0.1Theravāda VinayaTheravāda Collection on Monastic Law
0.2MahāvibhaṅgaThe Great Analysis
0.3NissaggiyakaṇḍaThe chapter on relinquishment
0.4PattavaggaThe subchapter on almsbowls

0.522. ŪnapañcabandhanasikkhāpadaExchanging an almsbowl with fewer than five mends

1.1.0Origin story

1.1.1PTS 3.245Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sakkesu viharati kapilavatthusmiṁ nigrodhārāme.At one time the Buddha was staying in the Sakyan country in the Banyan Tree Monastery at Kapilavatthu.1.1.2Tena kho pana samayena aññatarena kumbhakārena bhikkhū pavāritā honti—At that time a potter had invited the monks, saying,1.1.3“yesaṁ ayyānaṁ pattena attho ahaṁ pattenā”ti.“If any of you needs an almsbowl, I’ll provide it.”1.1.4Tena kho pana samayena bhikkhū na mattaṁ jānitvā bahū patte viññāpenti.But the monks had no sense of moderation, and they asked for many bowls.1.1.5Yesaṁ khuddakā pattā te mahante patte viññāpenti.Those who had small bowls asked for large ones,1.1.6Yesaṁ mahantā pattā te khuddake patte viññāpenti.and those who had large bowls asked for small ones.1.1.7Atha kho so kumbhakāro bhikkhūnaṁ bahū patte karonto na sakkoti aññaṁ vikkāyikaṁ bhaṇḍaṁ kātuṁ,The potter was so busy making bowls for the monks that he was unable to make goods for sale.1.1.8attanāpi na yāpeti, puttadārāpissa kilamanti.He could not make a living for himself, and his wives and children suffered.1.1.9Manussā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—People complained and criticized them,1.1.10“kathañhi nāma samaṇā sakyaputtiyā na mattaṁ jānitvā bahū patte viññāpessanti.“How can the Sakyan monastics have no sense of moderation and ask for many bowls?1.1.11Ayaṁ imesaṁ bahū patte karonto na sakkoti aññaṁ vikkāyikaṁ bhaṇḍaṁ kātuṁ,This potter is so busy making bowls for them that he is unable to make goods for sale.1.1.12attanāpi na yāpeti, puttadārāpissa kilamantī”ti.He is unable to make a living for himself, and his wives and children are suffering.”

1.1.13Assosuṁ kho bhikkhū tesaṁ manussānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ.The monks heard the complaints of those people,1.1.14Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—and the monks of few desires complained and criticized those monks,1.1.15“kathañhi nāma bhikkhū na mattaṁ jānitvā bahū patte viññāpessantī”ti.“How can those monks have no sense of moderation and ask for many bowls?”

1.1.16Atha kho te bhikkhū te 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:1.1.17saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, bhikkhū na mattaṁ jānitvā bahū patte viññāpentīti?“Is it true, monks, that there are monks who do this?”

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

1.1.19Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked them …1.1.20kathañhi nāma te, bhikkhave, moghapurisā na mattaṁ jānitvā bahū patte viññāpessanti.“How can those foolish men do this?1.1.21Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …”1.1.22vigarahitvā dhammiṁ kathaṁ katvā bhikkhū āmantesi—After rebuking them, he gave a teaching and addressed the monks:

1.1.23“na, bhikkhave, patto viññāpetabbo. Yo viññāpeyya, āpatti dukkaṭassā”ti.“Monks, a monk should not ask for an almsbowl. If he does, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.”

1.2.1Tena kho pana samayena aññatarassa bhikkhuno patto bhinno hoti.Soon afterwards the bowl of a certain monk broke.1.2.2Atha kho so bhikkhu—“bhagavatā paṭikkhittaṁ pattaṁ viññāpetun”ti kukkuccāyanto na viññāpeti.Knowing that the Buddha had prohibited asking for a bowl and being afraid of wrongdoing, he did not ask for a new one.1.2.3Hatthesu piṇḍāya carati.As a consequence, he collected almsfood with his hands.1.2.4Manussā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—People complained and criticized him,1.2.5“kathañhi nāma samaṇā sakyaputtiyā hatthesu piṇḍāya carissanti, seyyathāpi titthiyā”ti.“How can the Sakyan monastics collect almsfood with their hands, just like the monastics of other religions?”

