- 0.1Theravāda VinayaTheravāda Collection on Monastic Law
- 0.2MahāvibhaṅgaThe Great Analysis
- 0.3SekhiyakaṇḍaThe chapter on training
- 0.4SurusuruvaggaThe subchapter on slurping
0.557. ChattapāṇisikkhāpadaHolding a sunshade
1.0.1Origin story
1.0.2First substory
1.1Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.At one time when the Buddha was staying in the Bhagga country at Susumāragira in the Bhesakaḷā Grove,1.2Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū chattapāṇissa dhammaṁ desenti.the monks from the group of six gave teachings to people holding a sunshade.
1.3Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—The monks of few desires complained and criticized those monks,1.4“kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhū chattapāṇissa dhammaṁ desessantī”ti …pe…“How can the monks from the group of six give teachings to people holding a sunshade?” …1.5“saccaṁ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, chattapāṇissa dhammaṁ desethā”ti?“Is it true, monks, that you do this?”
1.6“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.“It’s true, sir.”
1.7Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked them …1.8kathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, chattapāṇissa dhammaṁ desessatha.“Foolish men, how can you do this?1.9Netaṁ, moghapurisā, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” …1.10evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—“And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:
1.11.0Preliminary ruling
1.11.1“Na chattapāṇissa dhammaṁ desessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.‘“I will not give a teaching to anyone holding a sunshade,” this is how you should train.’”
1.12Evañcidaṁ bhagavatā bhikkhūnaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ paññattaṁ hoti.In this way the Buddha laid down this training rule for the monks.
2.0Second substory
2.1Tena kho pana samayena bhikkhū chattapāṇissa gilānassa dhammaṁ desetuṁ kukkuccāyanti.Soon afterwards, being afraid of wrongdoing, the monks did not give teachings to sick people holding a sunshade.2.2.1PTS 4.200Manussā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—People complained and criticized them,2.3“kathañhi nāma samaṇā sakyaputtiyā chattapāṇissa gilānassa dhammaṁ na desessantī”ti.“How can the Sakyan monastics not give teachings to someone who’s sick holding a sunshade?”
2.4Assosuṁ kho bhikkhū tesaṁ manussānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ.The monks heard the complaints of those people,2.5Atha kho te bhikkhū bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ.and they told the Buddha.2.6Atha kho bhagavā etasmiṁ nidāne etasmiṁ pakaraṇe dhammiṁ kathaṁ katvā bhikkhū āmantesi—Soon afterwards he gave a teaching and addressed the monks:
2.7“anujānāmi, bhikkhave, chattapāṇissa gilānassa dhammaṁ desetuṁ.“Monks, I allow you to give a teaching to someone who’s sick holding a sunshade.
2.8Evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—And so, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:
2.9.0Final ruling
2.9.1“Na chattapāṇissa agilānassa dhammaṁ desessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.‘“I will not give a teaching to anyone holding a sunshade who is not sick,” this is how you should train.’”
2.10.0Definitions
- 2.10.1Chattaṁ nāmaA sunshade:
- 2.11tīṇi chattāni— setacchattaṁ, kilañjacchattaṁ, paṇṇacchattaṁ maṇḍalabaddhaṁ salākabaddhaṁ.there are three kinds of sunshades: the white sunshade, the reed sunshade, the leaf sunshade. They are bound at the rim and bound at the ribs.1
- 2.12Dhammo nāmaTeaching:
- 2.13buddhabhāsito sāvakabhāsito isibhāsito devatābhāsito atthūpasañhito dhammūpasañhito.what has been spoken by the Buddha, what has been spoken by disciples, what has been spoken by sages, what has been spoken by gods, what is connected with what is beneficial, what is connected with the Teaching.
- 2.14DeseyyātiGive:
- 2.15padena deseti, pade pade āpatti dukkaṭassa.if he teaches by the line, then for every line he commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.16Akkharāya deseti, akkharakkharāya āpatti dukkaṭassa.If he teaches by the syllable, then for every syllable he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
2.17Na chattapāṇissa agilānassa dhammo desetabbo.One should not give a teaching to anyone holding a sunshade who is not sick.2.18Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca chattapāṇissa agilānassa dhammaṁ deseti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If a monk, out of disrespect, gives a teaching to someone holding a sunshade who is not sick, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
2.19.0Non-offenses
2.19.1Anāpatti—There is no offense:2.20.1asañcicca …pe…if it is unintentional; 2.20.2if he is not mindful; 2.20.3if he does not know; 2.20.4if he is sick; 2.20.5if there is an emergency; 2.20.6if he is insane; 2.21ādikammikassāti.if he is the first offender.
2.22Sattamasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.The seventh training rule is finished.