Vinaya Pitaka - Monastic Rules
Bhikkhu Vibhanga - Nissaggiya Pācittiya 30: The Training Rule on What is Intended.
- Translated from the Pali by Brahmali Bhikkhu.
Origin story
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At one time the Buddha, the Master, was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery. At that time an association had prepared a meal together with robes for the Sangha, thinking, “After giving the food, we will offer the robes."
Then some monks belonging to the group of six went to that association and said: “Sirs, give these robes to us."
“Bhantes, we will not give them to you. We have prepared our annual alms-offering together with robes for the Sangha."
“The Sangha has many donors and supporters. But since we are staying here, we depend on you and look to you for support. If you don’t give to us, then who will? So give us these robes." Being pressured by those monks belonging to the group of six, that association gave the prepared robes to them and served the food to the Sangha.
Those monks who knew that a meal together with robes had been prepared for the Sangha, but who did not know that the robes had been given to those monks belonging to the group six, said: “You may offer the robes."
“Bhantes, there aren’t any. The robes we had prepared were diverted by the Venerables belonging to the group of six to themselves."
The monks of few desires … complained and criticised those monks: “How can those monks belonging to the group of six divert to themselves things they know are intended for the Sangha?"
2 After criticising those monks in many ways, they informed the Master. … “Is it true, monks, that you divert to yourselves things you know are intended for the Sangha?" “It’s true, Master." The Buddha, the Master, criticised them: “ … Foolish men, how can you divert to yourselves things that you know are intended for the Sangha? This will not give rise to confidence in those without it … And, monks, this training rule should be recited thus:
Final ruling
3 “If a monk diverts to himself something that he knows was intended for the Sangha, he commits an offence entailing relinquishment and confession."
Definitions
4 A: whoever … Monk: … The monk who is 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.
5 He knows: he knows by himself or others have informed him or he has found out by making enquiries.
6 For the Sangha: it is given to the Sangha, relinquished.
7 Something: robes, almsfood, lodging requisites, and medicines; even a piece of chunam, a toothwood, or a piece of string.
8 Intended: they have said, “We will give; we will make."
9 In the act of diverting it to himself, he commits an offence of bad conduct. When he gets it, it becomes subject to relinquishment. It is to be relinquished to a Sangha, a group, or an individual. “And, monks, it is to be relinquished in this way. … To be expanded as in Nissaggiya Pācittiya 1, verses 13 to 17 with appropriate substitutions. … ‘Bhante, this thing which I diverted to myself knowing that it was intended for the Sangha is to be relinquished. I relinquish it to the Sangha.’ … the Sangha should give … the Venerables should give … “I give this back to the Venerable."
Permutations
10If it is intended for the Sangha and he perceives it as such, and he diverts it to himself, he commits an offence entailing relinquishment and confession.
11If it is intended for the Sangha, but he has doubts about it, and he diverts it to himself, he commits an offence entailing relinquishment and confession. If it is intended for the Sangha, but he does not perceives it as such, and he diverts it to himself, he commits an offence entailing relinquishment and confession.
If it is intended for one Sangha and he diverts it to another Sangha or to a shrine, he commits an offence of bad conduct. If it is intended for one shrine and he diverts it to another shrine or to a Sangha or to an individual, he commits an offence of bad conduct. If it is intended for an individual and he diverts it to another individual or to a Sangha or to a shrine, he commits an offence of bad conduct.
If it is not intended for the Sangha, but he perceives it as intended for the Sangha, he commits an offence of bad conduct. If it is not intended for the Sangha, but he has doubts about it, he commits an offence of bad conduct. If it is not intended for the Sangha and he perceives it as not intended for the Sangha, there is no offence.
Non-offences
12There is no offence: if being asked, “Where may we give?", he says, “Give where your gift goes towards requisites or repairs or where it will last for a long time, or give where you feel inspired"; if he is insane; if he is the first offender.
13The tenth rule, the training rule on what is intended, is finished.
The third chapter on bowls is finished.
14This is the summary:
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Two on bowls, and tonics,
Rainy season, the fifth on a gift;
Oneself, getting woven, haste
Dangerous, and with the Sangha.
16“Venerables, the thirty rules entailing relinquishment and confession have been recited. In regard to this I ask the Venerables: ‘Are you pure in this?’ A second time I ask: ‘Are you pure in this?’ A third time I ask: ‘Are you pure in this?’ You are pure in this and therefore silent. I will remember it thus."
17The chapter on relinquishment is finished.
18The text on expulsion is finished.
