- 0.1Theravāda VinayaTheravāda Collection on Monastic Law
- 0.2MahāvibhaṅgaThe Great Analysis
- 0.3NissaggiyakaṇḍaThe chapter on relinquishment
- 0.4KosiyavaggaThe subchapter on silk
0.516. EḷakalomasikkhāpadaCarrying wool too far
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 aññatarassa bhikkhuno kosalesu janapade sāvatthiṁ gacchantassa antarāmagge eḷakalomāni uppajjiṁsu.a certain monk was given wool as he was walking through the Kosalan country on his way to Sāvatthī.1.3Atha kho so bhikkhu tāni eḷakalomāni uttarāsaṅgena bhaṇḍikaṁ bandhitvā agamāsi.He bound it into a bundle with his upper robe and carried on.1.4Manussā taṁ bhikkhuṁ passitvā uppaṇḍesuṁ—People who saw him teased him,1.5“kittakena te, bhante, kītāni?“Venerable, how much did it cost you?1.6Kittako udayo bhavissatī”ti?How much will the profit be?”1.7So bhikkhu tehi manussehi uppaṇḍiyamāno maṅku ahosi.As a result he was humiliated.
1.8Atha kho so bhikkhu sāvatthiṁ gantvā tāni eḷakalomāni ṭhitakova āsumbhi.When he arrived at Sāvatthī, he threw the wool to the ground.1.9Bhikkhū taṁ bhikkhuṁ etadavocuṁ—The monks asked him why.1.10“kissa tvaṁ, āvuso, imāni eḷakalomāni ṭhitakova āsumbhasī”ti?
1.11“Tathā hi panāhaṁ, āvuso, imesaṁ eḷakalomānaṁ kāraṇā manussehi uppaṇḍito”ti.“People have been teasing me because of this wool.”
1.12“Kīva dūrato pana tvaṁ, āvuso, imāni eḷakalomāni āharī”ti?“But how far have you carried it?”
1.13“Atirekatiyojanaṁ, āvuso”ti.“Over 40 kilometers.”
1.14Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—The monks of few desires complained and criticized him,1.15“kathañhi nāma bhikkhu atirekatiyojanaṁ eḷakalomāni āharissatī”ti.“How could a monk carry wool more than 40 kilometers?”
1.16Atha kho te bhikkhū taṁ bhikkhuṁ anekapariyāyena vigarahitvā bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ …pe…After rebuking that monk in many ways, they told the Buddha. Soon afterwards he had the Sangha gathered and questioned the monks:1.17“saccaṁ kira tvaṁ, bhikkhu, atirekatiyojanaṁ eḷakalomāni āharī”ti?“Is it true, monk, that you did this?”
1.18“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.“It’s true, sir.”
1.19Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked him …1.20kathañhi nāma tvaṁ, moghapurisa, atirekatiyojanaṁ eḷakalomāni āharissasi.“Foolish man, how could you do this?1.21Netaṁ moghapurisa, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” …1.22evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—“And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:
1.23.0Final ruling
1.23.1“Bhikkhuno paneva addhānamaggappaṭipannassa eḷakalomāni uppajjeyyuṁ. Ākaṅkhamānena bhikkhunā paṭiggahetabbāni.‘If wool is given to a monk who is traveling, he may receive it if he wishes.1.24Paṭiggahetvā tiyojanaparamaṁ sahatthā haritabbāni, asante hārake.If he receives it and there is no one else to carry it, he may carry it himself for at most 40 kilometers.11.25Tato ce uttari hareyya, asantepi hārake, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyan”ti.If he carries it further than that, even if there is no one else to carry it, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.’”
2.0Definitions
- 2.1PTS 3.234Bhikkhuno paneva addhānamaggappaṭipannassātiTo a monk who is traveling:
- 2.2panthaṁ gacchantassa.to one who is walking on a road.
- 2.3Eḷakalomāni uppajjeyyuntiIf wool is given:
- 2.4uppajjeyyuṁ saṅghato vā gaṇato vā ñātito vā mittato vā paṁsukūlaṁ vā attano vā dhanena.if it is given by a sangha, by a group, by a relative, by a friend, or if it is discarded wool, or if he got it by means of his own property.
