Note by Sujato: Pārājika 4 in I.B. Horner’s edition. … at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove in Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. Now at that time the group of six nuns, filled with desire, for the sake of following what was verily not the rule,asaddhamma—i.e., Bu-Pj.1">. Vin-a.904 calls asaddhamma “physical contact, not sexual intercourse." Not explained in Old Commentary. consented to taking hold of the hand of a male person who was filled with desire, and they consented to taking hold of the edge of (his) outer robe, and they stood and they talked and they went to a rendezvous and they consented to a man’s approaching (them) and they entered into a covered place and they disposed the body for such a purpose.kāyam pi tadatthāya upasaṃharanti. Those who were modest nuns … spread it about, saying:

"How can the group of six nuns, filled with desire, for the sake of following what is verily not the rule, consent to … and stand and talk and go to a rendezvous … and enter … and dispose … ?" “It is true, lord."

The enlightened one, the lord, rebuked them, saying: “How, monks, can the group of six nuns … consent to … dispose the body for such a purpose? It is not, monks, for pleasing those who are not (yet) pleased … And thus, monks, let the nuns set forth this rule of training:

"Whatever nun, filled with desire, for the sake of following what is verily not the rule, should consent to taking hold of the hand of a male person who is filled with desire or should consent to taking hold of the edge of (his) outer cloak or should stand or should talk or should go to a rendezvous or should consent to a man’s approaching (her) or should enter into a covered place or should dispose the body for such a purpose, she also becomes one who is defeated, she is not in communion, she is a doer of eight things."aṭṭhavattukā, not explained in the Old Commentary, but it means the eight actions here referred to.

Whatever means: … nun is to be understood in this case.

Filled with desire means: infatuated, full of desire, physically in love with.= above, .

Filled with desire means: infatuated, full of desire, physically in love with.= above, .

A male person means: a human man, not a yakkha, not a departed one, not an animal; he is learned, competent to come into physical contact.= above, .

Should consent to taking hold of the hand means: hand means, going up from the tip of the nail as far as the elbow.= Vin.3.121"> (). If for the sake of following what is verily not the rule, she consents to taking hold below the collarbone, above the circles of the knees, there is a grave offence.

Or should consent to taking hold of the edge of (his) outer cloak means: if for the sake of following what is verily not the rule, she consents to take hold of what he is clothed innivattha, referring to his inner robe. or of what he has put on,pāruta, referring to his upper robe and outer cloak. there is a grave offence.

Or should stand means: if for the sake of following what is verily not the rule, she stands within the reach of a man’s hand, there is a grave offence.

Or should talk means: if for the sake of following what is verily not the rule, she talks standing within the reach of a man’s hand, there is a grave offence.

Or should go to a rendezvous means: if for the sake of following what is verily not the rule, she, being told by a man, ‘Come to such and such a place,’ goes (there), for every step there is an offence of wrong-doing. In merely approaching the reach of a man’s hand, there is a grave offence.

Or should consent to a man’s approaching means: if for the sake of following what is verily not the rule, she consents to a man’s approaching, there is an offence of wrong-doing. In merely approaching a reach of his hand, there is a grave offence.

Or should enter into a covered place means: if for the sake of following what is verily not the rule, in merely entering any concealed place whatever, there is a grave offence.

Or should dispose the body for such a purpose means: if for the sake of following what is verily not the rule, standing within the reach of a man’s hand, she disposes the body, there is a grave offence.

She also means: she is so called in reference to the former.

She becomes one who is defeated means: as a palmyra tree cut off at the crown cannot become one for new growth,= Vin.1.97">, Vin.3.92">. so a nun, completingparipūrentī, accomplishing. the eight courses,vatthu, mode or course—i.e., the eight above specified. becomes one who is not a (true) recluse, not a daughter of the Sakyans; therefore she is called she becomes one who is defeated.

Not in communion means: communion … is therefore called not in communion.

There is no offence if it is not intentional; if she is not thinking; if she does not know; if she does not consent: if she is mad, her mind unhinged, afflicted with pain, if she is the first wrong-doer.

Told is the Fourth Offence involving Defeat

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Recited, ladies, are the eight offencesAccording to Vin-a.906, four laid down for monks which are also to be followed by nuns, and these (above) four for nuns only; thus eight Pārājika rules are recited for the ladies at the joint recital the Pātimokkha. See BD.3, Introduction, p.xxxii. involving defeat; a nun having fallen into one or other of these does not receive communion together with the nuns; as before, so after, she becomes one who is defeated, she is not in communion. Concerning them, I ask the ladies: I hope that you are quite pure in this matter? And a second time I ask: I hope that you are quite pure in this matter? And a third time I ask: I hope that you are quite pure in this matter? The ladies are quite pure in this matter, therefore they are silent; thus do I understand this.Cf. Vin.3.109"> = .

Told is the Portion on Defeat

1 tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo avassutā avassutassa purisapuggalassa hatthaggahaṇampi sādiyanti, saṅghāṭikaṇṇaggahaṇampi sādiyanti, santiṭṭhantipi, sallapantipi, saṅketampi gacchanti, purisassapi abbhāgamanaṃ sādiyanti, channampi anupavisanti, kāyampi tadatthāya upasaṃharanti etassa asaddhammassa paṭisevanatthāya.

