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23. Covering the head

Oguṇṭhita

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
  • 0.4KhambhakatavaggaThe subchapter on hands on hips

0.523. OguṇṭhitasikkhāpadaCovering 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 sasīsaṁ pārupitvā antaraghare gacchanti …pe….At that time the monks from the group of six were covering their heads with their upper robes while walking in inhabited areas. …

1.3.0Final ruling

1.3.1“Na oguṇṭhito antaraghare gamissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.“‘I will not cover my head while walking in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.”

1.4Na oguṇṭhitena antaraghare gantabbaṁ.One should not cover one’s head while walking in an inhabited area.1.5Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca sasīsaṁ pārupitvā antaraghare gacchati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If a monk, out of disrespect, covers his head with his upper robe while walking in an inhabited area, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

1.6.0Non-offenses

1.6.1Anāpatti—There is no offense:1.7.1asañcicca …pe…if it is unintentional; 1.7.2if he is not mindful; 1.7.3if he does not know; 1.7.4if he is sick; 1.7.5if there is an emergency; 1.7.6if he is insane; 1.8ādikammikassāti.if he is the first offender.

1.9Tatiyasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.The third training rule is finished.