Origin story

1At one time when the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery, the monks from the group of six groundlessly charged a monk with an offense entailing suspension.

2The monks of few desires complained and criticized them, “How could the monks from the group of six do this?” …

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

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“It’s true, Sir.”

The Buddha rebuked them … “Foolish men, 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 groundlessly charges a monk with an offense entailing suspension, 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 monk: another monk.

6Groundless: not seen, not heard, not suspected.

7An offense entailing suspension: one of the thirteen.

8Charges: if he accuses him or has him accused, he commits an offense entailing confession.

Permutations

9If it is one who is fully ordained, and he perceives him as such, and he groundlessly charges him with an offense entailing suspension, he commits an offense entailing confession. If it is one who is fully ordained, but he is unsure of it, and he groundlessly charges him with an offense entailing suspension, he commits an offense entailing confession. If it is one who is fully ordained, but he does not perceive him as such, and he groundlessly charges him with an offense entailing suspension, he commits an offense entailing confession.

10If he charges someone with failure in conduct or of failure in view, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. If he charges one who is not fully ordained, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

If it is one who is not fully ordained, but he perceives them as such, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. If it is one who is not fully ordained, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. If it is one who is not fully ordained, and he does not perceive them as such, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

Non-offenses

11There is no offense: if he accuses someone, or has someone accused, according to what he has perceived; if he is insane; if he is the first offender.

12The training rule on groundless, the sixth, is finished.

 

1p_2V_1367, msdiv459Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū bhikkhuṁ amūlakena saṇghādisesena anuddhaṁsenti.

2p_2V_1368Ye te bhikkhū appicchā … pe … te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti: "Kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhū bhikkhuṁ amūlakena saṇghādisesena anuddhaṁsessantī"ti … pe …

"Saccaṁ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, bhikkhuṁ amūlakena saṇghādisesena anuddhaṁsethā"ti?

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"Saccaṁ, bhagavā"ti.

Vigarahi buddho bhagavā … pe … kathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, bhikkhuṁ amūlakena saṇghādisesena anuddhaṁsessatha. Netaṁ, moghapurisā, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya … pe … evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—

 

3p_2V_1369, msdiv460"Yo pana bhikkhu bhikkhuṁ amūlakena saṇghādisesena anuddhaṁseyya, pācittiyan"ti.

 

4p_2V_1370, msdiv461Yo panā'ti yo yādiso … pe … bhikkhū'ti … pe … ayaṁ imasmiṁ atthe adhippeto bhikkhūti.

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5p_2V_1371Bhikkhun'ti aññaṁ bhikkhuṁ.

6p_2V_1372Amūlakaṁ nāma adiṭṭhaṁ assutaṁ aparisaṅkitaṁ.

7p_2V_1373Saṇghādisesenā'ti terasannaṁ aññatarena.

8p_2V_1374Anuddhaṁseyyā'ti codeti vā codāpeti vā, āpatti pācittiyassa.

 

9p_2V_1375, msdiv462Upasampanne upasampannasaññī amūlakena saṇghādisesena anuddhaṁseti, āpatti pācittiyassa. Upasampanne vematiko amūlakena saṇghādisesena anuddhaṁseti, āpatti pācittiyassa. Upasampanne anupasampannasaññī amūlakena saṇghādisesena anuddhaṁseti, āpatti pācittiyassa.

10p_2V_1376 Ācāravipattiyā vā diṭṭhivipattiyā vā anuddhaṁseti, āpatti dukkaṭassa. Anupasampannaṁ anuddhaṁseti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

Anupasampanne upasampannasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa. Anupasampanne vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa. Anupasampanne anupasampannasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

 

11p_2V_1377, msdiv463Anāpatti— tathāsaññī codeti, vā codāpeti vā, ummattakassa, ādikammikassāti.

12p_2V_1378Amūlakasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ.