- 0.1Theravāda VinayaTheravāda Collection on Monastic Law
- 0.2MahāvibhaṅgaThe Great Analysis
- 0.3SekhiyakaṇḍaThe chapter on training
- 0.4KhambhakatavaggaThe subchapter on hands on hips
0.524. DutiyaoguṇṭhitasikkhāpadaCovering 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 nisīdanti …pe….At that time the monks from the group of six were covering their heads with their robes while sitting in inhabited areas. …
1.3.0Final ruling
1.3.1“Na oguṇṭhito antaraghare nisīdissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.“‘I will not cover my head while sitting in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.”
1.4Na oguṇṭhitena antaraghare nisīditabbaṁ.One should not cover one’s head while sitting in an inhabited area.1.5Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca sasīsaṁ pārupitvā antaraghare nisīdati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If a monk, out of disrespect, covers his head with his upper robe 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.
1.15Catutthasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.The fourth training rule is finished.