Vinaya Pitaka - Monastic Rules
Bhikkhu Vibhanga - Aniyata 1: Sitting in a Very Secluded Place With a Woman
- Translated from the Pali by Brahmali Bhikkhu.
1 Venerables, these two undetermined rules come up for recitation.
Origin story
2Bu-An.1.1">At one time the Buddha, the Master, was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍikaʼs Park. At that time Venerable Udāyī associated with and visited a number of families in Sāvatthī. One of the families that supported him had given their daughter in marriage to the son of another family. Then, after dressing in the morning, Venerable Udāyī took his bowl and robe and went to the first of those families. When he arrived, he asked where the daughter was, and he was told that she had been given to another family. That family too supported Venerable Udāyī. He then went there and again asked where the girl was. They said, "She is sitting in her room, Venerable." He then went to that girl, and the two of them sat down alone on a private and secluded seat suitable for doing it. There he spoke to her on the Dhamma, or they just chatted together if the situation allowed.See explanation of kālayutta at Sp 3.631,7.
3At that time Visākhā, the mother of Migāra, had many healthy children and grandchildren, and she was considered very auspicious. At sacrifices, festivals, and celebrations people would feed Visākhā first. Just then she had been invited to the family that supported Venerable Udāyī. When she arrived there, she saw him sitting alone with that girl, and she said to Venerable Udāyī: "Bhante, itʼs not appropriate that you should sit alone with a woman on a private and secluded seat suitable for doing it. Although you may not be aiming at that activity, people with little confidence are hard to convince." But Venerable Udāyī did not listen. After she had left, Visākhā informed the monks about what had happened. The monks of few desires … complained and criticised him: "How can Venerable Udāyī sit alone with a woman on a private and secluded seat suitable for doing it?"
4After rebuking Venerable Udāyī in many ways, they informed the Master … "Is it true, Udāyī, that you sat alone with a woman on a private and secluded seat suitable for doing it?"
"Itʼs true, Master."
The Buddha, the Master, rebuked him: " … Foolish man, how could you sit alone with a woman on a such a seat? This will not give rise to confidence in those without it … And, monks, this training rule should be recited thus:
Final ruling
5"If a monk sits alone with a woman on a private and secluded seat suitable for doing it, and a trustworthy female lay disciple sees him and accuses him of an offence entailing expulsion or an offence entailing suspension or an offence entailing confession, then, if he admits to the sitting, he is to be dealt with according to one of these three or according to what that trustworthy female lay disciple has said. This rule is undetermined."
Definitions
6Bu-An.1.2.1">A: whoever … Monk: … The monk ordained by a complete Sangha through a procedure of one motion and three announcements, which is unchallengeable and fit to stand—this sort of monk is meant in this case.
7Woman: a human female, not a female spirit, not a female ghost, not a female animal; even a girl born that very day, all the more an older one.
9Alone: just the monk and the woman.
10Private: 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.
11Secluded: the seat is hidden by a wall, a screen, a door, a screening cloth, a tree, a pillar, a grain container, or anything else.
12Suitable for doing it: one is able to have sexual intercourse.
13If (he) sits: the monk sits down or lies down next to a seated woman. A woman sits down or lies down next to the seated monk. Both are seated or both are lying down.
14Trustworthy: she has attained the fruit, she has broken through, she has understood the teaching.This means that she has attained any one of the four stages of awakening; see Sp 3.632,17.
15Female lay disciple: she has gone for refuge to the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Sangha.