1.2.6Assosuṁ kho bhikkhū tesaṁ manussānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ.The monks heard the complaints of those people1.2.7Atha kho te bhikkhū bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ.and they told the Buddha.1.2.8Atha kho bhagavā etasmiṁ nidāne etasmiṁ pakaraṇe dhammiṁ kathaṁ katvā bhikkhū āmantesi—Soon afterwards the Buddha gave a teaching and addressed the monks:

1.2.9“anujānāmi, bhikkhave, naṭṭhapattassa vā bhinnapattassa vā pattaṁ viññāpetun”ti.“Monks, I allow you to ask for a new almsbowl if your bowl has been lost or is broken.”

1.3.1Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū—“bhagavatā anuññātaṁ naṭṭhapattassa vā bhinnapattassa vā pattaṁ viññāpetun”ti appamattakenapi bhinnena appamattakenapi khaṇḍena vilikhitamattenapi bahū patte viññāpenti.When they heard about the Buddha’s allowance, the monks from the group of six asked for many bowls even when their existing bowls only had a minor chip or scratch.1.3.2Atha kho so kumbhakāro bhikkhūnaṁ tatheva bahū patte karonto na sakkoti aññaṁ vikkāyikaṁ bhaṇḍaṁ kātuṁ,Once again that potter was so busy making bowls for the monks that he was unable to make goods for sale.1.3.3attanāpi na yāpeti, puttadārāpissa kilamanti.He could not make a living for himself, and his wives and children suffered.¹1.3.4Manussā tatheva ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—And people complained and criticized them as before.1.3.5“kathañhi nāma samaṇā sakyaputtiyā na mattaṁ jānitvā bahū patte viññāpessanti.1.3.6Ayaṁ imesaṁ bahū patte karonto na sakkoti aññaṁ vikkāyikaṁ bhaṇḍaṁ kātuṁ, attanāpi na yāpeti, puttadārāpissa kilamantī”ti.

1.3.7PTS 3.246Assosuṁ kho bhikkhū tesaṁ manussānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ.The monks heard the complaints of those people,1.3.8Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—and the monks of few desires complained and criticized those monks,1.3.9“kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhū appamattakenapi bhinnena appamattakenapi khaṇḍena vilikhitamattenapi bahū patte viññāpessantī”ti.“How can the monks from the group of six ask for many bowls even when their existing bowls only have a minor chip or scratch?”

1.3.10Atha 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:1.3.11“saccaṁ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, appamattakenapi bhinnena appamattakenapi khaṇḍena vilikhitamattenapi bahū patte viññāpethā”ti?“Is it true, monks, that you do this?”

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

1.3.13Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked them …1.3.14kathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, appamattakenapi bhinnena appamattakenapi khaṇḍena vilikhitamattenapi bahū patte viññāpessatha.“Foolish men, how could you do this?1.3.15Netaṁ, moghapurisā, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” …1.3.16evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—“And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:

1.3.17.0Final ruling

1.3.17.1“Yo pana bhikkhu ūnapañcabandhanena pattena aññaṁ navaṁ pattaṁ cetāpeyya, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.‘If a monk exchanges an almsbowl with fewer than five mends for a new almsbowl, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.1.3.18Tena bhikkhunā so patto bhikkhuparisāya nissajjitabbo.That monk should relinquish that almsbowl to a gathering of monks.1.3.19Yo ca tassā bhikkhuparisāya pattapariyanto so tassa bhikkhuno padātabbo— ‘ayaṁ te, bhikkhu, patto yāva bhedanāya dhāretabbo’ti.He should then be given the last almsbowl belonging to that gathering: “Monk, this bowl is yours. Keep it until it breaks.”1.3.20Ayaṁ tattha sāmīcī”ti.This is the proper procedure.’”

