1.0Origin story

1.1Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.At one time the when Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery,1.2PTS 4.146Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū kupitā anattamanā sattarasavaggiyānaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ pahāraṁ denti.the monks from the group of six hit the monks from the group of seventeen in anger.1.3Te rodanti.They cried.1.4Bhikkhū evamāhaṁsu—Other monks asked them why,1.5“kissa tumhe, āvuso, rodathā”ti?1.6“Ime, āvuso, chabbaggiyā bhikkhū kupitā anattamanā amhākaṁ pahāraṁ dentī”ti.and they told them what had happened.

1.7Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—The monks of few desires complained and criticized them,1.8“kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhū kupitā anattamanā bhikkhūnaṁ pahāraṁ dassantī”ti …pe…“How could the monks from the group of six hit other monks in anger?” …1.9“saccaṁ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, kupitā anattamanā bhikkhūnaṁ pahāraṁ dethā”ti?“Is it true, monks, that you did this?”

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

1.11Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked them …1.12kathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, kupitā anattamanā bhikkhūnaṁ pahāraṁ dassatha.“Foolish men, how could you do this?1.13Netaṁ, moghapurisā, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” …1.14evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—“And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this: