Vinaya Pitaka - Monastic Rules
Bhikkhu Vibhanga - Pācittiya 29: The Training Rule on What is Prepared.
- Translated from the Pali by Brahmali Bhikkhu.
Origin story
First sub-story
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At one time the Buddha, the Master, was staying at Rājagaha in the squirrel sanctuary in the Bamboo Grove. At that time the nun Thullanandā associated with a family from which she received a regular meal.
On one occasion the householder had invited some senior monks. Then, after dressing in the morning, the nun Thullanandā took her bowl and robe and went to that family. She then asked that householder: “Why have you prepared so much food?"
“Because, venerable, I have invited the senior monks."
“But who are those senior monks?"
“Venerable Sāriputta, Venerable Mahāmoggallāna, Venerable Mahākaccāna, Venerable Mahākoṭṭhika, Venerable Mahākappina, Venerable Mahācunda, Venerable Anuruddha, Venerable Revata, Venerable Upāli, Venerable Ānanda, and Venerable Rāhula."
“But why do you invite such inferior monks instead of the great ones?"
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“Who are these great monks?"
“Venerable Devadatta, Venerable Kokālika, Venerable Kaṭamodakatissaka, Venerable Khaṇḍadeviyā-putta, and Venerable Samuddadatta."
Just then, while this conversation was still taking place, the senior monks entered. And she said: “Is it true that you have invited these great monks?"
“Just before you called them inferior monks, and now you call them great monks." And he threw her out of the house and made an end of her regular meal.
3 The monks of few desires … grumbled and complained: “How can Devadatta eat almsfood knowing that a nun got it prepared?" … “Is it true, Devadatta, that you do this?" “It’s true, Master." The Buddha, the Master, criticised him: “ … Foolish man, how can you eat almsfood knowing that a nun got it prepared? This will not give rise to confidence in those without it … And, monks, this training rule should be recited thus:
Preliminary ruling
4 “If a monk eats almsfood knowing that a nun got it prepared, he commits an offence entailing confession."
5 In this way the Master laid down this training rule for the monks.
Second sub-story
6 Soon afterwards a monk who had earlier left Rājagaha returned to see his family. Because it was long since he had last returned, people made food to honour him. And the nun who associated with that family said to them: “Give food to the venerable." That monk thought, “The Master has prohibited us from eating almsfood when we know that a nun got it prepared," and being afraid of wrongdoing, he did not accept it. And because he was not able to walk for alms, he missed his meal.
7 After returning to the monastery, he informed the monks of what had happened, and they in turn informed the Master. The Master then spoke on the Dhamma and addressed the monks: “Monks, I allow you to eats almsfood knowing that a nun got it prepared, if there is a prior undertaking by the householder." And so, monks, this training rule should be recited thus:
Final ruling
8 “If a monk eats almsfood knowing that a nun got it prepared, unless there is a prior undertaking by the householder, he commits an offence entailing confession."
Definitions
9 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.
10He knows: he knows by himself or others have informed him or he has found out by making enquiries.
11Nun: fully ordained by both Sanghas.
12Gets it prepared: if she says to those who do not already want to give or want to prepare: “This venerable is a reciter, this venerable is learned, this venerable is a master of the suttas, this venerable is a master of the vinaya, this venerable is a Dhamma-speaker; give to the venerable, prepare for the venerable;" this is called ‘gets it prepared’.
13Almsfood: any of the five staple foods.
14Unless there is a prior undertaking by the householder: except if there is an undertaking by the householder.
15An undertaking by the householder: they are relatives or they have invited or they normally give.
16If he receives it with the intention of eating it, unless there is a prior undertaking by the householder, he commits an offence of bad conduct. For every mouthful, he commits an offence entailing confession.
Permutations
17If a nun got it prepared, and he perceives that she did, and he eats it, unless there is a prior undertaking by the householder, he commits an offence entailing confession. If a nun got it prepared, but he has doubts about it, and he eats it, unless there is a prior undertaking by the householder, he commits an offence of bad conduct. If a nun got it prepared, but he perceives that she did not, and he eats it, unless there is a prior undertaking by the householder, there is no offence.
If a nun ordained only on one side got it prepared, and he eats it, unless there is a prior undertaking by the householder, he commits an offence of bad conduct. If a nun did not get it prepared, but he perceives that a nun got it prepared, he commits an offence of bad conduct. If a nun did not get it prepared, but he has doubts about it, he commits an offence of bad conduct. If a nun did not get it prepared, and he perceives that a nun did not get it prepared, there is no offence.
Non-offences
18There is no offence: if there is a prior undertaking by the householder; if a trainee nun gets it prepared; if a novice nun gets it prepared; if it is anything apart from the five kinds of staple food; if he is insane; if he is the first offender.
19The ninth rule, the training rule on what is prepared, is finished.
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tena samayena buddho bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe. tena
kho pana samayena thullanandā bhikkhunī aññatarassa kulassa kulūpikā hoti
niccabhattikā. tena ca gahapatinā therā bhikkhū nimantitā honti. atha kho
thullanandā bhikkhunī pubbaṇhasamayaṃ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya yena taṃ
kulaṃ tenupasankami; upasankamitvā taṃ gahapatiṃ etadavoca— "kimidaṃ,
gahapati, pahūtaṃ khādanīyaṃ bhojanīyaṃ paṭiyattan"ti? "therā mayā, ayye,
nimantitā"ti. "ke pana te, gahapati, therā"ti? "ayyo sāriputto ayyo
mahāmoggallāno ayyo mahākaccāno ayyo mahākoṭṭhiko ayyo mahākappino ayyo
mahācundo ayyo anuruddho ayyo revato ayyo upāli ayyo ānando ayyo rāhulo"ti.
