Origin story

1On one occasion when the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery, Venerable Upananda the Sakyan went to the house of a friend and sat down with his wife in their bedroom. The husband approached Upananda, bowed, and sat down. He then said to his wife:

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“Please give him alms.” And she did so.

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Soon afterwards he said:

“Please leave, Sir, the alms have been given.”

But the woman, knowing that her husband was lustful, said:

“Please sit, Sir, don’t go.”

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A second time and a third time he repeated his request, and both times his wife repeated hers.

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2He then left the house and complained to the monks:

“Venerables, Venerable Upananda is seated with my wife in our bedroom. When I ask him to leave because we’re busy, he doesn’t want to go.”

3The monks of few desires complained and criticized Upananda:

“How could Venerable Upananda sit down intruding on a lustful couple?” …

“Is it true, Upananda, that you did this?”

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“It’s true, Sir.”

The Buddha rebuked him … “Foolish man, how could you do this? This will affect people’s confidence …” … “And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:

Final ruling

4‘If a monk sits down intruding on a lustful couple, he commits an offense entailing confession.’”

Definitions

5A: 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.

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6A lustful couple: both a woman and a man are present. The woman and the man have not both left, and both are not without lust.

7Intruding on: enters after.

8Sits down: in a large house, if he sits down more than one arm’s reach inside the door frame, he commits an offense entailing confession. In a small house, if he sits down beyond the ridge beam, he commits an offense entailing confession.

Permutations

9If it is a bedroom, and he perceives it as such, and he sits down intruding on a lustful couple, he commits an offense entailing confession. If it is a bedroom, but he is unsure of it, and he sits down intruding on a lustful couple, he commits an offense entailing confession. If it is a bedroom, but he does not perceive it as such, and he sits down intruding on a lustful couple, he commits an offense entailing confession.

10If it is not a bedroom, but he perceives it as such, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. If it is not a bedroom, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. If it is not a bedroom, and he does not perceive it as such, there is no offense.

Non-offenses

11There is no offense: if, in a large house, he sits down, but not more one arm’s reach inside the door frame; if, in a small house, he sits down, but not beyond the ridge beam; if he has a companion monk; if both have left; if both are without lust; if it is not a bedroom; if he is insane; if he is the first offender.

12The training rule on lustful, the third, is finished.

 

1p_2V_894, msdiv279Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā upanando sakyaputto sahāyakassa gharaṁ gantvā tassa pajāpatiyā saddhiṁ sayanighare nisajjaṁ kappesi. Atha kho so puriso yenāyasmā upanando sakyaputto tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṁ upanandaṁ sakyaputtaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so puriso pajāpatiṁ etadavoca:

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"Dadehāyyassa bhikkhan"ti.

Atha kho sā itthī āyasmato upanandassa sakyaputtassa bhikkhaṁ adāsi.

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Atha kho so puriso āyasmantaṁ upanandaṁ sakyaputtaṁ etadavoca:

"Gacchatha, bhante, yato ayyassa bhikkhā dinnā"ti.

Atha kho sā itthī sallakkhetvā— "Pariyuṭṭhito ayaṁ puriso"ti, āyasmantaṁ upanandaṁ sakyaputtaṁ etadavoca:

"Nisīdatha, bhante, mā agamitthā"ti.

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Dutiyampi kho so puriso … pe … tatiyampi kho so puriso āyasmantaṁ upanandaṁ sakyaputtaṁ etadavoca:

"Gacchatha, bhante, yato ayyassa bhikkhā dinnā"ti.

Tatiyampi kho sā itthī āyasmantaṁ upanandaṁ sakyaputtaṁ etadavoca: "nisīdatha, bhante, mā agamitthā"ti.

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2p_2V_895Atha kho so puriso nikkhamitvā bhikkhū ujjhāpesi—

"Ayaṁ, bhante, ayyo upanando mayhaṁ pajāpatiyā saddhiṁ sayanighare nisinno. So mayā uyyojīyamāno na icchati gantuṁ. Bahukiccā mayaṁ bahukaraṇīyā"ti.

3p_2V_896Ye te bhikkhū appicchā … pe … te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti:

"Kathañhi nāma āyasmā upanando sakyaputto sabhojane kule anupakhajja nisajjaṁ kappessatī"ti … pe …

"Saccaṁ kira tvaṁ, upananda, sabhojane kule anupakhajja nisajjaṁ kappesī"ti?

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"Saccaṁ, bhagavā"ti.

Vigarahi buddho bhagavā … pe … kathañhi nāma tvaṁ, moghapurisa, sabhojane kule anupakhajja nisajjaṁ kappessasi. Netaṁ, moghapurisa, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya … pe … evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—

 

4p_2V_897, msdiv280"Yo pana bhikkhu sabhojane kule anupakhajja nisajjaṁ kappeyya, pācittiyan" ti

 

5p_2V_898, msdiv281Yo panā'ti yo yādiso … pe … bhikkhū'ti … pe … ayaṁ imasmiṁ atthe adhippeto bhikkhūti.

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6p_2V_899Sabhojanaṁ nāma kulaṁ itthī ceva hoti puriso ca, itthī ca puriso ca ubho anikkhantā honti, ubho avītarāgā.

7p_2V_900Anupakhajjā'ti anupavisitvā.

8p_2V_901Nisajjaṁ kappeyyā'ti mahallake ghare piṭṭhasaṅghāṭassa hatthapāsaṁ vijahitvā nisīdati, āpatti pācittiyassa. Khuddake ghare piṭṭhivaṁsaṁ atikkamitvā nisīdati, āpatti pācittiyassa.

 

9p_2V_902, msdiv282Sayanighare sayanigharasaññī sabhojane kule anupakhajja nisajjaṁ kappeti, āpatti pācittiyassa. Sayanighare vematiko sabhojane kule anupakhajja nisajjaṁ kappeti, āpatti pācittiyassa. Sayanighare nasayanigharasaññī sabhojane kule anupakhajja nisajjaṁ kappeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.

10p_2V_903Nasayanighare sayanigharasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa. Nasayanighare vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa. Nasayanighare nasayanigharasaññī, anāpatti.

 

11p_2V_904, msdiv283Anāpatti— mahallake ghare piṭṭhasaṅghāṭassa hatthapāsaṁ avijahitvā nisīdati, khuddake ghare piṭṭhivaṁsaṁ anatikkamitvā nisīdati, bhikkhu dutiyo hoti, ubho nikkhantā honti, ubho vītarāgā, nasayanighare, ummattakassa, ādikammikassāti.

12p_2V_905Sabhojanasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ tatiyaṁ.