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

0.588. TūlonaddhasikkhāpadaMaking an upholstered 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 chabbaggiyā bhikkhū mañcampi pīṭhampi tūlonaddhaṁ kārāpenti.the monks from the group of six had beds and benches made upholstered with cotton down.1.3Manussā vihāracārikaṁ āhiṇḍantā passitvā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—When people walking about the dwellings saw this, they complained and criticized those monks,1.4“kathañhi nāma samaṇā sakyaputtiyā mañcampi pīṭhampi tūlonaddhaṁ kārāpessanti, seyyathāpi gihī kāmabhogino”ti.“How can the Sakyan monastics have beds and benches made upholstered with cotton down? They’re just like householders who indulge in worldly pleasures!”

1.5Assosuṁ kho bhikkhū tesaṁ manussānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ.The monks heard the complaints of those people,1.6Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—and the monks of few desires complained and criticized those monks,1.7“kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhū mañcampi pīṭhampi tūlonaddhaṁ kārāpessantī”ti …pe…“How could the monks from the group of six do this?” …1.8“saccaṁ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, mañcampi pīṭhampi tūlonaddhaṁ kārāpethā”ti?“Is it true, monks, that you did this?”

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

1.10Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked them …1.11kathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, mañcampi pīṭhampi tūlonaddhaṁ kārāpessatha.“Foolish men, how could you do this?1.12Netaṁ, moghapurisā, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” …1.13evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—“And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:

1.14.0Final ruling

1.14.1“Yo pana bhikkhu mañcaṁ vā pīṭhaṁ vā tūlonaddhaṁ kārāpeyya, uddālanakaṁ pācittiyan”ti.‘If a monk has a bed or a bench made upholstered with cotton down, it is to be stripped, and 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.
2.1.5Mañco nāmaA bed:: 2.1.6cattāro 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.¹
2.1.7Pīṭhaṁ nāmaA bench:: 2.1.8cattāri 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.
2.1.9PTS 4.170Tūlaṁ nāmaCotton down:: 2.1.10tīṇi tūlāni— rukkhatūlaṁ, latātūlaṁ, poṭakitūlaṁ.there are three kinds of cotton down: cotton down from trees, cotton down from creepers, cotton down from grass.
2.1.11KārāpeyyātiHas made:: 2.1.12karoti vā kārāpeti vā, payoge dukkaṭaṁ.if he makes one or has one made, then for the effort there is an act of wrong conduct.2.1.13Paṭilābhena uddāletvā pācittiyaṁ desetabbaṁ.When he gets it, it is to be stripped, and he is then to confess an offense entailing confession.

2.1.14.0Permutations

2.1.14.1Attanā vippakataṁ attanā pariyosāpeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.If he finishes what he began himself, he commits an offense entailing confession.2.1.15Attanā vippakataṁ parehi pariyosāpeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.If he has others finish what he began himself, he commits an offense entailing confession.2.1.16Parehi vippakataṁ attanā pariyosāpeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.If he finishes himself what was begun by others, he commits an offense entailing confession.2.1.17Parehi vippakataṁ parehi pariyosāpeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.If he has others finish what was begun by others, he commits an offense entailing confession.

2.1.18Aññassatthāya 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.2.1.19Aññena 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:2.2.2āyoge,if it is for a back-and-knee strap;² 2.2.3kāyabandhane,if it is for a belt; 2.2.4aṁsabaddhake,if it is for a shoulder strap; 2.2.5pattatthavikāya,if it is for a bowl bag; 2.2.6parissāvane,if it is for a water filter; 2.2.7bibbohanaṁ karoti,if he is making a pillow; 2.2.8aññena kataṁ paṭilabhitvā uddāletvā paribhuñjati,if he gets one made by another and then strips it before using it; 2.2.9ummattakassa,if he is insane; 2.2.10ādikammikassāti.if he is the first offender.

2.2.11Tūlonaddhasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ.The training rule on making an upholstered bed or bench, the sixth, is finished.

88. Making an upholstered bed or bench