā pāpasilokā, bhikkhunisaṅghassa vihesikā, aññamaññissā vajjappaṭicchādikā.The nuns so-and-so and so-and-so socialize, behave badly, have a bad reputation, are notorious, harass the Sangha of nuns, and hide each other’s offenses.2.1.43Tā taṁ vatthuṁ na paṭinissajjanti.And they keep on doing it.2.1.44Saṅgho itthannāmañca itthannāmañca bhikkhuniyo samanubhāsati tassa vatthussa paṭinissaggāya.The Sangha presses the nuns so-and-so and so-and-so to make them stop.2.1.45Yassā ayyāya khamati itthannāmāya ca itthannāmāya ca bhikkhunīnaṁ samanubhāsanā tassa vatthussa paṭinissaggāya, sā tuṇhassa;Any nun who approves of pressing the nuns so-and-so and so-and-so to make them stop should remain silent.2.1.46yassā nakkhamati, sā bhāseyya.Any nun who doesn’t approve should speak up.

2.1.47Dutiyampi etamatthaṁ vadāmi …pe…For the second time, I speak on this matter. …2.1.48tatiyampi etamatthaṁ vadāmi …pe….For the third time, I speak on this matter. …

2.1.49Samanubhaṭṭhā saṅghena, itthannāmā ca itthannāmā ca bhikkhuniyo tassa vatthussa paṭinissaggāya.The Sangha has pressed the nuns so-and-so and so-and-so to make them stop.2.1.50Khamati saṅghassa, tasmā tuṇhī, evametaṁ dhārayāmī”ti.The Sangha approves and is therefore silent. I will remember it thus.’”

2.1.51Ñattiyā dukkaṭaṁ,After the motion, they commit an offense of wrong conduct.¹ 2.1.52dvīhi kammavācāhi thullaccayā,After each of the first two announcements, they commit a serious offense. 2.1.53kammavācāpariyosāne āpatti saṅghādisesassa.When the last announcement is finished, they commit an offense entailing suspension. 2.1.54Saṅghādisesaṁ ajjhāpajjantīnaṁ ñattiyā dukkaṭaṁ dvīhi kammavācāhi thullaccayā paṭippassambhanti.For those who commit the offense entailing suspension, the offense of wrong conduct and the serious offenses are annulled.2.1.55Dve tisso ekato samanubhāsitabbā. Tatuttari na samanubhāsitabbā.Two or three may be pressed together, but not more than that.

2.1.56Imāpi bhikkhuniyotiThose nuns too:

2.1.57purimāyo upādāya vuccanti.this is said with reference to the preceding offenses.

2.1.58YāvatatiyakantiAfter the third announcement:

2.1.59yāvatatiyaṁ samanubhāsanāya āpajjanti, na saha vatthujjhācārā.there is an offense when they have been pressed for the third time, not as soon as the misconduct has been committed.

2.1.60NissāraṇīyantiEntailing sending away:

2.1.61saṅghamhā nissārīyati.they are sent away from the Sangha.

2.1.62SaṅghādisesotiSuspension:

2.1.63…pe… tenapi vuccati saṅghādisesoti.… Therefore, too, it is called an offense entailing suspension.