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The number of offenses within each rule

Katāpattivāra

Defines the number of sub-offences that may be committed when breaking a rule.

Translated by Bhikkhu Brahmali · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1ParivāraThe Compendium
  • 0.2BhikkhuvibhaṅgaThe Monks’ Analysis
  • 0.3DutiyabhāgaPart two

0.41.10 KatāpattivāraThe number of offenses within each rule

0.51. Pārājikakaṇḍa1. The chapter on offenses entailing expulsion

1.1PTS 5.51Methunaṁ dhammaṁ paṭisevanapaccayā kati āpattiyo āpajjati?How many kinds of offenses does one commit as a result of having sexual intercourse?1.2Methunaṁ dhammaṁ paṭisevanapaccayā catasso āpattiyo āpajjati—One commits four kinds of offenses:1.3akkhāyite sarīre methunaṁ dhammaṁ paṭisevati, āpatti pārājikassa;when one has sexual intercourse with an undecomposed corpse, one commits an offense entailing expulsion;1.4yebhuyyena khāyite sarīre methunaṁ dhammaṁ paṭisevati, āpatti thullaccayassa;when one has sexual intercourse with a mostly decomposed corpse, one commits a serious offense;1.5vaṭṭakate mukhe acchupantaṁ aṅgajātaṁ paveseti, āpatti dukkaṭassa;when one inserts one’s penis into a wide open mouth without touching it, one commits an offense of wrong conduct;1.6jatumaṭṭhake pācittiyaṁ—when one uses a dildo, one commits an offense entailing confession.1.7methunaṁ dhammaṁ paṭisevanapaccayā imā catasso āpattiyo āpajjati.

2.1Adinnaṁ ādiyanapaccayā kati āpattiyo āpajjati?How many kinds of offenses does one commit as a result of stealing?2.2Adinnaṁ ādiyanapaccayā tisso āpattiyo āpajjati.One commits three kinds of offenses:2.3Pañcamāsakaṁ vā atirekapañcamāsakaṁ vā agghanakaṁ adinnaṁ theyyasaṅkhātaṁ ādiyati, āpatti pārājikassa;when, intending to steal, one steals something worth five <i lang='pi' translate='no'>māsaka</i> coins or more, one commits an offense entailing expulsion;2.4atirekamāsakaṁ vā ūnapañcamāsakaṁ vā agghanakaṁ adinnaṁ theyyasaṅkhātaṁ ādiyati, āpatti thullaccayassa;when, intending to steal, one steals something worth more than one <i lang='pi' translate='no'>māsaka</i> coin but less than five, one commits a serious offense;2.5māsakaṁ vā ūnamāsakaṁ vā agghanakaṁ adinnaṁ theyyasaṅkhātaṁ ādiyati, āpatti dukkaṭassa—when, intending to steal, one steals something worth one <i lang='pi' translate='no'>māsaka</i> coin or less, one commits an offense of wrong conduct.2.6adinnaṁ ādiyanapaccayā imā tisso āpattiyo āpajjati.

3.1Sañcicca manussaviggahaṁ jīvitā voropanapaccayā kati āpattiyo āpajjati?How many kinds of offenses does one commit as a result of intentionally killing a human being?3.2Sañcicca manussaviggahaṁ jīvitā voropanapaccayā tisso āpattiyo āpajjati.One commits three kinds of offenses:3.3Manussaṁ odissa opātaṁ khaṇati “papatitvā marissatī”ti, āpatti dukkaṭassa;when one digs a pit for a human being, thinking, “Falling into it, they will die,” one commits an offense of wrong conduct;3.4papatite dukkhā vedanā uppajjati, āpatti thullaccayassa;when they experience pain after falling in, one commits a serious offense;3.5marati, āpatti pārājikassa—when they die, one commits an offense entailing expulsion.3.6sañcicca manussaviggahaṁ jīvitā voropanapaccayā imā tisso āpattiyo āpajjati.

