Vinaya Pitaka - Monastic Rules
Bhikkhu Vibhanga - Pācittiya 74: Not to hit 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, angry, displeased, gave the group of seventeen monks a blow; these cried out. Monks spoke thus: "Why do you, your reverences, cry out?"
"Your reverences, this group of six monks, angry, displeased, gave us a blow." Those who were modest monks … spread it about, saying: "How can this group of six monks, angry, displeased, give monks a blow?" …
"Is it true, as is said, that you, monks, angry, displeased, gave monks a blow?"
"It is true, lord."
The enlightened one, the lord, rebuked them, saying:
"How can you, foolish men, angry, displeased, give monks a blow? It is not, foolish men, for pleasing those who are not (yet) pleased … And thus, monks, this rule of training should be set forth:
"Whatever monk, angry, displeased, should give a monk a blow, there is an offence of expiation."
Whatever means: … monk is to be understood in this case.
A monk means: another monk.
Angry, displeased means: dissatisfied, the mind worsened, stubborn.
Should give a blow means:
if he gives a blow with the body or with something attached to the body or with
something that may be cast, and even with a lotus-leaf, there is an offence of expiation.
If he thinks that one is ordained when he is ordained, (and) angry, displeased, gives a blow, there is an offence of expiation. If he is in doubt as to whether one is ordained … If he thinks that one is not ordained when he is ordained, (and) angry, displeased … offence of expiation. If angry, displeased, he gives a blow to one who is not ordained, there is an offence of wrong-doing. If he thinks that one is ordained when he is not ordained, there is an offence of wrong-doing. If he is in doubt as to whether one is not ordained, there is an offence of wrong-doing. If he thinks that one is not ordained when he is not ordained, there is an offence of wrong-doing.
There is no offence if, being in some difficulty, he gives a blow desiring freedom; 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 kupitā anattamanā sattarasavaggiyānaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ pahāraṃ denti. te rodanti. bhikkhū evamāhaṃsu— "kissa tumhe, āvuso, rodathā"ti? "ime, āvuso, chabbaggiyā bhikkhū kupitā anattamanā amhākaṃ pahāraṃ dentī"ti.
2 ye te bhikkhū appicchā … pe … te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti— "kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhū kupitā anattamanā bhikkhūnaṃ pahāraṃ dassantī"ti … pe … "saccaṃ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, kupitā anattamanā bhikkhūnaṃ pahāraṃ dethā"ti? "saccaṃ, bhagavā"ti. vigarahi buddho bhagavā … pe … kathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, kupitā anattamanā bhikkhūnaṃ pahāraṃ dassatha. netaṃ, moghapurisā, appasannānaṃ vā pasādāya … pe … evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṃ sikkhāpadaṃ uddiseyyātha—
3 "yo pana bhikkhu bhikkhussa kupito anattamano pahāraṃ dadeyya, pācittiyan"ti. (74:123)
4 yo panāti yo yādiso … pe … bhikkhūti … pe … ayaṃ imasmiṃ atthe adhippeto bhikkhūti.
5 bhikkhussāti aññassa bhikkhussa.
6 kupito anattamanoti anabhiraddho āhatacitto khilajāto.
7 pahāraṃ dadeyyāti kāyena vā kāyapaṭibaddhena vā nissaggiyena vā antamaso uppalapattenapi pahāraṃ deti, āpatti pācittiyassa.
8 upasampanne upasampannasaññī kupito anattamano pahāraṃ deti, āpatti pācittiyassa. upasampanne vematiko kupito anattamano pahāraṃ deti, āpatti pācittiyassa. upasampanne anupasampannasaññī kupito anattamano pahāraṃ deti, āpatti pācittiyassa.
9 anupasampannassa kupito anattamano pahāraṃ deti, āpatti dukkaṭassa. anupasampanne upasampannasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa. anupasampanne vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa. anupasampanne anupasampannasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
10 anāpatti— kenaci viheṭhīyamāno mokkhādhippāyo pahāraṃ deti, ummattakassa, ādikammikassāti.