2.1.0Definitions

2.1.1Na heva kho pana paṭicchannaṁ āsanaṁ hotītiAlthough a seat is not concealed:

2.1.2appaṭicchannaṁ hoti kuṭṭena vā kavāṭena vā kilañjena vā sāṇipākārena vā rukkhena vā thambhena vā kotthaḷiyā vā yena kenaci appaṭicchannaṁ hoti.it is not concealed by a wall, a screen, a door, a cloth screen, a tree, a pillar, a grain container, or anything else.

2.1.3NālaṅkammaniyantiNor suitable for the deed:

2.1.4na sakkā hoti methunaṁ dhammaṁ paṭisevituṁ.one is not able to have sexual intercourse.

2.1.5Alañca kho hoti mātugāmaṁ duṭṭhullāhi vācāhi obhāsituntiIt may be suitable for speaking indecently to a woman:

2.1.6sakkā hoti mātugāmaṁ duṭṭhullāhi vācāhi obhāsituṁ.one is able to speak indecently to a woman.

2.1.7Yo panātiA:

2.1.8yo yādiso …pe…whoever …

2.1.9bhikkhūtiMonk:

2.1.10…pe… ayaṁ imasmiṁ atthe adhippeto bhikkhūti.… The monk who has been given the full ordination by a unanimous Sangha through a legal procedure consisting of one motion and three announcements that is irreversible and fit to stand—this sort of monk is meant in this case.

2.1.11Tathārūpe āsanetiOn such a seat:

2.1.12evarūpe āsane.on that sort of seat.

2.1.13Mātugāmo nāmaA woman:

2.1.14manussitthī, na yakkhī na petī na tiracchānagatā, viññū paṭibalā subhāsitadubbhāsitaṁ duṭṭhullāduṭṭhullaṁ ājānituṁ.a human female, not a female spirit, not a female ghost, not a female animal. She understands and is capable of discerning good and bad speech, what is decent and what is indecent.

2.1.15SaddhintiWith:

2.1.16ekato.together.

2.1.17Eko ekāyātiAlone:

2.1.18bhikkhu ceva hoti mātugāmo ca.just the monk and the woman.

2.1.19Raho nāma∥In private:

2.1.20cakkhussa raho, sotassa raho.private to the eye and private to the ear.

2.1.21Cakkhussa raho nāmaPrivate to the eye:

2.1.22na sakkā hoti akkhiṁ vā nikhaṇīyamāne bhamukaṁ vā ukkhipīyamāne sīsaṁ vā ukkhipīyamāne passituṁ.one is unable to see them winking, raising an eyebrow, or nodding.

2.1.23Sotassa raho nāmaPrivate to the ear:

2.1.24na sakkā hoti pakatikathā sotuṁ.one is unable to hear ordinary speech.

2.1.25Nisajjaṁ kappeyyāti∥Sits down:

2.1.26mātugāme nisinne bhikkhu upanisinno vā hoti upanipanno vā.the monk sits down or lies down next to the seated woman.2.1.27Bhikkhu nisinne mātugāmo upanisinno vā hoti upanipanno vā.The woman sits down or lies down next to the seated monk.2.1.28Ubho vā nisinnā honti ubho vā nipannā.Both are seated or both are lying down.

2.1.29Saddheyyavacasā nāmaTrustworthy:

2.1.30āgataphalā abhisametāvinī viññātasāsanā.she has attained the fruit, she has broken through, she has understood the instruction.

2.1.31Upāsikā nāmaFemale lay follower:

2.1.32buddhaṁ saraṇaṁ gatā, dhammaṁ saraṇaṁ gatā, saṅghaṁ saraṇaṁ gatā.she has gone for refuge to the Buddha, the Teaching, and the Sangha.

2.1.33DisvātiSees:

2.1.34passitvā.having seen.

2.2.1Dvinnaṁ dhammānaṁ aññatarena vadeyya saṅghādisesena vā pācittiyena vā.If she accuses him of an offense entailing suspension or an offense entailing confession,2.2.2Nisajjaṁ bhikkhu paṭijānamāno dvinnaṁ dhammānaṁ aññatarena kāretabbo— saṅghādisesena vā pācittiyena vā.then, if he admits to the sitting, he is to be dealt with according to one of these two2.2.3Yena vā sā saddheyyavacasā upāsikā vadeyya, tena so bhikkhu kāretabbo.or according to what that trustworthy female lay follower has said.

2.2.4Sā ce evaṁ vadeyya—If she accuses him like this:2.2.5“ayyo mayā diṭṭho nisinno mātugāmena saddhiṁ kāyasaṁsaggaṁ samāpajjanto”ti,“I’ve seen you seated, making physical contact with a woman,”2.2.6so ca taṁ paṭijānāti, āpattiyā kāretabbo.and he admits to that, then he is to be dealt with for the offense.2.2.7Sā ce evaṁ vadeyya—If she accuses him like this:2.2.8“ayyo mayā diṭṭho nisinno mātugāmena saddhiṁ kāyasaṁsaggaṁ samāpajjanto”ti,“I’ve seen you seated, making physical contact with a woman,”2.2.9so ce evaṁ vadeyya—but he says,2.2.10“saccāhaṁ nisinno, no ca kho kāyasaṁsaggaṁ samāpajjin”ti,“It’s true that I was seated, but I didn’t make physical contact,”2.2.11nisajjāya kāretabbo …pe…then he is to be dealt with for the sitting. …2.2.12“nāhaṁ nisinno, api ca kho nipanno”ti,“I wasn’t seated, but lying down,”2.2.13nipajjāya kāretabbo …pe…then he is to be dealt with for the lying down. …2.2.14“nāhaṁ nisinno, api ca kho ṭhito”ti,“I wasn’t seated, but standing,”2.2.15na kāretabbo.then he is not to be dealt with.

