Tripiṭaka Bhikkhunīpātimokkhapāḷi
The nuns’ rules
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Dvemātikāpāḷi
Uposathassa etāni, “pubbakaraṇa”nti vuccati.
these are to be done before the observance-day ceremony.
Chanda, pārisuddhi, utukkhānaṁ, bhikkhunigaṇanā ca ovādo;
Consent, purity, knowing the season, and counting the nuns, instruction;
Uposathassa etāni, “pubbakicca”nti vuccati.
these are called the preliminary duties of the observance-day ceremony.
Uposatho, yāvatikā ca bhikkhunī kammappattā;
it is the observance day, all the nuns who should be present have arrived,
Vajjanīyā ca puggalā tasmiṁ na honti, “pattakalla”nti vuccati.
and there is no-one there who should not be present. This is called readiness.
Pubbakaraṇapubbakiccāni samāpetvā desitāpattikassa samaggassa bhikkhunisaṅghassa anumatiyā pātimokkhaṁ uddisituṁ ārādhanaṁ karoma.
“Having completed the duties to be done beforehand and the preliminary duties, with the assent of the nuns’ community, one and all, with offenses confessed, I invite the recitation of the Monastic Code.”
yadi saṅghassa pattakallaṁ, saṅgho uposathaṁ kareyya, pātimokkhaṁ uddiseyya.
If the Sangha is ready, it should do the observance-day ceremony, it should recite the Monastic Code.
taṁ sabbāva santā sādhukaṁ suṇoma manasi karoma.
Everyone present should listen to it and attend carefully.
asantiyā āpattiyā tuṇhī bhavitabbaṁ,
If you haven’t committed any offense, you should remain silent.
tuṇhībhāvena kho panāyyāyo, “parisuddhā”ti vedissāmi.
If you are silent, I will regard you as pure.
Yathā kho pana paccekapuṭṭhassā veyyākaraṇaṁ hoti, evamevaṁ evarūpāya parisāya yāvatatiyaṁ anusāvitaṁ hoti.
Just as one responds when asked individually, so too, an announcement is made three times in this kind of gathering.
Yā pana bhikkhunī yāvatatiyaṁ anusāviyamāne saramānā santiṁ āpattiṁ nāvikareyya, sampajānamusāvādassā hoti.
If a nun remembers an offense while the announcement is being made up to the third time, but doesn’t reveal it, she is lying in full awareness.
Sampajānamusāvādo kho panāyyāyo, antarāyiko dhammo vutto bhagavatā,
Lying in full awareness is called an obstacle by the Buddha.
tasmā saramānāya bhikkhuniyā āpannāya visuddhāpekkhāya santī āpatti āvikātabbā,
A nun who remembers an offense and is seeking purification should therefore reveal it.
Tatthāyyāyo pucchāmi, kaccittha parisuddhā,
In regard to this I ask you, ‘Are you pure in this?’
parisuddhetthāyyāyo, tasmā tuṇhī, evametaṁ dhārayāmīti.
You are pure in this and therefore silent. I will remember it thus.
Tatrime aṭṭha pārājikā dhammā uddesaṁ āgacchanti.
These eight rules on expulsion come up for recitation.
Yā pana bhikkhunī chandaso methunaṁ dhammaṁ paṭiseveyya, antamaso tiracchānagatenapi, pārājikā hoti asaṁvāsā.
If a nun willingly has sexual intercourse, even with a male animal, she is expelled and excluded from the community.
Yā pana bhikkhunī gāmā vā araññā vā adinnaṁ theyyasaṅkhātaṁ ādiyeyya,
If a nun, intending to steal, takes from an inhabited area or from the wilderness what has not been given to her—
yathārūpe adinnādāne rājāno coraṁ gahetvā haneyyuṁ vā bandheyyuṁ vā pabbājeyyuṁ vā corāsi bālāsi mūḷhāsi thenāsīti, tathārūpaṁ bhikkhunī adinnaṁ ādiyamānā
the sort of stealing for which kings, having caught a thief, would beat, imprison, or banish her, saying, ‘You’re a bandit, you’re a fool, you’ve gone astray, you’re a thief’—
Yā pana bhikkhunī sañcicca manussaviggahaṁ jīvitā voropeyya, satthahārakaṁ vāssa pariyeseyya, maraṇavaṇṇaṁ vā saṁvaṇṇeyya, maraṇāya vā samādapeyya,
If a nun intentionally kills a human being or seeks an instrument of death for them or praises death or incites someone to die, saying,
“ambho purisa, kiṁ tuyhiminā pāpakena dujjīvitena, mataṁ te jīvitā seyyo”ti,
‘My friend, what’s the point of this miserable and difficult life? Death is better for you than life!’—
iti cittamanā cittasaṅkappā anekapariyāyena maraṇavaṇṇaṁ vā saṁvaṇṇeyya, maraṇāya vā samādapeyya,
thinking and intending thus, if she praises death in many ways or incites someone to die—
Yā pana bhikkhunī anabhijānaṁ uttarimanussadhammaṁ attupanāyikaṁ alamariyañāṇadassanaṁ samudācareyya, “iti jānāmi, iti passāmī”ti,
If a nun falsely claims for herself a superhuman quality, a knowledge and vision worthy of the noble ones, saying, ‘This I know, this I see,’
tato aparena samayena samanuggāhīyamānā vā asamanuggāhīyamānā vā āpannā visuddhāpekkhā evaṁ vadeyya, “ajānamevaṁ, ayye, avacaṁ jānāmi, apassaṁ passāmi, tucchaṁ musā vilapi”nti,
but after some time—whether she is questioned or not, but having committed the offense and seeking purification—should say: ‘Not knowing I said that I know, not seeing that I see; what I said was empty and false,’ then,
Yā pana bhikkhunī avassutā avassutassa purisapuggalassa, adhakkhakaṁ ubbhajāṇumaṇḍalaṁ āmasanaṁ vā parāmasanaṁ vā gahaṇaṁ vā chupanaṁ vā paṭipīḷanaṁ vā sādiyeyya, ayampi pārājikā hoti asaṁvāsā ubbhajāṇumaṇḍalikā.
If a lustful nun consents to a lustful man making physical contact with her, to touching her, to taking hold of her, to contacting her, or to squeezing her, anywhere below the collar bone but above the knees, she too is expelled and excluded from the community. The training rule on above the knees.
Yā pana bhikkhunī jānaṁ pārājikaṁ dhammaṁ ajjhāpannaṁ bhikkhuniṁ nevattanā paṭicodeyya, na gaṇassa āroceyya, yadā ca sā ṭhitā vā assa cutā vā nāsitā vā avassaṭā vā, sā pacchā evaṁ vadeyya: “pubbevāhaṁ, ayye, aññāsiṁ etaṁ bhikkhuniṁ ‘evarūpā ca evarūpā ca sā bhaginī’ti, no ca kho attanā paṭicodessaṁ, na gaṇassa ārocessa”nti, ayampi pārājikā hoti asaṁvāsā vajjappaṭicchādikā.
If a nun knows that a nun has committed an offense entailing expulsion, but she neither confronts her herself nor tells the community, and afterward—whether that nun remains or has died or has been expelled or has converted—she says, ‘Venerables, although I previously knew that this nun was like this, I thought, “I will neither confront her myself nor tell the community,”’ she too is expelled and excluded from the community. The training rule on those who conceal offenses.
Yā pana bhikkhunī samaggena saṅghena ukkhittaṁ bhikkhuṁ dhammena vinayena satthusāsanena anādaraṁ appaṭikāraṁ akatasahāyaṁ tamanuvatteyya, sā bhikkhunī bhikkhunīhi evamassa vacanīyā:
If a nun takes sides with a monk who has been ejected by a unanimous Sangha—in accordance with the Teaching, the Monastic Law, and the Teacher’s instruction—and who is disrespectful, who has not made amends, and who has not made friends, the nuns should correct her like this:
“eso kho, ayye, bhikkhu samaggena saṅghena ukkhitto, dhammena vinayena satthusāsanena anādaro appaṭikāro akatasahāyo, māyye, etaṁ bhikkhuṁ anuvattī”ti,
‘Venerable, this monk has been ejected by a unanimous Sangha in accordance with the Teaching, the Monastic Law, and the Teacher’s instruction. He’s disrespectful, hasn’t made amends, and hasn’t made friends. Venerable, don’t take sides with this monk.’
evañca sā bhikkhunī bhikkhunīhi vuccamānā tatheva paggaṇheyya, sā bhikkhunī bhikkhunīhi yāvatatiyaṁ samanubhāsitabbā tassa paṭinissaggāya,
If that nun continues as before, the nuns should press her up to three times to make her stop.
yāvatatiyaṁ ce samanubhāsiyamānā taṁ paṭinissajjeyya, iccetaṁ kusalaṁ,
If she then stops, all is well.
no ce paṭinissajjeyya, ayampi pārājikā hoti asaṁvāsā ukkhittānuvattikā.
If she does not stop, she too is expelled and excluded from the community. The training rule on taking sides with one who has been ejected.
Yā pana bhikkhunī avassutā avassutassa purisapuggalassa hatthaggahaṇaṁ vā sādiyeyya, saṅghāṭikaṇṇaggahaṇaṁ vā sādiyeyya, santiṭṭheyya vā, sallapeyya vā, saṅketaṁ vā gaccheyya, purisassa vā abbhāgamanaṁ sādiyeyya, channaṁ vā anupaviseyya, kāyaṁ vā tadatthāya upasaṁhareyya etassa asaddhammassa paṭisevanatthāya, ayampi pārājikā hoti asaṁvāsā aṭṭhavatthukā.
If, for the purpose of indulging in inappropriate sexual conduct, a lustful nun consents to a lustful man holding her hand and the edge of her robe, and she stands with him and chats with him and goes to a rendezvous with him and consents to him coming to her and enters a covered place with him and disposes her body for him for that purpose, she too is expelled and excluded from the community. The training rule having eight parts.
Uddiṭṭhā kho, ayyāyo, aṭṭha pārājikā dhammā.
Venerables, the eight rules on expulsion have been recited.
Yesaṁ bhikkhunī aññataraṁ vā aññataraṁ vā āpajjitvā na labhati bhikkhunīhi saddhiṁ saṁvāsaṁ
If a nun commits any one of them, she is no longer part of the community of nuns.
yathā pure, tathā pacchā, pārājikā hoti asaṁvāsā.
As before, so after: she’s expelled and excluded from the community.
Tatthāyyāyo pucchāmi, kaccittha parisuddhā,
In regard to this I ask you, ‘Are you pure in this?’
parisuddhetthāyyāyo, tasmā tuṇhī, evametaṁ dhārayāmīti.
You are pure in this and therefore silent. I will remember it thus.
Ime kho panāyyāyo sattarasa saṅghādisesā dhammā uddesaṁ āgacchanti.
Venerables, these seventeen rules on suspension come up for recitation.
Yā pana bhikkhunī ussayavādikā vihareyya gahapatinā vā gahapatiputtena vā dāsena vā kammakārena vā antamaso samaṇaparibbājakenāpi, ayampi bhikkhunī paṭhamāpattikaṁ dhammaṁ āpannā nissāraṇīyaṁ saṅghādisesaṁ.
If a nun takes legal action against a householder or a householder’s offspring or a slave or a worker or even toward a monastic or a wanderer, then that nun has committed an immediate offense entailing sending away and suspension.
Yā pana bhikkhunī jānaṁ coriṁ vajjhaṁ viditaṁ anapaloketvā rājānaṁ vā saṅghaṁ vā gaṇaṁ vā pūgaṁ vā seṇiṁ vā, aññatra kappā vuṭṭhāpeyya, ayampi bhikkhunī paṭhamāpattikaṁ dhammaṁ āpannā nissāraṇīyaṁ saṅghādisesaṁ.
If a nun, without getting permission from the king or the Sangha or a community or an association or a society, knowingly gives the full admission to a female criminal who is known as sentenced to death, then, except when it is allowable, that nun too has committed an immediate offense entailing sending away and suspension.
Yā pana bhikkhunī ekā vā gāmantaraṁ gaccheyya, ekā vā nadīpāraṁ gaccheyya, ekā vā rattiṁ vippavaseyya, ekā vā gaṇamhā ohiyeyya, ayampi bhikkhunī paṭhamāpattikaṁ dhammaṁ āpannā nissāraṇīyaṁ saṅghādisesaṁ.
If a nun walks to the next inhabited area by herself or crosses a river by herself or spends the night apart by herself or lags behind her companions by herself, then that nun too has committed an immediate offense entailing sending away and suspension.
Yā pana bhikkhunī samaggena saṅghena ukkhittaṁ bhikkhuniṁ dhammena vinayena satthusāsanena anapaloketvā kārakasaṅghaṁ, anaññāya gaṇassa chandaṁ osāreyya, ayampi bhikkhunī paṭhamāpattikaṁ dhammaṁ āpannā nissāraṇīyaṁ saṅghādisesaṁ.
If a nun, without getting permission from the Sangha that did the legal procedure and without the consent of the community, readmits a nun who has been ejected by a unanimous Sangha in accordance with the Teaching and the Monastic Law and the Teacher’s instruction, then that nun too has committed an immediate offense entailing sending away and suspension.
Yā pana bhikkhunī avassutā avassutassa purisapuggalassa hatthato khādanīyaṁ vā, bhojanīyaṁ vā sahatthā paṭiggahetvā khādeyya vā bhuñjeyya vā, ayampi bhikkhunī paṭhamāpattikaṁ dhammaṁ āpannā nissāraṇīyaṁ saṅghādisesaṁ.
If a lustful nun eats fresh or cooked food after receiving it directly from a lustful man, then that nun too has committed an immediate offense entailing sending away and suspension.
Saṅghādisesa 6. Bhojanapaṭiggahaṇadutiyasikkhāpadaṁ
Suspension 6: encouraging a nun to receive food from a man with lust
Yā pana bhikkhunī evaṁ vadeyya: “kiṁ te, ayye, eso purisapuggalo karissati avassuto vā anavassuto vā, yato tvaṁ anavassutā, iṅgha, ayye, yaṁ te eso purisapuggalo deti khādanīyaṁ vā bhojanīyaṁ vā, taṁ tvaṁ sahatthā paṭiggahetvā khāda vā bhuñja vā”ti, ayampi bhikkhunī paṭhamāpattikaṁ dhammaṁ āpannā nissāraṇīyaṁ saṅghādisesaṁ.
If a nun says, ‘Venerable, what can this man do to you, whether he has lust or not, if you’re without? Go on, venerable, receive it with your own hands and then eat whatever fresh or cooked food he gives you,’ then that nun too has committed an immediate offense entailing sending away and suspension.
