2.0Definitions

2.1Tasseva kho panātiThat:

2.2tassa saṅghabhedakassa bhikkhuno.that monk who is pursuing schism in the Sangha.

2.3Bhikkhū hontītiMay have monks:

2.4aññe bhikkhū honti.may have other monks.

2.5AnuvattakātiWho side with him:

2.6yaṁdiṭṭhiko so hoti yaṅkhantiko yaṁruciko tepi taṁdiṭṭhikā honti taṅkhantikā taṁrucikā.they have the same view, the same belief, the same persuasion as he does.

2.7VaggavādakātiWho support him:

2.8tassa vaṇṇāya pakkhāya ṭhitā honti.they praise him and take his side.

2.9PTS 3.176Eko vā dve vā tayo vātiOne, two, or three:

2.10eko vā hoti dve vā tayo vā. Te evaṁ vadeyyuṁ—there is one, or two, or three. They may say,2.11“māyasmanto etaṁ bhikkhuṁ kiñci avacuttha, dhammavādī ceso bhikkhu, vinayavādī ceso bhikkhu,“Venerables, don’t correct this monk. He speaks in accordance with the Teaching and the training.²2.12amhākañceso bhikkhu chandañca ruciñca ādāya voharati jānāti no bhāsati amhākampetaṁ khamatī”ti.And he speaks with our consent and approval. He knows about us and speaks for us, and we approve of this.”

2.13Te bhikkhūtiThose monks:

2.14ye te anuvattakā bhikkhū.those monks who side with him.

2.15BhikkhūhītiThe monks:

2.16aññehi bhikkhūhi. Ye passanti ye suṇanti tehi vattabbā—other monks who see it or hear about it. They should correct them like this:

2.17“māyasmanto evaṁ avacuttha.“No, venerables,2.18Na ceso bhikkhu dhammavādī, na ceso bhikkhu vinayavādī.this monk speaks contrary to the Teaching and the training.2.19Māyasmantānampi saṅghabhedo ruccittha.And don’t consent to schism in the Sangha.2.20Sametāyasmantānaṁ saṅghena.Stay with the Sangha,2.21Samaggo hi saṅgho sammodamāno avivadamāno ekuddeso phāsu viharatī”ti.for a united Sangha—in concord, in harmony, having a joint recitation—is at ease.”

2.22Dutiyampi vattabbā.And they should correct them a second2.23Tatiyampi vattabbā.and a third time.2.24Sace paṭinissajjanti, iccetaṁ kusalaṁ;If they stop, all is well.2.25no ce paṭinissajjanti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If they do not stop, they commit an offense of wrong conduct.2.26Sutvā na vadanti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If those who hear about it do not say anything, they commit an offense of wrong conduct.

2.27Te bhikkhū saṅghamajjhampi ākaḍḍhitvā vattabbā—Those monks, even if they have to be pulled into the Sangha, should be corrected like this:

2.28“māyasmanto evaṁ avacuttha.“No, venerables,2.29Na ceso bhikkhu dhammavādī, na ceso bhikkhu vinayavādī.this monk speaks contrary to the Teaching and the training.2.30Māyasmantānampi saṅghabhedo ruccittha.And don’t consent to schism in the Sangha.2.31Sametāyasmantānaṁ saṅghena.Stay with the Sangha,2.32Samaggo hi saṅgho sammodamāno avivadamāno ekuddeso phāsu viharatī”ti.for a united Sangha—in concord, in harmony, having a joint recitation—is at ease.”

2.33Dutiyampi vattabbā.They should correct them a second2.34Tatiyampi vattabbā.and a third time.2.35Sace paṭinissajjanti, iccetaṁ kusalaṁ;If they stop, all is well.2.36no ce paṭinissajjanti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If they do not stop, they commit an offense of wrong conduct.

