Vinaya Pitaka - Monastic Rules
Bhikkhu Vibhanga - Pācittiya 77: Not to arouse remorse, doubts or anguish in another bhikkhu's mind.
- 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 intentionally aroused remorse in the group of seventeen monks, saying:
"Your reverences, a rule of training laid down by the lord says that a person under twenty years of age is not to be ordained; and you, (though) under twenty years of age, are ordained. Then perhaps you are not really ordained." These cried out. Monks spoke thus: "Why do you, your reverences, cry out?"
"Your reverences, this group of six monks intentionally aroused remorse in us."
Those who were modest monks … spread it about, saying: "How can this group of six monks intentionally arouse remorse in monks?" …
"Is it true, as is said, that you, monks, intentionally aroused remorse in monks?"
"It is true, lord."
The enlightened one, the lord, rebuked them, saying: "How can you, foolish men, intentionally arouse remorse in 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 should intentionally arouse remorse in a monk thinking, "There will be no comfort for him even for a moment," if having done it for just this object, not for another, there is an offence of expiation."
Whatever means: … monk is to be understood in this case.
In a monk means: in another monk.
Intentionally means: a transgression committed knowingly, consciously, deliberately.
Should arouse remorse means: if he arouses remorse saying: ‘Surely you, (though) under twenty years of age, are ordained, surely you eat at the wrong time, surely you drink strong drink, surely you sit in a private place together with a woman,’ there is an offence of expiation.
Having done it for just this object, not for another means:
there comes to be no other object whatever (for which) to arouse remorse.
If he thinks that one is ordained when he is ordained, (and) intentionally arouses remorse, 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 … offence of expiation. If he intentionally arouses remorse in 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, not desiring to arouse remorse, he speaks, saying: ‘Surely you, (though) under twenty years of age, are ordained … surely you sit in a private place together with a woman; come now, find out (about it), do not let there come to be remorse for you afterwards;’ 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 sattarasavaggiyānaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ sañcicca kukkuccaṃ upadahanti— "bhagavatā, āvuso, sikkhāpadaṃ paññattaṃ— ‘na ūnavīsativasso puggalo upasampādetabbo’ti. tumhe ca ūnavīsativassā upasampannā. kacci no tumhe anupasampannā"ti? te rodanti. bhikkhū evamāhaṃsu— "kissa tumhe, āvuso, rodathā"ti? "ime, āvuso, chabbaggiyā bhikkhū amhākaṃ sañcicca kukkuccaṃ upadahantī"ti.
2 ye te bhikkhū appicchā … pe … te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti— "kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhū bhikkhūnaṃ sañcicca kukkuccaṃ upadahissantī"ti … pe … "saccaṃ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, bhikkhūnaṃ sañcicca kukkuccaṃ upadahathā"ti? "saccaṃ, bhagavā"ti. vigarahi buddho bhagavā … pe … kathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, bhikkhūnaṃ sañcicca kukkuccaṃ upadahissatha. netaṃ, moghapurisā, appasannānaṃ vā pasādāya … pe … evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṃ sikkhāpadaṃ uddiseyyātha—
3 "yo pana bhikkhu bhikkhussa sañcicca kukkuccaṃ upadaheyya— ‘itissa muhuttampi aphāsu bhavissatī’ti etadeva paccayaṃ karitvā anaññaṃ, pācittiyan"ti. (77:126)
4 yo panāti yo yādiso … pe … bhikkhūti … pe … ayaṃ imasmiṃ atthe adhippeto bhikkhūti.
5 bhikkhussāti aññassa bhikkhussa.
6 sañciccāti jānanto sañjānanto cecca abhivitaritvā vītikkamo.
7 kukkuccaṃ upadaheyyāti "ūnavīsativasso maññe tvaṃ upasampanno, vikāle maññe tayā bhuttaṃ, majjaṃ maññe tayā pītaṃ, mātugāmena saddhiṃ raho maññe tayā nisinnan"ti kukkuccaṃ upadahati, āpatti pācittiyassa.
8 etadeva paccayaṃ karitvā, anaññanti na añño koci paccayo hoti kukkuccaṃ upadahituṃ.
9 upasampanne upasampannasaññī sañcicca kukkuccaṃ upadahati, āpatti pācittiyassa. upasampanne vematiko sañcicca kukkuccaṃ upadahati, āpatti pācittiyassa. upasampanne anupasampannasaññī sañcicca kukkuccaṃ upadahati, āpatti pācittiyassa.
10 anupasampannassa sañcicca kukkuccaṃ upadahati, āpatti dukkaṭassa. anupasampanne upasampannasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa. anupasampanne vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa. anupasampanne anupasampannasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
11 anāpatti— na kukkuccaṃ upadahitukāmo "ūnavīsativasso maññe tvaṃ upasampanno, vikāle maññe tayā bhuttaṃ, majjaṃ maññe tayā pītaṃ, mātugāmena saddhiṃ raho maññe tayā nisinnaṃ, ingha jānāhi, mā te pacchā kukkuccaṃ ahosī"ti bhaṇati, ummattakassa, ādikammikassāti.