Yā pana bhikkhunī sañcarittaṁ samāpajjeyya itthiyā vā purisamatiṁ, purisassa vā itthimatiṁ, jāyattane vā jārattane vā antamaso taṅkhaṇikāyapi, ayampi bhikkhunī paṭhamāpattikaṁ dhammaṁ āpannā nissāraṇīyaṁ saṅghādisesaṁ.
If a nun acts as a matchmaker, conveying a man’s intention to a woman or a woman’s intention to a man, for marriage or for an affair, even if just a brief one, she commits an offense entailing suspension.
Saṅghādisesa 8. Duṭṭhadosasikkhāpadaṁ
Suspension 8: making a groundless accusation out of anger
Yā pana bhikkhunī bhikkhuniṁ duṭṭhā dosā appatītā amūlakena pārājikena dhammena anuddhaṁseyya: “appeva nāma naṁ imamhā brahmacariyā cāveyya”nti,
If a nun who is angry and displeased groundlessly charges a nun with an offense entailing expulsion, aiming to make her leave the monastic life,
tato aparena samayena samanuggāhīyamānā vā asa manuggāhīyamānā vā amūlakañceva taṁ adhikaraṇaṁ hoti, bhikkhunī ca dosaṁ patiṭṭhāti, ayampi bhikkhunī paṭhamāpattikaṁ dhammaṁ āpannā nissāraṇīyaṁ saṅghādisesaṁ.
and then after some time, whether she is questioned or not, it is clear that the legal issue is groundless, and she admits to her ill will, she commits an offense entailing suspension.
Saṅghādisesa 9. Aññabhāgiyasikkhāpadaṁ
Suspension 9: making a groundless accusation out of anger, using a pretext
Yā pana bhikkhunī bhikkhuniṁ duṭṭhā dosā appatītā aññabhāgiyassa adhikaraṇassa kiñcidesaṁ lesamattaṁ upādāya pārājikena dhammena anuddhaṁseyya, “appeva nāma naṁ imamhā brahmacariyā cāveyya”nti,
If a nun who is angry and displeased, uses an unrelated legal issue as a pretext to charge a nun with an offense entailing expulsion, aiming to make her leave the monastic life,
tato aparena samayena samanuggāhīyamānā vā asamanuggāhīyamānā vā aññabhāgiyañceva taṁ adhikaraṇaṁ hoti. Kocideso lesamatto upādinno, bhikkhunī ca dosaṁ patiṭṭhāti, ayampi bhikkhunī paṭhamāpattikaṁ dhammaṁ āpannā nissāraṇīyaṁ saṅghādisesaṁ.
and then after some time, whether she is questioned or not, it is clear that the legal issue is unrelated and was used as a pretext, and she admits to her ill will, she commits an offense entailing suspension.
Saṅghādisesa 10. Sikkhaṁpaccācikkhaṇasikkhāpadaṁ
Suspension 10: renouncing the training in anger
“buddhaṁ paccācikkhāmi dhammaṁ paccācikkhāmi, saṅghaṁ paccācikkhāmi, sikkhaṁ paccācikkhāmi, kinnumāva samaṇiyo yā samaṇiyo sakyadhītaro, santaññāpi samaṇiyo lajjiniyo kukkuccikā sikkhākāmā, tāsāhaṁ santike brahmacariyaṁ carissāmī”ti.
‘I renounce the Buddha, I renounce the Teaching, I renounce the Sangha, I renounce the training! The Sakyan daughters are not the only monastics. There are other monastics who have a sense of conscience, who are afraid of wrongdoing and fond of the training. I’ll practice the spiritual life with them,’
“māyye kupitā anattamanā evaṁ avaca ‘buddhaṁ paccācikkhāmi, dhammaṁ paccācikkhāmi, saṅghaṁ paccācikkhāmi, sikkhaṁ paccācikkhāmi, kinnumāva samaṇiyo yā samaṇiyo sakyadhītaro, santaññāpi samaṇiyo lajjiniyo kukkuccikā sikkhākāmā, tāsāhaṁ santike brahmacariyaṁ carissāmī’ti, abhiramāyye, svākkhāto dhammo, cara brahmacariyaṁ sammā dukkhassa antakiriyāyā”ti,
‘Venerable, don’t say such things in anger, “I renounce the Buddha, I renounce the Teaching, I renounce the Sangha, I renounce the training! The Sakyan daughters are not the only monastics. There are other monastics who have a sense of conscience, who are afraid of wrongdoing and fond of the training. I’ll practice the spiritual life with them.” Take delight, venerable; the Teaching is well proclaimed. Practice the spiritual life for the complete ending of suffering.’
evañca sā bhikkhunī bhikkhunīhi vuccamānā tatheva paggaṇheyya, sā bhikkhunī bhikkhunīhi yāvatatiyaṁ samanubhāsitabbā tassa paṭinissaggāya,
If that nun continues as before, the nuns should press her up to three times to make her stop.
yāvatatiyañce samanubhāsiyamānā taṁ paṭinissajjeyya, iccetaṁ kusalaṁ,
If she then stops, all is well.
no ce paṭinissajjeyya, ayampi bhikkhunī yāvatatiyakaṁ dhammaṁ āpannā nissāraṇīyaṁ saṅghādisesaṁ.
If she does not stop, then after the third announcement that nun too has committed an offense entailing sending away and suspension.
Yā pana bhikkhunī kismiñcideva adhikaraṇe paccākatā kupitā anattamanā evaṁ vadeyya:
If a nun is angry because she has lost a legal case, saying,
“chandagāminiyo ca bhikkhuniyo, dosagāminiyo ca bhikkhuniyo, mohagāminiyo ca bhikkhuniyo, bhayagāminiyo ca bhikkhuniyo”ti, sā bhikkhunī bhikkhunīhi evamassa vacanīyā:
‘The nuns are acting out of favoritism, ill will, confusion, and fear,’ then the nuns should correct her like this:
“māyye, kismiñcideva adhikaraṇe paccākatā kupitā anattamanā evaṁ avaca ‘chandagāminiyo ca bhikkhuniyo, dosagāminiyo ca bhikkhuniyo, mohagāminiyo ca bhikkhuniyo, bhayagāminiyo ca bhikkhuniyo’ti,
‘Venerable, just because you’re angry that you’ve lost a legal case, don’t say, “The nuns are acting out of favoritism, ill will, confusion, and fear.”
ayyā kho chandāpi gaccheyya, dosāpi gaccheyya, mohāpi gaccheyya, bhayāpi gaccheyyā”ti.
Perhaps it’s you who are acting out of favoritism, ill will, confusion, and fear.’
Evañca sā bhikkhunī bhikkhunīhi vuccamānā tatheva paggaṇheyya, sā bhikkhunī bhikkhunīhi yāvatatiyaṁ samanubhāsitabbā tassa paṭinissaggāya,
If that nun continues as before, the nuns should press her up to three times to make her stop.
yāvatatiyañce samanubhāsiyamānā taṁ paṭinissajjeyya, iccetaṁ kusalaṁ,
If she then stops, all is well.
no ce paṭinissajjeyya, ayampi bhikkhunī yāvatatiyakaṁ dhammaṁ āpannā nissāraṇīyaṁ saṅghādisesaṁ.
If she does not stop, then after the third announcement that nun too has committed an offense entailing sending away and suspension.
Bhikkhuniyo paneva saṁsaṭṭhā viharanti pāpācārā pāpasaddā pāpasilokā bhikkhunisaṅghassa vihesikā aññamaññissā vajjappaṭicchādikā,
If nuns socialize, behave badly, have a bad reputation, are notorious, harass the Sangha of nuns, and hide each other’s offenses,
“bhaginiyo kho saṁsaṭṭhā viharanti pāpācārā pāpasaddā pāpasilokā bhikkhunisaṅghassa vihesikā aññamaññissā vajjappaṭicchādikā,
‘Sisters, you socialize, behave badly, have a bad reputation, are notorious, harass the Sangha of nuns, and hide each other’s offenses.
viviccathāyye, vivekaññeva bhaginīnaṁ saṅgho vaṇṇetī”ti,
Be secluded, venerables. The Sangha praises seclusion for the Sisters.’
evañca tā bhikkhuniyo bhikkhunīhi vuccamānā tatheva paggaṇheyyuṁ, tā bhikkhuniyo bhikkhunīhi yāvatatiyaṁ samanubhāsitabbā tassa paṭinissaggāya,
If those nuns continue as before, the nuns should press them up to three times to make them stop.
yāvatatiyañce samanubhāsiyamānā taṁ paṭinissajjeyyuṁ, iccetaṁ kusalaṁ,
If they then stop, all is well.
no ce paṭinissajjeyyuṁ, imāpi bhikkhuniyo yāvatatiyakaṁ dhammaṁ āpannā nissāraṇīyaṁ saṅghādisesaṁ.
If they do not stop, then after the third announcement those nuns too have committed an offense entailing sending away and suspension.
Saṅghādisesa 13. Pāpasamācāradutiyasikkhāpadaṁ
Suspension 13: encouraging inappropriate socializing
“saṁsaṭṭhāva, ayye, tumhe viharatha, mā tumhe nānā viharittha,
‘Venerables, you should socialize. Don’t live separately.
santi saṅghe aññāpi bhikkhuniyo evācārā evaṁsaddā evaṁsilokā bhikkhunisaṅghassa vihesikā aññamaññissā vajjappaṭicchādikā, tā saṅgho na kiñci āha
There are other nuns in the Sangha who have such behavior, reputation, and notoriety, and who harass the Sangha of nuns and hide each other’s offenses. The Sangha says nothing to them.
tumhaññeva saṅgho uññāya paribhavena akkhantiyā vebhassiyā dubbalyā evamāha: ‘bhaginiyo kho saṁsaṭṭhā viharanti pāpācārā pāpasaddā pāpasilokā bhikkhunisaṅghassa vihesikā aññamaññissā vajjappaṭicchādikā, viviccathāyye, vivekaññeva bhaginīnaṁ saṅgho vaṇṇetī”’ti,
It’s because of disrespect, contempt, impatience, and slander, and because you are weak that the Sangha says to you, “Sisters, you socialize, behave badly, have a bad reputation, are notorious, harass the Sangha of nuns, and hide each other’s offenses. Be secluded, venerables. The Sangha praises seclusion for the Sisters,”’
saṁsaṭṭhāva ayye tumhe viharatha, mā tumhe nānā viharittha,
“Venerables, you should socialize. Don’t live separately.
santi saṅghe aññāpi bhikkhuniyo evācārā evaṁsaddā evaṁsilokā bhikkhunisaṅghassa vihesikā aññamaññissā vajjappaṭicchādikā, tā saṅgho na kiñci āha,
There are other nuns in the Sangha who have such behavior, reputation, and notoriety, and who harass the Sangha of nuns and hide each other’s offenses. The Sangha says nothing to them.
tumhaññeva saṅgho uññāya paribhavena akkhantiyā vebhassiyā dubbalyā evamāha: ‘bhaginiyo kho saṁsaṭṭhā viharanti pāpācārā pāpasaddā pāpasilokā bhikkhunisaṅghassa vihesikā aññamaññissā vajjappaṭicchādikā, viviccathāyye, vivekaññeva bhaginīnaṁ saṅgho vaṇṇetī”’ti,
It’s because of disrespect, contempt, impatience, and slander, and because you are weak that the Sangha says to you, ‘Sisters, you socialize, behave badly, have a bad reputation, are notorious, harass the Sangha of nuns, and hide each other’s offenses. Be secluded, venerables. The Sangha praises seclusion for the Sisters,’”’
evañca sā bhikkhunī bhikkhunīhi vuccamānā tatheva paggaṇheyya, sā bhikkhunī bhikkhunīhi yāvatatiyaṁ samanubhāsitabbā tassa paṭinissaggāya,
If that nun continues as before, the nuns should press her up to three times to make her stop.
yāvatatiyañce samanubhāsiyamānā taṁ paṭinissajjeyya, iccetaṁ kusalaṁ,
If she then stops, all is well.
no ce paṭinissajjeyya, ayampi bhikkhunī yāvatatiyakaṁ dhammaṁ āpannā nissāraṇīyaṁ saṅghādisesaṁ.
If she does not stop, then after the third announcement that nun too has committed an offense entailing sending away and suspension.
Yā pana bhikkhunī samaggassa saṅghassa bhedāya parakkameyya, bhedanasaṁvattanikaṁ vā adhikaraṇaṁ samādāya paggayha tiṭṭheyya, sā bhikkhunī bhikkhunīhi evamassa vacanīyā:
If a nun pursues schism in a united Sangha or persists in taking up a legal issue conducive to schism, the nuns should correct her like this:
“māyyā, samaggassa saṅghassa bhedāya parakkami, bhedanasaṁvattanikaṁ vā adhikaraṇaṁ samādāya paggayha aṭṭhāsi,
‘Venerable, don’t pursue schism in the united Sangha or persist in taking up a legal issue conducive to schism.
sametāyyā, saṅghena, samaggo hi saṅgho sammodamāno avivadamāno ekuddeso phāsu viharatī”ti.
Stay with the Sangha, for a united Sangha—in concord, in harmony, having a joint recitation—is at ease.’
Evañca sā bhikkhunī bhikkhunīhi vuccamānā tatheva paggaṇheyya, sā bhikkhunī bhikkhunīhi yāvatatiyaṁ samanubhāsitabbā tassa paṭinissaggāya,
If that nun continues as before, the nuns should press her up to three times to make her stop.
yāvatatiyañce samanubhāsiyamānā taṁ paṭinissajjeyya, iccetaṁ kusalaṁ.
If she then stops, all is well.
No ce paṭinissajjeyya, ayampi bhikkhunī yāvatatiyakaṁ dhammaṁ āpannā nissāraṇīyaṁ saṅghādisesaṁ.
If she does not stop, then after the third announcement that nun too has committed an offense entailing sending away and suspension.
Tassāyeva kho pana bhikkhuniyā bhikkhuniyo honti anuvattikā vaggavādikā ekā vā dve vā tisso vā, tā evaṁ vadeyyuṁ:
That nun may have one, two, or three nuns who side with her and support her, and they may say,
dhammavādinī cesā bhikkhunī, vinayavādinī cesā bhikkhunī,
She speaks in accordance with the Teaching and the training.
amhākañcesā bhikkhunī chandañca ruciñca ādāya voharati, jānāti, no bhāsati, amhākampetaṁ khamatī”ti,
And she speaks with our consent and approval. She knows about us and speaks for us, and we approve of this.’
na cesā bhikkhunī dhammavādinī, na cesā bhikkhunī vinayavādinī,
this nun speaks contrary to the Teaching and the training.
sametāyyānaṁ saṅghena, samaggo hi saṅgho sammodamāno avivadamāno ekuddeso phāsu viharatī”ti,
Stay with the Sangha, for a united Sangha—in concord, in harmony, having a joint recitation—is at ease.’
evañca tā bhikkhuniyo bhikkhunīhi vuccamānā tatheva paggaṇheyyuṁ, tā bhikkhuniyo bhikkhunīhi yāvatatiyaṁ samanubhāsitabbā tassa paṭinissaggāya,
If those nuns continue as before, the nuns should press them up to three times to make them stop.
yāvatatiyañce samanubhāsiyamānā taṁ paṭinissajjeyyuṁ. Iccetaṁ kusalaṁ.