17Bu-An.1.2.2">Accuses him of an offence entailing expulsion or an offence entailing suspension or an offence entailing confession, then, if he admits to the sitting, he is to be dealt with according to one of these three or according to what that trustworthy female lay disciple has said:
18If she accuses him thus: "I have seen the Venerable seated, having sexual intercourse with a woman," and he admits to that, then he is to be dealt with for the offence. If she accuses him thus: "I have seen the Venerable seated, having sexual intercourse with a woman," but he says, "It is true that I was seated, but I did not have sexual intercourse," then he is to be dealt with for the sitting. If she accuses him thus: "I have seen the Venerable seated, having sexual intercourse with a woman," but he says, "I was not seated, but lying down," then he is to be dealt with for the lying down. If she accuses him thus: "I have seen the Venerable seated, having sexual intercourse with a woman," but he says, "I was not seated, but standing," then he is not to be dealt with.
19If she accuses him thus: "I have seen the Venerable lying down, having sexual intercourse with a woman," and he admits to that, then he is to be dealt with for the offence. If she accuses him thus: "I have seen the Venerable lying down, having sexual intercourse with a woman," but he says, "It is true that I was lying down, but I did not have sexual intercourse," then he is to be dealt with for the lying down. If she accuses him thus: "I have seen the Venerable lying down, having sexual intercourse with a woman," but he says, "I was not lying down, but seated," then he is to be dealt with for the sitting. If she accuses him thus: "I have seen the Venerable lying down, having sexual intercourse with a woman," but he says, "I was not lying down, but standing," then he is not to be dealt with.
20If she accuses him thus: "I have seen the Venerable seated, making physical contact with a woman," and he admits to that, then he is to be dealt with for the offence. … "It is true that I was seated, but I did not make physical contact," then he is to be dealt with for the sitting. … "I was not seated, but lying down," then he is to be dealt with for the lying down. … "I was not seated, but standing," then he is not to be dealt with.
21If she accuses him thus: "I have seen the Venerable lying down, making physical contact with a woman," and he admits to that, then he is to be dealt with for the offence. … "It is true that I was lying down, but I did not make physical contact," then he is to be dealt with for the lying down. … "I was not lying down, but seated," then he is to be dealt with for the sitting. … "I was not lying down, but standing," then he is not to be dealt with.
22If she accuses him thus: "I have seen the Venerable seated alone with a woman on a private and secluded seat suitable for doing it," and he admits to that, then he is to be dealt with for the sitting. … "I was not seated, but lying down," then he is to be dealt with for the lying down. … "I was not seated, but standing," then he is not to be dealt with.
23If she accuses him thus: "I have seen the Venerable lying down alone with a woman on a private and secluded seat suitable for doing it," and he admits to that, then he is to be dealt with for the lying down. … "I was not lying down, but seated," then he is to be dealt with for the sitting. … "I was not lying down, but standing," then he is not to be dealt with.
24Undetermined: not fixed: it is either an offence entailing expulsion or an offence entailing suspension or an offence entailing confession.
Permutations
25Bu-An.1.3">If he admits to going, and he admits to sitting, and he admits to an offence, he is to be dealt with for the offence. If he admits to going, but he does not admit to sitting, yet he admits to an offence, he is to be dealt with for the offence. If he admits to going, and he admits to sitting, but he does not admit to an offence, he is to be dealt with for the sitting. If he admits to going, but he does not admit to sitting, nor does he admit to an offence, he is not to be dealt with.
26If he does not admit to going, but he admits to sitting, and he admits to an offence, he is to be dealt with for the offence. If he does not admit to going, and he does not admit to sitting, but he admits to an offence, he is to be dealt with for the offence. If he does not admit to going, but he admits to sitting, yet he does not admit to an offence, he is to be dealt with for the sitting. If he does not admit to going, nor does he admit to sitting, nor does he admit to an offence, he is not to be dealt with.
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ime kho panāyasmanto dve aniyatā dhammā
uddesaṃ āgacchanti.
