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60. Holding a weapon

Āvudhapāṇi

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
  • 0.4SurusuruvaggaThe subchapter on slurping

0.560. ĀvudhapāṇisikkhāpadaHolding a weapon

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 āvudhapāṇissa dhammaṁ desenti …pe….At that time the monks from the group of six gave teachings to people holding weapons. …

1.3.0Final ruling

1.3.1“Na āvudhapāṇissa agilānassa dhammaṁ desessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.“‘I will not give a teaching to anyone holding a weapon who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.”

1.4.0Definitions

1.4.1Āvudhaṁ nāmaA weapon:
1.5cāpo kodaṇḍo.any kind of bow.

1.6Na āvudhapāṇissa agilānassa dhammo desetabbo.One should not give a teaching to anyone holding a weapon who is not sick.1.7Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca āvudhapāṇissa agilānassa dhammaṁ deseti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If a monk, out of disrespect, gives a teaching to someone holding a weapon 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.

1.11Dasamasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.The tenth training rule is finished.

1.12Surusuruvaggo chaṭṭho.The sixth subchapter on slurping is finished.