4.1Asantaṁ abhūtaṁ uttarimanussadhammaṁ ullapanapaccayā kati āpattiyo āpajjati?How many kinds of offenses does one commit as a result of claiming a non-existent superhuman quality?4.2Asantaṁ abhūtaṁ uttarimanussadhammaṁ ullapanapaccayā tisso āpattiyo āpajjati—One commits three kinds of offenses:4.3pāpiccho icchāpakato asantaṁ abhūtaṁ uttarimanussadhammaṁ ullapati, āpatti pārājikassa;when, having bad desires, overcome by desire, one claims a non-existent superhuman quality, one commits an offense entailing expulsion;4.4“yo te vihāre vasati so bhikkhu arahā”ti bhaṇati, paṭivijānantassa āpatti thullaccayassa;when one says, “The monk who stays in your dwelling is a perfected one,” and the listener understands, one commits a serious offense;4.5na paṭivijānantassa āpatti dukkaṭassa—when the listener does not understand, one commits an offense of wrong conduct.4.6asantaṁ abhūtaṁ uttarimanussadhammaṁ ullapanapaccayā imā tisso āpattiyo āpajjati.

5.1Cattāro pārājikā niṭṭhitā.The four offenses entailing expulsion are finished.

6.02. Saṅghādisesakaṇḍādi2. The chapter on offenses entailing suspension, etc.

6.1Upakkamitvā asucimocanapaccayā kati āpattiyo āpajjati?How many kinds of offenses does one commit as a result of emitting semen by means of effort?6.2Upakkamitvā asucimocanapaccayā tisso āpattiyo āpajjati—One commits three kinds of offenses:6.3ceteti upakkamati muccati, āpatti saṅghādisesassa;when one intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, one commits an offense entailing suspension;6.4ceteti upakkamati na muccati, āpatti thullaccayassa;when one intends and makes an effort, but semen is not emitted, one commits a serious offense;6.5payoge dukkaṭaṁ—for the effort there is an offense of wrong conduct.6.6upakkamitvā asucimocanapaccayā imā tisso āpattiyo āpajjati.

7.1Kāyasaṁsaggaṁ samāpajjanapaccayā kati āpattiyo āpajjati?How many kinds of offenses does one commit as a result of making physical contact with a woman?7.2Kāyasaṁsaggaṁ samāpajjanapaccayā pañca āpattiyo āpajjati—One commits five kinds of offenses:7.3avassutā bhikkhunī avassutassa purisapuggalassa adhakkhakaṁ ubbhajāṇumaṇḍalaṁ gahaṇaṁ sādiyati, āpatti pārājikassa;when a lustful nun consents to a lustful man taking hold of her anywhere below the collar bone but above the knees, she commits an offense entailing expulsion;7.4bhikkhu kāyena kāyaṁ āmasati, āpatti saṅghādisesassa;when a monk makes physical contact, body with body, he commits an offense entailing suspension;7.5kāyena kāyapaṭibaddhaṁ āmasati, āpatti thullaccayassa;when, with one’s own body, one makes physical contact with something connected to their body, one commits a serious offense;7.6kāyapaṭibaddhena kāyapaṭibaddhaṁ āmasati, āpatti dukkaṭassa;when, with something connected to one’s own body, one makes physical contact with something connected to their body, one commits an offense of wrong conduct;7.7aṅgulipatodake pācittiyaṁ—for tickling, one commits an offense entailing confession.7.8kāyasaṁsaggaṁ samāpajjanapaccayā imā pañca āpattiyo āpajjati.

8.1Mātugāmaṁ duṭṭhullāhi vācāhi obhāsanapaccayā tisso āpattiyo āpajjati—As a result of speaking indecently to a woman, one commits three kinds of offenses:8.2vaccamaggaṁ passāvamaggaṁ ādissa vaṇṇampi bhaṇati avaṇṇampi bhaṇati, āpatti saṅghādisesassa;when, referring to the anus or the vagina, one praises or disparages, one commits an offense entailing suspension;8.3vaccamaggaṁ passāvamaggaṁ ṭhapetvā adhakkhakaṁ ubbhajāṇumaṇḍalaṁ ādissa vaṇṇampi bhaṇati avaṇṇampi bhaṇati, āpatti thullaccayassa;when, referring to any part below the collar bone but above the knees, apart from the anus or the vagina, one praises or disparages, one commits a serious offense;8.4kāyapaṭibaddhaṁ ādissa vaṇṇampi bhaṇati avaṇṇampi bhaṇati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.when, referring to anything connected to the body, one praises or disparages, one commits an offense of wrong conduct.

