Vinaya Pitaka - Monastic Rules
Bhikkhu Vibhanga - Aniyata 2: Sitting in a Secluded Place With a Woman
- Translated from the Pali by Brahmali Bhikkhu.
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Bu-An.2.1">At one time the Buddha, the Master, was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍikaʼs Park. Just then Venerable Udāyī was thinking, "The Master has prohibited sitting alone with a woman on a private and secluded seat suitable for doing it," and so he sat alone in private with the same girl.That is, he tried to avoid the offence by not sitting on a secluded seat. There he spoke to her on the Dhamma, or they chatted together if the situation allowed.
For a second time Visākhā had been invited to that family. When she arrived there, she saw Venerable Udāyī sitting alone in private with the same girl, and she said to Venerable Udāyī: "Bhante, itʼs not appropriate that you should sit alone with a woman on a private seat. 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 seat?"
2After rebuking Venerable Udāyī in many ways, they informed the Master … "Is it true, Udāyī, that you sat alone with a woman on a private seat?"
"Itʼs true, Master."
The Buddha, the Master, rebuked him: " … Foolish man, how could you sit alone with a woman on a private seat? This will not give rise to confidence in those without it … And, monks, this training rule should be recited thus:
Final ruling
3"Although a seat is not secluded, nor suitable for doing it, it may be suitable for speaking lewdly to a woman. If a monk sits alone with a woman in private on such a seat, and a trustworthy female lay disciple sees him and accuses him of an offence entailing suspension or an offence entailing confession, then, if he admits to the sitting, he is be dealt with according to one of these two or according to what that trustworthy female lay disciple has said. This rule too is undetermined."
Definitions
4Bu-An.2.2.1">Although a seat is not secluded: it is not hidden by a wall, a screen, a door, a screening cloth, a tree, a pillar, a grain container, or anything else.
5Nor suitable for doing it: one is not able to have sexual intercourse.
6It may be suitable for speaking lewdly to a woman: one is able to speak lewdly to a woman.
7A: 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..
8On such a seat: on that sort of seat.
9Woman: 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.
11Alone: just the monk and the woman.
12Private: 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.
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.See note to Undetermined 1.
15Female lay disciple: she has gone for refuge to the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Sangha.
17Bu-An.2.2.2">Accuses him of an offence entailing suspension or an offence entailing confession, then, if he admits to the sitting, he is be dealt with according to one of these two or according to what that trustworthy female lay disciple has said:
18If 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. If she accuses him thus: "I have seen the Venerable seated, making physical contact with a woman," but he says, "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.
19If 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 seated, but standing," then he is not to be dealt with.
20If she accuses him thus: "I have heard the Venerable speaking lewdly to a woman while seated," and he admits to that, then he is to be dealt with for the offence. If she accuses him thus: "I have heard the Venerable speaking lewdly to a woman while seated," but he says, "It is true that I was seated, but I did not speak lewdly," 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 heard the Venerable speaking lewdly to a woman while lying down," 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 speak lewdly," 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 seat," 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 seat," 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.
24This rule too: this is said with reference to the previous undetermined rule.
25Undetermined: not fixed: it is either an offence entailing suspension or an offence entailing confession.
Permutations
26Bu-An.2.3">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.
27If 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, nor does he 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.
28The second undetermined rule is finished.
29 "Venerables, the two undetermined rules have been recited. In regard to this I ask the Venerables: ʻAre you pure in this?ʼ A second time I ask: ʻAre you pure in this?ʼ A third time I ask: ʻAre you pure in this?ʼ You are pure in this and therefore silent. I will remember it thus."
31Suitable for doing it,
And then not so;
The undetermined rules have been well laid down,
By the Stable One, the Buddha who is the best.
1 tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. tena kho pana samayena āyasmā udāyī— "bhagavatā paṭikkhittaṃ mātugāmena saddhiṃ eko ekāya raho paṭicchanne āsane alaṃkammaniye nisajjaṃ kappetun"ti tassāyeva kumārikāya saddhiṃ eko ekāya raho nisajjaṃ kappesi kālayuttaṃ samullapanto kālayuttaṃ dhammaṃ bhaṇanto. dutiyampi kho visākhā migāramātā nimantitā taṃ kulaṃ agamāsi. addasā kho visākhā migāramātā āyasmantaṃ udāyiṃ tassāyeva kumārikāya saddhiṃ ekaṃ ekāya raho nisinnaṃ. disvāna āyasmantaṃ udāyiṃ etadavoca— "idaṃ, bhante, nacchannaṃ nappatirūpaṃ yaṃ ayyo mātugāmena saddhiṃ eko ekāya raho 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 nisajjaṃ kappessatī"ti.