1 tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. tena kho pana samayena sāvatthiyaṃ aññatarassa pūgassa sanghassa sacīvarabhattaṃ paṭiyattaṃ hoti— "bhojetvā cīvarena acchādessāmā"ti. atha kho chabbaggiyā bhikkhū yena so pūgo tenupasankamiṃsu; upasankamitvā taṃ pūgaṃ etadavocuṃ— "dethāvuso, amhākaṃ imāni cīvarānī"ti. "na mayaṃ, bhante, dassāma. amhākaṃ sanghassa anuvassaṃ sacīvarabhikkhā paññattā"ti. "bahū, āvuso, sanghassa dāyakā, bahū sanghassa bhattā. mayaṃ tumhe nissāya tumhe sampassantā idha viharāma. tumhe ce amhākaṃ na dassatha, atha ko carahi amhākaṃ dassati? dethāvuso, amhākaṃ imāni cīvarānī"ti. atha kho so pūgo chabbaggiyehi bhikkhūhi nippīḷiyamāno yathāpaṭiyattaṃ cīvaraṃ chabbaggiyānaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ datvā saṇghaṃ bhattena parivisi. ye te bhikkhū jānanti sanghassa sacīvarabhattaṃ paṭiyattaṃ, na ca jānanti chabbaggiyānaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ dinnanti, te evamāhaṃsu— "oṇojethāvuso, sanghassa cīvaran"ti. "natthi, bhante. yathāpaṭiyattaṃ cīvaraṃ ayyā chabbaggiyā attano pariṇāmesun"ti. ye te bhikkhū appicchā … pe … te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti— "kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhū jānaṃ saṇghikaṃ lābhaṃ pariṇataṃ attano pariṇāmessantī"ti.
2 atha kho te bhikkhū chabbaggiye bhikkhū anekapariyāyena vigarahitvā bhagavato etamatthaṃ ārocesuṃ … pe … "saccaṃ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, jānaṃ saṇghikaṃ lābhaṃ pariṇataṃ attano pariṇāmethā"ti? "saccaṃ, bhagavā"ti. vigarahi buddho bhagavā … pe … kathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, jānaṃ saṇghikaṃ lābhaṃ pariṇataṃ attano pariṇāmessatha. netaṃ, moghapurisā, appasannānaṃ vā pasādāya … pe … evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṃ sikkhāpadaṃ uddiseyyātha—
3 "yo pana bhikkhu jānaṃ saṇghikaṃ lābhaṃ pariṇataṃ attano pariṇāmeyya, nissaggiyaṃ pācittiyan"ti. (30:49)
4 yo panāti yo yādiso … pe … bhikkhūti … pe … ayaṃ imasmiṃ atthe adhippeto bhikkhūti.
5 jānāti nāma sāmaṃ vā jānāti aññe vā tassa ārocenti so vā āroceti.
6 saṇghikaṃ nāma sanghassa dinnaṃ hoti pariccattaṃ.
7 lābho nāma cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārā. antamaso cuṇṇapiṇḍopi, dantakaṭṭhampi, dasikasuttampi.
8 pariṇataṃ nāma dassāma karissāmāti vācā bhinnā hoti.
9 attano pariṇāmeti, payoge dukkaṭaṃ. paṭilābhena nissaggiyaṃ hoti. nissajjitabbaṃ sanghassa vā gaṇassa vā puggalassa vā. evañca pana, bhikkhave, nissajjitabbaṃ … pe … "idaṃ me, bhante, jānaṃ saṇghikaṃ lābhaṃ pariṇataṃ attano pariṇāmitaṃ nissaggiyaṃ. imāhaṃ sanghassa nissajjāmī"ti … pe … dadeyyāti … pe … dadeyyunti … pe … āyasmato dammīti.
10 pariṇate pariṇatasaññī attano pariṇāmeti, nissaggiyaṃ pācittiyaṃ.
11 pariṇate vematiko attano pariṇāmeti, āpatti dukkaṭassa. pariṇate apariṇatasaññī attano pariṇāmeti, anāpatti. sanghassa pariṇataṃ aññasanghassa vā cetiyassa vā pariṇāmeti, āpatti dukkaṭassa. cetiyassa pariṇataṃ aññacetiyassa vā sanghassa vā puggalassa vā pariṇāmeti, āpatti dukkaṭassa. puggalassa pariṇataṃ aññapuggalassa vā sanghassa vā cetiyassa vā pariṇāmeti, āpatti dukkaṭassa. apariṇate pariṇatasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa. apariṇate vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa. apariṇate apariṇatasaññī, anāpatti.
12 anāpatti— kattha demāti pucchiyamāno yattha tumhākaṃ deyyadhammo paribhogaṃ vā labheyya paṭisankhāraṃ vā labheyya ciraṭṭhitiko vā assa yattha vā pana tumhākaṃ cittaṃ pasīdati tattha dethāti bhaṇati, ummattakassa, ādikammikassāti.
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pariṇatasikkhāpadaṃ niṭṭhitaṃ dasamaṃ.
pattavaggo tatiyo.
15 dve ca pattāni bhesajjaṃ,
vassikā dānapañcamaṃ;
sāmaṃ vāyāpanacceko,
sāsankaṃ saṇghikena cāti.
16 "uddiṭṭhā kho, āyasmanto, tiṃsa nissaggiyā pācittiyā dhammā. tatthāyasmante pucchāmi— ‘kaccittha parisuddhā’? dutiyampi pucchāmi— ‘kaccittha parisuddhā’? tatiyampi pucchāmi— ‘kaccittha parisuddhā’? parisuddhetthāyasmanto, tasmā tuṇhī, evametaṃ dhārayāmī"ti.