… at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove in Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. Now at that time the venerable Upananda, the son of the Sakyans, having fallen into the offence of intentional emission of semen, said to his brother, the monk who shared his cell:

"I, your reverence, have fallen into the offence of intentional emission of semen; do not tell anyone else."

Now at that time a certain monk, having fallen into the offence of intentional emission of semen, asked the Order for probation on account of this offence. The Order granted him probation on account of this offence. He, being under probation, having seen that monk, spoke thus:

"I, your reverence, having fallen into the offence of intentional emission of semen, asked the Order for probation on account of this offence. The Order granted me probation on account of this offence of his, so I am under probation. I, your reverence, am experiencing a feeling, let the venerable one conceal me, saying: ‘He is experiencing a feeling.’"

"But, your reverence, does another who falls into this offence also act likewise?"

"Yes, your reverence."

"Your reverence, this venerable Upananda, the son of the Sakyans, having fallen into the offence of intentional emission of semen, said to me: ‘ Do not tell anyone.’"

"But are you, then, your reverence, not concealing (him)?"

"Yes, your reverence."

Then that monk told this matter to the monks. Those who were modest monks … spread it about, saying:

"How can this monk knowingly conceal a monk’s very bad offence?" …

"Is it true, as is said, that you, monk, knowingly concealed a monk’s very bad offence?"

"It is true, lord."

The enlightened one, the lord, rebuked him, saying:

"How can you, foolish man, knowingly conceal a monk’s very bad offence? It is not, foolish man, for pleasing those who are not (yet) pleased … And thus, monks, this rule of training should be set forth:

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"Whatever monk should knowingly conceal a monk’s very bad offence, there is an offence of expiation."

Whatever means: … monk is to be understood in this case.

A monk’s means: another monk’s.

He knows means: either he knows by himself or others tell him or (someone) tells him.

Very bad offence means: both the four involving defeat and the thirteen entailing a formal meeting of the Order.

Should conceal means: if he thinks, ‘Knowing this they will reprove him, they will remind him, they will jeer at him, they will scoff at him, they will shame him, I will not tell,’ in the mere fact that responsibility is thrown off, there is an offence of expiation.

If he thinks that it is a very bad offence when it is a very bad offence (and) conceals it, there is an offence of expiation. If he is in doubt as to whether it is a very bad offence (and) conceals it, there is an offence of wrong-doing. If he thinks that it is not a very bad offence when it is a very bad offence (and) conceals it, there is an offence of wrong-doing. If he conceals an offence that is not a very bad one, there is an offence of wrong-doing. If he conceals a transgression that is very bad or that is not very bad of one who is not ordained, there is an offence of wrong-doing. If he thinks that it is a very bad offence when it is not a very bad offence, there is an offence of wrong-doing. If he is in doubt as to whether it is not a very bad offence, there is an offence of wrong-doing. If he thinks that it is not a very bad offence when it is not a very bad offence, there is an offence of wrong-doing.

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There is no offence if he does not tell, thinking: "There will come to be quarrel or dispute or strife or contention for the Order"; if he does not tell, thinking: "There will come to be a schism in the Order or dissension in the Order"; if he does not tell, thinking: "This one, harsh, rough, will be an obstacle to life or to the Brahma-life"; if he does not tell, not seeing other suitable monks; if he does not tell (though) not desiring to hide (him); if he does not tell, thinking: "It will be evident from his own action"; if he is mad, if he is the first wrong-doer.

The Fourth

1 tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. tena kho pana samayena āyasmā upanando sakyaputto sañcetanikaṃ sukkavissaṭṭhiṃ āpattiṃ āpajjitvā bhātuno saddhivihārikassa bhikkhuno ārocesi— "ahaṃ, āvuso, sañcetanikaṃ sukkavissaṭṭhiṃ āpattiṃ āpanno. mā kassaci ārocehī"ti. tena kho pana samayena aññataro bhikkhu sañcetanikaṃ sukkavissaṭṭhiṃ āpattiṃ āpajjitvā saṇghaṃ tassā āpattiyā parivāsaṃ yāci. tassa saṇgho tassā āpattiyā parivāsaṃ adāsi. so parivasanto taṃ bhikkhuṃ passitvā etadavoca—  "ahaṃ, āvuso, sañcetanikaṃ sukkavissaṭṭhiṃ āpattiṃ āpajjitvā saṇghaṃ tassā āpattiyā parivāsaṃ yāciṃ, tassa me saṇgho tassā āpattiyā parivāsaṃ adāsi, sohaṃ parivasāmi, vediyāmahaṃ, āvuso, vediyatīti maṃ āyasmā dhāretū"ti.

