Vinaya Pitaka - Monastic Rules
Bhikkhu Vibhanga - Pācittiya 55: Not to frighten another bhikkhu.
- Translated from the Pali by I.B. Horner.
… at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove in Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. Now at that time the group of six monks frightened the group of seventeen monks. These, being frightened, cried out. Monks spoke thus:
"Why do you, your reverences, cry out?"
"Your reverences, this group of six monks frightened us."
Those who were modest monks … spread it about, saying:
"How can the group of six monks frighten a monk?" … see Pācittiya 52.1"> … " … should be set forth:
Whatever monk should frighten a monk, there is an offence of expiation."
Whatever means: is monk to be understood in this case.
Monk means: another monk.
Should frighten means:
if one who is ordained, desirous of frightening one who is ordained, arranges a form or a sound or a smell or a taste or a touch, whether he is afraid or whether he is not afraid, there is an offence of expiation. If he points out the wilds of thieves, or the wilds of beasts of prey, or the wilds of goblins, whether he is afraid or whether he is not afraid, there is an offence of expiation.
If he thinks that he is ordained when he is ordained (and) frightens (him), there is an offence of expiation.
If he is in doubt as to whether he is ordained … If he thinks that he is not ordained when he is ordained (and) frightens (him), there is an offence of expiation. If he is desirous of frightening one who is not ordained (and) arranges a form … a touch, whether he is afraid or whether he is not afraid, there is an offence of wrong-doing. If he points out the wilds of thieves … or whether he is not afraid, there is an offence of wrong-doing. If he thinks that he is ordained when he is not ordained, there is an offence of wrong-doing. If he is in doubt as to whether he is not ordained, there is an offence of wrong-doing. If he thinks that he is not ordained when he is not ordained, there is an offence of wrong-doing.
There is no offence if, not desirous of frightening, he arranges a form or a sound or a smell or a taste or a touch, or points out the wilds of thieves or the wilds of beasts of prey or the wilds of goblins; if he is mad, if he is the first wrong-doer.
1 tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū sattarasavaggiye bhikkhū bhiṃsāpenti. te bhiṃsāpīyamānā rodanti. bhikkhū evamāhaṃsu— "kissa tumhe, āvuso, rodathā"ti? "ime, āvuso, chabbaggiyā bhikkhū amhe bhiṃsāpentī"ti.
2 ye te bhikkhū appicchā … pe … te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti— "kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhū bhikkhuṃ bhiṃsāpessantī"ti … pe … "saccaṃ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, bhikkhuṃ bhiṃsāpethā"ti? "saccaṃ, bhagavā"ti. vigarahi buddho bhagavā … pe … kathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, bhikkhuṃ bhiṃsāpessatha. netaṃ, moghapurisā, appasannānaṃ vā pasādāya … pe … evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṃ sikkhāpadaṃ uddiseyyātha—
3 "yo pana bhikkhu bhikkhuṃ bhiṃsāpeyya, pācittiyan"ti. (55:104)
4 yo panāti yo yādiso … pe … bhikkhūti … pe … ayaṃ imasmiṃ atthe adhippeto bhikkhūti.
6 bhiṃsāpeyyāti upasampanno upasampannaṃ bhiṃsāpetukāmo rūpaṃ vā saddaṃ vā gandhaṃ vā rasaṃ vā phoṭṭhabbaṃ vā upasaṃharati. bhāyeyya vā so na vā bhāyeyya, āpatti pācittiyassa. corakantāraṃ vā vāḷakantāraṃ vā pisācakantāraṃ vā ācikkhati. bhāyeyya vā so na vā bhāyeyya, āpatti pācittiyassa.
7 upasampanne upasampannasaññī bhiṃsāpeti, āpatti pācittiyassa. upasampanne vematiko bhiṃsāpeti, āpatti pācittiyassa. upasampanne anupasampannasaññī bhiṃsāpeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.
8 anupasampannaṃ bhiṃsāpetukāmo rūpaṃ vā saddaṃ vā gandhaṃ vā rasaṃ vā phoṭṭhabbaṃ vā upasaṃharati. bhāyeyya vā so na vā bhāyeyya, āpatti dukkaṭassa. corakantāraṃ vā vāḷakantāraṃ vā pisācakantāraṃ vā ācikkhati. bhāyeyya vā so na vā bhāyeyya, āpatti dukkaṭassa. anupasampanne upasampannasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa. anupasampanne vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa. anupasampanne anupasampannasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
9 anāpatti— na bhiṃsāpetukāmo rūpaṃ vā saddaṃ vā gandhaṃ vā rasaṃ vā phoṭṭhabbaṃ vā upasaṃharati, corakantāraṃ vā vāḷakantāraṃ vā pisācakantāraṃ vā ācikkhati, ummattakassa, ādikammikassāti.