1.0Origin story

1.1Tena 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 āyasmā udāyī issāso hoti, kākā cassa amanāpā honti.At that time Venerable Udāyī was skilled in archery. And because he disliked crows,1.3So kāke vijjhitvā vijjhitvā sīsaṁ chinditvā sūle paṭipāṭiyā ṭhapesi.he shot them. He cut off their heads and then set them out in a row impaled on stakes.1.4Bhikkhū evamāhaṁsu—The monks asked him,1.5“kenime, āvuso, kākā jīvitā voropitā”ti?“Who killed these crows?”

1.6“Mayā, āvuso.“I did.1.7Amanāpā me kākā”ti.I don’t like crows.”

1.8Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—The monks of few desires complained and criticized him,1.9“kathañhi nāma āyasmā udāyī sañcicca pāṇaṁ jīvitā voropessatī”ti …pe…“How can Venerable Udāyī intentionally kill living beings?” …1.10“saccaṁ kira tvaṁ, udāyi, sañcicca pāṇaṁ jīvitā voropesī”ti?“Is it true, Udāyī, that you do this?”

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

1.12Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked him …1.13kathañhi nāma tvaṁ, moghapurisa, sañcicca pāṇaṁ jīvitā voropessasi.“Foolish man, how can you do this?1.14Netaṁ, moghapurisa, 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: