- 0.1Theravāda VinayaTheravāda Collection on Monastic Law
- 0.2MahāvibhaṅgaThe Great Analysis
- 0.3PācittiyakaṇḍaThe chapter on offenses entailing confession
- 0.4OvādavaggaThe subchapter on the instruction
0.524. ĀmisasikkhāpadaAccusing monks of teaching nuns for profit
1.0Origin story
1.1PTS 4.58Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.At one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery.1.2Tena kho pana samayena therā bhikkhū bhikkhuniyo ovadantā lābhino honti cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānaṁ.At that time the senior monks who were instructing the nuns received robe-cloth, almsfood, dwellings, and medicinal supplies.1.3Chabbaggiyā bhikkhū evaṁ vadanti—And the monks from the group of six said this about them,1.4“na bahukatā therā bhikkhū bhikkhuniyo ovadituṁ; āmisahetu therā bhikkhū bhikkhuniyo ovadantī”ti.“The senior monks aren’t instructing the nuns as a service, but for the sake of worldly gain.”
1.5Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—The monks of few desires complained and criticized them,1.6“kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhū evaṁ vakkhanti—“How can the monks from the group of six say that1.7‘na bahukatā therā bhikkhū bhikkhuniyo ovadituṁ; āmisahetu therā bhikkhū bhikkhuniyo ovadantī’”ti …pe…the senior monks aren’t instructing the nuns to render a service, but for the sake of worldly gain?” …1.8“saccaṁ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, evaṁ vadetha—“Is it true, monks, that you say this?”1.9‘na bahukatā therā bhikkhū bhikkhuniyo ovadituṁ; āmisahetu therā bhikkhū bhikkhuniyo ovadantī’”ti?
1.10“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.“It’s true, sir.”
1.11Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked them …1.12kathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, evaṁ vakkhatha—“Foolish men, how can you say this?1.13‘na bahukatā therā bhikkhū bhikkhuniyo ovadituṁ; āmisahetu therā bhikkhū bhikkhuniyo ovadantī’ti.1.14Netaṁ, moghapurisā, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” …1.15evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—“And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:
1.16.0Final ruling
1.16.1“Yo pana bhikkhu evaṁ vadeyya—‘āmisahetu therā bhikkhū bhikkhuniyo ovandantī’ti, pācittiyan”ti.‘If a monk says that the senior monks are instructing the nuns for the sake of worldly gain, he commits an offense entailing confession.’”
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.
- 2.1.5ĀmisahetūtiFor the sake of worldly gain:
- 2.1.6cīvarahetu piṇḍapātahetu senāsanahetu gilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārahetu sakkārahetu garukārahetu mānanahetu vandanahetu pūjanahetu.for the sake of robe-cloth, for the sake of almsfood, for the sake of a dwelling, for the sake of medicinal supplies, for the sake of honor, for the sake of respect, for the sake of deference, for the sake of veneration, for the sake of worship.
- 2.1.7Evaṁ vadeyyātiSays:
- 2.1.8upasampannaṁ saṅghena sammataṁ bhikkhunovādakaṁ avaṇṇaṁ kattukāmo ayasaṁ kattukāmo maṅkukattukāmo evaṁ vadeti— “cīvarahetu piṇḍapātahetu senāsanahetu gilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārahetu sakkārahetu garukārahetu mānanahetu vandanahetu pūjanahetu ovadatī”ti bhaṇati, āpatti pācittiyassa.if, concerning one who is fully ordained and who has been appointed by the Sangha as an instructor of nuns—desiring to disparage him, desiring to give him a bad reputation, desiring to humiliate him—he says, “He instructs for the sake of robe-cloth,” “… for the sake of almsfood,” “… for the sake of a dwelling,” “… for the sake of medicinal supplies,” “… for the sake of honor,” “… for the sake of respect,” “… for the sake of deference,” “… for the sake of veneration,” “… for the sake of worship,” he commits an offense entailing confession.
2.2.0Permutations
2.2.1Dhammakamme dhammakammasaññī evaṁ vadeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.If it is a legitimate legal procedure, and he perceives it as such, and he says such a thing, he commits an offense entailing confession.12.2.2Dhammakamme vematiko evaṁ vadeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.If it is a legitimate legal procedure, but he is unsure of it, and he says such a thing, he commits an offense entailing confession.2.2.3Dhammakamme adhammakammasaññī evaṁ vadeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.If it is a legitimate legal procedure, but he perceives it as illegitimate, and he says such a thing, he commits an offense entailing confession.
2.2.4Upasampannaṁ saṅghena asammataṁ bhikkhunovādakaṁ avaṇṇaṁ kattukāmo ayasaṁ kattukāmo maṅkukattukāmo evaṁ vadeti—When someone who is fully ordained is an instructor of nuns, but he has not been appointed by the Sangha as such, and a monk—desiring to disparage him, desiring to give him a bad reputation, desiring to humiliate him—says,2.2.5“cīvarahetu …pe… pūjanahetu ovadatī”ti bhaṇati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.“He instructs for the sake of robe-cloth,” “… for the sake of almsfood,” “… for the sake of a dwelling,” “… for the sake of medicines,” “… for the sake of honor,” “… for the sake of respect,” “… for the sake of deference,” “… for the sake of veneration,” “… for the sake of worship,” he commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.2.6Anupasampannaṁ saṅghena sammataṁ vā asammataṁ vā bhikkhunovādakaṁ avaṇṇaṁ kattukāmo ayasaṁ kattukāmo maṅkukattukāmo evaṁ vadeti—When someone who is not fully ordained is an instructor of nuns, whether or not he has been appointed by the Sangha as such, and a monk—desiring to disparage him, desiring to give him a bad reputation, desiring to humiliate him—says,2.2.7“cīvarahetu piṇḍapātahetu senāsanahetu gilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārahetu sakkārahetu garukārahetu mānanahetu vandanahetu pūjanahetu ovadatī”ti bhaṇati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.“He instructs for the sake of robe-cloth,” “… for the sake of almsfood,” “… for the sake of a dwelling,” “… for the sake of medicinal supplies,” “… for the sake of honor,” “… for the sake of respect,” “… for the sake of deference,” “… for the sake of veneration,” “… for the sake of worship,” he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
2.2.8Adhammakamme dhammakammasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If it is an illegitimate legal procedure, but he perceives it as legitimate, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.2.9Adhammakamme vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If it is an illegitimate legal procedure, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.2.10Adhammakamme adhammakammasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If it is an illegitimate legal procedure, and he perceives it as such, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
2.3.0Non-offenses
2.3.1Anāpatti—There is no offense:2.3.2pakatiyā cīvarahetu piṇḍapātahetu senāsanahetu gilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārahetu sakkārahetu garukārahetu mānanahetu vandanahetu pūjanahetu ovadantaṁ bhaṇati,if he says it to one who regularly gives the instruction for the sake of robe-cloth, … for the sake of almsfood, … for the sake of a dwelling, … for the sake of medicinal supplies, … for the sake of honor, … for the sake of respect, … for the sake of deference, … for the sake of veneration, … for the sake of worship;2.3.3ummattakassa,if he is insane;2.3.4ādikammikassāti.if he is the first offender.
2.3.5Āmisasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ catutthaṁ.The training rule on accusing monks of teaching nuns for profit, the fourth, is finished.