2.1.0Definitions

2.1.1Yo panātiA:: 2.1.2yo yādiso …pe…whoever …
2.1.3bhikkhūtiMonk:: 2.1.4…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.
2.1.5Ūnapañcabandhano nāma pattoAn almsbowl with fewer than five mends:: 2.1.6abandhano vā ekabandhano vā dvibandhano vā tibandhano vā catubandhano vā.it has no mends, one mend, two mends, three mends, or four mends.
2.1.7Abandhanokāso nāma pattoAn almsbowl with a mend that does not count:: 2.1.8yassa dvaṅgulā rāji na hoti.one that does not have a fracture of 3.5 cm.²
2.1.9Bandhanokāso nāma pattoAn almsbowl with a mend that counts:: 2.1.10yassa dvaṅgulā rāji hoti.one that does have a fracture of 3.5 cm.
2.1.11Navo nāmaNew almsbowl:: 2.1.12patto viññattiṁ upādāya vuccati.asked for is what is meant.
2.1.13PTS 3.247CetāpeyyātiExchanges:: 2.1.14viññāpeti, payoge dukkaṭaṁ.if he asks, then for the effort there is an act of wrong conduct.2.1.15Paṭilābhena nissaggiyo hoti.When he gets the bowl, it becomes subject to relinquishment.

2.1.16Saṅghamajjhe nissajjitabbo.It should be relinquished in the midst of the Sangha.2.1.17Sabbeheva adhiṭṭhitapattaṁ gahetvā sannipatitabbaṁ.All determined bowls should be brought together.2.1.18Na lāmako patto adhiṭṭhātabbo—One should not determine an inferior bowl, thinking,2.1.19“mahagghaṁ pattaṁ gahessāmī”ti.“I’ll get a valuable one.”

2.1.20Sace lāmakaṁ pattaṁ adhiṭṭheti— “mahagghaṁ pattaṁ gahessāmī”ti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If one determines an inferior bowl, thinking, “I’ll get a valuable one,” one commits an offense of wrong conduct.

2.1.21Evañca pana, bhikkhave, nissajjitabbo.“And, monks, it should be relinquished like this.2.1.22Tena bhikkhunā saṅghaṁ upasaṅkamitvā ekaṁsaṁ uttarāsaṅgaṁ karitvā vuḍḍhānaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ pāde vanditvā ukkuṭikaṁ nisīditvā añjaliṁ paggahetvā evamassa vacanīyo—After approaching the Sangha, that monk should arrange his upper robe over one shoulder and pay respect at the feet of the senior monks. He should then squat on his heels, raise his joined palms, and say:

2.1.23“ayaṁ me, bhante, patto ūnapañcabandhanena pattena cetāpito nissaggiyo.‘Venerables, this almsbowl, which I got in exchange for a bowl that had fewer than five mends, is to be relinquished.2.1.24Imāhaṁ saṅghassa nissajjāmī”ti.I relinquish it to the Sangha.’”

2.1.25Nissajjitvā āpatti desetabbā.After relinquishing it, he should confess the offense.2.1.26Byattena bhikkhunā paṭibalena āpatti paṭiggahetabbā.The confession should be received by a competent and capable monk.

2.1.27Pañcahaṅgehi samannāgato bhikkhu pattaggāhāpako sammannitabbo—A monk who has five qualities should be appointed as the distributor of almsbowls:2.1.28yo na chandāgatiṁ gaccheyya, na dosāgatiṁ gaccheyya, na mohāgatiṁ gaccheyya, na bhayāgatiṁ gaccheyya, gāhitāgāhitañca jāneyya.he’s not biased by favoritism, ill will, confusion, or fear, and he knows what has and has not been distributed.2.1.29“Evañca pana, bhikkhave, sammannitabbo.“And, monks, he should be appointed like this.2.1.30Paṭhamaṁ bhikkhu yācitabbo.First the monk should be asked,2.1.31Yācitvā byattena bhikkhunā paṭibalena saṅgho ñāpetabbo—and then a competent and capable monk should inform the Sangha:

2.1.32‘Suṇātu me, bhante, saṅgho.‘Please, venerables, I ask the Sangha to listen.2.1.33Yadi saṅghassa pattakallaṁ, saṅgho itthannāmaṁ bhikkhuṁ pattaggāhāpakaṁ sammanneyya.If the Sangha is ready, it should appoint monk so-and-so as the distributor of almsbowls.2.1.34Esā ñatti.This is the motion.