2 tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. tena kho pana samayena āyasmā udāyī sāvatthiyaṃ kulūpako hoti, bahukāni kulāni upasankamati. tena kho pana samayena āyasmato udāyissa upaṭṭhākakulassa kumārikā aññatarassa kulassa kumārakassa dinnā hoti. atha kho āyasmā udāyī pubbaṇhasamayaṃ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya yena taṃ kulaṃ tenupasankami; upasankamitvā manusse pucchi— "kahaṃ itthannāmā"ti? te evamāhaṃsu— "dinnā, bhante, amukassa kulassa kumārakassā"ti. tampi kho kulaṃ āyasmato udāyissa upaṭṭhākaṃ hoti. atha kho āyasmā udāyī yena taṃ kulaṃ tenupasankami; upasankamitvā manusse pucchi— "kahaṃ itthannāmā"ti? te evamāhaṃsu— "esāyya, ovarake nisinnā"ti. atha kho āyasmā udāyī yena sā kumārikā tenupasankami; upasankamitvā tassā kumārikāya saddhiṃ eko ekāya raho paṭicchanne āsane alaṃkammaniye nisajjaṃ kappesi kālayuttaṃ samullapanto kālayuttaṃ dhammaṃ bhaṇanto.
3 tena kho pana samayena visākhā migāramātā bahuputtā hoti bahunattā arogaputtā aroganattā abhimangalasammatā. manussā yaññesu chaṇesu ussavesu visākhaṃ migāramātaraṃ paṭhamaṃ bhojenti. atha kho visākhā migāramātā nimantitā taṃ kulaṃ agamāsi. addasā kho visākhā migāramātā āyasmantaṃ udāyiṃ tassā kumārikāya saddhiṃ ekaṃ ekāya raho paṭicchanne āsane alaṃkammaniye nisinnaṃ. disvāna āyasmantaṃ udāyiṃ etadavoca— "idaṃ, bhante, nacchannaṃ nappatirūpaṃ yaṃ ayyo mātugāmena saddhiṃ eko ekāya raho paṭicchanne āsane alaṃkammaniye nisajjaṃ kappeti. kiñcāpi, bhante, ayyo anatthiko tena dhammena, api ca dussaddhāpayā appasannā manussā"ti. evampi kho āyasmā udāyī visākhāya migāramātuyā vuccamāno nādiyi. atha kho visākhā migāramātā nikkhamitvā bhikkhūnaṃ etamatthaṃ ārocesi. ye te bhikkhū appicchā … pe … te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti— "kathañhi nāma āyasmā udāyī mātugāmena saddhiṃ eko ekāya raho paṭicchanne āsane alaṃkammaniye nisajjaṃ kappessatī"ti.
4 atha kho te bhikkhū āyasmantaṃ udāyiṃ anekapariyāyena vigarahitvā bhagavato etamatthaṃ ārocesuṃ … pe … "saccaṃ kira tvaṃ, udāyi, mātugāmena saddhiṃ eko ekāya raho paṭicchanne āsane alaṃkammaniye nisajjaṃ kappesī"ti? "saccaṃ, bhagavā"ti. vigarahi buddho bhagavā … pe … kathañhi nāma tvaṃ, moghapurisa, mātugāmena saddhiṃ eko ekāya raho paṭicchanne āsane alaṃkammaniye nisajjaṃ kappessasi. netaṃ, moghapurisa, appasannānaṃ vā pasādāya … pe … evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṃ sikkhāpadaṃ uddiseyyātha—
5 "yo pana bhikkhu mātugāmena saddhiṃ eko ekāya raho paṭicchanne āsane alaṃkammaniye nisajjaṃ kappeyya, tamenaṃ saddheyyavacasā upāsikā disvā tiṇṇaṃ dhammānaṃ aññatarena vadeyya— pārājikena vā saṇghādisesena vā pācittiyena vā, nisajjaṃ bhikkhu paṭijānamāno tiṇṇaṃ dhammānaṃ aññatarena kāretabbo— pārājikena vā saṇghādisesena vā pācittiyena vā, yena vā sā saddheyyavacasā upāsikā vadeyya, tena so bhikkhu kāretabbo. ayaṃ dhammo aniyato"ti. (1:18)
6 yo panāti yo yādiso … pe … bhikkhūti … pe … ayaṃ imasmiṃ atthe adhippeto bhikkhūti.
