Origin story

1At one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery. At that time the senior monks who were instructing the nuns received robe-cloth, almsfood, dwellings, and medicinal supplies. And the monks from the group of six said this about them, “The senior monks aren’t instructing the nuns as a service, but for the sake of worldly gain.”

2The monks of few desires complained and criticized them, “How can the monks from the group of six say that the senior monks aren’t instructing the nuns to render a service, but for the sake of worldly gain?” … “Is it true, monks, that you say this?”

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“It’s true, Sir.”

The Buddha rebuked them … “Foolish men, how can you say this? This will affect people’s confidence …” … “And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:

Final ruling

3‘If a monk says that the senior monks are instructing the nuns for the sake of worldly gain, he commits an offense entailing confession.’”

Definitions

4A: whoever … Monk: … The monk who has been given the full ordination by a unanimous Sangha through a legal procedure consisting of one motion and three announcements that is irreversible and fit to stand—this sort of monk is meant in this case.

5For the sake of worldly gain: for the sake of robe-cloth, for the sake of almsfood, for the sake of a dwelling, for the sake of medicinal supplies, for the sake of honor, for the sake of respect, for the sake of deference, for the sake of veneration, for the sake of worship.

6Says: if, concerning one who is fully ordained and who has been appointed by the Sangha as an instructor of nuns—desiring to disparage him, desiring to give him a bad reputation, desiring to humiliate him—he says, “He instructs for the sake of robe-cloth,” “… for the sake of almsfood,” “… for the sake of a dwelling,” “… for the sake of medicinal supplies,” “… for the sake of honor,” “… for the sake of respect,” “… for the sake of deference,” “… for the sake of veneration,” “… for the sake of worship,” he commits an offense entailing confession.

Permutations

7If it is a legitimate legal procedure, and he perceives it as such, and he says such a thing, he commits an offense entailing confession. If it is a legitimate legal procedure, but he is unsure of it, and he says such a thing, he commits an offense entailing confession. If it is a legitimate legal procedure, but he perceives it as illegitimate, and he says such a thing, he commits an offense entailing confession.

8When someone who is fully ordained is an instructor of nuns, but he has not been appointed by the Sangha as such, and a monk—desiring to disparage him, desiring to give him a bad reputation, desiring to humiliate him—says, “He instructs for the sake of robe-cloth,” “… for the sake of almsfood,” “… for the sake of a dwelling,” “… for the sake of medicines,” “… for the sake of honor,” “… for the sake of respect,” “… for the sake of deference,” “… for the sake of veneration,” “… for the sake of worship,” he commits an offense of wrong conduct. When someone who is not fully ordained is an instructor of nuns, whether or not he has been appointed by the Sangha as such, and a monk—desiring to disparage him, desiring to give him a bad reputation, desiring to humiliate him—says, “He instructs for the sake of robe-cloth,” “… for the sake of almsfood,” “… for the sake of a dwelling,” “… for the sake of medicinal supplies,” “… for the sake of honor,” “… for the sake of respect,” “… for the sake of deference,” “… for the sake of veneration,” “… for the sake of worship,” he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

If it is an illegitimate legal procedure, but he perceives it as legitimate, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. If it is an illegitimate legal procedure, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. If it is an illegitimate legal procedure, and he perceives it as such, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

Non-offenses

9There is no offense: if he says it to one who regularly gives the instruction for the sake of robe-cloth, … for the sake of almsfood, … for the sake of a dwelling, … for the sake of medicinal supplies, … for the sake of honor, … for the sake of respect, … for the sake of deference, … for the sake of veneration, … for the sake of worship; if he is insane; if he is the first offender.

10The training rule on worldly gain, the fourth, is finished.

 

1p_2V_548, msdiv164Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena therā bhikkhū bhikkhuniyo ovadantā lābhino honti cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānaṁ. Chabbaggiyā bhikkhū evaṁ vadanti: "Na bahukatā therā bhikkhū bhikkhuniyo ovadituṁ; āmisahetu therā bhikkhū bhikkhuniyo ovadantī"ti.

2p_2V_549Ye te bhikkhū appicchā … pe … te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti: "Kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhū evaṁ vakkhanti— ‘Na bahukatā therā bhikkhū bhikkhuniyo ovadituṁ; āmisahetu therā bhikkhū bhikkhuniyo ovadantī’"ti … pe … "Saccaṁ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, evaṁ vadetha— ‘Na bahukatā therā bhikkhū bhikkhuniyo ovadituṁ; āmisahetu therā bhikkhū bhikkhuniyo ovadantī’"ti?

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"Saccaṁ, bhagavā"ti.

Vigarahi buddho bhagavā … pe … kathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, evaṁ vakkhatha— ‘Na bahukatā therā bhikkhū bhikkhuniyo ovadituṁ; āmisahetu therā bhikkhū bhikkhuniyo ovadantī’ti. Netaṁ, moghapurisā, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya … pe … evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—

 

3p_2V_550, msdiv165"Yo pana bhikkhu evaṁ vadeyya— ‘āmisahetu therā bhikkhū bhikkhuniyo ovandantī’ti, pācittiyan"ti.

 

4p_2V_551, msdiv166Yo panā'ti yo yādiso … pe … bhikkhū'ti … pe … ayaṁ imasmiṁ atthe adhippeto bhikkhūti.

5p_2V_552Āmisahetū'ti cīvarahetu piṇḍapātahetu senāsanahetu gilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārahetu sakkārahetu garukārahetu mānanahetu vandanahetu pūjanahetu.

6p_2V_553Evaṁ vadeyyā'ti upasampannaṁ saṇghena sammataṁ bhikkhunovādakaṁ avaṇṇaṁ kattukāmo ayasaṁ kattukāmo maṅkukattukāmo evaṁ vadeti: "cīvarahetu piṇḍapātahetu senāsanahetu gilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārahetu sakkārahetu garukārahetu mānanahetu vandanahetu pūjanahetu ovadatī"ti bhaṇati, āpatti pācittiyassa.

 

7p_2V_554, msdiv167Dhammakamme dhammakammasaññī evaṁ vadeti, āpatti pācittiyassa. Dhammakamme vematiko evaṁ vadeti, āpatti pācittiyassa. Dhammakamme adhammakammasaññī evaṁ vadeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.

8p_2V_555Upasampannaṁ saṇghena asammataṁ bhikkhunovādakaṁ avaṇṇaṁ kattukāmo ayasaṁ kattukāmo maṅkukattukāmo evaṁ vadeti: "cīvarahetu … pe … pūjanahetu ovadatī"ti bhaṇati, āpatti dukkaṭassa. Anupasampannaṁ saṇghena sammataṁ vā asammataṁ vā bhikkhunovādakaṁ avaṇṇaṁ kattukāmo ayasaṁ kattukāmo maṅkukattukāmo evaṁ vadeti: "cīvarahetu piṇḍapātahetu senāsanahetu gilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārahetu sakkārahetu garukārahetu mānanahetu vandanahetu pūjanahetu ovadatī"ti bhaṇati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

Adhammakamme dhammakammasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa. Adhammakamme vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa. Adhammakamme adhammakammasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

 

9p_2V_556, msdiv168Anāpatti— pakatiyā cīvarahetu piṇḍapātahetu senāsanahetu gilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārahetu sakkārahetu garukārahetu mānanahetu vandanahetu pūjanahetu ovadantaṁ bhaṇati, ummattakassa, ādikammikassāti.

10p_2V_557 Āmisasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ catutthaṁ.