If they then stop, all is well.
No ce paṭinissajjeyyuṁ, imāpi bhikkhuniyo yāvatatiyakaṁ dhammaṁ āpannā nissāraṇīyaṁ saṅghādisesaṁ.
If they do not stop, then after the third announcement those nuns too have committed an offense entailing sending away and suspension.
Bhikkhunī paneva dubbacajātikā hoti uddesapariyāpannesu sikkhāpadesu bhikkhunīhi sahadhammikaṁ vuccamānā attānaṁ avacanīyaṁ karoti:
If a nun is difficult to correct, and she makes herself incorrigible when legitimately corrected by the nuns concerning the training rules that are recited, saying,
“mā maṁ ayyāyo kiñci avacuttha kalyāṇaṁ vā pāpakaṁ vā, ahampāyyāyo, na kiñci vakkhāmi kalyāṇaṁ vā pāpakaṁ vā,
‘Venerables, don’t say anything to me, either good or bad, and I won’t say anything to you, either good or bad.
“māyyā, attānaṁ avacanīyaṁ akāsi, vacanīyameva, ayyā, attānaṁ karotu,
‘Be easy to correct, venerable, not incorrigible.
ayyāpi bhikkhuniyo vadatu sahadhammena, bhikkhuniyopi ayyaṁ vakkhanti sahadhammena,
And please give legitimate correction to the nuns, and the nuns will do the same to you.
evaṁ saṁvaddhā hi tassa bhagavato parisā yadidaṁ aññamaññavacanena aññamaññavuṭṭhāpanenā”ti.
For it’s in this way that the Buddha’s community has grown, that is, through mutual correction and mutual clearing of offenses.’
Evañca sā bhikkhunī bhikkhunīhi vuccamānā tatheva paggaṇheyya, sā bhikkhunī bhikkhunīhi yāvatatiyaṁ samanubhāsitabbā tassa paṭinissaggāya,
If that nun continues as before, the nuns should press her up to three times to make her stop.
yāvatatiyañce samanubhāsiyamānā taṁ paṭinissajjeyya, iccetaṁ kusalaṁ.
If she then stops, all is well.
No ce paṭinissajjeyya, ayampi bhikkhunī yāvatatiyakaṁ dhammaṁ āpannā nissāraṇīyaṁ saṅghādisesaṁ.
If she does not stop, then after the third announcement that nun too has committed an offense entailing sending away and suspension.
Bhikkhunī paneva aññataraṁ gāmaṁ vā nigamaṁ vā upanissāya viharati kuladūsikā pāpasamācārā, tassā kho pāpakā samācārā dissanti ceva suyyanti ca, kulāni ca tāya duṭṭhāni dissanti ceva suyyanti ca,
If a nun who lives supported by a village or town is a corrupter of families and badly behaved, and her bad behavior has been seen and heard about, and the families corrupted by her have been seen and heard about,
“ayyā, kho kuladūsikā pāpasamācārā, ayyāya kho pāpakā samācārā dissanti ceva suyyanti ca, kulāni cāyyāya, duṭṭhāni dissanti ceva suyyanti ca, pakkamatāyyā imamhā āvāsā, alaṁ te idha vāsenā”ti.
‘Venerable, you’re a corrupter of families and badly behaved. Your bad behavior has been seen and heard about, and the families corrupted by you have been seen and heard about. Leave this monastery; you’ve stayed here long enough.’
“chandagāminiyo ca bhikkhuniyo, dosagāminiyo ca bhikkhuniyo, mohagāminiyo ca bhikkhuniyo, bhayagāminiyo ca bhikkhuniyo, tādisikāya āpattiyā ekaccaṁ pabbājenti ekaccaṁ na pabbājentī”ti,
‘You’re acting out of favoritism, ill will, confusion, and fear. Because of this sort of offense, you only banish some, but not others,’
“māyyā, evaṁ avaca, na ca bhikkhuniyo chandagāminiyo, na ca bhikkhuniyo dosagāminiyo , na ca bhikkhuniyo mohagāminiyo, na ca bhikkhuniyo bhayagāminiyo,
‘No, venerable, the nuns are not acting out of favoritism, ill will, confusion, and fear.
ayyā kho kuladūsikā pāpasamācārā, ayyāya kho pāpakā samācārā dissanti ceva suyyanti ca, kulāni cāyyāya duṭṭhāni dissanti ceva suyyanti ca, pakkamatāyyā, imamhā āvāsā alaṁ te idha vāsenā”ti.
Venerable, you’re a corrupter of families and badly behaved. Your bad behavior has been seen and heard about, and the families corrupted by you have been seen and heard about. Leave this monastery; you’ve stayed here long enough.’
Evañca sā bhikkhunī bhikkhunīhi vuccamānā tatheva paggaṇheyya, sā bhikkhunī bhikkhunīhi yāvatatiyaṁ samanubhāsitabbā tassa paṭinissaggāya,
If that nun continues as before, the nuns should press her up to three times to make her stop.
yāvatatiyañce samanubhāsiyamānā taṁ paṭinissajjeyya, iccetaṁ kusalaṁ.
If she then stops, all is well.
No ce paṭinissajjeyya, ayampi bhikkhunī yāvatatiyakaṁ dhammaṁ āpannā nissāraṇīyaṁ saṅghādisesaṁ.
If she does not stop, then after the third announcement that nun too has committed an offense entailing sending away and suspension.
Uddiṭṭhā kho ayyāyo sattarasa saṅghādisesā dhammā nava paṭhamāpattikā, aṭṭha yāvatatiyakā,
Venerables, the seventeen rules on suspension have been recited, nine being immediate offenses, eight after the third announcement.
yesaṁ bhikkhunī aññataraṁ vā aññataraṁ vā āpajjati, tāya bhikkhuniyā ubhatosaṅghe pakkhamānattaṁ caritabbaṁ.
If a nun commits any one of them, she must undertake the trial period for a half-month toward both Sanghas.
Ciṇṇamānattā bhikkhunī yattha siyā vīsatigaṇo bhikkhunisaṅgho, tattha sā bhikkhunī abbhetabbā.
When this is completed, she is to be rehabilitated wherever there is a sangha of at least twenty nuns.
Ekāyapi ce ūno vīsatigaṇo bhikkhunisaṅgho taṁ bhikkhuniṁ abbheyya, sā ca bhikkhunī anabbhitā, tā ca bhikkhuniyo gārayhā, ayaṁ tattha sāmīci.
If that nun is rehabilitated by a sangha of nuns of even one less than twenty, that nun is not rehabilitated and those nuns are at fault. This is the proper procedure.
Tatthāyyāyo pucchāmi, kaccittha parisuddhā,
In regard to this I ask you, ‘Are you pure in this?’
parisuddhetthāyyāyo, tasmā tuṇhī, evametaṁ dhārayāmīti.
You are pure in this and therefore silent. I will remember it thus.
Ime kho panāyyāyo tiṁsa nissaggiyā pācittiyā dhammā uddesaṁ āgacchanti.
Venerables, these thirty rules on relinquishment and confession come up for recitation.
Nissaggiya pācittiya 1. Pattasannicayasikkhāpadaṁ
Relinquishment and confession 1: collecting almsbowls
Yā pana bhikkhunī pattasannicayaṁ kareyya, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun collects almsbowls, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Nissaggiya pācittiya 2. Akālacīvarabhājanasikkhāpadaṁ
Relinquishment and confession 2: distributing out-of-season robe-cloth
Yā pana bhikkhunī akālacīvaraṁ “kālacīvara”nti adhiṭṭhahitvā bhājāpeyya, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun determines out-of-season robe-cloth as ‘in-season’, and then distributes it, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Nissaggiya pācittiya 3. Cīvaraparivattanasikkhāpadaṁ
Relinquishment and confession 3: taking back a traded robe
Yā pana bhikkhunī bhikkhuniyā saddhiṁ cīvaraṁ parivattetvā sā pacchā evaṁ vadeyya: “handāyye, tuyhaṁ cīvaraṁ, āhara metaṁ cīvaraṁ, yaṁ tuyhaṁ tuyhamevetaṁ, yaṁ mayhaṁ mayhamevetaṁ, āhara metaṁ cīvaraṁ, sakaṁ paccāharā”ti acchindeyya vā acchindāpeyya vā, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun trades robes with a nun and then says, ‘Here’s your robe; give me that robe of mine. That which is yours is yours, and that which is mine is mine. Give me that, and take back what’s yours;’ and she just takes it or has it taken, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Nissaggiya pācittiya 4. Aññaviññāpanasikkhāpadaṁ
Relinquishment and confession 4: asking for something else
Yā pana bhikkhunī aññaṁ viññāpetvā aññaṁ viññāpeyya, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun asks for one thing and then for something else, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Nissaggiya pācittiya 5. Aññacetāpana sikkhāpadaṁ
Relinquishment and confession 5: exchanging for something else
Yā pana bhikkhunī aññaṁ cetāpetvā aññaṁ cetāpeyya, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun gets one thing in exchange and then something else, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Nissaggiya pācittiya 6. Paṭhamasaṅghikacetāpanasikkhāpadaṁ
Relinquishment and confession 6: exchanging designated Sangha property
Yā pana bhikkhunī aññadatthikena parikkhārena aññuddisikena saṅghikena aññaṁ cetāpeyya, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
When a requisite belonging to the Sangha is designated for a specific purpose, if a nun exchanges it for something else, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Nissaggiya pācittiya 7. Dutiyasaṅghikacetāpanasikkhāpadaṁ
Relinquishment and confession 7: exchanging designated Sangha property that was asked for
Yā pana bhikkhunī aññadatthikena parikkhārena aññuddisikena saṅghikena saññācikena aññaṁ cetāpeyya, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
When a requisite belonging to the Sangha is designated for a specific purpose and was asked for, if a nun exchanges it for something else, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Nissaggiya pācittiya 8. Paṭhamagaṇikacetāpanasikkhāpadaṁ
Relinquishment and confession 8: exchanging designated collective property
Yā pana bhikkhunī aññadatthikena parikkhārena aññuddisikena mahājanikena aññaṁ cetāpeyya, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
When a collective requisite is designated for a specific purpose, if a nun exchanges it for something else, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Nissaggiya pācittiya 9. Dutiyagaṇikacetāpanasikkhāpadaṁ
Relinquishment and confession 9: exchanging designated collective property that was asked for
Yā pana bhikkhunī aññadatthikena parikkhārena aññuddisikena mahājanikena saññācikena aññaṁ cetāpeyya, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
When a collective requisite is designated for a specific purpose and was asked for, if a nun exchanges it for something else, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Nissaggiya pācittiya 10. Puggalikacetāpanasikkhāpadaṁ
Relinquishment and confession 10: exchanging designated personal property that was asked for
Yā pana bhikkhunī aññadatthikena parikkhārena aññuddisikena puggalikena saññācikena aññaṁ cetāpeyya, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
When a personal requisite is designated for a specific purpose and was asked for, if a nun exchanges it for something else, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Nissaggiya pācittiya 11. Garupāvuraṇasikkhāpadaṁ
Relinquishment and confession 11: getting an expensive heavy cloak in exchange
Garupāvuraṇaṁ pana bhikkhuniyā cetāpentiyā catukkaṁsaparamaṁ cetāpetabbaṁ. Tato ce uttari cetāpeyya, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun carries out an exchange to get a heavy cloak, it is to be worth at most four <i lang='pi' translate='no'>kaṁsa</i> coins. If she gets one in exchange that is worth more than that, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Nissaggiya pācittiya 12. Lahupāvuraṇasikkhāpadaṁ
Relinquishment and confession 12: getting an expensive light cloak in exchange
Lahupāvuraṇaṁ pana bhikkhuniyā cetāpentiyā aḍḍhateyyakaṁsaparamaṁ cetāpetabbaṁ. Tato ce uttari cetāpeyya, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun carries out an exchange to get a light cloak, it is to be worth at most two-and-a-half <i lang='pi' translate='no'>kaṁsa</i> coins. If she gets one in exchange that is worth more than that, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Nissaggiya pācittiya 13. Kathinasikkhāpadaṁ
Relinquishment and confession 13: keeping extra robe-cloth beyond ten days
Niṭṭhitacīvarasmiṁ bhikkhuniyā ubbhatasmiṁ kathine dasāhaparamaṁ atirekacīvaraṁ dhāretabbaṁ.
When her robe is finished and the robe season has ended, a nun should keep an extra robe for ten days at the most.
Taṁ atikkāmentiyā, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
If she keeps it longer than that, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Nissaggiya pācittiya 14. Udositasikkhāpadaṁ
Relinquishment and confession 14: staying apart from one’s robes
Niṭṭhitacīvarasmiṁ bhikkhuniyā ubbhatasmiṁ kathine ekarattampi ce bhikkhunī ticīvarena vippavaseyya, aññatra bhikkhunisammutiyā nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
When her robe is finished and the robe season has ended, if a nun stays apart from her three robes even for a single day, except if the nuns have agreed, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Nissaggiya pācittiya 15. Akālacīvarasikkhāpadaṁ
Relinquishment and confession 15: keeping extra robe-cloth beyond a month
Niṭṭhitacīvarasmiṁ bhikkhuniyā ubbhatasmiṁ kathine bhikkhuniyā paneva akālacīvaraṁ uppajjeyya, ākaṅkhamānāya bhikkhuniyā paṭiggahetabbaṁ,
When her robe is finished and the robe season has ended, if out-of-season robe-cloth is offered to a nun, she may receive it if she wishes.
no cassa pāripūri, māsaparamaṁ tāya bhikkhuniyā taṁ cīvaraṁ nikkhipitabbaṁ ūnassa pāripūriyā satiyā paccāsāya.
If there is not enough cloth, but she is expecting more, she should keep it at most one month to make up the lack.