2.1.35Suṇātu me, bhante, saṅgho.Please, venerables, I ask the Sangha to listen.2.1.36Saṅgho itthannāmaṁ bhikkhuṁ pattaggāhāpakaṁ sammannati.The Sangha appoints monk so-and-so as the distributor of almsbowls.2.1.37Yassāyasmato khamati itthannāmassa bhikkhuno pattaggāhāpakassa sammuti, so tuṇhassa;Any monk who approves of appointing monk so-and-so as the distributor of almsbowls should remain silent.2.1.38yassa nakkhamati, so bhāseyya.Any monk who doesn’t approve should speak up.

2.1.39Sammato saṅghena itthannāmo bhikkhu pattaggāhāpako.The Sangha has appointed monk so-and-so as the distributor of almsbowls.2.1.40Khamati saṅghassa, tasmā tuṇhī,The Sangha approves and is therefore silent.2.1.41evametaṁ dhārayāmī’”ti.I will remember it thus.’”

2.1.42Tena sammatena bhikkhunā patto gāhetabbo.The appointed monk should give away that relinquished bowl.2.1.43Thero vattabbo—He should ask the most senior monk,2.1.44“gaṇhātu, bhante, thero pattan”ti.“Sir, would you like this bowl?”2.1.45Sace thero gaṇhāti, therassa patto dutiyassa gāhetabbo.If the most senior monk takes it, his old bowl should be offered to the next monk.

2.1.46Na ca tassa anuddayatāya na gahetabbo. Yo na gaṇheyya, āpatti dukkaṭassa.He should not not take that bowl out of sympathy. If he does, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

2.1.47Apattakassa na gāhetabbo.It is not to be offered to anyone who does not have bowl.2.1.48Eteneva upāyena yāva saṅghanavakā gāhetabbo.In this manner it should be offered all the way to the most junior monk in the Sangha.

2.1.49Yo ca tassā bhikkhuparisāya pattapariyanto, so tassa bhikkhuno padātabbo— “ayaṁ te, bhikkhu, patto yāva bhedanāya dhāretabbo”ti.He should then be given the last almsbowl belonging to that gathering: “Monk, this bowl is yours. Keep it until it breaks”:: 2.1.50Tena bhikkhunā so patto na adese nikkhipitabbo, na abhogena bhuñjitabbo, na vissajjetabbo— “kathāyaṁ patto nasseyya vā vinasseyya vā bhijjeyya vā”ti?That monk is not to store that bowl in an unsuitable place, use it in an unsuitable way, or give it away, thinking, “How may this bowl be lost, destroyed, or broken?”2.1.51Sace adese vā nikkhipati abhogena vā bhuñjati vissajjeti vā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If he stores it in an unsuitable place, uses it in an unsuitable way, or gives it away, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
2.1.52Ayaṁ tattha sāmīcītiThis is the proper procedure:: 2.1.53ayaṁ tattha anudhammatā.this is the right method.

2.2.0Permutations

2.2.1Abandhanena pattena abandhanaṁ pattaṁ cetāpeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.If he exchanges a bowl without mends for a bowl without mends, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.2.2.2Abandhanena pattena ekabandhanaṁ pattaṁ cetāpeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.If he exchanges a bowl without mends for a bowl with one mend, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.2.2.3Abandhanena pattena dvibandhanaṁ pattaṁ cetāpeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.If he exchanges a bowl without mends for a bowl with two mends, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.2.2.4Abandhanena pattena tibandhanaṁ pattaṁ cetāpeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.If he exchanges a bowl without mends for a bowl with three mends, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.2.2.5Abandhanena pattena catubandhanaṁ pattaṁ cetāpeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.If he exchanges a bowl without mends for a bowl with four mends, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.