2 yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā…pe…  tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—  “kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo avassutā avassutassa purisapuggalassa hatthaggahaṇampi sādiyissanti, saṅghāṭikaṇṇaggahaṇampi sādiyissanti, santiṭṭhissantipi, sallapissantipi, saṅketampi gacchissanti, purisassapi abbhāgamanaṃ sādiyissanti, channampi anupavisissanti, kāyampi tadatthāya upasaṃharissanti etassa asaddhammassa paṭisevanatthāyā”ti…pe…  “saccaṃ kira, bhikkhave, chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo avassutā avassutassa purisapuggalassa hatthaggahaṇampi sādiyanti, saṅghāṭikaṇṇaggahaṇampi sādiyanti, santiṭṭhantipi, sallapantipi, saṅketampi gacchanti, purisassapi abbhāgamanaṃ sādiyanti, channampi anupavisanti, kāyampi tadatthāya upasaṃharanti etassa asaddhammassa paṭisevanatthāyā”ti? “saccaṃ, bhagavā”ti. vigarahi buddho bhagavā…pe…  kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo avassutā avassutassa purisapuggalassa hatthaggahaṇampi sādiyissanti, saṅghāṭikaṇṇaggahaṇampi sādiyissanti, santiṭṭhissantipi, sallapissantipi, saṅketampi gacchissanti, purisassapi abbhāgamanaṃ sādiyissanti, channampi anupavisissanti, kāyampi tadatthāya upasaṃharissanti etassa asaddhammassa paṭisevanatthāya. netaṃ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṃ vā pasādāya…pe…  evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṃ sikkhāpadaṃ uddisantu—

3 “yā pana bhikkhunī avassutā avassutassa purisapuggalassa hatthaggahaṇaṃ vā sādiyeyya, saṅghāṭikaṇṇaggahaṇaṃ vā sādiyeyya, santiṭṭheyya vā, sallapeyya vā, saṅketaṃ vā gaccheyya, purisassa vā abbhāgamanaṃ sādiyeyya, channaṃ vā anupaviseyya, kāyaṃ vā tadatthāya upasaṃhareyya etassa asaddhammassa paṭisevanatthāya, ayampi pārājikā hoti asaṃvāsā aṭṭhavatthukā”ti. (8:8)

4 yā panāti yā yādisā…pe… bhikkhunīti…pe…  ayaṃ imasmiṃ atthe adhippetā bhikkhunīti.

5 avassutā nāma sārattā apekkhavatī paṭibaddhacittā.

6 avassuto nāma sāratto apekkhavā paṭibaddhacitto.

7 purisapuggalo nāma manussapuriso, na yakkho na peto na tiracchānagato viññū paṭibalo kāyasaṃsaggaṃ samāpajjituṃ.

8 hatthaggahaṇaṃ vā sādiyeyyāti hattho nāma kapparaṃ upādāya yāva agganakhā. etassa asaddhammassa paṭisevanatthāya ubbhakkhakaṃ adhojāṇumaṇḍalaṃ gahaṇaṃ sādiyati, āpatti thullaccayassa.

9 saṅghāṭikaṇṇaggahaṇaṃ vā sādiyeyyāti etassa asaddhammassa paṭisevanatthāya nivatthaṃ vā pārutaṃ vā gahaṇaṃ sādiyati, āpatti thullaccayassa.

10 santiṭṭheyya vāti etassa asaddhammassa paṭisevanatthāya purisassa hatthapāse tiṭṭhati, āpatti thullaccayassa.

11 sallapeyya vāti etassa asaddhammassa paṭisevanatthāya purisassa hatthapāse ṭhitā sallapati, āpatti thullaccayassa.

12 saṅketaṃ vā gaccheyyāti etassa asaddhammassa paṭisevanatthāya purisena—  “itthannāmaṃ okāsaṃ āgacchā”ti—  vuttā gacchati. pade pade āpatti dukkaṭassa. purisassa hatthapāsaṃ okkantamatte āpatti thullaccayassa.

13 purisassa vā abbhāgamanaṃ sādiyeyyāti etassa asaddhammassa paṭisevanatthāya purisassa abbhāgamanaṃ sādiyati, āpatti dukkaṭassa. hatthapāsaṃ okkantamatte āpatti thullaccayassa.

14 channaṃ vā anupaviseyyāti etassa asaddhammassa paṭisevanatthāya yena kenaci paṭicchannaṃ okāsaṃ paviṭṭhamatte āpatti thullaccayassa.

15 kāyaṃ vā tadatthāya upasaṃhareyyāti etassa asaddhammassa paṭisevanatthāya purisassa hatthapāse ṭhitā kāyaṃ upasaṃharati, āpatti thullaccayassa.

16 ayampīti purimāyo upādāya vuccati.

17 pārājikā hotīti seyyathāpi nāma tālo matthakacchinno abhabbo puna viruḷhiyā evameva bhikkhunī aṭṭhamaṃ vatthuṃ paripūrentī assamaṇī hoti asakyadhītā. tena vuccati pārājikā hotīti.

18 asaṃvāsāti saṃvāso nāma ekakammaṃ ekuddeso samasikkhatā. eso saṃvāso nāma. so tāya saddhiṃ natthi. tena vuccati asaṃvāsāti.

19 anāpatti—  asañcicca, assatiyā, ajānantiyā, asādiyantiyā, ummattikāya, khittacittāya, vedanāṭṭāya, ādikammikāyāti.

20 catutthapārājikaṃ samattaṃ.

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21 uddiṭṭhā kho, ayyāyo, aṭṭha pārājikā dhammā. yesaṃ bhikkhunī aññataraṃ vā aññataraṃ vā āpajjitvā na labhati bhikkhunīhi saddhiṃ saṃvāsaṃ, yathā pure tathā pacchā, pārājikā hoti asaṃvāsā. tatthāyyāyo pucchāmi—  “kaccittha parisuddhā”? dutiyampi pucchāmi—  “kaccittha parisuddhā”? tatiyampi pucchāmi— “kaccittha parisuddhā”? parisuddhetthāyyāyo, tasmā tuṇhī, evametaṃ dhārayāmīti.

22 bhikkhunivibhaṅge pārājikakaṇḍaṃ niṭṭhitaṃ.