7 mātugāmo nāma manussitthī, na yakkhī na petī na tiracchānagatā. antamaso tadahujātāpi dārikā, pageva mahattarī.
9 eko ekāyāti bhikkhu ceva hoti mātugāmo ca.
10 raho nāma cakkhussa raho, sotassa raho. cakkhussa raho nāma na sakkā hoti akkhiṃ vā nikhaṇīyamāne bhamukaṃ vā ukkhipīyamāne sīsaṃ vā ukkhipīyamāne passituṃ. sotassa raho nāma na sakkā hoti pakatikathā sotuṃ.
11 paṭicchannaṃ nāma āsanaṃ kuṭṭena vā kavāṭena vā kilañjena vā sāṇipākārena vā rukkhena vā thambhena vā kotthaḷiyā vā yena kenaci paṭicchannaṃ hoti.
12 alaṃkammaniyeti sakkā hoti methunaṃ dhammaṃ paṭisevituṃ.
13 nisajjaṃ kappeyyāti mātugāme nisinne bhikkhu upanisinno vā hoti upanipanno vā. bhikkhu nisinne mātugāmo upanisinno vā hoti upanipanno vā. ubho vā nisinnā honti ubho vā nipannā.
14 saddheyyavacasā nāma āgataphalā abhisametāvinī viññātasāsanā.
15 upāsikā nāma buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gatā, dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gatā, saṇghaṃ saraṇaṃ gatā.
17 tiṇṇaṃ dhammānaṃ aññatarena vadeyya— pārājikena vā saṇghādisesena vā pācittiyena vā. nisajjaṃ bhikkhu paṭijānamāno tiṇṇaṃ dhammānaṃ aññatarena kāretabbo— pārājikena vā saṇghādisesena vā pācittiyena vā. yena vā sā saddheyyavacasā upāsikā vadeyya tena so bhikkhu kāretabbo.
18 sā ce evaṃ vadeyya— "ayyo mayā diṭṭho nisinno mātugāmassa methunaṃ dhammaṃ paṭisevanto"ti, so ca taṃ paṭijānāti, āpattiyā kāretabbo. sā ce evaṃ vadeyya— "ayyo mayā diṭṭho nisinno mātugāmassa methunaṃ dhammaṃ paṭisevanto"ti, so ce evaṃ vadeyya— "saccāhaṃ nisinno, no ca kho methunaṃ dhammaṃ paṭisevin"ti, nisajjāya kāretabbo. sā ce evaṃ vadeyya— "ayyo mayā diṭṭho nisinno mātugāmassa methunaṃ dhammaṃ paṭisevanto"ti, so ce evaṃ vadeyya— "nāhaṃ nisinno, api ca kho nipanno"ti, nipajjāya kāretabbo. sā ce evaṃ vadeyya— "ayyo mayā diṭṭho nisinno mātugāmassa methunaṃ dhammaṃ paṭisevanto"ti, so ce evaṃ vadeyya— "nāhaṃ nisinno, api ca kho ṭhito"ti, na kāretabbo.
19 sā ce evaṃ vadeyya— "ayyo mayā diṭṭho nipanno mātugāmassa methunaṃ dhammaṃ paṭisevanto"ti, so ca taṃ paṭijānāti, āpattiyā kāretabbo. sā ce evaṃ vadeyya— "ayyo mayā diṭṭho nipanno mātugāmassa methunaṃ dhammaṃ paṭisevanto"ti, so ce evaṃ vadeyya— "saccāhaṃ nipanno, no ca kho methunaṃ dhammaṃ paṭisevin"ti, nipajjāya kāretabbo. sā ce evaṃ vadeyya— "ayyo mayā diṭṭho nipanno mātugāmassa methunaṃ dhammaṃ paṭisevanto"ti, so ce evaṃ vadeyya— "nāhaṃ nipanno, api ca kho nisinno"ti, nisajjāya kāretabbo. sā ce evaṃ vadeyya— "ayyo mayā diṭṭho nipanno mātugāmassa methunaṃ dhammaṃ paṭisevanto"ti, so ce evaṃ vadeyya— "nāhaṃ nipanno, api ca kho ṭhito"ti, na kāretabbo.
