1.0Origin story

1.1Tena samayena buddho bhagavā vesāliyaṁ viharati mahāvane kūṭāgārasālāyaṁ.At one time when the Buddha was staying in the house with the peaked roof in the Great Wood near Vesālī,1.2Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū suddhakāḷakānaṁ eḷakalomānaṁ santhataṁ kārāpenti.the monks from the group of six were having blankets made entirely of black wool.1.3Manussā vihāracārikaṁ āhiṇḍantā passitvā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—People who were walking about the dwellings complained and criticized them,1.4“kathañhi nāma samaṇā sakyaputtiyā suddhakāḷakānaṁ eḷakalomānaṁ santhataṁ kārāpessanti, seyyathāpi gihī kāmabhogino”ti.“How could the Sakyan monastics have blankets made entirely of black wool? They’re just like householders who indulge in worldly pleasures!”

1.5Assosuṁ kho bhikkhū tesaṁ manussānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ.The monks heard the complaints of those people,1.6Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—and the monks of few desires complained and criticized those monks,1.7“kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhū suddhakāḷakānaṁ eḷakalomānaṁ santhataṁ kārāpessantī”ti.“How could the monks from the group of six have blankets made entirely of black wool?”

1.8Atha kho te bhikkhū chabbaggiye bhikkhū anekapariyāyena vigarahitvā bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ …pe…After rebuking those monks in many ways, they told the Buddha. Soon afterwards he had the Sangha gathered and questioned the monks:1.9“saccaṁ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, suddhakāḷakānaṁ eḷakalomānaṁ santhataṁ kārāpethā”ti?“Is it true, monks, that you do this?”

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

1.11Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked them …1.12kathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, suddhakāḷakānaṁ eḷakalomānaṁ santhataṁ kārāpessatha.“Foolish men, how could you do this?1.13Netaṁ, moghapurisā, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” …1.14evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—“And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this: