- 0.1Theravāda VinayaTheravāda Collection on Monastic Law
- 0.2MahāvibhaṅgaThe Great Analysis
- 0.3SekhiyakaṇḍaThe chapter on training
- 0.4PādukavaggaThe subchapter on shoes
0.568. ChamāsikkhāpadaSitting on the ground
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 chamāyaṁ nisīditvā āsane nisinnassa dhammaṁ desenti …pe….At that time the monks from the group of six were sitting on the ground giving teachings to people sitting on seats. …
1.3.0Final ruling
1.3.1“Na chamāyaṁ nisīditvā āsane nisinnassa agilānassa dhammaṁ desessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.“‘I will not give a teaching while sitting on the ground to anyone sitting on a seat who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.”
1.4Na chamāyaṁ nisīditvā āsane nisinnassa agilānassa dhammo desetabbo.One should not give a teaching while sitting on the ground to anyone sitting on a seat who is not sick.1.5Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca chamāyaṁ nisīditvā āsane nisinnassa agilānassa dhammaṁ deseti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If a monk, out of disrespect, gives a teaching while sitting on the ground to someone sitting on a seat who is not sick, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
1.6.0Non-offenses
1.6.1Anāpatti—There is no offense:1.7.1asañcicca …pe…if it is unintentional; 1.7.2if he is not mindful; 1.7.3if he does not know; 1.7.4if he is sick; 1.7.5if there is an emergency; 1.7.6if he is insane; 1.8ādikammikassāti.if he is the first offender.
1.9Aṭṭhamasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.The eighth training rule is finished.