- 0.1Theravāda VinayaTheravāda Collection on Monastic Law
- 0.2MahāvibhaṅgaThe Great Analysis
- 0.3SekhiyakaṇḍaThe chapter on training
- 0.4UjjagghikavaggaThe subchapter on laughing loudly
0.517. BāhuppacālakasikkhāpadaSwinging the arms
1.0Origin story
1.1Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.At one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery.1.2Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū bāhuppacālakaṁ antaraghare gacchanti bāhuṁ olambentā …pe….At that time the monks from the group of six were swinging and dangling their arms while walking in inhabited areas. …
1.3.0Final ruling
1.3.1“Na bāhuppacālakaṁ antaraghare gamissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.“‘I will not swing my arms while walking in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.”
1.4Na bāhuppacālakaṁ antaraghare gantabbaṁ.One should not swing one’s arms while walking in an inhabited area;1.5Bāhuṁ paggahetvā gantabbaṁ.one should walk keeping one’s arms steady.1.6Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca bāhuppacālakaṁ antaraghare gacchati bāhuṁ olambento, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If a monk, out of disrespect, swings and dangles his arms while walking in an inhabited area, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
1.7.0Non-offenses
1.7.1Anāpatti—There is no offense:1.8.1asañcicca …pe…if it is unintentional; 1.8.2if he is not mindful; 1.8.3if he does not know; 1.8.4if he is sick; 1.8.5if there is an emergency; 1.8.6if he is insane; 1.9ādikammikassāti.if he is the first offender.
1.10Sattamasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.The seventh training rule is finished.