Tato ce uttari nikkhipeyya satiyāpi paccāsāya, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
If she keeps it longer than that, then even if she expects more cloth, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Nissaggiya pācittiya 16. Aññātakaviññattisikkhāpadaṁ
Relinquishment and confession 16: asking an unrelated person for a robe
Yā pana bhikkhunī aññātakaṁ gahapatiṁ vā gahapatāniṁ vā cīvaraṁ viññāpeyya aññatra samayā, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun asks an unrelated male or female householder for a robe, except on an appropriate occasion, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Tatthāyaṁ samayo acchinnacīvarā vā hoti bhikkhunī, naṭṭhacīvarā vā, ayaṁ tattha samayo.
These are the appropriate occasions: her robes are stolen or her robes are lost.
Nissaggiya pācittiya 17. Tatuttarisikkhāpadaṁ
Relinquishment and confession 17: accepting too many robes
Tañce aññātako gahapati vā gahapatānī vā bahūhi cīvarehi abhihaṭṭhuṁ pavāreyya, santaruttaraparamaṁ tāya bhikkhuniyā tato cīvaraṁ sāditabbaṁ.
If an unrelated male or female householder invites that nun to take many robes, she should accept at most one sarong and one upper robe.
Tato ce uttari sādiyeyya, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
If she accepts more than that, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Nissaggiya pācittiya 18. Paṭhamaupakkhaṭasikkhāpadaṁ
Relinquishment and confession 18: requesting a fine robe from a fund
Bhikkhuniṁ paneva uddissa aññātakassa gahapatissa vā gahapatāniyā vā cīvaracetāpannaṁ upakkhaṭaṁ hoti:
If a male or female householder has set aside a robe fund for an unrelated nun, thinking,
“iminā cīvaracetāpannena cīvaraṁ cetāpetvā itthannāmaṁ bhikkhuniṁ cīvarena acchādessāmī”ti.
‘With this robe fund I will buy robe-cloth and give it to nun so-and-so;’
Tatra cesā bhikkhunī pubbe appavāritā upasaṅkamitvā cīvare vikappaṁ āpajjeyya:
and if that nun, without first being invited, goes to them and specifies the kind of robe-cloth she wants, saying,
“sādhu vata, maṁ āyasmā iminā cīvaracetāpannena evarūpaṁ vā evarūpaṁ vā cīvaraṁ cetāpetvā acchādehī”ti
‘Please use this robe fund to buy such-and-such robe-cloth and then give it to me,’
kalyāṇakamyataṁ upādāya, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
and she does so because she wants something fine, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Nissaggiya pācittiya 19. Dutiyaupakkhaṭasikkhāpadaṁ
Relinquishment and confession 19: requesting a fine robe from a combined fund
Bhikkhuniṁ paneva uddissa ubhinnaṁ aññātakānaṁ gahapatīnaṁ vā gahapatānīnaṁ vā paccekacīvaracetāpannāni upakkhaṭāni honti:
If two male or female householders have set aside separate robe funds for an unrelated nun, thinking,
“imehi mayaṁ paccekacīvaracetāpannehi paccekacīvarāni cetāpetvā itthannāmaṁ bhikkhuniṁ cīvarehi acchādessāmā”ti.
‘With these separate robe funds we’ll buy separate robe-cloths and give them to nun so-and-so;’
Tatra cesā bhikkhūnī pubbe appavāritā upasaṅkamitvā cīvare vikappaṁ āpajjeyya:
and if that nun, without first being invited, goes to them and specifies the kind of robe-cloth she wants, saying,
“sādhu vata maṁ āyasmanto imehi paccekacīvaracetāpannehi evarūpaṁ vā evarūpaṁ vā cīvaraṁ cetāpetvā acchādetha ubhova santā ekenā”ti
‘Please put these separate robe funds together to buy such-and-such robe-cloth and then give it to me,’
kalyāṇakamyataṁ upādāya, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
and she does so because she wants something fine, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Nissaggiya pācittiya 20. Rājasikkhāpadaṁ
Relinquishment and confession 20: excessive prompting to get a robe
Bhikkhuniṁ paneva uddissa rājā vā rājabhoggo vā brāhmaṇo vā gahapatiko vā dūtena cīvaracetāpannaṁ pahiṇeyya:
If a king, a king’s employee, a brahmin, or a householder sends a robe fund for a nun by messenger, saying,
“iminā cīvaracetāpannena cīvaraṁ cetāpetvā itthannāmaṁ bhikkhuniṁ cīvarena acchādehī”ti.
‘Buy robe-cloth with this robe fund and give it to nun so-and-so,’
So ce dūto taṁ bhikkhuniṁ upasaṅkamitvā evaṁ vadeyya:
and the messenger goes to that nun and says,
“idaṁ kho, ayye, ayyaṁ uddissa cīvaracetāpannaṁ ābhataṁ, paṭiggaṇhātāyyā cīvaracetāpanna”nti.
‘Venerable, I have brought a robe fund for you. Please receive it,’
“na kho mayaṁ, āvuso, cīvaracetāpannaṁ paṭiggaṇhāma, cīvarañca kho mayaṁ paṭiggaṇhāma kālena kappiya”nti.
‘We don’t receive robe funds, but we do receive allowable robe-cloth at the right time.’
cīvaratthikāya, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyā veyyāvaccakaro niddisitabbo ārāmiko vā upāsako vā:
the nun, if she needs robe-cloth, should point out a monastery worker or a lay follower and say,
So ce dūto taṁ veyyāvaccakaraṁ saññāpetvā taṁ bhikkhuniṁ upasaṅkamitvā evaṁ vadeyya:
If the messenger instructs that service provider and then returns to the nun and says,
“yaṁ kho, ayye, ayyā veyyāvaccakaraṁ niddisi, saññatto so mayā, upasaṅkamatāyyā kālena, cīvarena taṁ acchādessatī”ti.
‘Venerable, I have instructed the service provider you pointed out. Please go to them at the right time and they’ll give you robe-cloth,’
Cīvaratthikāya, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyā veyyāvaccakaro upasaṅkamitvā dvattikkhattuṁ codetabbo sāretabbo:
then, if that nun needs robe-cloth, she should go to that service provider and prompt them and remind them two or three times, saying,
dvattikkhattuṁ codayamānā sārayamānā taṁ cīvaraṁ abhinipphādeyya, iccetaṁ kusalaṁ,
If she then gets robe-cloth, all is well.
no ce abhinipphādeyya, catukkhattuṁ pañcakkhattuṁ chakkhattuparamaṁ tuṇhībhūtāya uddissa ṭhātabbaṁ,
If she does not get it, she should stand in silence for it at most six times.
catukkhattuṁ pañcakkhattuṁ chakkhattuparamaṁ tuṇhībhūtā uddissa tiṭṭhamānā taṁ cīvaraṁ abhinipphādeyya, iccetaṁ kusalaṁ.
If she then gets robe-cloth, all is well.
Tato ce uttari vāyamamānā taṁ cīvaraṁ abhinipphādeyya, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
If she makes any further effort and then gets robe-cloth, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
No ce abhinipphādeyya, yatassā cīvaracetāpannaṁ ābhataṁ, tattha sāmaṁ vā gantabbaṁ, dūto vā pāhetabbo:
If she does not get robe-cloth, she should go to the owners of that robe fund, or send a message, saying,
“yaṁ kho tumhe āyasmanto bhikkhuniṁ uddissa cīvaracetāpannaṁ pahiṇittha, na taṁ tassā bhikkhuniyā kiñci atthaṁ anubhoti,
‘That nun hasn’t received any benefit from the robe fund you sent for her.
yuñjantāyasmanto sakaṁ, mā vo sakaṁ vinassā”ti,
Please recover what’s yours, or it might perish.’
Nissaggiya pācittiya 21. Rūpiyasikkhāpadaṁ
Relinquishment and confession 21: becoming the owner of money
Yā pana bhikkhunī jātarūparajataṁ uggaṇheyya vā uggaṇhāpeyya vā upanikkhittaṁ vā sādiyeyya, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun takes, has someone else take, or consents to gold, silver, or money being deposited for her, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Nissaggiya pācittiya 22. Rūpiyasaṁvohārasikkhāpadaṁ
Relinquishment and confession 22: trading with money
Yā pana bhikkhunī nānappakārakaṁ rūpiyasaṁvohāraṁ samāpajjeyya, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun engages in various kinds of trades involving money, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī nānappakārakaṁ kayavikkayaṁ samāpajjeyya, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun engages in various kinds of barter, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Nissaggiya pācittiya 24. Ūnapañcabandhanasikkhāpadaṁ
Relinquishment and confession 24: exchanging an almsbowl with fewer than five mends
Yā pana bhikkhunī ūnapañcabandhanena pattena aññaṁ navaṁ pattaṁ cetāpeyya, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun exchanges an almsbowl with fewer than five mends for a new almsbowl, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Tāya bhikkhuniyā so patto bhikkhuniparisāya nissajjitabbo,
That nun should relinquish that almsbowl to a gathering of nuns.
yo ca tassā bhikkhuniparisāya pattapariyanto, so tassā bhikkhuniyā padātabbo:
She should then be given the last almsbowl belonging to that gathering:
“ayaṁ te bhikkhuni patto yāvabhedanāya dhāretabbo”ti, ayaṁ tattha sāmīci.
‘Nun, this bowl is yours. Keep it until it breaks.’ This is the proper procedure.
Nissaggiya pācittiya 25. Bhesajjasikkhāpadaṁ
Relinquishment and confession 25: storing the five tonics too long
Yāni kho pana tāni gilānānaṁ bhikkhunīnaṁ paṭisāyanīyāni bhesajjāni, seyyathidaṁ: sappi navanītaṁ telaṁ madhu phāṇitaṁ, tāni paṭiggahetvā sattāhaparamaṁ sannidhikārakaṁ paribhuñjitabbāni.
After being received, the tonics allowable for sick nuns—that is, ghee, butter, oil, honey, and syrup—should be used from storage for at most seven days.
Taṁ atikkāmentiyā, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
If one uses them longer than that, one commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Nissaggiya pācittiya 26. Cīvaraacchindanasikkhāpadaṁ
Relinquishment and confession 26: taking back robe-cloth in anger
Yā pana bhikkhunī bhikkhuniyā sāmaṁ cīvaraṁ datvā kupitā anattamanā acchindeyya vā acchindāpeyya vā, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun herself gives a robe to a nun, but then, in anger, takes it back or has it taken back, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Nissaggiya pācittiya 27. Suttaviññattisikkhāpadaṁ
Relinquishment and confession 27: asking for thread
Yā pana bhikkhunī sāmaṁ suttaṁ viññāpetvā tantavāyehi cīvaraṁ vāyāpeyya, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun herself asks for thread, and then has weavers weave her robe-cloth, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Nissaggiya pācittiya 28. Mahāpesakārasikkhāpadaṁ
Relinquishment and confession 28: bribing weavers
Bhikkhuniṁ paneva uddissa aññātako gahapati vā gahapatānī vā tantavāyehi cīvaraṁ vāyāpeyya, tatra cesā bhikkhunī pubbe appavāritā tantavāye upasaṅkamitvā cīvare vikappaṁ āpajjeyya:
If a male or female householder is having robe-cloth woven by weavers for an unrelated nun and, without first being invited, that nun goes to those weavers and specifies the kind of robe-cloth she wants, saying,
“idaṁ kho āvuso cīvaraṁ maṁ uddissa viyyati, āyatañca karotha, vitthatañca appitañca suvītañca suppavāyitañca suvilekhitañca suvitacchitañca karotha,
‘This robe-cloth that you are weaving for me, make it long and wide; make it closely woven, well-woven, well-stretched, well-scraped, and well-combed,
appeva nāma mayampi āyasmantānaṁ kiñcimattaṁ anupadajjeyyāmā”ti,
and perhaps I will even give you a small gift,’
evañca sā bhikkhunī vatvā kiñcimattaṁ anupadajjeyya antamaso piṇḍapātamattampi, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
then, in saying that and afterwards giving them a small gift, even a bit of almsfood, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Nissaggiya pācittiya 29. Accekacīvarasikkhāpadaṁ
Relinquishment and confession 29: storing haste-cloth too long
Dasāhānāgataṁ kattikatemāsikapuṇṇamaṁ bhikkhuniyā paneva accekacīvaraṁ uppajjeyya, accekaṁ maññamānāya bhikkhuniyā paṭiggahetabbaṁ, paṭiggahetvā yāva cīvarakālasamayaṁ nikkhipitabbaṁ.
When there are ten days left to the Kattika full moon that ends the first rainy-season residence and a haste-cloth is given to a nun, she may receive it if she regards it as urgent. She may then store it until the end of the robe season.
Tato ce uttari nikkhipeyya, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
If she stores it beyond that, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Nissaggiya pācittiya 30. Pariṇatasikkhāpadaṁ
Relinquishment and confession 30: diverting an offering intended for the Sangha
Yā pana bhikkhunī jānaṁ saṅghikaṁ lābhaṁ pariṇataṁ attano pariṇāmeyya, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun diverts to herself material support that she knows was intended for the Sangha, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Uddiṭṭhā kho, ayyāyo, tiṁsa nissaggiyā pācittiyā dhammā.
Venerables, the thirty rules on relinquishment and confession have been recited.
Tatthāyyāyo pucchāmi, kaccittha parisuddhā,
In regard to this I ask you, ‘Are you pure in this?’
parisuddhetthāyyāyo, tasmā tuṇhī, evametaṁ dhārayāmīti.
You are pure in this and therefore silent. I will remember it thus.
Nissaggiyapācittiyā niṭṭhitā.
The offenses entailing relinquishment and confession are finished.
Ime kho panāyyāyo, chasaṭṭhisatā pācittiyā dhammā uddesaṁ āgacchanti.
Venerables, these one hundred and sixty-six rules on confession come up for recitation.
Yā pana bhikkhunī lasuṇaṁ khādeyya pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun eats garlic, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī sambādhe lomaṁ saṁharāpeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun removes hair from her private parts, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Talaghātake pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun slaps her genitals with the palm of her hand, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Udakasuddhikaṁ pana bhikkhuniyā ādiyamānāya dvaṅgulapabbaparamaṁ ādātabbaṁ. Taṁ atikkāmentiyā pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun is cleaning herself with water, she may insert two finger joints at the most. If she goes further than that, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī bhikkhussa bhuñjantassa pānīyena vā vidhūpanena vā upatiṭṭheyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If, when a monk is eating, a nun attends on him with drinking water or a fan, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī āmakadhaññaṁ viññatvā vā viññāpetvā vā bhajjitvā vā bhajjāpetvā vā koṭṭetvā vā koṭṭāpetvā vā pacitvā vā pacāpetvā vā bhuñjeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun asks for or has someone else ask for raw grain, or she roasts it or has it roasted, or she pounds it or has it pounded, or she cooks it or has it cooked, and she then eats it, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī uccāraṁ vā passāvaṁ vā saṅkāraṁ vā vighāsaṁ vā tirokuṭṭe vā tiropākāre vā chaḍḍeyya vā chaḍḍāpeyya vā, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun disposes of feces or urine or trash or food scraps over a wall or over an encircling wall, or she has it disposed of in this way, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī uccāraṁ vā passāvaṁ vā saṅkāraṁ vā vighāsaṁ vā harite chaḍḍeyya vā chaḍḍāpeyya vā, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun disposes of feces or urine or trash or food scraps on cultivated plants, or she has it disposed of in this way, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī naccaṁ vā gītaṁ vā vāditaṁ vā dassanāya gaccheyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun goes to see dancing or singing or music, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī rattandhakāre appadīpe purisena saddhiṁ ekenekā santiṭṭheyya vā sallapeyya vā, pācittiyaṁ.
