Bhikkhu Vibhaṅga - Sekhiya 63: Not to teach the dhamma to someone who is inside a vehicle unless they are ill.
- Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Brahmali. (More copyright information)
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 gave teachings to people in vehicles. …
Final ruling
2“‘I will not give a teaching to anyone in a vehicle who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.”
Definitions
3A vehicle: a wagon, a carriage, a cart, a chariot, a palanquin, a litter.
4One should not give a teaching to anyone in a vehicle who is not sick. If a monk, out of disrespect, gives a teaching to someone in a vehicle who is not sick, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
Non-offenses
5There is no offense: if it is unintentional; if he is not mindful; if he does not know; if he is sick; if there are dangers; if he is insane; if he is the first offender.
6The third training rule is finished.
1p_2V_2012, msdiv640Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū yānagatassa dhammaṁ desenti … pe … .
2p_2V_2013"Na yānagatassa agilānassa dhammaṁ desessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā" ti.
3p_2V_2014Yānaṁ nāma vayhaṁ ratho sakaṭaṁ sandamānikā sivikā pāṭaṅkī.
4p_2V_2015Na yānagatassa agilānassa dhammo desetabbo. Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca yānagatassa agilānassa dhammaṁ deseti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
5p_2V_2016Anāpatti— asañcicca … pe … ādikammikassāti.
6p_2V_2017Tatiyasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.