2.2.6Ekabandhanena pattena abandhanaṁ pattaṁ cetāpeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.If he exchanges a bowl with one mend for a bowl without mends, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.2.2.7Ekabandhanena pattena ekabandhanaṁ pattaṁ cetāpeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.If he exchanges a bowl with one mend for a bowl with one mend, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.2.2.8Ekabandhanena pattena dvibandhanaṁ pattaṁ cetāpeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.If he exchanges a bowl with one mend for a bowl with two mends, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.2.2.9Ekabandhanena pattena tibandhanaṁ pattaṁ cetāpeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.If he exchanges a bowl with one mend for a bowl with three mends, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.2.2.10Ekabandhanena pattena catubandhanaṁ pattaṁ cetāpeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.If he exchanges a bowl with one mend for a bowl with four mends, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.

2.2.11Dvibandhanena pattena abandhanaṁ pattaṁ cetāpeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.If he exchanges a bowl with two mends for a bowl without mends, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.2.2.12Dvibandhanena pattena ekabandhanaṁ pattaṁ …pe…If he exchanges a bowl with two mends for a bowl with one mend …2.2.13dvibandhanaṁ pattaṁ …for a bowl with two mends …2.2.14tibandhanaṁ pattaṁ …for a bowl with three mends …2.2.15catubandhanaṁ pattaṁ cetāpeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.If he exchanges a bowl with two mends for a bowl with four mends, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.

2.2.16Tibandhanena pattena abandhanaṁ pattaṁ …pe…If he exchanges a bowl with three mends for a bowl without mends …2.2.17ekabandhanaṁ pattaṁfor a bowl with one mend …2.2.18dvibandhanaṁ pattaṁ …for a bowl with two mends …2.2.19tibandhanaṁ pattaṁ …for a bowl with three mends …2.2.20catubandhanaṁ pattaṁ cetāpeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.If he exchanges a bowl with three mends for a bowl with four mends, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.

2.2.21Catubandhanena pattena abandhanaṁ pattaṁ …pe…If he exchanges a bowl with four mends for a bowl without mends …2.2.22ekabandhanaṁ pattaṁ …for a bowl with one mend …2.2.23dvibandhanaṁ pattaṁ …for a bowl with two mends …2.2.24tibandhanaṁ pattaṁ …for a bowl with three mends …2.2.25catubandhanaṁ pattaṁ cetāpeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.If he exchanges a bowl with four mends for a bowl with four mends, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.

2.2.26Abandhanena pattena abandhanokāsaṁ pattaṁ cetāpeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.If he exchanges a bowl without mends for a bowl without mends that count, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.2.2.27Abandhanena pattena ekabandhanokāsaṁ pattaṁ …pe…If he exchanges a bowl without mends for a bowl with one mend that counts …2.2.28dvibandhanokāsaṁ pattaṁ …for a bowl with two mends that count …2.2.29tibandhanokāsaṁ pattaṁ …for a bowl with three mends that count …2.2.30catubandhanokāsaṁ pattaṁ cetāpeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.If he exchanges a bowl without mends for a bowl with four mends that count, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.

2.2.31Ekabandhanena pattena abandhanokāsaṁ pattaṁ …pe…If he exchanges a bowl with one mend for a bowl without mends that count …2.2.32ekabandhanokāsaṁ pattaṁ …for a bowl with one mend that counts …2.2.33dvibandhanokāsaṁ pattaṁ …for a bowl with two mends that count …2.2.34tibandhanokāsaṁ pattaṁ …for a bowl with three mends that count …2.2.35catubandhanokāsaṁ pattaṁ cetāpeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.If he exchanges a bowl with one mend for a bowl with four mends that count, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.

2.2.36Dvibandhanena pattena abandhanokāsaṁ pattaṁ …pe…If he exchanges a bowl with two mends for a bowl without mends that count …2.2.37catubandhanokāsaṁ pattaṁ cetāpeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.If he exchanges a bowl with two mends for a bowl with four mends that count, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.

