Vinaya Pitaka - Monastic Rules
Bhikkhu Vibhanga - Pācittiya 9: The Training Rule on Informing About What is Serious.
- Translated from the Pali by Brahmali Bhikkhu.
Origin story
1
At one time the Buddha, the Master, was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery. At that time Venerable Upananda the Sakyan was quarrelling with some monks from the group of six.
Then, after committing an offence of intentional emission of semen, Venerable Upananda asked the Sangha for probation for that offence, which the Sangha gave him. Just then an association in Sāvatthī was offering a meal to the Sangha. Because Venerable Upananda was on probation, he was seated on the last seat in the refectory. The monks from the group of six then told those lay followers: “Sirs, this Venerable Upananda, the esteemed associate of your families, eats the food given in faith with the same hand he uses to emit semen. After committing an offence of intentional emission of semen, he asked the Sangha for probation for that offence, which the Sangha gave him. And because he is on probation, he is seated on the last seat in the refectory."
2 The monks of few desires … complained and criticised them: “How can those monks from the group of six inform a person who is not fully ordained about a monk’s serious offence?" … “Is it true, monks, that you do this?" “It’s true, Master." The Buddha, the Master, criticised them: “ … Foolish men, how can you inform a person who is not fully ordained about a monk’s serious offence? This will not give rise to confidence in those without it … And so, monks, this training rule should be recited thus:
Final ruling
3 “If a monk informs a person who is not fully ordained about another monk’s serious offence, except with the agreement of the monks, he commits an offence entailing confession."
Definitions
4 A: whoever … Monk: … The monk who is ordained by a complete Sangha through a procedure of one motion and three announcements, which is unchallengeable and fit to stand; this sort of monk is meant in this case.
5 Another monk’s: a different monk’s.
6 A serious offence: the four offences entailing expulsion and the thirteen offences entailing suspension.
7 A person who is not fully ordained: anyone except a fully ordained monk and a fully ordained nun..
8 Informs: informs a woman or a man or a householder or a monastic.
9 Except with the agreement of the monks: unless he has the agreement of the monks.
Permutations
Permutations part 1
Summary
10 There are agreements of the monks that are limited to offences, not to families. There are agreements of the monks that are limited to families, not to offences. There are agreements of the monks that are limited to both offences and to families. There are agreements of the monks that are limited neither to offences nor to families.
Definitions
11Limited to offences: offences are specified: “These particular offences can be informed about."
12Limited to families: families are specified: “These particular families can be informed."
Limited to both offences and to families: both offences and families are specified: “These particular offences can be informed about and these particular families can be informed."
Limited neither to offences nor to families: neither offences nor families are specified in this way.
Exposition
13When there is a limit to offences, if he informs about other offences than those that are specified, he commits an offence entailing confession.
14When there is a limit to families, if he informs other families than those that are specified, he commits an offence entailing confession.
15When there is a limit both to offences and to families, if he informs about other offences than those that are specified and he informs other families than those that are specified, he commits an offence entailing confession.
16When there is a no limit to offences nor to families, there is no offence.
Permutations part 2
17If the offence is serious, and he perceives it as serious, and he informs a person who is not fully ordained, except with the agreement of the monks, he commits an offence entailing confession.
18If the offence is serious, but he has doubts about it, and he informs a person who is not fully ordained, except with the agreement of the monks, he commits an offence entailing confession.
19If the offence is serious, but he perceives it as not serious, and he informs a person who is not fully ordained, except with the agreement of the monks, he commits an offence entailing confession.
20If he informs about an offence that is not serious, he commits an offence of bad conduct.
21If he informs about the misconduct of a person who is not fully ordained, whether serious or not, he commits an offence of bad conduct.
22If the offence is not serious, but he perceives it as serious, he commits an offence of bad conduct.
23If the offence is not serious, but he has doubts about it, he commits an offence of bad conduct.
24If the offence is not serious, and he perceives it as not serious, there is no offence.
Non-offences
25There is no offence: if he informs about the action which was the basis for the offence, but not the class of offence; if he informs about the class of offence, but not the action that was the basis for the offence; if the monks have made an agreement; if he is insane; if he is the first offender.
26The ninth rule, the training rule on informing about what is serious, is finished.
1 tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. tena kho pana samayena āyasmā upanando sakyaputto chabbaggiyehi bhikkhūhi saddhiṃ bhaṇḍanakato hoti. so sañcetanikaṃ sukkavissaṭṭhiṃ āpattiṃ āpajjitvā saṇghaṃ tassā āpattiyā parivāsaṃ yāci. tassa saṇgho tassā āpattiyā parivāsaṃ adāsi. tena kho pana samayena sāvatthiyaṃ aññatarassa pūgassa saṇghabhattaṃ hoti. so parivasanto bhattagge āsanapariyante nisīdi. chabbaggiyā bhikkhū te upāsake etadavocuṃ— "eso, āvuso, āyasmā upanando sakyaputto tumhākaṃ sambhāvito kulūpako; yeneva hatthena saddhādeyyaṃ bhuñjati teneva hatthena upakkamitvā asuciṃ mocesi. so sañcetanikaṃ sukkavissaṭṭhiṃ āpattiṃ āpajjitvā saṇghaṃ tassā āpattiyā parivāsaṃ yāci. tassa saṇgho tassā āpattiyā parivāsaṃ adāsi. so parivasanto āsanapariyante nisinno"ti.
2 ye te bhikkhū appicchā … pe … te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti— "kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhū bhikkhussa duṭṭhullaṃ āpattiṃ anupasampannassa ārocessantī"ti … pe … "saccaṃ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, bhikkhussa duṭṭhullaṃ āpattiṃ anupasampannassa ārocethā"ti? "saccaṃ, bhagavā"ti. vigarahi buddho bhagavā … pe … kathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, bhikkhussa duṭṭhullaṃ āpattiṃ anupasampannassa ārocessatha. netaṃ, moghapurisā, appasannānaṃ vā pasādāya … pe … evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṃ sikkhāpadaṃ uddiseyyātha—
3 "yo pana bhikkhu bhikkhussa duṭṭhullaṃ āpattiṃ anupasampannassa āroceyya, aññatra bhikkhusammutiyā, pācittiyan"ti. (9:58)
4 yo panāti yo yādiso … pe … bhikkhūti … pe … ayaṃ imasmiṃ atthe adhippeto bhikkhūti.
5 bhikkhussāti aññassa bhikkhussa.
6 duṭṭhullā nāma āpatti— cattāri ca pārājikāni, terasa ca saṇghādisesā.
7 anupasampanno nāma bhikkhuñca bhikkhuniñca ṭhapetvā avaseso anupasampanno nāma.
8 āroceyyāti āroceyya itthiyā vā purisassa vā gahaṭṭhassa vā pabbajitassa vā.
9 aññatra bhikkhusammutiyāti ṭhapetvā bhikkhusammutiṃ.
10 atthi bhikkhusammuti āpattipariyantā, na kulapariyantā. atthi bhikkhusammuti kulapariyantā, na āpattipariyantā, atthi bhikkhusammuti āpattipariyantā ca kulapariyantā ca, atthi bhikkhusammuti neva āpattipariyantā na kulapariyantā.
11 āpattipariyantā nāma āpattiyo pariggahitāyo honti— "ettakāhi āpattīhi ārocetabbo"ti.
12 kulapariyantā nāma kulāni pariggahitāni honti— "ettakesu kulesu ārocetabbo"ti. āpattipariyantā ca kulapariyantā ca nāma āpattiyo ca pariggahitāyo honti, kulāni ca pariggahitāni honti— "ettakāhi āpattīhi ettakesu kulesu ārocetabbo"ti. neva āpattipariyantā na kulapariyantā nāma āpattiyo ca apariggahitāyo honti, kulāni ca apariggahitāni honti— "ettakāhi āpattīhi ettakesu kulesu ārocetabbo"ti.
13 āpattipariyante yā āpattiyo pariggahitāyo honti, tā āpattiyo ṭhapetvā aññāhi āpattīhi āroceti, āpatti pācittiyassa.
14 kulapariyante yāni kulāni pariggahitāni honti, tāni kulāni ṭhapetvā aññesu kulesu āroceti, āpatti pācittiyassa.
15 āpattipariyante ca kulapariyante ca yā āpattiyo pariggahitāyo honti, tā āpattiyo ṭhapetvā yāni kulāni pariggahitāni honti, tāni kulāni ṭhapetvā aññāhi āpattīhi aññesu kulesu āroceti, āpatti pācittiyassa.
16 neva āpattipariyante na kulapariyante, anāpatti.
17 duṭṭhullāya āpattiyā duṭṭhullāpattisaññī anupasampannassa āroceti, aññatra bhikkhusammutiyā, āpatti pācittiyassa.
18 duṭṭhullāya āpattiyā vematiko anupasampannassa āroceti, aññatra bhikkhusammutiyā, āpatti pācittiyassa.
19 duṭṭhullāya āpattiyā aduṭṭhullāpattisaññī anupasampannassa āroceti, aññatra bhikkhusammutiyā, āpatti pācittiyassa.
20 aduṭṭhullaṃ āpattiṃ āroceti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
21 anupasampannassa duṭṭhullaṃ vā aduṭṭhullaṃ vā ajjhācāraṃ āroceti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
22 aduṭṭhullāya āpattiyā duṭṭhullāpattisaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
23 aduṭṭhullāya āpattiyā vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
24 aduṭṭhullāya āpattiyā aduṭṭhullāpattisaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
25 anāpatti— vatthuṃ āroceti no āpattiṃ, āpattiṃ āroceti no vatthuṃ, bhikkhusammutiyā, ummattakassa, ādikammikassāti.