0.1Theravāda VinayaTheravāda Collection on Monastic Law
0.2MahāvibhaṅgaThe Great Analysis
0.3PācittiyakaṇḍaThe chapter on offenses entailing confession
0.4AcelakavaggaThe subchapter on naked ascetics

0.543. SabhojanasikkhāpadaIntruding on a lustful couple

1.0Origin story

1.1Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.On one occasion when the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery,1.2Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā upanando sakyaputto sahāyakassa gharaṁ gantvā tassa pajāpatiyā saddhiṁ sayanighare nisajjaṁ kappesi.Venerable Upananda the Sakyan went to the house of a friend and sat down with his wife in their bedroom.1.3Atha kho so puriso yenāyasmā upanando sakyaputto tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṁ upanandaṁ sakyaputtaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi.The husband approached Upananda, bowed, and sat down.1.4Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so puriso pajāpatiṁ etadavoca—“dadehāyyassa bhikkhan”ti.He then said to his wife, “Please give him alms.”1.5Atha kho sā itthī āyasmato upanandassa sakyaputtassa bhikkhaṁ adāsi.And she did so.

1.6Atha kho so puriso āyasmantaṁ upanandaṁ sakyaputtaṁ etadavoca—“gacchatha, bhante, yato ayyassa bhikkhā dinnā”ti.Soon afterwards he said, “Please leave, sir, the alms have been given.”

1.7Atha kho sā itthī sallakkhetvā—“pariyuṭṭhito ayaṁ puriso”ti, āyasmantaṁ upanandaṁ sakyaputtaṁ etadavoca—“nisīdatha, bhante, mā agamitthā”ti.But the woman, knowing that her husband was lustful, said, “Please sit, sir, don’t go.”

1.8Dutiyampi kho so puriso …pe…A second time and1.9tatiyampi kho so puriso āyasmantaṁ upanandaṁ sakyaputtaṁ etadavoca—“gacchatha, bhante, yato ayyassa bhikkhā dinnā”ti.a third time he repeated his request,1.10Tatiyampi kho sā itthī āyasmantaṁ upanandaṁ sakyaputtaṁ etadavoca—“nisīdatha, bhante, mā agamitthā”ti.and both times his wife repeated hers.

1.11Atha kho so puriso nikkhamitvā bhikkhū ujjhāpesi—He then left the house and complained to the monks,1.12“ayaṁ, bhante, ayyo upanando mayhaṁ pajāpatiyā saddhiṁ sayanighare nisinno.“Venerables, Venerable Upananda is seated with my wife in our bedroom.1.13So mayā uyyojīyamāno na icchati gantuṁ.When I ask him to leave because we’re busy, he doesn’t want to go.”1.14Bahukiccā mayaṁ bahukaraṇīyā”ti.

1.15PTS 4.95Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—The monks of few desires complained and criticized Upananda,1.16“kathañhi nāma āyasmā upanando sakyaputto sabhojane kule anupakhajja nisajjaṁ kappessatī”ti …pe…“How could Venerable Upananda sit down intruding on a lustful couple?” …1.17“saccaṁ kira tvaṁ, upananda, sabhojane kule anupakhajja nisajjaṁ kappesī”ti?“Is it true, Upananda, 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, sabhojane kule anupakhajja nisajjaṁ kappessasi.“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“Yo pana bhikkhu sabhojane kule anupakhajja nisajjaṁ kappeyya, pācittiyan”ti.‘If a monk sits down intruding on a lustful couple, 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.
2.1.5Sabhojanaṁ nāma kulaṁA lustful couple:: 2.1.6itthī ceva hoti puriso ca, itthī ca puriso ca ubho anikkhantā honti, ubho avītarāgā.both a woman and a man are present. The woman and the man have not both left, and both are not without lust.
2.1.7AnupakhajjātiIntruding on:: 2.1.8anupavisitvā.enters after.
2.1.9Nisajjaṁ kappeyyātiSits down:: 2.1.10mahallake ghare piṭṭhasaṅghāṭassa hatthapāsaṁ vijahitvā nisīdati, āpatti pācittiyassa.in a large house, if he sits down more than one arm’s reach inside the door frame, he commits an offense entailing confession.2.1.11Khuddake ghare piṭṭhivaṁsaṁ atikkamitvā nisīdati, āpatti pācittiyassa.In a small house, if he sits down beyond the ridge beam, he commits an offense entailing confession.¹

2.2.0Permutations

2.2.1Sayanighare sayanigharasaññī sabhojane kule anupakhajja nisajjaṁ kappeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.If it is a bedroom, and he perceives it as such, and he sits down intruding on a lustful couple, he commits an offense entailing confession.²2.2.2Sayanighare vematiko sabhojane kule anupakhajja nisajjaṁ kappeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.If it is a bedroom, but he is unsure of it, and he sits down intruding on a lustful couple, he commits an offense entailing confession.2.2.3Sayanighare nasayanigharasaññī sabhojane kule anupakhajja nisajjaṁ kappeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.If it is a bedroom, but he does not perceive it as such, and he sits down intruding on a lustful couple, he commits an offense entailing confession.

2.2.4Nasayanighare sayanigharasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If it is not a bedroom, but he perceives it as such, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.2.5Nasayanighare vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If it is not a bedroom, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.2.6Nasayanighare nasayanigharasaññī, anāpatti.If it is not a bedroom, and he does not perceive it as such, there is no offense.

2.3.0Non-offenses

2.3.1Anāpatti—There is no offense:2.3.2mahallake ghare piṭṭhasaṅghāṭassa hatthapāsaṁ avijahitvā nisīdati,if, in a large house, he sits down, but not more than one arm’s reach inside the door frame;2.3.3khuddake ghare piṭṭhivaṁsaṁ anatikkamitvā nisīdati,if, in a small house, he sits down, but not beyond the ridge beam;2.3.4bhikkhu dutiyo hoti,if he has a companion monk;2.3.5ubho nikkhantā honti,if both have left;2.3.6ubho vītarāgā,if both are without lust;2.3.7nasayanighare,if it is not a bedroom;2.3.8ummattakassa,if he is insane;2.3.9ādikammikassāti.if he is the first offender.

2.3.10Sabhojanasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ tatiyaṁ.The training rule on intruding on a lustful couple, the third, is finished.

43. Intruding on a lustful couple