If, in the dark of the night without a lamp, a nun stands or talks alone with a man, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī paṭicchanne okāse purisena saddhiṁ ekenekā santiṭṭheyya vā sallapeyya vā, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun stands or talks alone with a man in a concealed place, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī ajjhokāse purisena saddhiṁ ekenekā santiṭṭheyya vā sallapeyya vā, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun stands or talks alone with a man out in the open, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī rathikāya vā byūhe vā siṅghāṭake vā purisena saddhiṁ ekenekā santiṭṭheyya vā sallapeyya vā nikaṇṇikaṁ vā jappeyya dutiyikaṁ vā bhikkhuniṁ uyyojeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun stands or talks alone with a man on a street or in a cul-de-sac or at an intersection, or she whispers in his ear or dismisses her companion nun, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī purebhattaṁ kulāni upasaṅkamitvā āsane nisīditvā sāmike anāpucchā pakkameyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun visits families before the meal, sits down on a seat, and then departs without informing the owners, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī pacchābhattaṁ kulāni upasaṅkamitvā sāmike anāpucchā āsane abhinisīdeyya vā abhinipajjeyya vā, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun visits families after the meal, and then sits down or lies down on a seat without asking permission of the owners, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Pācittiya 17. Anāpucchāsantharaṇasikkhāpadaṁ
Confession 17: putting out bedding without permission
Yā pana bhikkhunī vikāle kulāni upasaṅkamitvā sāmike anāpucchā seyyaṁ santharitvā vā santharāpetvā vā abhinisīdeyya vā abhinipajjeyya vā, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun visits families at the wrong time, puts out bedding without asking permission of the owners, or has it put out, and then sits down or lies down on it, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī duggahitena dūpadhāritena paraṁ ujjhāpeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun complains about someone else because of a misunderstanding and a lack of proper reflection, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī attānaṁ vā paraṁ vā nirayena vā brahmacariyena vā abhisapeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun curses herself or someone else, referring to hell or the spiritual life, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī attānaṁ vadhitvā vadhitvā rodeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun cries after repeatedly beating herself, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī naggā nahāyeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun bathes naked, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Udakasāṭikaṁ pana bhikkhuniyā kārayamānāya pamāṇikā kāretabbā, tatridaṁ pamāṇaṁ, dīghaso catasso vidatthiyo sugatavidatthiyā, tiriyaṁ dve vidatthiyo. Taṁ atikkāmentiyā chedanakaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun is having a bathing robe made, it should be made the right size. This is the right size: four standard handspans long and two wide. If it exceeds that, it is to be cut down, and she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī bhikkhuniyā cīvaraṁ visibbetvā vā visibbāpetvā vā sā pacchā anantarāyikinī neva sibbeyya, na sibbāpanāya ussukkaṁ kareyya aññatra catūhapañcāhā, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun, after unstitching a nun’s robe or having it unstitched, neither sews it herself nor makes any effort to have someone else sew it, and there were no obstacles, then, except if it was no more than four or five days, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī pañcāhikaṁ saṅghāṭicāraṁ atikkāmeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun does not move her robes for more than five days, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī cīvarasaṅkamanīyaṁ dhāreyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun wears a robe taken on loan, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī gaṇassa cīvaralābhaṁ antarāyaṁ kareyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun creates an obstacle for the community to get robe-cloth, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī dhammikaṁ cīvaravibhaṅgaṁ paṭibāheyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun blocks a legitimate distribution of robe-cloth, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī agārikassa vā paribbājakassa vā paribbājikāya vā samaṇacīvaraṁ dadeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun gives a monastic robe to a householder or a male wanderer or a female wanderer, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī dubbalacīvarapaccāsāya cīvarakālasamayaṁ atikkāmeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun lets the robe season expire because of an uncertain expectation of robe-cloth, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī dhammikaṁ kathinuddhāraṁ paṭibāheyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun blocks a legitimate ending of the robe season, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhuniyo dve ekamañce tuvaṭṭeyyuṁ, pācittiyaṁ.
If two nuns lie down on the same bed, they commit an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhuniyo dve ekattharaṇapāvuraṇā tuvaṭṭeyyuṁ, pācittiyaṁ.
If two nuns lie down on the same sheet and under the same cover, they commit an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī bhikkhuniyā sañcicca aphāsuṁ kareyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun intentionally makes a nun ill at ease, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī dukkhitaṁ sahajīviniṁ neva upaṭṭhaheyya, na upaṭṭhāpanāya ussukkaṁ kareyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun neither nurses a suffering disciple, nor makes any effort to have someone else nurse her, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī bhikkhuniyā upassayaṁ datvā kupitā anattamanā nikkaḍḍheyya vā nikkaḍḍhāpeyya vā, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun gives a dwelling place to a nun, and then, in anger, throws her out or has her thrown out, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī saṁsaṭṭhā vihareyya gahapatinā vā gahapatiputtena vā, sā bhikkhunī bhikkhunīhi evamassa vacanīyā:
If a nun is socializing with a householder or a householder’s offspring, the nuns should correct her like this:
“māyye, saṁsaṭṭhā vihari gahapatināpi gahapatiputtenāpi, viviccāyye, vivekaññeva bhaginiyā saṅgho vaṇṇetī”ti.
‘Venerable, don’t socialize with householders or householders’ offspring. Be secluded, venerable. The Sangha praises seclusion for the Sisters.’
Evañca sā bhikkhunī bhikkhunīhi vuccamānā tatheva paggaṇheyya, sā bhikkhunī bhikkhunīhi yāvatatiyaṁ samanubhāsitabbā tassa paṭinissaggāya,
If that nun continues as before, the nuns should press her up to three times to make her stop.
yāvatatiyañce samanubhāsiyamānā taṁ paṭinissajjeyya, iccetaṁ kusalaṁ.
If she then stops, all is well.
No ce paṭinissajjeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If she does not stop, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī antoraṭṭhe sāsaṅkasammate sappaṭibhaye asatthikā cārikaṁ careyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun goes wandering without a group of travelers where it is considered risky and dangerous within her own country, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī tiroraṭṭhe sāsaṅkasammate sappaṭibhaye asatthikā cārikaṁ careyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun goes wandering without a group of travelers where it is considered risky and dangerous outside her own country, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī antovassaṁ cārikaṁ careyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun goes wandering during the rainy season, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Pācittiya 40. Cārikanapakkamanasikkhāpadaṁ
Confession 40: not wandering after the rainy season
Yā pana bhikkhunī vassaṁvuṭṭhā cārikaṁ na pakkameyya antamaso chappañcayojanānipi, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun who has completed the rainy-season residence does not go wandering at least 65 to 80 kilometers, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī rājāgāraṁ vā cittāgāraṁ vā ārāmaṁ vā uyyānaṁ vā pokkharaṇiṁ vā dassanāya gaccheyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun visits a royal house or a gallery or a park or a garden or a lotus pond, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī āsandiṁ vā pallaṅkaṁ vā paribhuñjeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun uses a high or luxurious couch, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī suttaṁ kanteyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun spins yarn, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī gihiveyyāvaccaṁ kareyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun provides services for a householder, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī bhikkhuniyā: “ehāyye, imaṁ adhikaraṇaṁ vūpasamehī”ti vuccamānā: “sādhū”ti paṭissuṇitvā sā pacchā anantarāyikinī neva vūpasameyya, na vūpasamāya ussukkaṁ kareyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If, when a nun is requested by a nun to resolve a legal issue, she agrees, but then neither resolves it nor makes any effort to resolve it, then, if there were no obstacles, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī agārikassa vā paribbājakassa vā paribbājikāya vā sahatthā khādanīyaṁ vā bhojanīyaṁ vā dadeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun personally gives fresh or cooked food to a householder or a male wanderer or a female wanderer, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī āvasathacīvaraṁ anissajjetvā paribhuñjeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun does not relinquish a communal robe, but continues to use it, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī āvasathaṁ anissajjitvā cārikaṁ pakkameyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun goes wandering without relinquishing her lodging, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī tiracchānavijjaṁ pariyāpuṇeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun studies worldly subjects, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī tiracchānavijjaṁ vāceyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun teaches worldly subjects, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī jānaṁ sabhikkhukaṁ ārāmaṁ anāpucchā paviseyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun, knowing that there are monks in a monastery, enters it without asking permission, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī bhikkhuṁ akkoseyya vā paribhāseyya vā, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun abuses or reviles a monk, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī caṇḍīkatā gaṇaṁ paribhāseyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a furious nun reviles the community, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī nimantitā vā pavāritā vā khādanīyaṁ vā bhojanīyaṁ vā khādeyya vā bhuñjeyya vā, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun, who has been invited to a meal, refuses an offer to eat more, and then eats fresh or cooked food, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī kulamaccharinī assa, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun keeps a family to herself, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Pācittiya 56. Abhikkhukāvāsasikkhāpadaṁ
Confession 56: spending the rainy season apart from monks
Yā pana bhikkhunī abhikkhuke āvāse vassaṁ vaseyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun spends the rainy-season residence in a monastery without monks, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī vassaṁvuṭṭhā ubhatosaṅghe tīhi ṭhānehi na pavāreyya diṭṭhena vā sutena vā parisaṅkāya vā, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun who has completed the rainy-season residence does not invite correction from both Sanghas in regard to three things—what has been seen, heard, or suspected—she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī ovādāya vā saṁvāsāya vā na gaccheyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun does not go to the instruction or to a formal meeting of the community, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Anvaddhamāsaṁ bhikkhuniyā bhikkhusaṅghato dve dhammā paccāsīsitabbā uposathapucchakañca ovādūpasaṅkamanañca. Taṁ atikkāmentiyā pācittiyaṁ.
