1.0Origin story

1.1PTS 3.218Tena 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 aññataro puriso aññataraṁ purisaṁ etadavoca—a certain man said to another man,1.3“ayyaṁ upanandaṁ cīvarena acchādessāmī”ti.“I’m going to give robe-cloth to Venerable Upananda.”1.4Sopi evamāha—And he replied,1.5“ahampi ayyaṁ upanandaṁ cīvarena acchādessāmī”ti.“So am I.”

1.6Assosi kho aññataro piṇḍacāriko bhikkhu tesaṁ purisānaṁ imaṁ kathāsallāpaṁ.An alms-collecting monk heard that conversation.1.7Atha kho so bhikkhu yenāyasmā upanando sakyaputto tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṁ upanandaṁ sakyaputtaṁ etadavoca—He then went to Upananda the Sakyan and said,1.8“mahāpuññosi tvaṁ, āvuso upananda.“Upananda, you have much merit.1.9Amukasmiṁ okāse aññataro puriso aññataraṁ purisaṁ etadavoca—In such-and-such a place I heard two men telling each other1.10‘ayyaṁ upanandaṁ cīvarena acchādessāmī’ti.that they’re each going to give you robe-cloth.”1.11Sopi evamāha—1.12‘ahampi ayyaṁ upanandaṁ cīvarena acchādessāmī’”ti.

1.13“Atthāvuso, maṁ te upaṭṭhākā”ti.“They are my supporters.”

1.14Atha kho āyasmā upanando sakyaputto yena te purisā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā te purise etadavoca—Upananda then went to those men and said,1.15“saccaṁ kira maṁ tumhe, āvuso, cīvarehi acchādetukāmātthā”ti?“Is it true that you want to give me robe-cloth?”

1.16“Api nayya, evaṁ hoti—“Yes,1.17‘ayyaṁ upanandaṁ cīvarehi acchādessāmā’”ti.that’s just what we were thinking.”

1.18“Sace kho maṁ tumhe, āvuso, cīvarehi acchādetukāmāttha, evarūpena cīvarena acchādetha,“If that’s the case, then give me such-and-such robe-cloth.1.19kyāhaṁ tehi acchannopi karissāmi, yānāhaṁ na paribhuñjissāmī”ti.For what’s the point of giving robe-cloth that I won’t use?”

1.20Atha kho te purisā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—Those men complained and criticized him,1.21“mahicchā ime samaṇā sakyaputtiyā asantuṭṭhā.“These Sakyan monastics have great desires. They’re not content.1.22Nayime sukarā cīvarehi acchādetuṁ.It’s no easy matter to give them robe-cloth.1.23Kathañhi nāma ayyo upanando amhehi pubbe appavārito upasaṅkamitvā cīvare vikappaṁ āpajjissatī”ti.How could Venerable Upananda come to us and say what kind of robe-cloth he wants without first being invited by us to do so?”

1.24Assosuṁ kho bhikkhū tesaṁ purisānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ.The monks heard the complaints of those men,1.25Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—and the monks of few desires complained and criticized him,1.26“kathañhi nāma āyasmā upanando sakyaputto pubbe appavārito gahapatike upasaṅkamitvā cīvare vikappaṁ āpajjissatī”ti.“How could Venerable Upananda go to householders and say what kind of robe-cloth he wants without first being invited to do so?”

1.27Atha kho te bhikkhū āyasmantaṁ upanandaṁ sakyaputtaṁ anekapariyāyena vigarahitvā bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ …pe…After rebuking him in many ways, they told the Buddha. Soon afterwards he had the Sangha gathered and questioned Upananda:1.28“saccaṁ kira tvaṁ, upananda, pubbe appavārito gahapatike upasaṅkamitvā cīvare vikappaṁ āpajjasī”ti?“Is it true, Upananda, that you did this?”

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

1.30“Ñātakā te, upananda, aññātakā”ti?“Are they relatives of yours?”

1.31“Aññātakā, bhagavā”ti.“No.”

1.32“Aññātako, moghapurisa, aññātakānaṁ na jānāti patirūpaṁ vā appatirūpaṁ vā santaṁ vā asantaṁ vā.“Foolish man, people who are unrelated don’t know what’s appropriate and inappropriate, what’s good and bad, in dealing with each other.1.33Tattha nāma tvaṁ, moghapurisa, pubbe appavārito aññātake gahapatike upasaṅkamitvā cīvare vikappaṁ āpajjissasi.And still you did this.1.34Netaṁ, moghapurisa, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” …1.35evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—“And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this: