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20. Swaying the head

Dutiyasīsappacālaka

Translated by Bhikkhu Brahmali · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Theravāda VinayaTheravāda Collection on Monastic Law
  • 0.2MahāvibhaṅgaThe Great Analysis
  • 0.3SekhiyakaṇḍaThe chapter on training
  • 0.4UjjagghikavaggaThe subchapter on laughing loudly

0.520. DutiyasīsappacālakasikkhāpadaSwaying 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 nisīdanti sīsaṁ olambentā …pe….At that time the monks from the group of six were swaying and tilting their heads while sitting in inhabited areas. …

1.3.0Final ruling

1.3.1“Na sīsappacālakaṁ antaraghare nisīdissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.“‘I will not sway my head while sitting in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.”

1.4Na sīsappacālakaṁ antaraghare nisīditabbaṁ.One should not sway one’s head while sitting in an inhabited area;1.5Sīsaṁ paggahetvā nisīditabbaṁ.one should sit keeping one’s head straight.1.6Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca sīsappacālakaṁ antaraghare nisīdati sīsaṁ olambento, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If a monk, out of disrespect, sways and tilts his head while sitting in an inhabited area, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

1.7.0Non-offenses

1.7.1Anāpatti—There is no offense:1.8asañcicca,if it is unintentional; 1.9assatiyā,if he is not mindful; 1.10ajānantassa,if he does not know; 1.11gilānassa,if he is sick; 1.12vāsūpagatassa,if he has entered his dwelling; 1.13āpadāsu,if there is an emergency; 1.14ummattakassa,if he is insane; 1.15ādikammikassāti.if he is the first offender.

1.16Dasamasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.The tenth training rule is finished.

1.17Ujjagghikavaggo dutiyo.The second subchapter on laughing loudly is finished.