- 0.1Theravāda VinayaTheravāda Collection on Monastic Law
- 0.2MahāvibhaṅgaThe Great Analysis
- 0.3SekhiyakaṇḍaThe chapter on training
- 0.4UjjagghikavaggaThe subchapter on laughing loudly
0.519. SīsappacālakasikkhāpadaSwaying the head
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 sīsappacālakaṁ antaraghare gacchanti sīsaṁ olambentā …pe….At that time the monks from the group of six were swaying and tilting their heads while walking in inhabited areas. …
1.3.0Final ruling
1.3.1“Na sīsappacālakaṁ antaraghare gamissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.“‘I will not sway my head while walking in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.”
1.4Na sīsappacālakaṁ antaraghare gantabbaṁ.One should not sway one’s head while walking in an inhabited area;1.5Sīsaṁ paggahetvā gantabbaṁ.one should walk keeping one’s head straight.1.6Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca sīsappacālakaṁ antaraghare gacchati sīsaṁ olambento, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If a monk, out of disrespect, sways and tilts his head 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.
1.10Navamasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.The ninth training rule is finished.