Every half-month a nun should seek two things from the Sangha of monks: asking it about the observance day and going to it for the instruction. If she lets the half-month pass, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī pasākhe jātaṁ gaṇḍaṁ vā rudhitaṁ vā anapaloketvā saṅghaṁ vā gaṇaṁ vā purisena saddhiṁ ekenekā bhedāpeyya vā phālāpeyya vā dhovāpeyya vā ālimpāpeyya vā bandhāpeyya vā mocāpeyya vā, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun, alone with a man, without getting permission from the Sangha or a group, has an abscess or a wound situated on the lower part of her body ruptured by him, or split open, washed, anointed, bandaged, or unwrapped by him, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī gabbhiniṁ vuṭṭhāpeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun gives the full admission to a pregnant woman, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī pāyantiṁ vuṭṭhāpeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun gives the full admission to a woman who is breastfeeding, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī dve vassāni chasu dhammesu asikkhitasikkhaṁ sikkhamānaṁ vuṭṭhāpeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun gives the full admission to a trainee nun who has not trained for two years in the six rules, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Pācittiya 64. Dutiyasikkhamānasikkhāpadaṁ
Confession 64: ordaining a trained candidate without approval
Yā pana bhikkhunī dve vassāni chasu dhammesu sikkhitasikkhaṁ sikkhamānaṁ saṅghena asammataṁ vuṭṭhāpeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun gives the full admission to a trainee nun who has trained for two years in the six rules, but who has not been approved by the Sangha, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī ūnadvādasavassaṁ gihigataṁ vuṭṭhāpeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun gives the full admission to a married girl who is less than twelve years old, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī paripuṇṇadvādasavassaṁ gihigataṁ dve vassāni chasu dhammesu asikkhitasikkhaṁ vuṭṭhāpeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun gives the full admission to a married girl who is more than twelve years old, but who has not trained for two years in the six rules, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Pācittiya 67. Tatiyagihigatasikkhāpadaṁ
Confession 67: ordaining a trained married girl without approval
Yā pana bhikkhunī paripuṇṇadvādasavassaṁ gihigataṁ dve vassāni chasu dhammesu sikkhitasikkhaṁ saṅghena asammataṁ vuṭṭhāpeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun gives the full admission to a married girl who is more than twelve years old and who has trained for two years in the six rules, but who has not been approved by the Sangha, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Pācittiya 68. Paṭhamasahajīvinīsikkhāpadaṁ
Confession 68: not guiding a disciple after ordination
Yā pana bhikkhunī sahajīviniṁ vuṭṭhāpetvā dve vassāni neva anuggaṇheyya na anuggaṇhāpeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun gives the full admission to a disciple, and then, for the next two years, neither guides her nor has her guided, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī vuṭṭhāpitaṁ pavattiniṁ dve vassāni nānubandheyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun does not follow the mentor who gave her the full admission for two years, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī sahajīviniṁ vuṭṭhāpetvā neva vūpakāseyya na vūpakāsāpeyya antamaso chappañcayojanānipi, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun gives the full admission to a disciple, and then neither sends her away nor has her sent away at least 65 to 80 kilometers, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Pācittiya 71. Paṭhamakumāribhūtasikkhāpadaṁ
Confession 71: ordaining an unmarried woman under twenty
Yā pana bhikkhunī ūnavīsativassaṁ kumāribhūtaṁ vuṭṭhāpeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun gives the full admission to an unmarried woman who is less than twenty years old, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Pācittiya 72. Dutiyakumāribhūtasikkhāpadaṁ
Confession 72: ordaining an untrained unmarried woman
Yā pana bhikkhunī paripuṇṇavīsativassaṁ kumāribhūtaṁ dve vassāni chasu dhammesu asikkhitasikkhaṁ vuṭṭhāpeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun gives the full admission to an unmarried woman who is more than twenty years old, but who has not trained for two years in the six rules, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Pācittiya 73. Tatiyakumāribhūtasikkhāpadaṁ
Confession 73: ordaining a trained unmarried woman without approval
Yā pana bhikkhunī paripuṇṇavīsativassaṁ kumāribhūtaṁ dve vassāni chasu dhammesu sikkhitasikkhaṁ saṅghena asammataṁ vuṭṭhāpeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun gives the full admission to an unmarried woman who is more than twenty years old and who has trained for two years in the six rules, but who has not been approved by the Sangha, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Pācittiya 74. Ūnadvādasavassasikkhāpadaṁ
Confession 74: giving ordination while under twelve years’ seniority
Yā pana bhikkhunī ūnadvādasavassā vuṭṭhāpeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun who has less than twelve years of seniority gives the full admission, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Pācittiya 75. Paripuṇṇadvādasavassasikkhāpadaṁ
Confession 75: giving ordination without approval
Yā pana bhikkhunī paripuṇṇadvādasavassā saṅghena asammatā vuṭṭhāpeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun who has twelve years of seniority gives the full admission without approval from the Sangha, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Pācittiya 76. Khiyyanadhammasikkhāpadaṁ
Confession 76: agreeing to stop ordaining, but then criticizing it
Yā pana bhikkhunī, “alaṁ tāva te, ayye, vuṭṭhāpitenā”ti vuccamānā, “sādhū”ti paṭissuṇitvā sā pacchā khiyyanadhammaṁ āpajjeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun is told, ‘Venerable, you’ve given enough full admissions for now,’ and she consents, saying, ‘Fine,’ but then criticizes it afterwards, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Pācittiya 77. Paṭhamasikkhamānanavuṭṭhāpanasikkhāpadaṁ
Confession 77: not ordaining a trainee after promising
Yā pana bhikkhunī sikkhamānaṁ, “sace me tvaṁ, ayye, cīvaraṁ dassasi, evāhaṁ taṁ vuṭṭhāpessāmī”ti vatvā sā pacchā anantarāyikinī neva vuṭṭhāpeyya, na vuṭṭhāpanāya ussukkaṁ kareyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun tells a trainee nun, ‘If you give me a robe, venerable, I’ll give you the full admission,’ but she then neither gives her the full admission nor makes any effort to have her fully admitted, then, if there were no obstacles, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Pācittiya 78. Dutiyasikkhamānanavuṭṭhāpanasikkhāpadaṁ
Confession 78: not ordaining a trainee who has followed one
Yā pana bhikkhunī sikkhamānaṁ, “sace maṁ tvaṁ, ayye, dve vassāni anubandhissasi, evāhaṁ taṁ vuṭṭhāpessāmī”ti vatvā sā pacchā anantarāyikinī neva vuṭṭhāpeyya, na vuṭṭhāpanāya ussukkaṁ kareyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun tells a trainee nun, ‘If you follow me for two years, venerable, I’ll give you the full admission,’ but she then neither gives her the full admission nor makes any effort to have her fully admitted, then, if there were no obstacles, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī purisasaṁsaṭṭhaṁ kumārakasaṁsaṭṭhaṁ caṇḍiṁ sokāvāsaṁ sikkhamānaṁ vuṭṭhāpeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun gives the full admission to a trainee nun who is socializing with men and boys and who is temperamental and difficult to live with, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī mātāpitūhi vā sāmikena vā ananuññātaṁ sikkhamānaṁ vuṭṭhāpeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun gives the full admission to a trainee nun who has not been given permission by her parents or her husband, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī pārivāsikachandadānena sikkhamānaṁ vuṭṭhāpeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If, when a given consent has expired, a nun gives the full admission to a trainee nun, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī anuvassaṁ vuṭṭhāpeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun gives full admission every year, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī ekaṁ vassaṁ dve vuṭṭhāpeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun gives the full admission to two women in the same year, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī agilānā chattupāhanaṁ dhāreyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun who is not sick uses a sunshade and sandals, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī agilānā yānena yāyeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun who is not sick travels in a vehicle, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī saṅghāṇiṁ dhāreyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun wears a hip ornament, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī itthālaṅkāraṁ dhāreyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun wears jewelry, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī gandhavaṇṇakena nahāyeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun bathes with scents and colors, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī vāsitakena piññākena nahāyeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun bathes with scented sesame paste, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī bhikkhuniyā ummaddāpeyya vā parimaddāpeyya vā, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun has a nun massage her or rub her, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Pācittiya 91. Sikkhamānaummaddāpanasikkhāpadaṁ
Confession 91: getting a massage from a trainee nun
Yā pana bhikkhunī sikkhamānāya ummaddāpeyya vā parimaddāpeyya vā, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun has a trainee nun massage her or rub her, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Pācittiya 92. Sāmaṇerīummaddāpanasikkhāpadaṁ
Confession 92: getting a massage from a novice nun
Yā pana bhikkhunī sāmaṇeriyā ummaddāpeyya vā parimaddāpeyya vā, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun has a novice nun massage her or rub her, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Pācittiya 93. Gihiniummaddāpanasikkhāpadaṁ
Confession 93: getting a massage from a female householder
Yā pana bhikkhunī gihiniyā ummaddāpeyya vā parimaddāpeyya vā, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun has a female householder massage her or rub her, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī bhikkhussa purato anāpucchā āsane nisīdeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun sits down on a seat in front of a monk without asking permission, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī anokāsakataṁ bhikkhuṁ pañhaṁ puccheyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun asks a question of a monk who has not given her permission, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī asaṅkaccikā gāmaṁ paviseyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun enters an inhabited area without wearing her chest wrap, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Sampajānamusāvāde pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun lies in full awareness, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Bhikkhunipesuññe pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun engages in malicious talebearing between nuns, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Pācittiya 100. Padasodhammasikkhāpadaṁ
Confession 100: instructing a householder to memorize the Teaching
Yā pana bhikkhunī anupasampannaṁ padaso dhammaṁ vāceyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun instructs a person who is not fully ordained to memorize the Teaching, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Pācittiya 101. Paṭhamasahaseyyasikkhāpadaṁ
Confession 101: lying down with one not fully ordained
Yā pana bhikkhunī anupasampannāya uttaridirattatirattaṁ sahaseyyaṁ kappeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun lies down more than two or three nights in the same sleeping place as a woman who is not fully ordained, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī purisena sahaseyyaṁ kappeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun lies down in the same sleeping place as a man, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī purisassa uttarichappañcavācāhi dhammaṁ deseyya aññatra viññunā itthiviggahena, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun gives a teaching of more than five or six sentences to a man, except in the presence of a woman who understands, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Pācittiya 104. Bhūtārocanasikkhāpadaṁ
Confession 104: truthfully announcing a superhuman quality
Yā pana bhikkhunī anupasampannāya uttarimanussadhammaṁ āroceyya, bhūtasmiṁ pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun truthfully tells a person who is not fully ordained of a superhuman quality, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī bhikkhuniyā duṭṭhullaṁ āpattiṁ anupasampannāya āroceyya aññatra bhikkhunisammutiyā, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun tells a person who is not fully ordained about a nun’s grave offense, except if the nuns have agreed, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī pathaviṁ khaṇeyya vā khaṇāpeyya vā, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun digs the earth or has it dug, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Bhūtagāmapātabyatāya pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun destroys a plant, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Aññavādake, vihesake pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun speaks evasively or harasses, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Ujjhāpanake, khiyyanake pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun complains or criticizes, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī saṅghikaṁ mañcaṁ vā pīṭhaṁ vā bhisiṁ vā kocchaṁ vā ajjhokāse santharitvā vā santharāpetvā vā taṁ pakkamantī neva uddhareyya, na uddharāpeyya, anāpucchaṁ vā gaccheyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun takes a bed, a bench, a mattress, or a stool belonging to the Sangha and puts it out in the open or has it put out in the open, and she then departs without putting it away, having it put away, or informing anyone, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī saṅghike vihāre seyyaṁ santharitvā vā santharāpetvā vā taṁ pakkamantī neva uddhareyya, na uddharāpeyya, anāpucchaṁ vā gaccheyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun puts out bedding in a dwelling belonging to the Sangha, or has it put out, and she then departs without putting it away, having it put away, or informing anyone, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī saṅghike vihāre jānaṁ pubbupagataṁ bhikkhuniṁ anupakhajja seyyaṁ kappeyya, “yassā sambādho bhavissati, sā pakkamissatī”ti etadeva paccayaṁ karitvā anaññaṁ, pācittiyaṁ.
If, in a dwelling belonging to the Sangha, a nun arranges her sleeping place in a way that encroaches on a nun that she knows arrived there before her, with the intention that anyone who feels crowded will leave, and she does so only for this reason and no other, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī bhikkhuniṁ kupitā anattamanā saṅghikā vihārā nikkaḍḍheyya vā nikkaḍḍhāpeyya vā, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun, in anger, throws a nun out of a dwelling belonging to the Sangha, or has her thrown out, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī saṅghike vihāre uparivehāsakuṭiyā āhaccapādakaṁ mañcaṁ vā pīṭhaṁ vā abhinisīdeyya vā abhinipajjeyya vā, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun sits down or lies down on a bed or a bench with detachable legs on an upper story in a dwelling belonging to the Sangha, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Pācittiya 115. Mahallakavihārasikkhāpadaṁ
Confession 115: applying excessive materials to a large dwelling
Mahallakaṁ pana bhikkhuniyā vihāraṁ kārayamānāya yāva dvārakosā aggaḷaṭṭhapanāya, ālokasandhiparikammāya dvatticchadanassa pariyāyaṁ appaharite ṭhitāya adhiṭṭhātabbaṁ.
When a nun is building a large dwelling, then standing where there are no cultivated plants, she may apply two or three layers of roofing material, taking it as far as the doorcase and using it for fixing the door and for treating the window openings.
Tato ce uttari appaharitepi ṭhitā adhiṭṭhaheyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If she applies more than that, even if she stands where there are no cultivated plants, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī jānaṁ sappāṇakaṁ udakaṁ tiṇaṁ vā mattikaṁ vā siñceyya vā siñcāpeyya vā, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun pours water that she knows contains living beings onto grass or clay, or has it poured, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Pācittiya 117. Āvasathapiṇḍasikkhāpadaṁ
Confession 117: eating excessively at a public guesthouse
Agilānāya bhikkhuniyā eko āvasathapiṇḍo bhuñjitabbo.
If a nun who is not sick eats more than one almsmeal at a public guesthouse,
Gaṇabhojane aññatra samayā pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun eats in a group, except on an appropriate occasion, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Tatthāyaṁ samayo, gilānasamayo, cīvaradānasamayo , cīvarakārasamayo, addhānagamanasamayo, nāvābhiruhanasamayo, mahāsamayo, samaṇabhattasamayo, ayaṁ tattha samayo.
These are the appropriate occasions: she is sick; it is the robe-giving season; it is a time of making robes; she is traveling; she is on a boat; it is a big occasion; it is a meal given by a monastic.
Bhikkhuniṁ paneva kulaṁ upagataṁ pūvehi vā manthehi vā abhihaṭṭhuṁ pavāreyya, ākaṅkhamānāya bhikkhuniyā dvattipattapūrā paṭiggahetabbā.
If a nun goes to a family and is invited to take cookies or crackers, she may accept two or three bowlfuls if she wishes.
Tato ce uttari paṭiggaṇheyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If she accepts more than that, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Dvattipattapūre paṭiggahetvā tato nīharitvā bhikkhunīhi saddhiṁ saṁvibhajitabbaṁ, ayaṁ tattha sāmīci.
If she accepts two or three bowlfuls, she should take it away and share it with the nuns. This is the proper procedure.
Yā pana bhikkhunī vikāle khādanīyaṁ vā bhojanīyaṁ vā khādeyya vā bhuñjeyya vā, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun eats fresh or cooked food at the wrong time, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī sannidhikārakaṁ khādanīyaṁ vā bhojanīyaṁ vā khādeyya vā bhuñjeyya vā, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun eats fresh or cooked food that she has stored, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī adinnaṁ mukhadvāraṁ āhāraṁ āhareyya aññatra udakadantaponā, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun eats food that has not been given, except for water and tooth cleaners, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī bhikkhuniṁ, “ehāyye, gāmaṁ vā nigamaṁ vā piṇḍāya pavisissāmā”ti tassā dāpetvā vā adāpetvā vā uyyojeyya, “gacchāyye, na me tayā saddhiṁ kathā vā nisajjā vā phāsu hoti, ekikāya me kathā vā nisajjā vā phāsu hotī”ti etadeva paccayaṁ karitvā anaññaṁ, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun says to a nun, ‘Come, let’s go to the village or town for alms,’ and then, whether she has had food given to her or not, sends her away, saying, ‘Go away, I’m not comfortable talking or sitting with you, but only if I talk and sit by myself,’ and she does so only for this reason and no other, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī sabhojane kule anupakhajja nisajjaṁ kappeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun sits down intruding on a lustful couple, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Pācittiya 125. Rahopaṭicchannasikkhāpadaṁ
Confession 125: sitting with a man in a concealed place
Yā pana bhikkhunī purisena saddhiṁ raho paṭicchanne āsane nisajjaṁ kappeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun sits down in private on a concealed seat with a man, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī purisena saddhiṁ ekenekā raho nisajjaṁ kappeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun sits down in private alone with a man, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī nimantitā sabhattā samānā santiṁ bhikkhuniṁ anāpucchā purebhattaṁ vā pacchābhattaṁ vā kulesu cārittaṁ āpajjeyya aññatra samayā, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun who has been invited to a meal visits families beforehand or afterwards without informing an available nun, except on an appropriate occasion, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Tatthāyaṁ samayo, cīvaradānasamayo, cīvarakārasamayo, ayaṁ tattha samayo.
These are the appropriate occasions: it is the robe-giving season; it is a time of making robes.