20 sā ce evaṃ vadeyya— "ayyo mayā diṭṭho nisinno mātugāmena saddhiṃ kāyasaṃsaggaṃ samāpajjanto"ti, so ca taṃ paṭijānāti, āpattiyā kāretabbo … pe … "saccāhaṃ nisinno no ca kho kāyasaṃsaggaṃ samāpajjin"ti, nisajjāya kāretabbo … pe … "nāhaṃ nisinno, api ca kho nipanno"ti, nipajjāya kāretabbo … pe … "nāhaṃ nisinno, api ca kho ṭhito"ti, na kāretabbo.
21 sā ce evaṃ vadeyya— "ayyo mayā diṭṭho nipanno mātugāmena saddhiṃ kāyasaṃsaggaṃ samāpajjanto"ti, so ca taṃ paṭijānāti, āpattiyā kāretabbo … pe … "saccāhaṃ nipanno, no ca kho kāyasaṃsaggaṃ samāpajjin"ti, nipajjāya kāretabbo … pe … "nāhaṃ nipanno, api ca kho nisinno"ti, nisajjāya kāretabbo … pe … "nāhaṃ nipanno, api ca kho ṭhito"ti, na kāretabbo.
22 sā ce evaṃ vadeyya— "ayyo mayā diṭṭho mātugāmena saddhiṃ eko ekāya raho paṭicchanne āsane alaṃkammaniye nisinno"ti, so ca taṃ paṭijānāti, nisajjāya kāretabbo … pe … "nāhaṃ nisinno, api ca kho nipanno"ti, nipajjāya kāretabbo … pe … "nāhaṃ nisinno, api ca kho ṭhito"ti, na kāretabbo.
23 sā ce evaṃ vadeyya— "ayyo mayā diṭṭho mātugāmena saddhiṃ eko ekāya raho paṭicchanne āsane alaṃkammaniye nipanno"ti, so ca taṃ paṭijānāti, nipajjāya kāretabbo … pe … "nāhaṃ nipanno, api ca kho nisinno"ti, nisajjāya kāretabbo … pe … "nāhaṃ nipanno, api ca kho ṭhito"ti, na kāretabbo.
24 aniyatoti na niyato, pārājikaṃ vā saṇghādiseso vā pācittiyaṃ vā.
25 gamanaṃ paṭijānāti, nisajjaṃ paṭijānāti, āpattiṃ paṭijānāti, āpattiyā kāretabbo. gamanaṃ paṭijānāti, nisajjaṃ na paṭijānāti, āpattiṃ paṭijānāti, āpattiyā kāretabbo. gamanaṃ paṭijānāti, nisajjaṃ paṭijānāti, āpattiṃ na paṭijānāti, nisajjāya kāretabbo. gamanaṃ paṭijānāti, nisajjaṃ na paṭijānāti, āpattiṃ na paṭijānāti, na kāretabbo.
26 gamanaṃ na paṭijānāti, nisajjaṃ paṭijānāti, āpattiṃ paṭijānāti, āpattiyā kāretabbo. gamanaṃ na paṭijānāti, nisajjaṃ na paṭijānāti, āpattiṃ paṭijānāti, āpattiyā kāretabbo. gamanaṃ na paṭijānāti, nisajjaṃ paṭijānāti, āpattiṃ na paṭijānāti, nisajjāya kāretabbo. gamanaṃ na paṭijānāti, nisajjaṃ na paṭijānāti, āpattiṃ na paṭijānāti, na kāretabboti.