- 2.5ĀkaṅkhamānenātiIf he wishes:
- 2.6icchamānena paṭiggahetabbāni.if he desires, he may receive it.
- 2.7Paṭiggahetvā tiyojanaparamaṁ sahatthā haritabbānītiIf he receives it, he may carry it himself for at most 40 kilometers:
- 2.8tiyojanaparamatā sahatthā haritabbāni.he may carry it himself a maximum of 40 kilometers.
- 2.9Asante hāraketiThere is no one else to carry it:
- 2.10nāñño koci hārako hoti itthī vā puriso vā gahaṭṭho vā pabbajito vā.there is no other person who can carry it, either a woman or a man, either a householder or a monastic.
- 2.11Tato ce uttari hareyya, asantepi hāraketiIf he carries it further than that, even if there is no one else to carry it:
- 2.12paṭhamaṁ pādaṁ tiyojanaṁ atikkāmeti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.when he goes beyond 40 kilometers with the first foot, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.13Dutiyaṁ pādaṁ atikkāmeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.When he goes beyond with the second foot, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.2.14Antotiyojane ṭhito bahitiyojanaṁ pāteti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.If he stands within the 40 kilometer limit, but drops it beyond the 40 kilometer limit, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.2.15Aññassa yāne vā bhaṇḍe vā ajānantassa pakkhipitvā tiyojanaṁ atikkāmeti, nissaggiyāni honti.If he places it in the vehicle or among the goods of another without their knowledge, and it goes more than 40 kilometers, it becomes subject to relinquishment.
2.16Nissajjitabbāni saṅghassa vā gaṇassa vā puggalassa vā.The wool should be relinquished to a sangha, a group, or an individual.2.17Evañca pana, bhikkhave, nissajjitabbāni.“And, monks, it should be relinquished like this. …”2.18…pe…(To be expanded as in <a href='https://suttacentral.net/pli-tv-bu-vb-np1#3.2.5'>Bu NP 1:3.2.5</a>–3.2.29, with appropriate substitutions.)
2.19“imāni me, bhante, eḷakalomāni tiyojanaṁ atikkāmitāni nissaggiyāni.“Venerables, this wool, which I have taken more than 40 kilometers, is to be relinquished.2.20Imānāhaṁ saṅghassa nissajjāmī”ti …pe…I relinquish it to the Sangha.” …2.21dadeyyāti …pe…“the Sangha should give …”2.22dadeyyunti …pe…“you should give …”2.23āyasmato dammīti.“I give this wool back to you.”
2.24.0Permutations
2.24.1Atirekatiyojane atirekasaññī atikkāmeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.If he takes it more than 40 kilometers and he perceives it as more, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.2.25Atirekatiyojane vematiko atikkāmeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.If he takes it more than 40 kilometers, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.2.26Atirekatiyojane ūnakasaññī atikkāmeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.If he takes it more than 40 kilometers, but he perceives it as less, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
2.27Ūnakatiyojane atirekasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If he takes it less than 40 kilometers, but he perceives it as more, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.28Ūnakatiyojane vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If he takes it less than 40 kilometers, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.29Ūnakatiyojane ūnakasaññī, anāpatti.If he takes it less than 40 kilometers and he perceives it as less, there is no offense.
2.30.0Non-offenses
2.30.1Anāpatti—There is no offense:2.31tiyojanaṁ harati,if he carries it 40 kilometers;2.32ūnakatiyojanaṁ harati,if he carries it less than 40 kilometers;2.33tiyojanaṁ haratipi paccāharatipi,if he carries it 40 kilometers and then carries it back;2.34tiyojanaṁ vāsādhippāyo gantvā tato paraṁ harati,if he takes it 40 kilometers with the intention of staying there, but then takes it further;2.35acchinnaṁ paṭilabhitvā harati,if he gets back what had been taken from him and then takes it further;2.36nissaṭṭhaṁ paṭilabhitvā harati,if he gets back what he had given up and then takes it further;2.37aññaṁ harāpeti,if he gets someone else to carry it;2.38katabhaṇḍaṁ,if it is a finished article;2.39ummattakassa,if he is insane;2.40ādikammikassāti.if he is the first offender.
2.41Eḷakalomasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ.The training rule on carrying wool too far, the sixth, is finished.