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 private on a concealed seat. The husband complained and criticized him:

“How could Venerable Upananda sit with my wife in private on a concealed seat?”

2The monks heard the complaints of that man, and the monks of few desires complained and criticized Upananda:

“How could Venerable Upananda sit in private on a concealed seat with a woman?” …

“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

3‘If a monk sits down in private on a concealed seat with a woman, 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.

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5A woman: a human female, not a female spirit, not a female ghost, not a female animal; even a girl born on that very day, let alone an older one.

6With: together.

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7In private: there is private to the eye and there is private to the ear. Private to the eye: one is unable to see them winking, raising an eyebrow, or nodding. Private to the ear: one is unable to hear ordinary speech.

8A concealed seat: it is concealed by a wall, a screen, a door, a cloth screen, a tree, a pillar, a grain container, or anything else.

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9Sits down: if the monk sits down or lies down next to the seated woman, he commits an offense entailing confession. If the woman sits down or lies down next to the seated monk, he commits an offense entailing confession. If both are seated or both are lying down, he commits an offense entailing confession.

Permutations

10If it is a woman, and he perceives her as such, and he sits down in private on a concealed seat with her, he commits an offense entailing confession. If it is a woman, but he is unsure of it, and he sits down in private on a concealed seat with her, he commits an offense entailing confession. If it is a woman, but he does not perceive her as such, and he sits down in private on a concealed seat with her, he commits an offense entailing confession.

11If he sits down in private on a concealed seat with a female spirit, a female ghost, a paṇḍaka, or a female animal in the form of a woman, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. If it is not a woman, but he perceives them as such, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. If it is not a woman, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. If it is not a woman, and he does not perceive them as such, there is no offense.

Non-offenses

12There is no offense: if he has a male companion who understands; if he stands and does not sit down; if he is not seeking privacy; if he sits down preoccupied with something else; if he is insane; if he is the first offender.

13The training rule on private and concealed, the fourth, is finished.

 

1p_2V_906, msdiv284Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā upanando sakyaputto sahāyakassa gharaṁ gantvā tassa pajāpatiyā saddhiṁ raho paṭicchanne āsane nisajjaṁ kappesi. Atha kho so puriso ujjhāyati khiyyati vipāceti—

"Kathañhi nāma ayyo upanando mayhaṁ pajāpatiyā saddhiṁ raho paṭicchanne āsane nisajjaṁ kappessatī"ti.

2p_2V_907Assosuṁ kho bhikkhū tassa purisassa ujjhāyantassa khiyyantassa vipācentassa. Ye te bhikkhū appicchā … pe … te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti:

"Kathañhi nāma āyasmā upanando sakyaputto mātugāmena saddhiṁ raho paṭicchanne āsane nisajjaṁ kappessatī"ti … pe …

"Saccaṁ kira tvaṁ, upananda, mātugāmena saddhiṁ raho paṭicchanne āsane nisajjaṁ kappesī"ti?

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"Saccaṁ, bhagavā"ti.

Vigarahi buddho bhagavā … pe … kathañhi nāma tvaṁ, moghapurisa, mātugāmena saddhiṁ raho paṭicchanne āsane nisajjaṁ kappessasi. Netaṁ, moghapurisa, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya … pe … evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—

 

3p_2V_908, msdiv285"Yo pana bhikkhu mātugāmena saddhiṁ raho paṭicchanne āsane nisajjaṁ kappeyya, pācittiyan" ti

 

4p_2V_909, msdiv286Yo panā'ti yo yādiso … pe … bhikkhū'ti … pe … ayaṁ imasmiṁ atthe adhippeto bhikkhūti.

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5p_2V_910Mātugāmo nāma manussitthī, na yakkhī na petī na tiracchānagatā, antamaso tadahujātāpi dārikā, pageva mahattarī.

6p_2V_911Saddhin'ti ekato.

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7p_2V_912Raho nāma cakkhussa raho sotassa raho. Cakkhussa raho nāma na sakkā hoti akkhiṁ vā nikhaṇīyamāne bhamukaṁ vā ukkhipīyamāne sīsaṁ vā ukkhipīyamāne passituṁ. Sotassa raho nāma na sakkā hoti pakatikathā sotuṁ.

8p_2V_913Paṭicchannaṁ nāma āsanaṁ kuṭṭena vā kavāṭena vā kilañjena vā sāṇipākārena vā rukkhena vā thambhena vā kotthaḷiyā vā, yena kenaci paṭicchannaṁ hoti.

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9p_2V_914Nisajjaṁ kappeyyā'ti mātugāme nisinne bhikkhu upanisinno vā hoti upanipanno vā, āpatti pācittiyassa. Bhikkhu nisinne mātugāmo upanisinno vā hoti upanipanno vā, āpatti pācittiyassa. Ubho vā nisinnā honti ubho vā nipannā, āpatti pācittiyassa.

 

10p_2V_915, msdiv287Mātugāme mātugāmasaññī raho paṭicchanne āsane nisajjaṁ kappeti, āpatti pācittiyassa. Mātugāme vematiko raho paṭicchanne āsane nisajjaṁ kappeti, āpatti pācittiyassa. Mātugāme amātugāmasaññī raho paṭicchanne āsane nisajjaṁ kappeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.

11p_2V_916Yakkhiyā vā petiyā vā paṇḍakena vā tiracchānagatāya vā manussaviggahitthiyā vā saddhiṁ raho paṭicchanne āsane nisajjaṁ kappeti, āpatti dukkaṭassa. Amātugāme mātugāmasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa. Amātugāme vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa. Amātugāme amātugāmasaññī, anāpatti.

 

12p_2V_917, msdiv288Anāpatti— yo koci viññū puriso dutiyo hoti, tiṭṭhati na nisīdati, arahopekkho, aññavihito nisīdati, ummattakassa, ādikammikassāti.

13p_2V_918Rahopaṭicchannasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ catutthaṁ.