- 0.1Theravāda VinayaTheravāda Collection on Monastic Law
- 0.2MahāvibhaṅgaThe Great Analysis
- 0.3PācittiyakaṇḍaThe chapter on offenses entailing confession
- 0.4SurāpānavaggaThe subchapter on drinking alcohol
0.553. HasadhammasikkhāpadaPlaying in water
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,1.2PTS 4.112Tena kho pana samayena sattarasavaggiyā bhikkhū aciravatiyā nadiyā udake kīḷanti.the monks from the group of seventeen were playing in the water of the river Aciravatī.1.3Tena kho pana samayena rājā pasenadi kosalo mallikāya deviyā saddhiṁ uparipāsādavaragato hoti.Just then, while King Pasenadi of Kosala was up in his finest stilt house with Queen Mallikā,1.4Addasā kho rājā pasenadi kosalo sattarasavaggiye bhikkhū aciravatiyā nadiyā udake kīḷante.he saw the monks from the group of seventeen playing in the river.1.5Disvāna mallikaṁ deviṁ etadavoca—He said to Queen Mallikā,1.6“ete te, mallike, arahanto udake kīḷantī”ti.“Mallikā, these perfected ones are playing in the water.”
1.7“Nissaṁsayaṁ kho, mahārāja, bhagavatā sikkhāpadaṁ apaññattaṁ.“Great king, no doubt the Buddha hasn’t laid down a rule.1.8Te vā bhikkhū appakataññuno”ti.Either that, or these monks are ignorant.”
1.9Atha kho rañño pasenadissa kosalassa etadahosi—King Pasenadi thought,1.10“kena nu kho ahaṁ upāyena bhagavato ca na āroceyyaṁ, bhagavā ca jāneyya ime bhikkhū udake kīḷitā”ti?“How can the Buddha find out about these monks playing in the water without me telling him?”
1.11Atha kho rājā pasenadi kosalo sattarasavaggiye bhikkhū pakkosāpetvā mahantaṁ guḷapiṇḍaṁ adāsi—Having sent for those monks, King Pasenadi gave them a large lump of sugar, saying,1.12“imaṁ, bhante, guḷapiṇḍaṁ bhagavato dethā”ti.“Sirs, please give this lump of sugar to the Buddha.”
1.13Sattarasavaggiyā bhikkhū taṁ guḷapiṇḍaṁ ādāya yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu;The monks took the lump of sugar, went to the Buddha,1.14upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ etadavocuṁ—and said,1.15“imaṁ, bhante, guḷapiṇḍaṁ rājā pasenadi kosalo bhagavato detī”ti.“Sir, this lump of sugar is a gift from King Pasenadi.”
1.16“Kahaṁ pana tumhe, bhikkhave, rājā addasā”ti.“But, monks, where did you see the king?”
1.17“Aciravatiyā nadiyā, bhagavā, udake kīḷante”ti.“From the river Aciravatī, while playing in the water.”
1.18Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked them …1.19kathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, udake kīḷissatha.“Foolish men, how can you play in water?1.20Netaṁ, moghapurisā, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” …1.21evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—“And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:
1.22.0Final ruling
1.22.1“Udake hasadhamme pācittiyan”ti.‘If a monk plays in water, he commits an offense entailing confession.’”
2.1.0Definitions
2.2.0Permutations
2.2.1Udake hasadhamme hasadhammasaññī, āpatti pācittiyassa.If he is playing in water, and he perceives that he is, he commits an offense entailing confession.2.2.2Udake hasadhamme vematiko, āpatti pācittiyassa.If he is playing in water, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense entailing confession.2.2.3Udake hasadhamme ahasadhammasaññī, āpatti pācittiyassa.If he is playing in water, but he does not perceive that he is, he commits an offense entailing confession.
2.2.4Heṭṭhāgopphake udake kīḷati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If he is playing in water less than ankle deep, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
2.2.5Udake nāvāya kīḷati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If he is playing in a boat in water, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
2.2.6Hatthena vā pādena vā kaṭṭhena vā kaṭhalāya vā udakaṁ paharati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If he strikes the water with his hand, with his foot, with a stick, or with a stone, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
2.2.7Bhājanagataṁ udakaṁ vā kañjikaṁ vā khīraṁ vā takkaṁ vā rajanaṁ vā passāvaṁ vā cikkhallaṁ vā kīḷati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If he plays with water in a vessel, or with congee, milk, buttermilk, dye, urine, or mud in a vessel, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
2.2.8Udake ahasadhamme hasadhammasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If he is not playing in water, but he perceives that he is, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.2.9Udake ahasadhamme vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If he is not playing in water, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.2.10Udake ahasadhamme ahasadhammasaññī, anāpatti.If he is not playing in water, and he does not perceive that he is, there is no offense.
2.3.0Non-offenses
2.3.1PTS 4.113Anāpatti—There is no offense:2.3.2na hasādhippāyo,if he is not aiming to have fun; 2.3.3sati karaṇīye udakaṁ otaritvā nimujjati vā ummujjati vā palavati vā,if, when there is something to be done, he enters the water and then immerses himself or emerges on the surface or swims; 2.3.4pāraṁ gacchanto nimujjati vā ummujjati vā palavati vā,if, while crossing a body of water, he immerses himself or emerges on the surface or swims; 2.3.5āpadāsu,if there is an emergency; 2.3.6ummattakassa,if he is insane; 2.3.7ādikammikassāti.if he is the first offender.
2.3.8Hasadhammasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ tatiyaṁ.The training rule on playing in water, the third, is finished.