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Vinaya Piṭaka - Monastic Rules

Bhikkhu Vibhaṅga - Sekhiya 11: Not to laugh loudly when sitting in inhabited areas.

Origin story

1At one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery. At that time the monks from the group of six were laughing loudly while walking in inhabited areas. …

Final ruling

2“‘I will not laugh loudly while walking in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.”

3One should not laugh loudly while walking in an inhabited area. If a monk, out of disrespect, laughs loudly while walking in an inhabited area, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

Non-offenses

4There is no offense: if it is unintentional; if he is not mindful; if he does not know; if he is sick; if he merely smiles when something is funny; if there is an emergency; if he is insane; if he is the first offender.

5The first training rule is finished.

 

1p_2V_1735, msdiv586Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū mahāhasitaṁ hasantā antaraghare gacchanti … pe … .

 

2p_2V_1736"Na ujjagghikāya antaraghare gamissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā"ti. (11:156)

3p_2V_1737Na ujjagghikāya antaraghare gantabbaṁ. Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca mahāhasitaṁ hasanto antaraghare gacchati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

 

4p_2V_1738Anāpatti— asañcicca, assatiyā, ajānantassa, gilānassa, hasanīyasmiṁ vatthusmiṁ mihitamattaṁ karoti, āpadāsu, ummattakassa, ādikammikassāti.

5p_2V_1739Paṭhamasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.