9.1Attakāmapāricariyāya vaṇṇaṁ bhāsanapaccayā tisso āpattiyo āpajjati—As a result of encouraging the satisfaction of one’s own desires, one commits three kinds of offenses:9.2mātugāmassa santike attakāmapāricariyāya vaṇṇaṁ bhāsati, āpatti saṅghādisesassa;when one encourages a woman to satisfy one’s own desires, one commits an offense entailing suspension;9.3paṇḍakassa santike attakāmapāricariyāya vaṇṇaṁ bhāsati, āpatti thullaccayassa;when one encourages a <i lang='pi' translate='no'>paṇḍaka</i> to satisfy one’s own desires, one commits a serious offense;9.4tiracchānagatassa santike attakāmapāricariyāya vaṇṇaṁ bhāsati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.when one encourages an animal to satisfy one’s own desires, one commits an offense of wrong conduct.

10.1Sañcarittaṁ samāpajjanapaccayā tisso āpattiyo āpajjati—As a result of acting as a matchmaker, one commits three kinds of offenses:10.2paṭiggaṇhāti vīmaṁsati paccāharati, āpatti saṅghādisesassa;when one accepts the mission, finds out the response, and reports back, one commits an offense entailing suspension;10.3paṭiggaṇhāti vīmaṁsati na paccāharati, āpatti thullaccayassa;when one accepts the mission, and finds out the response, but does not report back, one commits a serious offense;10.4paṭiggaṇhāti na vīmaṁsati na paccāharati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.when one accepts the mission, but neither finds out the response, nor reports back, one commits an offense of wrong conduct.

11.1Saññācikāya kuṭiṁ kārāpanapaccayā tisso āpattiyo āpajjati—As a result of having a hut built by means of begging, one commits three kinds of offenses:11.2kārāpeti, payoge dukkaṭaṁ;when one is having it built, then for the effort there is an offense of wrong conduct;11.3ekaṁ piṇḍaṁ anāgate āpatti thullaccayassa;when there is one piece left to complete the hut, one commits a serious offense;11.4tasmiṁ piṇḍe āgate āpatti saṅghādisesassa.when the last piece is finished, one commits an offense entailing suspension.

12.1Mahallakaṁ vihāraṁ kārāpanapaccayā tisso āpattiyo āpajjati—As a result of having a large dwelling built, one commits three kinds of offenses:12.2kārāpeti, payoge dukkaṭaṁ;when one is having it built, then for the effort there is an offense of wrong conduct;12.3ekaṁ piṇḍaṁ anāgate, āpatti thullaccayassa;when there is one piece left to complete the hut, one commits a serious offense;12.4tasmiṁ piṇḍe āgate āpatti saṅghādisesassa.when the last piece is finished, one commits an offense entailing suspension.

13.1Bhikkhuṁ amūlakena pārājikena dhammena anuddhaṁsanapaccayā tisso āpattiyo āpajjati—As a result of groundlessly charging a monk with an offense entailing expulsion, one commits three kinds of offenses:13.2anokāsaṁ kārāpetvā cāvanādhippāyo vadeti, āpatti saṅghādisesena dukkaṭassa;when, without having gotten his permission, one speaks with the aim of making him leave the monastic life, one commits one offense entailing suspension and one offense of wrong conduct;13.3okāsaṁ kārāpetvā akkosādhippāyo vadeti, āpatti omasavādassa.when, having gotten his permission, one speaks with the aim of abusing him, one commits an offense for abusive speech.