2 "kiṃ nu kho, āvuso, yo aññopi imaṃ āpattiṃ āpajjati sopi evaṃ karotī"ti? "evamāvuso"ti. "ayaṃ, āvuso, āyasmā upanando sakyaputto sañcetanikaṃ sukkavissaṭṭhiṃ āpattiṃ āpajjitvā so me āroceti mā kassaci ārocehī"ti. "kiṃ pana tvaṃ, āvuso, paṭicchādesī"ti? "evamāvuso"ti.

3 atha kho so bhikkhu bhikkhūnaṃ etamatthaṃ ārocesi. ye te bhikkhū appicchā … pe … te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—  "kathañhi nāma bhikkhu bhikkhussa jānaṃ duṭṭhullaṃ āpattiṃ paṭicchādessatī"ti … pe …   "saccaṃ kira tvaṃ, bhikkhu, bhikkhussa jānaṃ duṭṭhullaṃ āpattiṃ paṭicchādesī"ti. "saccaṃ, bhagavā"ti. vigarahi buddho bhagavā … pe …   kathañhi nāma tvaṃ, moghapurisa, bhikkhussa jānaṃ duṭṭhullaṃ āpattiṃ paṭicchādessasi. netaṃ, moghapurisa, appasannānaṃ vā pasādāya … pe …   evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṃ sikkhāpadaṃ uddiseyyātha— 

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4 "yo pana bhikkhu bhikkhussa jānaṃ duṭṭhullaṃ āpattiṃ paṭicchādeyya, pācittiyan"ti. (64:113)

5 yo panāti yo yādiso … pe … bhikkhūti … pe …   ayaṃ imasmiṃ atthe adhippeto bhikkhūti.

6 bhikkhussāti aññassa bhikkhussa.

7 jānāti nāma sāmaṃ vā jānāti aññe vā tassa ārocenti, so vā āroceti.

8 duṭṭhullā nāma āpatti cattāri ca pārājikāni terasa ca saṇghādisesā.

9 paṭicchādeyyāti "imaṃ jānitvā codessanti, sāressanti khuṃsessanti, vambhessanti, mankuṃ karissanti nārocessāmī"ti dhuraṃ nikkhittamatte, āpatti pācittiyassa.

10 duṭṭhullāya āpattiyā duṭṭhullāpattisaññī paṭicchādeti, āpatti pācittiyassa. duṭṭhullāya āpattiyā vematiko paṭicchādeti, āpatti dukkaṭassa. duṭṭhullāya āpattiyā aduṭṭhullāpattisaññī paṭicchādeti, āpatti dukkaṭassa. aduṭṭhullaṃ āpattiṃ paṭicchādeti, āpatti dukkaṭassa. anupasampannassa duṭṭhullaṃ vā aduṭṭhullaṃ vā ajjhācāraṃ paṭicchādeti, āpatti dukkaṭassa. aduṭṭhullāya āpattiyā duṭṭhullāpattisaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa. aduṭṭhullāya āpattiyā vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa. aduṭṭhullāya āpattiyā aduṭṭhullāpattisaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

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11 anāpatti—  "saṇghassa bhaṇḍanaṃ vā kalaho vā viggaho vā vivādo vā bhavissatī"ti nāroceti, "saṇghabhedo vā saṇgharāji vā bhavissatī"ti nāroceti, "ayaṃ kakkhaḷo pharuso jīvitantarāyaṃ vā brahmacariyantarāyaṃ vā karissatī"ti nāroceti, aññe patirūpe bhikkhū apassanto nāroceti, nachādetukāmo nāroceti, "paññāyissati sakena kammenā"ti nāroceti, ummattakassa, ādikammikassāti.

12 duṭṭhullasikkhāpadaṃ niṭṭhitaṃ catutthaṃ.