Pācittiya 128. Mahānāmasikkhāpadaṁ
Confession 128: accepting an invitation of more than four months
Agilānāya bhikkhuniyā catumāsappaccayapavāraṇā sāditabbā aññatra punapavāraṇāya, aññatra niccapavāraṇāya. Tato ce uttari sādiyeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
A nun who is not sick may accept an invitation to ask for requisites for four months. If she accepts one beyond that limit, except if it is a further invitation or a permanent invitation, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī uyyuttaṁ senaṁ dassanāya gaccheyya aññatra tathārūpappaccayā, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun goes to see an army, except if there is a suitable reason, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Siyā ca tassā bhikkhuniyā kocideva paccayo senaṁ gamanāya, dirattatirattaṁ tāya bhikkhuniyā senāya vasitabbaṁ. Tato ce uttari vaseyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If that nun has a reason for going to the army, she may stay with the army for two or three nights. If she stays longer than that, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Dirattatirattaṁ ce bhikkhunī senāya vasamānā uyyodhikaṁ vā balaggaṁ vā senābyūhaṁ vā anīkadassanaṁ vā gaccheyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun who is staying with an army for two or three nights goes to a battle, a troop review, a massing of the army, or a troop inspection, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Surāmerayapāne pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun drinks this or that kind of alcoholic drink, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Aṅgulipatodake pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun tickles someone, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Udake hasadhamme pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun plays in water, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī bhikkhuniṁ bhiṁsāpeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun scares a nun, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī agilānā visibbanāpekkhā jotiṁ samādaheyya vā samādahāpeyya vā aññatra tathārūpappaccayā, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun who is not sick lights a fire to warm herself, or has one lit, except if there is a suitable reason, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī orenaddhamāsaṁ nahāyeyya aññatra samayā, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun bathes at intervals of less than a half-month, except on an appropriate occasion, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Tatthāyaṁ samayo “diyaḍḍho māso seso gimhāna”nti “vassānassa paṭhamo māso” iccete aḍḍhateyyamāsā uṇhasamayo, pariḷāhasamayo, gilānasamayo, kammasamayo, addhānagamanasamayo, vātavuṭṭhisamayo, ayaṁ tattha samayo.
These are the appropriate occasions: it is the two-and-a-half-month period of summer and the fever season, comprising the last one-and-a-half months of summer and the first month of the rainy season; she is sick; she is working; she is traveling; there is wind and rain.
Navaṁ pana bhikkhuniyā cīvaralābhāya tiṇṇaṁ dubbaṇṇakaraṇānaṁ aññataraṁ dubbaṇṇakaraṇaṁ ādātabbaṁ nīlaṁ vā kaddamaṁ vā kāḷasāmaṁ vā. Anādā ce bhikkhunī tiṇṇaṁ dubbaṇṇakaraṇānaṁ aññataraṁ dubbaṇṇakaraṇaṁ navaṁ cīvaraṁ paribhuñjeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
When a nun gets a new robe, she should apply one of three kinds of stains: blue-green, mud color, or dark brown. If a nun uses a new robe without applying any of the three kinds of stains, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Pācittiya 140. Vikappanasikkhāpadaṁ
Confession 140: using assigned property that has not been relinquished
Yā pana bhikkhunī bhikkhussa vā bhikkhuniyā vā sikkhamānāya vā sāmaṇerassa vā sāmaṇeriyā vā sāmaṁ cīvaraṁ vikappetvā apaccuddhāraṇaṁ paribhuñjeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun herself assigns the ownership of a robe to a monk, a nun, a trainee nun, a novice monk, or a novice nun, and she then uses it without the other first relinquishing it, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī bhikkhuniyā pattaṁ vā cīvaraṁ vā nisīdanaṁ vā sūcigharaṁ vā kāyabandhanaṁ vā apanidheyya vā apanidhāpeyya vā antamaso hasāpekkhāpi, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun hides a nun’s bowl, robe, sitting mat, needle case, or belt, or she has it hidden, even just for a laugh, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī sañcicca pāṇaṁ jīvitā voropeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun intentionally kills a living being, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī jānaṁ sappāṇakaṁ udakaṁ paribhuñjeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun uses water that she knows contains living beings, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī jānaṁ yathādhammaṁ nihatādhikaraṇaṁ punakammāya ukkoṭeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun reopens a legal issue that she knows has been legitimately settled, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī jānaṁ theyyasatthena saddhiṁ saṁvidhāya ekaddhānamaggaṁ paṭipajjeyya antamaso gāmantarampi, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun knowingly travels by arrangement with a group of thieves, even just to the next inhabited area, she commits an offense entailing confession.
“tathāhaṁ bhagavatā dhammaṁ desitaṁ ājānāmi, yathā yeme antarāyikā dhammā vuttā bhagavatā, te paṭisevato nālaṁ antarāyāyā”ti.
‘As I understand the Buddha’s Teaching, the things he calls obstacles are unable to obstruct one who indulges in them,’
“māyye evaṁ avaca, mā bhagavantaṁ abbhācikkhi, na hi sādhu bhagavato abbhakkhānaṁ, na hi bhagavā evaṁ vadeyya,
‘No, venerable, don’t misrepresent the Buddha, for it’s not good to misrepresent the Buddha. The Buddha would never say such a thing.
anekapariyāyenāyye antarāyikā dhammā antarāyikā vuttā bhagavatā, alañca pana te paṭisevato antarāyāyā”ti.
In many discourses the Buddha has declared the obstacles to be obstructive and how they obstruct one who indulges in them.’
Evañca sā bhikkhunī bhikkhunīhi vuccamānā tatheva paggaṇheyya, sā bhikkhunī bhikkhunīhi yāvatatiyaṁ samanubhāsitabbā tassa paṭinissaggāya.
If that nun continues as before, the nuns should press her up to three times to make her give up that view.
Yāvatatiyañce samanubhāsiyamānā taṁ paṭinissajjeyya, iccetaṁ kusalaṁ.
If she then gives it up, all is well.
No ce paṭinissajjeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If she does not, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī jānaṁ tathāvādiniyā bhikkhuniyā akaṭānudhammāya taṁ diṭṭhiṁ appaṭinissaṭṭhāya saddhiṁ sambhuñjeyya vā, saṁvaseyya vā, saha vā seyyaṁ kappeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun lives, does formal meetings, or shares a sleeping place with a nun who she knows is saying such things, who has not made amends according to the rule, and who has not given up that view, she commits an offense entailing confession.
“tathāhaṁ bhagavatā dhammaṁ desitaṁ ājānāmi, yathā yeme antarāyikā dhammā vuttā bhagavatā, te paṭisevato nālaṁ antarāyāyā”ti.
‘As I understand the Buddha’s Teaching, the things he calls obstacles are unable to obstruct one who indulges in them,’
“māyye, samaṇuddese evaṁ avaca, mā bhagavantaṁ abbhācikkhi, na hi sādhu bhagavato abbhakkhānaṁ, na hi bhagavā evaṁ vadeyya,
‘No, don’t misrepresent the Buddha, for it’s not good to misrepresent the Buddha. The Buddha would never say such a thing.
anekapariyāyenāyye, samaṇuddese antarāyikā dhammā antarāyikā vuttā bhagavatā, alañca pana te paṭisevato antarāyāyā”ti.
In many discourses the Buddha has declared the obstacles to be obstructive and how they obstruct one who indulges in them.’
Evañca sā samaṇuddesā bhikkhunīhi vuccamānā tatheva paggaṇheyya, sā samaṇuddesā bhikkhunīhi evamassa vacanīyā:
If that novice nun continues as before, she should be told:
“ajjatagge te, ayye, samaṇuddese na ceva so bhagavā satthā apadisitabbo,
‘From today on you may not refer to the Buddha as your teacher.
yampi caññā samaṇuddesā labhanti bhikkhunīhi saddhiṁ dirattatirattaṁ sahaseyyaṁ, sāpi te natthi,
And, unlike other novices, you can no longer share a sleeping place with the nuns for two or three nights.
Yā pana bhikkhunī jānaṁ tathānāsitaṁ samaṇuddesaṁ upalāpeyya vā, upaṭṭhāpeyya vā, sambhuñjeyya vā, saha vā seyyaṁ kappeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun befriends that novice nun, or she is attended on by her, lives with her, or shares a sleeping place with her, even though she knows that she has been expelled in this way, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī bhikkhunīhi sahadhammikaṁ vuccamānā evaṁ vadeyya: “na tāvāhaṁ, ayye, etasmiṁ sikkhāpade sikkhissāmi, yāva na aññaṁ bhikkhuniṁ byattaṁ vinayadharaṁ paripucchāmī”ti, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun, when legitimately corrected by the nuns, says, ‘I won’t practice this training rule until I’ve questioned a nun who is an expert on the Monastic Law,’ she commits an offense entailing confession.
Sikkhamānāya, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyā aññātabbaṁ paripucchitabbaṁ paripañhitabbaṁ, ayaṁ tattha sāmīci.
A nun who is training should understand, should question, should enquire. This is the proper procedure.
Yā pana bhikkhunī pātimokkhe uddissamāne evaṁ vadeyya: “kiṁ panimehi khuddānukhuddakehi sikkhāpadehi uddiṭṭhehi, yāvadeva kukkuccāya vihesāya vilekhāya saṁvattantī”ti, sikkhāpadavivaṇṇake pācittiyaṁ.
When the Monastic Code is being recited, if a nun says, ‘What’s the point of reciting these minor training rules, when they just lead to anxiety, oppression, and annoyance?’ then in disparaging the training rules, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī anvaddhamāsaṁ pātimokkhe uddissamāne evaṁ vadeyya:
During the half-monthly recitation of the Monastic Code, a nun might say,
“idāneva kho ahaṁ, ayye, jānāmi ayampi kira dhammo suttāgato suttapariyāpanno anvaddhamāsaṁ uddesaṁ āgacchatī”ti,
‘Just now did I find out that this rule too has come down in the Monastic Code, is included in the Monastic Code, and comes up for recitation every half-month.’
tañce bhikkhuniṁ aññā bhikkhuniyo jāneyyuṁ nisinnapubbaṁ imāya bhikkhuniyā dvattikkhattuṁ pātimokkhe uddissamāne, ko pana vādo bhiyyo, na ca tassā bhikkhuniyā aññāṇakena mutti atthi, yañca tattha āpattiṁ āpannā, tañca yathādhammo kāretabbo, uttari cassā moho āropetabbo:
If other nuns know that that nun has previously sat through at least two or three recitations of the Monastic Code, then that nun is not let off because of ignorance, and she is to be dealt with according to the rule. Further, she should be charged with deception:
“tassā te, ayye, alābhā, tassā te dulladdhaṁ, yaṁ tvaṁ pātimokkhe uddissamāne na sādhukaṁ aṭṭhiṁ katvā manasi karosī”ti,
‘It’s a loss for you that you don’t pay proper attention during the recitation of the Monastic Code.’
idaṁ tasmiṁ mohanake pācittiyaṁ.
And for the act of deception, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī bhikkhuniyā kupitā anattamanā pahāraṁ dadeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun hits a nun in anger, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī bhikkhuniyā kupitā anattamanā talasattikaṁ uggireyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun raises a hand in anger against a nun, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī bhikkhuniṁ amūlakena saṅghādisesena anuddhaṁseyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun groundlessly charges a nun with an offense entailing suspension, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī bhikkhuniyā sañcicca kukkuccaṁ upadaheyya, “itissā muhuttampi aphāsu bhavissatī”ti etadeva paccayaṁ karitvā anaññaṁ, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun intentionally makes a nun anxious, thinking, ‘In this way she will be ill at ease at least for a moment,’ and she does so only for this reason and no other, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī bhikkhunīnaṁ bhaṇḍanajātānaṁ kalahajātānaṁ vivādāpannānaṁ upassutiṁ tiṭṭheyya, “yaṁ imā bhaṇissanti, taṁ sossāmī”ti etadeva paccayaṁ karitvā anaññaṁ, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun eavesdrops on nuns who are arguing and disputing, thinking, ‘I’ll hear what they say,’ and she does so only for this reason and no other, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Pācittiya 157. Kammappaṭibāhanasikkhāpadaṁ
Confession 157: criticizing a legitimate legal procedure
Yā pana bhikkhunī dhammikānaṁ kammānaṁ chandaṁ datvā pacchā khīyanadhammaṁ āpajjeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun gives her consent to legitimate legal procedures, and then criticizes them afterwards, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī saṅghe vinicchayakathāya vattamānāya chandaṁ adatvā uṭṭhāyāsanā pakkameyya, pācittiyaṁ.
When the Sangha is in the middle of a discussion, if a nun gets up from her seat and leaves without first giving her consent, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī samaggena saṅghena cīvaraṁ datvā pacchā khīyanadhammaṁ āpajjeyya, “yathāsanthutaṁ bhikkhuniyo saṅghikaṁ lābhaṁ pariṇāmentī”ti, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun gives out a robe as part of a unanimous Sangha and then criticizes it afterwards, saying, ‘The nuns are diverting the Sangha’s material support according to friendship,’ she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī jānaṁ saṅghikaṁ lābhaṁ pariṇataṁ puggalassa pariṇāmeyya, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun diverts to an individual material support that she knows was intended for the Sangha, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī ratanaṁ vā ratanasammataṁ vā aññatra ajjhārāmā vā ajjhāvasathā vā uggaṇheyya vā uggaṇhāpeyya vā, pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun picks up something precious or something regarded as precious, or she has it picked up, except within a monastery or inside a lodging, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Ratanaṁ vā pana bhikkhuniyā ratanasammataṁ vā ajjhārāme vā ajjhāvasathe vā uggahetvā vā uggahāpetvā vā nikkhipitabbaṁ, “yassa bhavissati, so harissatī”ti, ayaṁ tattha sāmīci.
If she picks up something precious or something regarded as precious, or she has it picked up, within a monastery or inside a lodging, she should put it aside with the thought, ‘Whoever owns it will come and get it.’ This is the proper procedure.
Yā pana bhikkhunī aṭṭhimayaṁ vā dantamayaṁ vā visāṇamayaṁ vā sūcigharaṁ kārāpeyya, bhedanakaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun has a needle case made from bone, ivory, or horn, it is to be destroyed, and she commits an offense entailing confession.
Navaṁ pana bhikkhuniyā mañcaṁ vā pīṭhaṁ vā kārayamānāya aṭṭhaṅgulapādakaṁ kāretabbaṁ sugataṅgulena aññatra heṭṭhimāya aṭaniyā. Taṁ atikkāmentiyā chedanakaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun is having a new bed or bench made, it is to have legs eight standard fingerbreadths long below the lowest frame. If the legs exceed that, they are to be cut down, and she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī mañcaṁ vā pīṭhaṁ vā tūlonaddhaṁ kārāpeyya, uddālanakaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun has a bed or a bench made upholstered with cotton down, it is to be stripped, and she commits an offense entailing confession.
Kaṇḍuppaṭicchādiṁ pana bhikkhuniyā kārayamānāya pamāṇikā kāretabbā, tatridaṁ pamāṇaṁ, dīghaso catasso vidatthiyo sugatavidatthiyā, tiriyaṁ dve vidatthiyo. Taṁ atikkāmentiyā chedanakaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun is having an itch-covering cloth made, it should be made the right size. This is the right size: four standard handspans long and two wide. If it exceeds that, it is to be cut down, and she commits an offense entailing confession.
Yā pana bhikkhunī sugatacīvarappamāṇaṁ cīvaraṁ kārāpeyya, atirekaṁ vā, chedanakaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
If a nun has a robe made that is the standard robe size or larger, it is to be cut down, and she commits an offense entailing confession.
