Vinaya Pitaka - Monastic Rules
Bhikkhu Vibhanga - Pācittiya 59: Not to wear a robe that you formerly relinquished.
- Translated from the Pali by I.B. Horner.
… at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove in Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. Now at that time the venerable Upananda, the son of the Sakyans, himself having assigned a robe to a monk who shared his brother’s cell, made use of it, (the robe) not having been taken away. Then that monk told this matter to the monks, saying:
"Your reverences, this venerable Upananda, the son of the Sakyans, himself having assigned a robe to me, makes use of it, (the robe) not having been taken away."
Those who were modest monks … spread it about, saying:
"How can the venerable Upananda, the son of the Sakyans, himself having assigned a robe to a monk, make use of it, (the robe) not having been taken away?"
"Is it true, as is said, that you, Upananda, yourself having assigned … not having been taken away?"
"It is true, lord."
The enlightened one, the lord, rebuked him, saying:
"How can you, foolish man, yourself having assigned … not having been taken away? It is not, foolish man, for pleasing those who are not (yet) pleased … And thus, monks, this rule of training should be set forth:
"Whatever monk, himself having assigned a robe to a monk or to a nun or to a female probationer or to a male novice or to a female novice, should make use of it, (the robe) not having been taken away, there is an offence of expiation."
Whatever means: … is monk to be understood in this case.
To a monk means: to another monk.
A nun means: one ordained by both Orders.
A female probationer means: one training in the six rules for two years.
A male novice means: one conforming to the ten rules of training.
A female novice means: one conforming to the ten rules of training.
Himself means: himself having assigned.
A robe means: any one robe of the six (kinds of) robes, (including) the least one fit for assignment.
Assignment means: there are two (kinds of) assignment, assignment in the presence and assignment in the absence. Assignment in the presence means that he says, ‘I assign this robe to you or to so and so.’ Assignment in the absence means that he says, ‘I will give-this robe to you for the sake of assigning (it).’ He should say, ‘Who is your friend or intimate acquaintance?’ ‘So and so, and so and so,’ he says. He should say, ‘I will give to them; make use of what is due to them or give it away or do as you like (with it).’
(The robe) not having been taken away means:
either if it is not given to him, or if not putting his trust in him, he makes use of it, there is an offence of expiation.
If he thinks that (the robe) is not taken away when it is not taken away, (and) makes use of it, there is an offence of expiation. If he is in doubt as to whether (the robe) is not taken away … If he thinks that (the robe) is taken away when it is not taken away, (and) makes use of it, there is an offence of expiation. If he allots it or gives it away, there is an offence of wrong-doing. If he thinks that (the robe) is not taken away when it is taken away, there is an offence of wrong-doing. If he is in doubt as to whether (the robe) is taken away, there is an offence of wrong-doing. If he thinks that (the robe) is taken away when it is taken away, there is no offence.
There is no offence either if he gives it, or if putting his trust in him, he makes use of it; 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 āyasmā upanando sakyaputto bhātuno saddhivihārikassa bhikkhuno sāmaṃ cīvaraṃ vikappetvā appaccuddhāraṇaṃ paribhuñjati. atha kho so bhikkhu bhikkhūnaṃ etamatthaṃ ārocesi— "ayaṃ, āvuso, āyasmā upanando sakyaputto mayhaṃ cīvaraṃ sāmaṃ vikappetvā appaccuddhāraṇaṃ paribhuñjatī"ti.
2 ye te bhikkhū appicchā … pe … te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti— "kathañhi nāma āyasmā upanando sakyaputto bhikkhussa sāmaṃ cīvaraṃ vikappetvā appaccuddhāraṇaṃ paribhuñjissatī"ti … pe … "saccaṃ kira tvaṃ, upananda, bhikkhussa sāmaṃ cīvaraṃ vikappetvā appaccuddhāraṇaṃ paribhuñjasī"ti? "saccaṃ, bhagavā"ti. vigarahi buddho bhagavā … pe … kathañhi nāma tvaṃ, moghapurisa, bhikkhussa sāmaṃ cīvaraṃ vikappetvā appaccuddhāraṇaṃ paribhuñjissasi. netaṃ, moghapurisa, appasannānaṃ vā pasādāya … pe … evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṃ sikkhāpadaṃ uddiseyyātha—
3 "yo pana bhikkhu bhikkhussa vā bhikkhuniyā vā sikkhamānāya vā sāmaṇerassa vā sāmaṇeriyā vā sāmaṃ cīvaraṃ vikappetvā appaccuddhāraṇaṃ paribhuñjeyya, pācittiyan"ti. (59:108)
4 yo panāti yo yādiso … pe … bhikkhūti … pe … ayaṃ imasmiṃ atthe adhippeto bhikkhūti.
5 bhikkhussāti aññassa bhikkhussa.
6 bhikkhunī nāma ubhatosaṇghe upasampannā.
7 sikkhamānā nāma dve vassāni chasu dhammesu sikkhitasikkhā.
8 sāmaṇero nāma dasasikkhāpadiko.
9 sāmaṇerī nāma dasasikkhāpadikā.
11 cīvaraṃ nāma channaṃ cīvarānaṃ aññataraṃ cīvaraṃ vikappanupagaṃ pacchimaṃ.
12 vikappanā nāma dve vikappanā— sammukhāvikappanā ca parammukhāvikappanā ca.
13 sammukhāvikappanā nāma "imaṃ cīvaraṃ tuyhaṃ vikappemi itthannāmassa vā"ti.
14 parammukhāvikappanā nāma "imaṃ cīvaraṃ vikappanatthāya tuyhaṃ dammī"ti. tena vattabbo— "ko te mitto vā sandiṭṭho vā"ti? "itthannāmo ca itthannāmo cā"ti. tena vattabbo— "ahaṃ tesaṃ dammi, tesaṃ santakaṃ paribhuñja vā vissajjehi vā yathāpaccayaṃ vā karohī"ti.
15 appaccuddhāraṇaṃ nāma tassa vā adinnaṃ, tassa vā avissasanto paribhuñjati, āpatti pācittiyassa.
16 appaccuddhāraṇe appaccuddhāraṇasaññī paribhuñjati, āpatti pācittiyassa. appaccuddhāraṇe vematiko paribhuñjati, āpatti pācittiyassa. appaccuddhāraṇe appaccuddhāraṇasaññī paribhuñjati, āpatti pācittiyassa.
17 adhiṭṭheti vā vissajjeti vā, āpatti dukkaṭassa. paccuddhāraṇe appaccuddhāraṇasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa. paccuddhāraṇe vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa. paccuddhāraṇe paccuddhāraṇasaññī, anāpatti.
18 anāpatti— so vā deti, tassa vā vissasanto paribhuñjati, ummattakassa, ādikammikassāti.