1.0Origin story

1.1PTS 3.256Tena samayena buddho bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe.At one time when the Buddha was staying at Rājagaha in the Bamboo Grove,1.2Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū cīvarakārasamaye bahuṁ suttaṁ viññāpesuṁ.the monks from the group of six were making robes and they asked for a large amount of thread.¹1.3Katepi cīvare bahuṁ suttaṁ avasiṭṭhaṁ hoti.But when their robes were finished, there was much thread left over.1.4Atha kho chabbaggiyānaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ etadahosi—They said,1.5“handa mayaṁ, āvuso, aññampi suttaṁ viññāpetvā tantavāyehi cīvaraṁ vāyāpemā”ti.“Well, let’s ask for even more thread and get weavers to weave us robe-cloth.”1.6Atha kho chabbaggiyā bhikkhū aññampi suttaṁ viññāpetvā tantavāyehi cīvaraṁ vāyāpesuṁ.1.7Vītepi cīvare bahuṁ suttaṁ avasiṭṭhaṁ hoti.Yet even when that robe-cloth had been woven, there was much thread left over.1.8Dutiyampi kho chabbaggiyā bhikkhū aññampi suttaṁ viññāpetvā tantavāyehi cīvaraṁ vāyāpesuṁ.A second time they asked for more thread and had weavers weave them robe-cloth.1.9Vītepi cīvare bahuṁ suttaṁ avasiṭṭhaṁ hoti.Once again there was much thread left over.1.10Tatiyampi kho chabbaggiyā bhikkhū aññampi suttaṁ viññāpetvā tantavāyehi cīvaraṁ vāyāpesuṁ.A third time they asked for more thread and had weavers weave them robe-cloth.1.11Manussā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—People complained and criticized them,1.12“kathañhi nāma samaṇā sakyaputtiyā sāmaṁ suttaṁ viññāpetvā tantavāyehi cīvaraṁ vāyāpessantī”ti.“How could the Sakyan monastics ask for thread and then get weavers to weave them robe-cloth?”

1.13Assosuṁ kho bhikkhū tesaṁ manussānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ.The monks heard the complaints of those people,1.14Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—and the monks of few desires complained and criticized those monks,1.15“kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhū sāmaṁ suttaṁ viññāpetvā tantavāyehi cīvaraṁ vāyāpessantī”ti.“How could the monks from the group of six ask for thread and then get weavers to weave them robe-cloth?”

1.16Atha 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 those monks:1.17“saccaṁ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, sāmaṁ suttaṁ viññāpetvā tantavāyehi cīvaraṁ vāyāpethā”ti?“Is it true, monks, that you did this?”

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

1.19Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked them …1.20kathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, sāmaṁ suttaṁ viññāpetvā tantavāyehi cīvaraṁ vāyāpessatha.“Foolish men, how could you do this?1.21Netaṁ, moghapurisā, 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: