Vinaya Pitaka - Monastic Rules
Bhikkhu Vibhanga - Sekhiya 9: Not to lift the robes when sitting in inhabited areas.
- Translated from the Pali by I.B. Horner.
… in Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. Now at that time the group of six monks lifting up (their robes) went amidst the houses … " …
‘Not lifting up (the robes) will I go amidst the houses,’ is a training to be observed."
One should not go (sit down) among the houses with (the robes) lifted up. Whoever out of disrespect having lifted up (the robe) on one side or on both, goes amidst the houses, there is an offence of wrongdoing.
There is no offence if it is unintentional, if he is not thinking, if he does not know, if he is ill, if he has gone into residence for the rains, if there are accidents, 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 ukkhittakāya antaraghare gacchanti … pe … .
2 "na ukkhittakāya antaraghare gamissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā"ti. (9:154)
3 na ukkhittakāya antaraghare gantabbaṃ. yo anādariyaṃ paṭicca ekato vā ubhato vā ukkhipitvā antaraghare gacchati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
4 anāpatti— asañcicca, assatiyā, ajānantassa, gilānassa, āpadāsu, ummattakassa, ādikammikassāti.