0.1Theravāda VinayaTheravāda Collection on Monastic Law
0.2MahāvibhaṅgaThe Great Analysis
0.3PācittiyakaṇḍaThe chapter on offenses entailing confession
0.4RatanavaggaThe subchapter on precious things

0.587. MañcapīṭhasikkhāpadaMaking an inappropriate bed or bench

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 āyasmā upanando sakyaputto ucce mañce sayati.Venerable Upananda the Sakyan was sleeping on a high bed.1.3Atha kho bhagavā sambahulehi bhikkhūhi saddhiṁ senāsanacārikaṁ āhiṇḍanto yenāyasmato upanandassa sakyaputtassa vihāro tenupasaṅkami.On one occasion, as the Buddha and a number of monks were walking about the dwellings, they came to Upananda’s dwelling.1.4Addasā kho āyasmā upanando sakyaputto bhagavantaṁ dūratova āgacchantaṁ.Upananda saw the Buddha coming1.5Disvāna bhagavantaṁ etadavoca—and said to him,1.6“āgacchatu me, bhante, bhagavā sayanaṁ passatū”ti.“Sir, please come and see my bed.”1.7Atha kho bhagavā tatova paṭinivattitvā bhikkhū āmantesi—The Buddha turned around on the spot and addressed the monks:1.8“āsayato, bhikkhave, moghapuriso veditabbo”ti.“A fool, monks, can be recognized by his sleeping place.”

1.9Atha kho bhagavā āyasmantaṁ upanandaṁ sakyaputtaṁ anekapariyāyena vigarahitvā dubbharatāya …pe…After rebuking Upananda in many ways, the Buddha spoke in dispraise of being difficult to support …1.10evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—“And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:

1.11.0Final ruling

1.11.1“Navaṁ pana bhikkhunā mañcaṁ vā pīṭhaṁ vā kārayamānena aṭṭhaṅgulapādakaṁ kāretabbaṁ sugataṅgulena, aññatra heṭṭhimāya aṭaniyā; taṁ atikkāmayato chedanakaṁ pācittiyan”ti.‘If a monk is having a new bed or bench made, it is to have legs eight standard fingerbreadths long below the lowest frame. If the legs exceed that, they are to be cut down, and he commits an offense entailing confession.’”¹

2.1.0Definitions

2.1.1Navaṁ nāmaNew:: 2.1.2karaṇaṁ upādāya vuccati.newly made is what is meant.
2.1.3Mañco nāmaA bed:: 2.1.4cattāro mañcā— masārako, bundikābaddho, kuḷīrapādako, āhaccapādako.there are four kinds of beds: one with legs and frame, called masāraka; one with legs and frame, called bundikābaddha; one with crooked legs; one with detachable legs.²
2.1.5Pīṭhaṁ nāmaA bench:: 2.1.6cattāri pīṭhāni— masārakaṁ, bundikābaddhaṁ, kuḷīrapādakaṁ, āhaccapādakaṁ.there are four kinds of benches: one with legs and frame, called masāraka; one with legs and frame, called bundikābaddha; one with crooked legs; one with detachable legs.
2.1.7KārayamānenātiIs having made:: 2.1.8karonto vā kārāpento vā.making it himself or having it made.
2.1.9PTS 4.169Aṭṭhaṅgulapādakaṁ kāretabbaṁ sugataṅgulena, aññatra heṭṭhimāya aṭaniyātiIt is to have legs eight standard fingerbreadths long below the lowest frame:: 2.1.10ṭhapetvā heṭṭhimaṁ aṭaniṁ;apart from the lowest frame.2.1.11taṁ atikkāmetvā karoti vā kārāpeti vā, payoge dukkaṭaṁ, paṭilābhena chinditvā pācittiyaṁ desetabbaṁ.If he makes one, or has one made, that exceeds that, then for the effort there is an act of wrong conduct. When he gets it, the legs are to be cut down, and he is then to confess an offense entailing confession.

2.1.12.0Permutations

2.1.12.1Attanā vippakataṁ attanā pariyosāpeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.If he finishes what he began himself, he commits an offense entailing confession.2.1.13Attanā vippakataṁ parehi pariyosāpeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.If he has others finish what he began himself, he commits an offense entailing confession.2.1.14Parehi vippakataṁ attanā pariyosāpeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.If he finishes himself what was begun by others, he commits an offense entailing confession.2.1.15Parehi vippakataṁ parehi pariyosāpeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.If he has others finish what was begun by others, he commits an offense entailing confession.

2.1.16Aññassatthāya karoti vā kārāpeti vā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If he makes one or has one made for the benefit of someone else, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

2.1.17Aññena kataṁ paṭilabhitvā paribhuñjati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If he gets one that was made by someone else and then uses it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

2.2.0Non-offenses

2.2.1Anāpatti—There is no offense:2.2.2pamāṇikaṁ karoti,if he makes it the right height; 2.2.3ūnakaṁ karoti,if he makes it lower than the right height; 2.2.4aññena kataṁ pamāṇātikkantaṁ paṭilabhitvā chinditvā paribhuñjati,if he gets one made by another that exceeds the right height and then cuts the legs down before using it; 2.2.5ummattakassa,if he is insane; 2.2.6ādikammikassāti.if he is the first offender.

2.2.7Mañcapīṭhasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ pañcamaṁ.The training rule on making an inappropriate bed or bench, the fifth, is finished.

87. Making an inappropriate bed or bench