0.1Theravāda VinayaTheravāda Collection on Monastic Law
0.2MahāvibhaṅgaThe Great Analysis
0.3PācittiyakaṇḍaThe chapter on offenses entailing confession
0.4SahadhammikavaggaThe subchapter on legitimate correction

0.577. SañciccasikkhāpadaIntentionally making a monk anxious

1.0Origin story

1.1Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.At one time when the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery,1.2Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū sattarasavaggiyānaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ sañcicca kukkuccaṁ upadahanti—the monks from the group of six intentionally made the monks from the group of seventeen anxious. They said,1.3“bhagavatā, āvuso, sikkhāpadaṁ paññattaṁ—“The Buddha has laid down a rule1.4‘na ūnavīsativasso puggalo upasampādetabbo’ti.that a person who is less than twenty years old shouldn’t be given the full ordination.1.5Tumhe ca ūnavīsativassā upasampannā.And you were less than twenty when you got the full ordination.1.6Kacci no tumhe anupasampannā”ti?Could it be that you’re not fully ordained?”1.7Te rodanti.They cried.1.8Bhikkhū evamāhaṁsu—Other monks asked them why,1.9“kissa tumhe, āvuso, rodathā”ti?1.10“Ime, āvuso, chabbaggiyā bhikkhū amhākaṁ sañcicca kukkuccaṁ upadahantī”ti.and they said, “The monks from the group of six intentionally make us anxious.”

1.11PTS 4.149Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—The monks of few desires complained and criticized them,1.12“kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhū bhikkhūnaṁ sañcicca kukkuccaṁ upadahissantī”ti …pe…“How can the monks from the group of six do this?” …1.13“saccaṁ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, bhikkhūnaṁ sañcicca kukkuccaṁ upadahathā”ti?“Is it true, monks, that you do this?”

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

1.15Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked them …1.16kathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, bhikkhūnaṁ sañcicca kukkuccaṁ upadahissatha.“Foolish men, how can you do this?1.17Netaṁ, moghapurisā, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” …1.18evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—“And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:

1.19.0Final ruling

1.19.1“Yo pana bhikkhu bhikkhussa sañcicca kukkuccaṁ upadaheyya—‘itissa muhuttampi aphāsu bhavissatī’ti etadeva paccayaṁ karitvā anaññaṁ, pācittiyan”ti.‘If a monk intentionally makes a monk anxious, thinking, “In this way he will be ill at ease at least for a moment,” and he does so only for this reason and no other, 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.
2.1.5BhikkhussātiA monk:: 2.1.6aññassa bhikkhussa.another monk.
2.1.7SañciccātiIntentionally:: 2.1.8jānanto sañjānanto cecca abhivitaritvā vītikkamo.knowing, perceiving, having intended, having decided, he transgresses.
2.1.9Kukkuccaṁ upadaheyyātiMakes anxious:: 2.1.10“ūnavīsativasso maññe tvaṁ upasampanno, vikāle maññe tayā bhuttaṁ, majjaṁ maññe tayā pītaṁ, mātugāmena saddhiṁ raho maññe tayā nisinnan”ti kukkuccaṁ upadahati, āpatti pācittiyassa.if he makes him anxious, saying, “It would seem that you were less than twenty years old when you were given the full ordination,” “It would seem that you have eaten at the wrong time,” “It would seem that you have drunk alcohol,” “It would seem that you have been sitting in private with a woman,” he commits an offense entailing confession.
2.1.11Etadeva paccayaṁ karitvā, anaññantiHe does so only for this reason and no other:: 2.1.12na añño koci paccayo hoti kukkuccaṁ upadahituṁ.there is no other reason for making him anxious.

2.2.0Permutations

2.2.1Upasampanne upasampannasaññī sañcicca kukkuccaṁ upadahati, āpatti pācittiyassa.If it is one who is fully ordained, and he perceives him as such, and he intentionally makes him anxious, he commits an offense entailing confession.2.2.2Upasampanne vematiko sañcicca kukkuccaṁ upadahati, āpatti pācittiyassa.If it is one who is fully ordained, but he is unsure of it, and he intentionally makes him anxious, he commits an offense entailing confession.2.2.3Upasampanne anupasampannasaññī sañcicca kukkuccaṁ upadahati, āpatti pācittiyassa.If it is one who is fully ordained, but he does not perceive him as such, and he intentionally makes him anxious, he commits an offense entailing confession.

2.2.4Anupasampannassa sañcicca kukkuccaṁ upadahati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If he intentionally makes one who is not fully ordained anxious, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.2.5Anupasampanne upasampannasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If it is one who is not fully ordained, but he perceives them as such, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.2.6Anupasampanne vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If it is one who is not fully ordained, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.2.7Anupasampanne anupasampannasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If it is one who is not fully ordained, and he does not perceive them as such, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

2.3.0Non-offenses

2.3.1Anāpatti—There is no offense:2.3.2na kukkuccaṁ upadahitukāmo “ūnavīsativasso maññe tvaṁ upasampanno, vikāle maññe tayā bhuttaṁ, majjaṁ maññe tayā pītaṁ, mātugāmena saddhiṁ raho maññe tayā nisinnaṁ, iṅgha jānāhi, mā te pacchā kukkuccaṁ ahosī”ti bhaṇati,if, not wanting to make him anxious, he says, “It would seem that you were less than twenty years old when you were given the full ordination,” “It would seem that you have eaten at the wrong time,” “It would seem that you have drunk alcohol,” “It would seem that you have been sitting in private with a woman,” and then, “Find out about it, so that you don’t get anxious later;” 2.3.3ummattakassa,if he is insane; 2.3.4ādikammikassāti.if he is the first offender.

2.3.5Sañciccasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ sattamaṁ.The training rule on intentionally making a monk anxious, the seventh, is finished.