14.1Bhikkhuṁ aññabhāgiyassa adhikaraṇassa kiñci desaṁ lesamattaṁ upādāya pārājikena dhammena anuddhaṁsanapaccayā tisso āpattiyo āpajjati—As a result of charging a monk with an offense entailing expulsion, using an unrelated legal issue as a pretext, one commits three kinds of offenses:14.2anokāsaṁ kārāpetvā cāvanādhippāyo vadeti, āpatti saṅghādisesena dukkaṭassa;when, without having gotten his permission, one speaks with the aim of making him leave the monastic life, one commits one offense entailing suspension and one offense of wrong conduct;14.3okāsaṁ kārāpetvā akkosādhippāyo vadeti, āpatti omasavādassa.when, having gotten his permission, one speaks with the aim of abusing him, one commits an offense for abusive speech.

15.1Saṅghabhedako bhikkhu yāvatatiyaṁ samanubhāsanāya na paṭinissajjanapaccayā tisso āpattiyo āpajjati—As a result of not stopping when pressed for the third time, a monk who is pursuing schism in the Sangha commits three kinds of offenses:15.2ñattiyā dukkaṭaṁ;after the motion, he commits an offense of wrong conduct;15.3dvīhi kammavācāhi thullaccayā;after each of the first two announcements, he commits a serious offense;15.4kammavācāpariyosāne āpatti saṅghādisesassa.when the last announcement is finished, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

16.1Bhedakānuvattakā bhikkhū yāvatatiyaṁ samanubhāsanāya na paṭinissajjanapaccayā tisso āpattiyo āpajjanti—As a result of not stopping when pressed for the third time, monks who side with a monk who is pursuing schism commit three kinds of offenses:16.2ñattiyā dukkaṭaṁ;after the motion, they commit an offense of wrong conduct;16.3dvīhi kammavācāhi thullaccayā;after each of the first two announcements, they commit a serious offense;16.4kammavācāpariyosāne āpatti saṅghādisesassa.when the last announcement is finished, they commit an offense entailing suspension.

17.1Dubbaco bhikkhu yāvatatiyaṁ samanubhāsanāya na paṭinissajjanapaccayā tisso āpattiyo āpajjati—As a result of not stopping when pressed for the third time, a monk who is difficult to correct commits three kinds of offenses:17.2ñattiyā dukkaṭaṁ;after the motion, he commits an offense of wrong conduct;17.3dvīhi kammavācāhi thullaccayā;after each of the first two announcements, he commits a serious offense;17.4kammavācāpariyosāne āpatti saṅghādisesassa.when the last announcement is finished, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

18.1Kuladūsako bhikkhu yāvatatiyaṁ samanubhāsanāya na paṭinissajjanapaccayā tisso āpattiyo āpajjati—As a result of not stopping when pressed for the third time, a monk who is a corrupter of families commits three kinds of offenses:18.2ñattiyā dukkaṭaṁ;after the motion, he commits an offense of wrong conduct;18.3dvīhi kammavācāhi thullaccayā;after each of the first two announcements, he commits a serious offense;18.4kammavācāpariyosāne āpatti saṅghādisesassa …pe….when the last announcement is finished, he commits an offense entailing suspension. …

19.1PTS 5.52Anādariyaṁ paṭicca udake uccāraṁ vā passāvaṁ vā kheḷaṁ vā karaṇapaccayā kati āpattiyo āpajjati?As a result of, out of disrespect, defecating, urinating, or spitting in water, how many kinds of offenses does one commit?19.2Anādariyaṁ paṭicca udake uccāraṁ vā passāvaṁ vā kheḷaṁ vā karaṇapaccayā ekaṁ āpattiṁ āpajjati.One commits one kind of offense:19.3Dukkaṭaṁ—an offense of wrong conduct.19.4anādariyaṁ paṭicca udake uccāraṁ vā passāvaṁ vā kheḷaṁ vā karaṇapaccayā imaṁ ekaṁ āpattiṁ āpajjati.

20.1Katāpattivāro niṭṭhito dutiyo.The number of offenses within each rule, the second, is finished.