- 0.1Theravāda VinayaTheravāda Collection on Monastic Law
- 0.2MahāvibhaṅgaThe Great Analysis
- 0.3SekhiyakaṇḍaThe chapter on training
- 0.4KhambhakatavaggaThe subchapter on hands on hips
0.526. PallatthikasikkhāpadaClasping the knees
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 pallatthikāya antaraghare nisīdanti …pe….At that time the monks from the group of six were clasping their knees while sitting in inhabited areas. …
1.3.0Final ruling
1.3.1“Na pallatthikāya antaraghare nisīdissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.“‘I will not clasp my knees while sitting in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.”
1.4Na pallatthikāya antaraghare nisīditabbaṁ.One should not clasp one’s knees while sitting in an inhabited area.1.5Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca hatthapallatthikāya vā dussapallatthikāya vā antaraghare nisīdati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If a monk, out of disrespect, clasps his knees with his hands or with a cloth 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.
1.15Chaṭṭhasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.The sixth training rule is finished.