"kiṃ pana tvaṃ, gahapati, mahānāge tiṭṭhamāne ceṭake nimantesī"ti?
2 "ke pana te, ayye, mahānāgā"ti? "ayyo devadatto ayyo kokāliko ayyo kaṭamodakatissako ayyo khaṇḍadeviyā putto ayyo samuddadatto"ti. ayaṃ carahi thullanandāya bhikkhuniyā antarā kathā vippakatā, atha te therā bhikkhū pavisiṃsu. "saccaṃ mahānāgā kho tayā, gahapati, nimantitā"ti. "idāneva kho tvaṃ, ayye, ceṭake akāsi; idāni mahānāge"ti. gharato ca nikkaḍḍhi, niccabhattañca pacchindi.
3 ye te bhikkhū appicchā … pe … te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti— "kathañhi nāma devadatto jānaṃ bhikkhuniparipācitaṃ piṇḍapātaṃ bhuñjissatī"ti … pe … "saccaṃ kira tvaṃ, devadatta, jānaṃ bhikkhuniparipācitaṃ piṇḍapātaṃ bhuñjasī"ti? "saccaṃ, bhagavā"ti. vigarahi buddho bhagavā … pe … kathañhi nāma tvaṃ, moghapurisa, jānaṃ bhikkhuniparipācitaṃ piṇḍapātaṃ bhuñjissasi. netaṃ, moghapurisa, appasannānaṃ vā pasādāya … pe … evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṃ sikkhāpadaṃ uddiseyyātha—
4 "yo pana bhikkhu jānaṃ bhikkhuniparipācitaṃ piṇḍapātaṃ bhuñjeyya, pācittiyan"ti.
5 evañcidaṃ bhagavatā bhikkhūnaṃ sikkhāpadaṃ paññattaṃ hoti.
6 tena kho pana samayena aññataro bhikkhu rājagahā pabbajito ñātikulaṃ agamāsi. manussā— "cirassampi bhadanto āgato"ti sakkaccaṃ bhattaṃ akaṃsu. tassa kulassa kulūpikā bhikkhunī te manusse etadavoca— "dethayyassa, āvuso, bhattan"ti. atha kho so bhikkhu— "bhagavatā paṭikkhittaṃ jānaṃ bhikkhuniparipācitaṃ piṇḍapātaṃ bhuñjitun"ti kukkuccāyanto na paṭiggahesi. nāsakkhi piṇḍāya carituṃ, chinnabhatto ahosi. atha kho so bhikkhu ārāmaṃ gantvā bhikkhūnaṃ etamatthaṃ ārocesi. bhikkhū bhagavato etamatthaṃ ārocesuṃ.
7 atha kho bhagavā etasmiṃ nidāne etasmiṃ pakaraṇe dhammiṃ kathaṃ katvā bhikkhū āmantesi— "anujānāmi, bhikkhave, pubbe gihisamārambhe jānaṃ bhikkhuniparipācitaṃ piṇḍapātaṃ bhuñjituṃ. evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṃ sikkhāpadaṃ uddiseyyātha—
8 "yo pana bhikkhu jānaṃ bhikkhuniparipācitaṃ piṇḍapātaṃ bhuñjeyya, aññatra pubbe gihisamārambhā, pācittiyan"ti. (29:78)
9 yo panāti yo yādiso … pe … bhikkhūti … pe … ayaṃ imasmiṃ atthe adhippeto bhikkhūti.
10 jānāti nāma sāmaṃ vā jānāti aññe vā tassa ārocenti sā vā āroceti.
11 bhikkhunī nāma ubhatosaṇghe upasampannā.
12 paripāceti nāma pubbe adātukāmānaṃ akattukāmānaṃ— "ayyo bhāṇako, ayyo bahussuto, ayyo suttantiko, ayyo vinayadharo, ayyo dhammakathiko, detha ayyassa, karotha ayyassā"ti esā paripāceti nāma.
13 piṇḍapāto nāma pañcannaṃ bhojanānaṃ aññataraṃ bhojanaṃ.
14 aññatra pubbe gihisamārambhāti ṭhapetvā gihisamārambhaṃ.
15 gihisamārambho nāma ñātakā vā honti pavāritā vā pakatipaṭiyattaṃ vā.
16 aññatra pubbe gihisamārambhā bhuñjissāmīti paṭiggaṇhāti, āpatti dukkaṭassa. ajjhohāre ajjhohāre, āpatti pācittiyassa.
17 paripācite paripācitasaññī bhuñjati, aññatra pubbe gihisamārambhā, āpatti pācittiyassa. paripācite vematiko bhuñjati, aññatra pubbe gihisamārambhā, āpatti dukkaṭassa. paripācite aparipācitasaññī bhuñjati, aññatra pubbe gihisamārambhā, anāpatti. ekatoupasampannāya paripācitaṃ bhuñjati, aññatra pubbe gihisamārambhā, āpatti dukkaṭassa. aparipācite paripācitasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa. aparipācite vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa. aparipācite aparipācitasaññī, anāpatti.
18 anāpatti— pubbe gihisamārambhe, sikkhamānā paripāceti, sāmaṇerī paripāceti, pañca bhojanāni ṭhapetvā sabbattha anāpatti, ummattakassa, ādikammikassāti.