Vinaya Pitaka - Monastic Rules
Bhikkhu Vibhanga - Nissaggiya Pācittiya 11: Not to accept rugs containing silk.
- Translated from the Pali by Brahmali Bhikkhu.
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At one time the Buddha, the Master, was staying at Āḷavī in the chief shrine at Āḷavī. At that time the group of six monks,
approaching silk-makers, said: "Sirs, hatch many silk-worms, and give them to
us, for we want to make a rug mixed with silk." These looked down upon,
criticised, spread it about, saying:
"How can these recluses, sons of the Sakyans, approaching us, speak thus:
‘Sirs, hatch … mixed with silk’? It is a loss for us, it is ill-gotten for us
that we, for the sake of livelihood, for the sake of wife and children, are
bringing (these) many small creatures into destruction."
2Monks heard these men who … spread it about. Those who were modest monks … spread it about, saying:
3"How can the group of six monks, approaching silk-makers, say: ‘Sirs, hatch … a
rug mixed with silk’?" Then these monks told this matter to the lord. He said:
"Is it true, as is said, that you, monks, approaching silk-makers, spoke thus:
‘Sirs, hatch … a rug mixed with silk’?"
"It is true, lord," they said.
The enlightened one, the lord, rebuked them, saying:
"How can you, foolish men, approaching silk-makers, speak thus: ‘Sirs, hatch … a rug mixed with silk’? It is not, foolish men, for pleasing those who are not (yet) pleased … And thus, monks, this rule of training should be set forth:
4Whatever monks should cause a rug to be made mixed with silk, there is an offence of expiation involving forfeiture."
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Whatever means:
he who …
Monk means:
… is monk to be understood in this case.
6A rug means: it is made "having spread," not woven.
7Should cause to be made means: if he makes it or causes it to be made mixing it with one silken filament, there is an offence of wrong-doing in the action. It is to be forfeited on acquisition. It should be forfeited to the Order, or to a group, or to an individual. And thus, monks, should it be forfeited: … ‘Honoured sirs, this rug, which I had made mixed with silk, is to be forfeited. I forfeit it to the Order.’ … ‘ … the Order should give back … let the venerable ones give back … I will give back this rug to the venerable one.’
Permutations
8 If what was incompletely executed by himself, he has finished by himself, there is an offence of expiation involving forfeiture. If he makes others finish what was incompletely executed by himself, there is an offence of expiation involving forfeiture. If what was incompletely executed by others, he has finished by himself, there is an offence of expiation involving forfeiture. If he makes others finish what was incompletely executed by others, there is an offence of expiation involving forfeiture.
9 If he makes it or causes it to be made for another, there is an offence of wrong-doing. If, acquiring what was made for another, he makes use of it, there is an offence of wrong-doing.
Non-offences
10There is no offence if he makes a canopy or a ground-covering or a screen-wall or a mattress or a squatting mat; if he is mad, if he is the first wrong-doer.
11The first training in silk is finished.
1 tena samayena buddho bhagavā āḷaviyaṃ viharati aggāḷave cetiye. tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū kosiyakārake upasankamitvā evaṃ vadanti— "bahū, āvuso, kosakārake pacatha, amhākampi dassatha, mayampi icchāma kosiyamissakaṃ santhataṃ kātun"ti. te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti— "kathañhi nāma samaṇā sakyaputtiyā amhe upasankamitvā evaṃ vakkhanti— ‘bahū, āvuso, kosakārake pacatha, amhākampi dassatha, mayampi icchāma kosiyamissakaṃ santhataṃ kātun’ti. amhākampi alābhā, amhākampi dulladdhaṃ, ye mayaṃ ājīvassa hetu puttadārassa kāraṇā bahū khuddake pāṇe sanghātaṃ āpādemā"ti.
2 assosuṃ kho bhikkhū tesaṃ manussānaṃ ujjhāyantānaṃ khiyyantānaṃ vipācentānaṃ. ye te bhikkhū appicchā … pe … te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti— "kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhū kosiyakārake upasankamitvā evaṃ vakkhanti— ‘bahū, āvuso, kosakārake pacatha, amhākampi dassatha, mayampi icchāma kosiyamissakaṃ santhataṃ kātun’"ti.
3 atha kho te bhikkhū chabbaggiye bhikkhū anekapariyāyena vigarahitvā bhagavato etamatthaṃ ārocesuṃ … pe … "saccaṃ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, kosiyakārake upasankamitvā evaṃ vadetha— ‘bahū, āvuso, kosakārake pacatha, amhākampi dassatha, mayampi icchāma kosiyamissakaṃ santhataṃ kātun’"ti? "saccaṃ, bhagavā"ti. vigarahi buddho bhagavā … pe … kathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, kosiyakārake upasankamitvā evaṃ vakkhatha— ‘bahū, āvuso, kosakārake pacatha, amhākampi dassatha, mayampi icchāma kosiyamissakaṃ santhataṃ kātun’ti. netaṃ, moghapurisā, appasannānaṃ vā pasādāya … pe … evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṃ sikkhāpadaṃ uddiseyyātha—
4 "yo pana bhikkhu kosiyamissakaṃ santhataṃ kārāpeyya, nissaggiyaṃ pācittiyan"ti. (11:30)
5 yo panāti yo yādiso … pe … bhikkhūti … pe … ayaṃ imasmiṃ atthe adhippeto bhikkhūti.
6 santhataṃ nāma santharitvā kataṃ hoti avāyimaṃ.
7 kārāpeyyāti ekenapi kosiyaṃsunā missitvā karoti vā kārāpeti vā, payoge dukkaṭaṃ. paṭilābhena nissaggiyaṃ hoti. nissajjitabbaṃ sanghassa vā gaṇassa vā puggalassa vā. evañca pana, bhikkhave, nissajjitabbaṃ … pe … idaṃ me, bhante, kosiyamissakaṃ santhataṃ kārāpitaṃ nissaggiyaṃ. imāhaṃ sanghassa nissajjāmīti … pe … dadeyyāti … pe … dadeyyunti … pe … āyasmato dammīti.
8 attanā vippakataṃ attanā pariyosāpeti, nissaggiyaṃ pācittiyaṃ. attanā vippakataṃ parehi pariyosāpeti, nissaggiyaṃ pācittiyaṃ. parehi vippakataṃ attanā pariyosāpeti, nissaggiyaṃ pācittiyaṃ. parehi vippakataṃ parehi pariyosāpeti, nissaggiyaṃ pācittiyaṃ.
9 aññassatthāya karoti vā kārāpeti vā, āpatti dukkaṭassa. aññena kataṃ paṭilabhitvā paribhuñjati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
10 anāpatti— vitānaṃ vā bhūmattharaṇaṃ vā sāṇipākāraṃ vā bhisiṃ vā bibbohanaṃ vā karoti, ummattakassa, ādikammikassāti.