2.2.16PTS 3.193Sā ce evaṁ vadeyya—If she accuses him like this:2.2.17“ayyo mayā diṭṭho nipanno mātugāmena saddhiṁ kāyasaṁsaggaṁ samāpajjanto”ti,“I’ve seen you lying down, making physical contact with a woman,”2.2.18so ca taṁ paṭijānāti, āpattiyā kāretabbo …pe…and he admits to that, then he is to be dealt with for the offense. …2.2.19“saccāhaṁ nipanno, no ca kho kāyasaṁsaggaṁ samāpajjin”ti,“It’s true that I was lying down, but I didn’t make physical contact,”2.2.20nipajjāya kāretabbo …pe…then he is to be dealt with for the lying down. …2.2.21“nāhaṁ nipanno, api ca kho nisinno”ti,“I wasn’t lying down, but seated,”2.2.22nisajjāya kāretabbo …pe…then he is to be dealt with for the sitting. …2.2.23“nāhaṁ nipanno, api ca kho ṭhito”ti,“I wasn’t lying down, but standing,”2.2.24na kāretabbo.then he is not to be dealt with.

2.2.25Sā ce evaṁ vadeyya—If she accuses him like this:2.2.26“ayyassa mayā sutaṁ nisinnassa mātugāmaṁ duṭṭhullāhi vācāhi obhāsantassā”ti,“I’ve heard you speaking indecently to a woman while seated,”2.2.27so ca taṁ paṭijānāti, āpattiyā kāretabbo.and he admits to that, then he is to be dealt with for the offense.2.2.28Sā ce evaṁ vadeyya—If she accuses him like this:2.2.29“ayyassa mayā sutaṁ nisinnassa mātugāmaṁ duṭṭhullāhi vācāhi obhāsantassā”ti,“I’ve heard you speaking indecently to a woman while seated,”2.2.30so ce evaṁ vadeyya—but he says,2.2.31“saccāhaṁ nisinno, no ca kho duṭṭhullāhi vācāhi obhāsin”ti,“It’s true that I was seated, but I didn’t speak indecently,”2.2.32nisajjāya kāretabbo …pe…then he is to be dealt with for the sitting. …2.2.33“nāhaṁ nisinno, api ca kho nipanno”ti,“I wasn’t seated, but lying down,”2.2.34nipajjāya kāretabbo …pe…then he is to be dealt with for the lying down. …2.2.35“nāhaṁ nisinno, api ca kho ṭhito”ti,“I wasn’t seated, but standing,”2.2.36na kāretabbo.then he is not to be dealt with.

2.2.37Sā ce evaṁ vadeyya—If she accuses him like this:2.2.38“ayyassa mayā sutaṁ nipannassa mātugāmaṁ duṭṭhullāhi vācāhi obhāsantassā”ti,“I’ve heard you speaking indecently to a woman while lying down,”2.2.39so ca taṁ paṭijānāti, āpattiyā kāretabbo …pe…and he admits to that, then he is to be dealt with for the offense. …2.2.40saccāhaṁ nipanno, no ca kho duṭṭhullāhi vācāhi obhāsinti,“It’s true that I was lying down, but I didn’t speak indecently,”2.2.41nipajjāya kāretabbo …pe…then he is to be dealt with for the lying down. …2.2.42“nāhaṁ nipanno, api ca kho nisinno”ti,“I wasn’t lying down, but seated,”2.2.43nisajjāya kāretabbo …pe…then he is to be dealt with for the sitting. …2.2.44“nāhaṁ nipanno, api ca kho ṭhito”ti,“I wasn’t lying down, but standing,”2.2.45na kāretabbo.then he is not to be dealt with.

2.2.46Sā ce evaṁ vadeyya—If she accuses him like this:2.2.47“ayyo mayā diṭṭho mātugāmena saddhiṁ eko ekāya raho nisinno”ti,“I’ve seen you seated in private alone with a woman,”2.2.48so ca taṁ paṭijānāti, nisajjāya kāretabbo …pe…and he admits to that, then he is to be dealt with for the sitting. …2.2.49“nāhaṁ nisinno, api ca kho nipanno”ti,“I wasn’t seated, but lying down,”2.2.50nipajjāya kāretabbo …pe…then he is to be dealt with for the lying down. …2.2.51“nāhaṁ nisinno, api ca kho ṭhito”ti,“I wasn’t seated, but standing,”2.2.52na kāretabbo.then he is not to be dealt with.

2.2.53Sā ce evaṁ vadeyya—If she accuses him like this:2.2.54“ayyo mayā diṭṭho mātugāmena saddhiṁ eko ekāya raho nipanno”ti,“I’ve seen you lying down in private alone with a woman,”2.2.55so ca taṁ paṭijānāti, nipajjāya kāretabbo …pe…and he admits to that, then he is to be dealt with for the lying down. …2.2.56nāhaṁ nipanno, api ca kho nisinnoti,“I wasn’t lying down, but seated,”2.2.57nisajjāya kāretabbo …pe…then he is to be dealt with for the sitting. …2.2.58nāhaṁ nipanno, api ca kho ṭhitoti,“I wasn’t lying down, but standing,”2.2.59na kāretabbo.then he is not to be dealt with.

2.2.60AyampītiThis rule too:

2.2.61purimaṁ upādāya vuccati.this is said with reference to the previous undetermined rule.

2.2.62AniyatotiUndetermined:

2.2.63na niyato, saṅghādiseso vā pācittiyaṁ vā.not determined. It is either an offense entailing suspension or an offense entailing confession.