2.2.38Tibandhanena pattena abandhanokāsaṁ pattaṁ …pe…If he exchanges a bowl with three mends for a bowl without mends that count …2.2.39catubandhanokāsaṁ pattaṁ cetāpeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.If he exchanges a bowl with three mends for a bowl with four mends that count, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.

2.2.40Catubandhanena pattena abandhanokāsaṁ pattaṁ …pe…If he exchanges a bowl with four mends for a bowl without mends that count …2.2.41ekabandhanokāsaṁ pattaṁ …for a bowl with one mend that counts …2.2.42dvibandhanokāsaṁ pattaṁ …for a bowl with two mends that count …2.2.43tibandhanokāsaṁ pattaṁ …for a bowl with three mends that count …2.2.44catubandhanokāsaṁ pattaṁ cetāpeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.If he exchanges a bowl with four mends for a bowl with four mends that count, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.

2.2.45PTS 3.248Abandhanokāsena pattena abandhanaṁ pattaṁ cetāpeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.If he exchanges a bowl without mends that count for a bowl without mends, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.2.2.46Abandhanokāsena pattena ekabandhanaṁ pattaṁ …pe…If he exchanges a bowl without mends that count for a bowl with one mend …2.2.47dvibandhanaṁ pattaṁ …for a bowl with two mends …2.2.48tibandhanaṁ pattaṁ …for a bowl with three mends …2.2.49catubandhanaṁ pattaṁ cetāpeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.for a bowl with four mends, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession. …³

2.2.50Catubandhanokāsena pattena abandhanaṁ pattaṁ cetāpeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.If he exchanges a bowl with four mends that count for a bowl without mends …2.2.51Catubandhanokāsena pattena ekabandhanaṁ pattaṁ …pe…If he exchanges a bowl with four mends that count for a bowl with one mend …2.2.52dvibandhanaṁ pattaṁ …for a bowl with two mends …2.2.53tibandhanaṁ pattaṁ …for a bowl with three mends …2.2.54catubandhanaṁ pattaṁ cetāpeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.If he exchanges a bowl with four mends that count for a bowl with four mends, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.

2.2.55Abandhanokāsena pattena abandhanokāsaṁ pattaṁ …pe…If he exchanges a bowl without mends that count for a bowl without mends that count …2.2.56ekabandhanokāsaṁ pattaṁ …for a bowl with one mend that counts …2.2.57dvibandhanokāsaṁ pattaṁ …for a bowl with two mends that count …2.2.58tibandhanokāsaṁ pattaṁ …for a bowl with three mends that count …2.2.59catubandhanokāsaṁ pattaṁ cetāpeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.If he exchanges a bowl without mends that count for a bowl with four mends that count, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession. …⁴

2.2.60Catubandhanokāsena pattena abandhanokāsaṁ pattaṁ …pe…If he exchanges a bowl with four mends that count for a bowl without mends that count …2.2.61ekabandhanokāsaṁ pattaṁ …for a bowl with one mend that counts …2.2.62dvibandhanokāsaṁ pattaṁ …for a bowl with two mends that count …2.2.63tibandhanokāsaṁ pattaṁ …for a bowl with three mends that count …2.2.64catubandhanokāsaṁ pattaṁ cetāpeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.If he exchanges a bowl with four mends that count for a bowl with four mends that count, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.

2.2.65.0Non-offenses

2.2.65.1Anāpatti—There is no offense:2.2.66naṭṭhapattassa,if his almsbowl is lost;2.2.67bhinnapattassa,if his almsbowl is broken;2.2.68ñātakānaṁif it is from relatives;2.2.69pavāritānaṁ,if it is from those who have given an invitation;2.2.70aññassatthāya,if it is for the benefit of someone else;2.2.71attano dhanena,if it is by means of his own property;2.2.72ummattakassa,if he is insane;2.2.73ādikammikassāti.if he is the first offender.

2.2.74Ūnapañcabandhanasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ dutiyaṁ.The training rule on exchanging an almsbowl with fewer than five mends, the second, is finished.

22. Exchanging an almsbowl with fewer than five mends