1.0.1Origin story

1.0.2First substory

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 udake uccārampi passāvampi kheḷampi karonti.At that time the monks from the group of six were defecating, urinating, and spitting in water.1.3PTS 4.206Manussā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—People complained and criticized them,1.4“kathañhi nāma samaṇā sakyaputtiyā udake uccārampi passāvampi kheḷampi karissanti, seyyathāpi gihī kāmabhogino”ti.“How can the Sakyan monastics defecate, urinate, and spit in water? They’re just like householders who indulge in worldly pleasures!”

1.5Assosuṁ kho bhikkhū tesaṁ manussānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ.The monks heard the complaints of those people,1.6Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—and the monks of few desires complained and criticized those monks,1.7“kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhū udake uccārampi passāvampi kheḷampi karissantī”ti …pe…“How can the monks from the group of six do this?” …1.8“saccaṁ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, udake uccārampi passāvampi kheḷampi karothā”ti?“Is it true, monks, that you do this?”

1.9“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.“It’s true, sir.”

1.10Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked them …1.11kathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, udake uccārampi passāvampi kheḷampi karissatha.“Foolish men, how can you do this?1.12Netaṁ, moghapurisā, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” …1.13evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—“And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:

1.14.0Preliminary ruling

1.14.1“Na udake uccāraṁ vā passāvaṁ vā kheḷaṁ vā karissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.‘“I will not defecate, urinate, or spit in water,” this is how you should train.’”

1.15Evañcidaṁ 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 gilānā bhikkhū udake uccārampi passāvampi kheḷampi kātuṁ kukkuccāyanti.Soon afterwards, being afraid of wrongdoing, sick monks did not defecate, urinate, or spit in water.2.2Bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ.They told the Buddha.2.3Atha kho bhagavā etasmiṁ nidāne etasmiṁ pakaraṇe dhammiṁ kathaṁ katvā bhikkhū āmantesi—Soon afterwards he gave a teaching and addressed the monks:

2.4“anujānāmi, bhikkhave, gilānena bhikkhunā udake uccārampi passāvampi kheḷampi kātuṁ.“Monks, I allow a sick monk to defecate, urinate, or spit in water.

2.5Evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—And so, monks, this training rule should be recited like this: