- 0.1Theravāda VinayaTheravāda Collection on Monastic Law
- 0.2MahāvibhaṅgaThe Great Analysis
- 0.3SekhiyakaṇḍaThe chapter on training
- 0.4SurusuruvaggaThe subchapter on slurping
0.559. SatthapāṇisikkhāpadaHolding a knife
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 satthapāṇissa dhammaṁ desenti …pe….At that time the monks from the group of six gave teachings to people holding knives. …
1.3.0Final ruling
1.3.1“Na satthapāṇissa agilānassa dhammaṁ desessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.“‘I will not give a teaching to anyone holding a knife who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.”
1.4.0Definitions
- 1.4.1PTS 4.201Satthaṁ nāmaA knife:
- 1.5ekatodhāraṁ ubhatodhāraṁ paharaṇaṁ.a weapon with a single-edged or double-edged blade.1
1.6Na satthapāṇissa agilānassa dhammo desetabbo.One should not give a teaching to anyone holding a knife who is not sick.1.7Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca satthapāṇissa agilānassa dhammaṁ deseti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If a monk, out of disrespect, gives a teaching to someone holding a knife who is not sick, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
1.8.0Non-offenses
1.8.1Anāpatti—There is no offense:1.9.1asañcicca …pe…if it is unintentional; 1.9.2if he is not mindful; 1.9.3if he does not know; 1.9.4if he is sick; 1.9.5if there is an emergency; 1.9.6if he is insane; 1.10ādikammikassāti.if he is the first offender.
1.11Navamasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.The ninth training rule is finished.