- 0.1Theravāda VinayaTheravāda Collection on Monastic Law
- 0.2MahāvibhaṅgaThe Great Analysis
- 0.3SekhiyakaṇḍaThe chapter on training
- 0.4KhambhakatavaggaThe subchapter on hands on hips
0.522. DutiyakhambhakatasikkhāpadaHands on hips
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 khambhakatā antaraghare nisīdanti …pe….At that time the monks from the group of six put their hands on their hips while sitting in inhabited areas. …
1.3.0Final ruling
1.3.1“Na khambhakato antaraghare nisīdissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.“‘I will not put my hands on my hips while sitting in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.”
1.4Na khambhakatena antaraghare nisīditabbaṁ.One should not put one’s hands on one’s hips while sitting in an inhabited area.1.5Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca ekato vā ubhato vā khambhaṁ katvā antaraghare nisīdati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If a monk, out of disrespect, puts one or both hands on his hips while sitting in an inhabited area, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
1.6.0Non-offenses
1.6.1Anāpatti—There is no offense:1.7asañcicca,if it is unintentional; 1.8assatiyā,if he is not mindful; 1.9ajānantassa,if he does not know; 1.10gilānassa,if he is sick; 1.11vāsūpagatassa,if he has entered his dwelling; 1.12āpadāsu,if there is an emergency; 1.13ummattakassa,if he is insane; 1.14ādikammikassāti.if he is the first offender.
1.15Dutiyasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.The second training rule is finished.