2 atha kho te bhikkhū āyasmantaṃ udāyiṃ anekapariyāyena vigarahitvā bhagavato etamatthaṃ ārocesuṃ … pe … "saccaṃ kira tvaṃ, udāyi, mātugāmena saddhiṃ eko ekāya raho nisajjaṃ kappesī"ti? "saccaṃ, bhagavā"ti. vigarahi buddho bhagavā … pe … kathañhi nāma tvaṃ, moghapurisa, mātugāmena saddhiṃ eko ekāya raho nisajjaṃ kappessasi. netaṃ, moghapurisa, appasannānaṃ vā pasādāya … pe … evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṃ sikkhāpadaṃ uddiseyyātha—
3 "na heva kho pana paṭicchannaṃ āsanaṃ hoti nālankammaniyaṃ, alañca kho hoti mātugāmaṃ duṭṭhullāhi vācāhi obhāsituṃ. yo pana bhikkhu tathārūpe āsane mātugāmena saddhiṃ eko ekāya raho nisajjaṃ kappeyya, tamenaṃ saddheyyavacasā upāsikā disvā dvinnaṃ dhammānaṃ aññatarena vadeyya— saṇghādisesena vā pācittiyena vā. nisajjaṃ bhikkhu paṭijānamāno dvinnaṃ dhammānaṃ aññatarena kāretabbo— saṇghādisesena vā pācittiyena vā. yena vā sā saddheyyavacasā upāsikā vadeyya tena so bhikkhu kāretabbo. ayampi dhammo aniyato"ti. (2:19)
4 na heva kho pana paṭicchannaṃ āsanaṃ hotīti appaṭicchannaṃ hoti kuṭṭena vā kavāṭena vā kilañjena vā sāṇipākārena vā rukkhena vā thambhena vā kotthaḷiyā vā yena kenaci appaṭicchannaṃ hoti.
5 nālankammaniyanti na sakkā hoti methunaṃ dhammaṃ paṭisevituṃ.
6 alañca kho hoti mātugāmaṃ duṭṭhullāhi vācāhi obhāsitunti sakkā hoti mātugāmaṃ duṭṭhullāhi vācāhi obhāsituṃ.
7 yo panāti yo yādiso … pe … bhikkhūti … pe … ayaṃ imasmiṃ atthe adhippeto bhikkhūti.
8 tathārūpe āsaneti evarūpe āsane.
9 mātugāmo nāma manussitthī, na yakkhī na petī na tiracchānagatā, viññū paṭibalā subhāsitadubbhāsitaṃ duṭṭhullāduṭṭhullaṃ ājānituṃ.
11 eko ekāyāti bhikkhu ceva hoti mātugāmo ca.
12 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.
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 dvinnaṃ dhammānaṃ aññatarena vadeyya saṇghādisesena vā pācittiyena vā. nisajjaṃ bhikkhu paṭijānamāno dvinnaṃ dhammānaṃ aññatarena kāretabbo— saṇghādisesena vā pācittiyena vā. yena vā sā saddheyyavacasā upāsikā vadeyya, tena so bhikkhu kāretabbo.
18 sā ce evaṃ vadeyya— "ayyo mayā diṭṭho nisinno mātugāmena saddhiṃ kāyasaṃsaggaṃ samāpajjanto"ti, so ca taṃ paṭijānāti, āpattiyā kāretabbo. sā ce evaṃ vadeyya— "ayyo mayā diṭṭho nisinno mātugāmena saddhiṃ kāyasaṃsaggaṃ samāpajjanto"ti, so ce evaṃ vadeyya— "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.
19 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.
20 sā ce evaṃ vadeyya— "ayyassa mayā sutaṃ nisinnassa mātugāmaṃ duṭṭhullāhi vācāhi obhāsantassā"ti, so ca taṃ paṭijānāti, āpattiyā kāretabbo. sā ce evaṃ vadeyya— "ayyassa mayā sutaṃ nisinnassa mātugāmaṃ duṭṭhullāhi vācāhi obhāsantassā"ti, so ce evaṃ vadeyya— "saccāhaṃ nisinno, no ca kho duṭṭhullāhi vācāhi obhāsin"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— "ayyassa mayā sutaṃ nipannassa mātugāmaṃ duṭṭhullāhi vācāhi obhāsantassā"ti, so ca taṃ paṭijānāti, āpattiyā kāretabbo … pe … saccāhaṃ nipanno, no ca kho duṭṭhullāhi vācāhi obhāsinti, 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 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 nipanno"ti, so ca taṃ paṭijānāti, nipajjāya kāretabbo … pe … nāhaṃ nipanno, api ca kho nisinnoti, nisajjāya kāretabbo … pe … nāhaṃ nipanno, api ca kho ṭhitoti, na kāretabbo.
24 ayampīti purimaṃ upādāya vuccati.
25 aniyatoti na niyato, saṇghādiseso vā pācittiyaṃ vā.
26 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.
27 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.
29 uddiṭṭhā kho āyasmanto dve aniyatā dhammā. tatthāyasmante pucchāmi— "kaccittha parisuddhā"? dutiyampi pucchāmi— "kaccittha parisuddhā"? tatiyampi pucchāmi— "kaccittha parisuddhā"? parisuddhetthāyasmanto; tasmā tuṇhī, evametaṃ dhārayāmīti.
31 alaṃ kammaniyañceva,
tatheva ca naheva kho;
aniyatā supaññattā,
buddhaseṭṭhena tādināti.