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 anācāraṁ ācaritvā ekamekassa kamme kayiramāne paṭikkosanti.the monks from the group of six were misbehaving, but when a legal procedure was being done against any one of them, they would object.

1.3Tena kho pana samayena saṅgho sannipatito hoti kenacideva karaṇīyena.On one occasion the Sangha had gathered on some business.1.4Chabbaggiyā bhikkhū cīvarakammaṁ karontā ekassa chandaṁ adaṁsu.The monks from the group of six were busy making robes and so they gave their consent to one among them.1.5Atha kho saṅgho—1.6“ayaṁ, āvuso, chabbaggiyo bhikkhu ekako āgato, handassa mayaṁ kammaṁ karomā”ti tassa kammaṁ akāsi.When the monks saw that only one monk from the group of six had come, they did a legal procedure against him.1.7Atha kho so bhikkhu yena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū tenupasaṅkami.When he returned to the monks from the group of six,1.8Chabbaggiyā bhikkhū taṁ bhikkhuṁ etadavocuṁ—they asked him,1.9“kiṁ, āvuso, saṅgho akāsī”ti?“What did the Sangha do?”

1.10“Saṅgho me, āvuso, kammaṁ akāsī”ti.“It did a legal procedure against me.”

1.11“Na mayaṁ, āvuso, etadatthāya chandaṁ adamhā—“We didn’t give our consent for that.1.12‘tuyhaṁ kammaṁ karissatī’ti.1.13Sace ca mayaṁ jāneyyāma ‘tuyhaṁ kammaṁ karissatī’ti, na mayaṁ chandaṁ dadeyyāmā”ti.If we had known that a procedure would be done against you, we wouldn’t have given our consent.”

1.14Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—The monks of few desires complained and criticized them,1.15“kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhū dhammikānaṁ kammānaṁ chandaṁ datvā pacchā khīyanadhammaṁ āpajjissantī”ti …pe…“How could the monks from the group of six give their consent to legitimate legal procedures and then criticize them afterwards?” …1.16PTS 4.152“saccaṁ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, dhammikānaṁ kammānaṁ chandaṁ datvā pacchā khīyanadhammaṁ āpajjathā”ti?“Is it true, monks, that you did this?”

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

1.18Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked them …1.19kathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, dhammikānaṁ kammānaṁ chandaṁ datvā pacchā khīyanadhammaṁ āpajjissatha.“Foolish men, how could you do this?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: