Vinaya Pitaka - Monastic Rules
Bhikkhu Vibhanga - Pācittiya 75: Not to make a threatening gesture to a fellow 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, raised the palm of the hand against the group of seventeen monks. These, frightened of a blow, cried out. Monks spoke thus: "Why do you, your reverences, cry out?"
"Your reverences, this group of six monks, angry, displeased, raised the palm of the hand against us." Those who were modest monks … spread it about, saying: "How can this group of six monks, angry, displeased, raise the palm of the hand against the group of seventeen monks?" …
"Is it true, as is said, that you, monks, angry, displeased, raised the palm of the hand against the group of seventeen monks?"
"It is true, lord."
The enlightened one, the lord, rebuked them, saying:
"How can you, foolish men, angry, displeased, raise the palm of the hand against the group of seventeen monks? 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 raise the palm of the hand against a monk, there is an offence of expiation."
Whatever means: … monk is to be understood in this case.
Against a monk means: against another monk.
Angry, displeased means: … stubborn.
Should raise the palm of the hand means: if he lifts up the body or something attached to the body, and even at most a lotus-leaf, there is an offence of expiation.
If he thinks that one is ordained when he is ordained, (and) angry, displeased, raises the palm of the hand … see Pācittiya 74.2"> … There is no offence if, being in some difficulty, he raises the palm of the hand 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 talasattikaṃ uggiranti. te pahārasamuccitā rodanti. bhikkhū evamāhaṃsu— "kissa tumhe, āvuso, rodathā"ti? "ime, āvuso, chabbaggiyā bhikkhū kupitā anattamanā amhākaṃ talasattikaṃ uggirantī"ti.
2 ye te bhikkhū appicchā … pe … te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti— "kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhū kupitā anattamanā sattarasavaggiyānaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ talasattikaṃ uggirissantī"ti … pe … "saccaṃ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, kupitā anattamanā sattarasavaggiyānaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ talasattikaṃ uggirathā"ti? "saccaṃ, bhagavā"ti. vigarahi buddho bhagavā … pe … kathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, kupitā anattamanā sattarasavaggiyānaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ talasattikaṃ uggirissatha. netaṃ, moghapurisā, appasannānaṃ vā pasādāya … pe … evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṃ sikkhāpadaṃ uddiseyyātha—
3 "yo pana bhikkhu bhikkhussa kupito anattamano talasattikaṃ uggireyya, pācittiyan"ti. (75:124)
4 yo panāti yo yādiso … pe … bhikkhūti … pe … ayaṃ imasmiṃ atthe adhippeto bhikkhūti.
5 bhikkhussāti aññassa bhikkhussa.
6 kupito anattamanoti anabhiraddho āhatacitto khilajāto.
7 talasattikaṃ uggireyyāti kāyaṃ vā kāyapaṭibaddhaṃ vā antamaso uppalapattampi uccāreti, āpatti pācittiyassa.
8 upasampanne upasampannasaññī kupito anattamano talasattikaṃ uggirati, āpatti pācittiyassa. upasampanne vematiko kupito anattamano talasattikaṃ uggirati, āpatti pācittiyassa. upasampanne anupasampannasaññī kupito anattamano talasattikaṃ uggirati, āpatti pācittiyassa.
9 anupasampannassa kupito anattamano talasattikaṃ uggirati, āpatti dukkaṭassa. anupasampanne upasampannasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa. anupasampanne vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa. anupasampanne anupasampannasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
10 anāpatti— kenaci viheṭhīyamāno mokkhādhippāyo talasattikaṃ uggirati, ummattakassa, ādikammikassāti.