2.37Te bhikkhū samanubhāsitabbā.Should press them:

2.38“Evañca pana, bhikkhave, samanubhāsitabbā.“And, monks, they should be pressed like this.2.39Byattena bhikkhunā paṭibalena saṅgho ñāpetabbo—A competent and capable monk should inform the Sangha:

2.40‘Suṇātu me, bhante, saṅgho.‘Please, venerables, I ask the Sangha to listen.2.41Itthannāmo ca itthanāmo ca bhikkhū itthannāmassa bhikkhuno saṅghabhedāya parakkamantassa anuvattakā vaggavādakā.Monks so-and-so and so-and-so are siding with and supporting monk so-and-so who is pursuing schism in the Sangha.2.42Te taṁ vatthuṁ na paṭinissajjanti.And they keep on doing it.2.43Yadi saṅghassa pattakallaṁ, saṅgho itthannāmañca itthannāmañca bhikkhū samanubhāseyya tassa vatthussa paṭinissaggāya.If the Sangha is ready, it should press monks so-and-so and so-and-so to make them stop.2.44Esā ñatti.This is the motion.

2.45Suṇātu me, bhante, saṅgho.Please, venerables, I ask the Sangha to listen.2.46Itthannāmo ca itthannāmo ca bhikkhū itthannāmassa bhikkhuno saṅghabhedāya parakkamantassa anuvattakā vaggavādakā.Monks so-and-so and so-and-so are siding with and supporting monk so-and-so who is pursuing schism in the Sangha.2.47Te taṁ vatthuṁ na paṭinissajjanti.And they keep on doing it.2.48Saṅgho itthannāmañca itthannāmañca bhikkhū samanubhāsati tassa vatthussa paṭinissaggāya.The Sangha presses monks so-and-so and so-and-so to make them stop.2.49Yassāyasmato khamati itthannāmassa ca itthannāmassa ca bhikkhūnaṁ samanubhāsanā tassa vatthussa paṭinissaggāya, so tuṇhassa;Any monk who approves of pressing monks so-and-so and so-and-so to make them stop should remain silent.2.50yassa nakkhamati, so bhāseyya.Any monk who doesn’t approve should speak up.

2.51Dutiyampi etamatthaṁ vadāmi …pe…For the second time, I speak on this matter. …2.52tatiyampi etamatthaṁ vadāmi—For the third time, I speak on this matter.2.53suṇātu me, bhante, saṅgho.Please, venerables, I ask the Sangha to listen.2.54Itthannāmo ca itthannāmo ca bhikkhū itthannāmassa bhikkhuno saṅghabhedāya parakkamantassa anuvattakā vaggavādakā.Monks so-and-so and so-and-so are siding with and supporting monk so-and-so who is pursuing schism in the Sangha.2.55Te taṁ vatthuṁ na paṭinissajjanti.And they keep on doing it.2.56Saṅgho itthannāmañca itthannāmañca bhikkhū samanubhāsati tassa vatthussa paṭinissaggāya.The Sangha presses monks so-and-so and so-and-so to make them stop.2.57Yassāyasmato khamati itthannāmassa ca itthannāmassa ca bhikkhūnaṁ samanubhāsanā tassa vatthussa paṭinissaggāya, so tuṇhassa;Any monk who approves of pressing monks so-and-so and so-and-so to make them stop should remain silent.2.58yassa nakkhamati, so bhāseyya.Any monk who doesn’t approve should speak up.

2.59Samanubhaṭṭhā saṅghena itthannāmo ca itthannāmo ca bhikkhū tassa vatthussa paṭinissaggāya.The Sangha has pressed monks so-and-so and so-and-so to make them stop.2.60Khamati saṅghassa, tasmā tuṇhī,The Sangha approves and is therefore silent.2.61evametaṁ dhārayāmī’”ti.I will remember it thus.’”

2.62Ñattiyā dukkaṭaṁ,After the motion, they commit an offense of wrong conduct.³2.63dvīhi kammavācāhi thullaccayā,After each of the first two announcements, they commit a serious offense.2.64kammavācāpariyosāne āpatti saṅghādisesassa.When the last announcement is finished, they commit an offense entailing suspension.2.65Saṅghādisesaṁ ajjhāpajjantānaṁ ñattiyā dukkaṭaṁ, dvīhi kammavācāhi thullaccayā paṭippassambhanti.For those who commit the offense entailing suspension, the offense of wrong conduct and the serious offenses are annulled.2.66Dve tayo ekato samanubhāsitabbā, taduttari na samanubhāsitabbā.Two or three may be pressed together, but not more than that.

2.67SaṅghādisesotiThey commit an offense entailing suspension:

2.68…pe… tenapi vuccati “saṅghādiseso”ti.… Therefore, too, it is called an offense entailing suspension.