Tatridaṁ sugatassa sugatacīvarappamāṇaṁ, dīghaso nava vidatthiyo sugatavidatthiyā, tiriyaṁ cha vidatthiyo, idaṁ sugatassa sugatacīvarappamāṇanti.
This is the standard robe size: nine standard handspans long and six wide.
Uddiṭṭhā kho, ayyāyo, chasaṭṭhisatā pācittiyā dhammā.
Venerables, the one hundred and sixty-six rules on confession have been recited.
Tatthāyyāyo pucchāmi, kaccittha parisuddhā,
In regard to this I ask you, ‘Are you pure in this?’
parisuddhetthāyyāyo, tasmā tuṇhī, evametaṁ dhārayāmīti.
You are pure in this and therefore silent. I will remember it thus.
Ime kho panāyyāyo aṭṭha pāṭidesanīyā dhammā uddesaṁ āgacchanti.
Venerables, these eight rules on acknowledgment come up for recitation.
Yā pana bhikkhunī agilānā sappiṁ viññāpetvā bhuñjeyya, paṭidesetabbaṁ tāya bhikkhuniyā:
If a nun who is not sick asks for ghee and then eats it, she must acknowledge it:
“gārayhaṁ, ayye, dhammaṁ āpajjiṁ asappāyaṁ pāṭidesanīyaṁ, taṁ paṭidesemī”ti.
‘I’ve done a blameworthy and unsuitable thing that is to be acknowledged. I acknowledge it.’
Yā pana bhikkhunī agilānā telaṁ viññāpetvā bhuñjeyya …pe…
If a nun who is not sick asks for oil and then eats it, she must acknowledge it:
taṁ paṭidesemīti.
‘I’ve done a blameworthy and unsuitable thing that is to be acknowledged. I acknowledge it.’
Yā pana bhikkhunī agilānā madhuṁ viññāpetvā bhuñjeyya …pe…
If a nun who is not sick asks for honey and then eats it, she must acknowledge it:
taṁ paṭidesemīti.
‘I’ve done a blameworthy and unsuitable thing that is to be acknowledged. I acknowledge it.’
Yā pana bhikkhunī agilānā phāṇitaṁ viññāpetvā bhuñjeyya …pe…
If a nun who is not sick asks for syrup and then eats it, she must acknowledge it:
taṁ paṭidesemīti.
‘I’ve done a blameworthy and unsuitable thing that is to be acknowledged. I acknowledge it.’
Yā pana bhikkhunī agilānā macchaṁ viññāpetvā bhuñjeyya …pe…
If a nun who is not sick asks for fish and then eats it, she must acknowledge it:
taṁ paṭidesemīti.
‘I’ve done a blameworthy and unsuitable thing that is to be acknowledged. I acknowledge it.’
Yā pana bhikkhunī agilānā maṁsaṁ viññāpetvā bhuñjeyya …pe…
If a nun who is not sick asks for meat and then eats it, she must acknowledge it:
taṁ paṭidesemīti.
‘I’ve done a blameworthy and unsuitable thing that is to be acknowledged. I acknowledge it.’
Yā pana bhikkhunī agilānā khīraṁ viññāpetvā bhuñjeyya …pe…
If a nun who is not sick asks for milk and then eats it, she must acknowledge it:
taṁ paṭidesemīti.
‘I’ve done a blameworthy and unsuitable thing that is to be acknowledged. I acknowledge it.’
Yā pana bhikkhunī agilānā dadhiṁ viññāpetvā bhuñjeyya, paṭidesetabbaṁ tāya bhikkhuniyā:
If a nun who is not sick asks for curd and then eats it, she must acknowledge it:
“gārayhaṁ, ayye, dhammaṁ āpajjiṁ asappāyaṁ pāṭidesanīyaṁ, taṁ paṭidesemī”ti.
‘I have done a blameworthy and unsuitable thing that is to be acknowledged. I acknowledge it.’
Uddiṭṭhā kho, ayyāyo, aṭṭha pāṭidesanīyā dhammā.
Venerables, the eight rules on acknowledgment have been recited.
Tatthāyyāyo pucchāmi, kaccittha parisuddhā,
In regard to this I ask you, ‘Are you pure in this?’
parisuddhetthāyyāyo, tasmā tuṇhī, evametaṁ dhārayāmīti.
You are pure in this and therefore silent. I will remember it thus.
Ime kho panāyyāyo, sekhiyā dhammā uddesaṁ āgacchanti.
Venerables, these rules of training come up for recitation.
Parimaṇḍalaṁ nivāsessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will wear my sarong evenly all around,’ this is how you should train.
Sekhiya 2. Dutiyaparimaṇḍalasikkhāpadaṁ
Training 2: not wearing the upper robe evenly all around
Parimaṇḍalaṁ pārupissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will wear my upper robe evenly all around,’ this is how you should train.
Suppaṭicchannā antaraghare gamissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will be well-covered while walking in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.
Suppaṭicchannā antaraghare nisīdissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will be well-covered while sitting in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.
Susaṁvutā antaraghare gamissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will be well-restrained while walking in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.
Susaṁvutā antaraghare nisīdissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will be well-restrained while sitting in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.
Okkhittacakkhunī antaraghare gamissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will lower my eyes while walking in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.
Okkhittacakkhunī antaraghare nisīdissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will lower my eyes while sitting in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.
Na ukkhittakāya antaraghare gamissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not lift my robe while walking in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.
Na ukkhittakāya antaraghare nisīdissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not lift my robe while sitting in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.
Na ujjagghikāya antaraghare gamissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not laugh loudly while walking in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.
Na ujjagghikāya antaraghare nisīdissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not laugh loudly while sitting in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.
Appasaddā antaraghare gamissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not be noisy while walking in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.
Appasaddā antaraghare nisīdissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not be noisy while sitting in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.
Na kāyappacālakaṁ antaraghare gamissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not sway my body while walking in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.
Na kāyappacālakaṁ antaraghare nisīdissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not sway my body while sitting in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.
Na bāhuppacālakaṁ antaraghare gamissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not swing my arms while walking in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.
Na bāhuppacālakaṁ antaraghare nisīdissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not swing my arms while sitting in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.
Na sīsappacālakaṁ antaraghare gamissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not sway my head while walking in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.
Na sīsappacālakaṁ antaraghare nisīdissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not sway my head while sitting in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.
Na khambhakatā antaraghare gamissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not put my hands on my hips while walking in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.
Na khambhakatā antaraghare nisīdissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not put my hands on my hips while sitting in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.
Na oguṇṭhitā antaraghare gamissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not cover my head while walking in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.
Na oguṇṭhitā antaraghare nisīdissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not cover my head while sitting in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.
Na ukkuṭikāya antaraghare gamissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not move about while squatting on my heels in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.
Na pallatthikāya antaraghare nisīdissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not clasp my knees while sitting in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.
Sakkaccaṁ piṇḍapātaṁ paṭiggahessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will receive almsfood respectfully,’ this is how you should train.
Sekhiya 28. Pattasaññinīpaṭiggahaṇasikkhāpadaṁ
Training 28: not receiving with attention on the almsbowl
Pattasaññinī piṇḍapātaṁ paṭiggahessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will receive almsfood with attention on the almsbowl,’ this is how you should train.
Sekhiya 29. Samasūpakapaṭiggahaṇasikkhāpadaṁ
Training 29: not receiving in the right proportions
Samasūpakaṁ piṇḍapātaṁ paṭiggahessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will receive almsfood with the right proportion of bean curry,’ this is how you should train.
Samatittikaṁ piṇḍapātaṁ paṭiggahessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will receive an even level of almsfood,’ this is how you should train.
Sakkaccaṁ piṇḍapātaṁ bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will eat almsfood respectfully,’ this is how you should train.
Sekhiya 32. Pattasaññinībhuñjanasikkhāpadaṁ
Training 32: not eating with attention on the almsbowl
Pattasaññinī piṇḍapātaṁ bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will eat almsfood with attention on the almsbowl,’ this is how you should train.
Sapadānaṁ piṇḍapātaṁ bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will eat almsfood in order,’ this is how you should train.
Samasūpakaṁ piṇḍapātaṁ bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will eat almsfood with the right proportion of bean curry,’ this is how you should train.
Na thūpakato omadditvā piṇḍapātaṁ bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not eat almsfood after making a heap,’ this is how you should train.
Na sūpaṁ vā byañjanaṁ vā odanena paṭicchādessāmi bhiyyokamyataṁ upādāyāti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not cover my curries with rice because I want more,’ this is how you should train.
Na sūpaṁ vā odanaṁ vā agilānā attano atthāya viññāpetvā bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘When not sick, I will not request bean curry or rice for myself and then eat it,’ this is how you should train.
Na ujjhānasaññinī paresaṁ pattaṁ olokessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not look at another’s almsbowl finding fault,’ this is how you should train.
Nātimahantaṁ kabaḷaṁ karissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not make mouthfuls that are too large,’ this is how you should train.
Parimaṇḍalaṁ ālopaṁ karissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will make rounded mouthfuls,’ this is how you should train.
Na anāhaṭe kabaḷe mukhadvāraṁ vivarissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not open my mouth without bringing a mouthful to it,’ this is how you should train.
Na bhuñjamānā sabbahatthaṁ mukhe pakkhipissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not put my whole hand in my mouth while eating,’ this is how you should train.
Na sakabaḷena mukhena byāharissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not speak with food in my mouth,’ this is how you should train.
Na piṇḍukkhepakaṁ bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not eat from a lifted ball of food,’ this is how you should train.
Na kabaḷāvacchedakaṁ bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not eat breaking up mouthfuls,’ this is how you should train.
Na avagaṇḍakārakaṁ bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not eat stuffing my cheeks,’ this is how you should train.
Na hatthaniddhunakaṁ bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not eat shaking my hand,’ this is how you should train.
Na sitthāvakārakaṁ bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not eat scattering rice,’ this is how you should train.
Na jivhānicchārakaṁ bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not eat sticking out my tongue,’ this is how you should train.
Na capucapukārakaṁ bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not make a chomping sound while eating,’ this is how you should train.
Na surusurukārakaṁ bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not slurp while eating,’ this is how you should train.
Na hatthanillehakaṁ bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not lick my hand while eating,’ this is how you should train.
Na pattanillehakaṁ bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not lick my almsbowl while eating,’ this is how you should train.
Na oṭṭhanillehakaṁ bhuñjissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not lick my lips while eating,’ this is how you should train.
Na sāmisena hatthena pānīyathālakaṁ paṭiggahessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not receive the drinking-water vessel with a hand soiled with food,’ this is how you should train.
Na sasitthakaṁ pattadhovanaṁ antaraghare chaḍḍessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not discard bowl-washing water containing rice in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.
Na chattapāṇissa agilānassa dhammaṁ desessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not give a teaching to anyone holding a sunshade who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.
Na daṇḍapāṇissa agilānassa dhammaṁ desessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not give a teaching to anyone holding a staff who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.
Na satthapāṇissa agilānassa dhammaṁ desessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not give a teaching to anyone holding a knife who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.
Na āvudhapāṇissa agilānassa dhammaṁ desessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not give a teaching to anyone holding a weapon who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.
Na pādukāruḷhassa agilānassa dhammaṁ desessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not give a teaching to anyone wearing shoes who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.
Na upāhanāruḷhassa agilānassa dhammaṁ desessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not give a teaching to anyone wearing sandals who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.
Na yānagatassa agilānassa dhammaṁ desessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not give a teaching to anyone in a vehicle who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.
Na sayanagatassa agilānassa dhammaṁ desessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not give a teaching to anyone lying down who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.
Na pallatthikāya nisinnassa agilānassa dhammaṁ desessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not give a teaching to anyone who is seated clasping their knees and who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.
Na veṭhitasīsassa agilānassa dhammaṁ desessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not give a teaching to anyone with a headdress who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.
Na oguṇṭhitasīsassa agilānassa dhammaṁ desessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not give a teaching to anyone with a covered head who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.
Na chamāyaṁ nisīditvā āsane nisinnassa agilānassa dhammaṁ desessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not give a teaching while sitting on the ground to anyone sitting on a seat who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.
Na nīce āsane nisīditvā ucce āsane nisinnassa agilānassa dhammaṁ desessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not give a teaching while sitting on a low seat to anyone sitting on a high seat who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.
Na ṭhitā nisinnassa agilānassa dhammaṁ desessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not give a teaching while standing to anyone sitting who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.
Na pacchato gacchantī purato gacchantassa agilānassa dhammaṁ desessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not give a teaching to anyone walking in front of me who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.
Na uppathena gacchantī pathena gacchantassa agilānassa dhammaṁ desessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘I will not give a teaching while walking next to the path to anyone walking on the path who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.
Na ṭhitā agilānā uccāraṁ vā passāvaṁ vā karissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘When not sick, I will not defecate or urinate while standing,’ this is how you should train.
Na harite agilānā uccāraṁ vā passāvaṁ vā kheḷaṁ vā karissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘When not sick, I will not defecate, urinate, or spit on cultivated plants,’ this is how you should train.
Na udake agilānā uccāraṁ vā passāvaṁ vā kheḷaṁ vā karissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā.
‘When not sick, I will not defecate, urinate, or spit in water,’ this is how you should train.
Tatthāyyāyo pucchāmi, kaccittha parisuddhā,
In regard to this I ask you, ‘Are you pure in this?’
parisuddhetthāyyāyo, tasmā tuṇhī, evametaṁ dhārayāmīti.
You are pure in this and therefore silent. I will remember it thus.
Ime kho panāyyāyo, satta adhikaraṇasamathā dhammā uddesaṁ āgacchanti.
Venerables, these seven principles for the settling of legal issues come up for recitation.
Uddiṭṭhā kho ayyāyo satta adhikaraṇasamathā dhammā.
Venerables, the seven principles for the settling of legal issues have been recited.
Tatthāyyāyo pucchāmi, kaccittha parisuddhā,
In regard to this I ask you, ‘Are you pure in this?’
parisuddhetthāyyāyo, tasmā tuṇhī, evametaṁ dhārayāmīti.
You are pure in this and therefore silent. I will remember it thus.
Adhikaraṇasamathā niṭṭhitā.
The seven principles for the settling of legal issues are finished.
uddiṭṭhā tiṁsa nissaggiyā pācittiyā dhammā,
the thirty rules on relinquishment and confession have been recited;
uddiṭṭhā chasaṭṭhi satā pācittiyā dhammā,
the one hundred and sixty-six rules on confession have been recited;
uddiṭṭhā satta adhikaraṇasamathā dhammā.
the seven principles for the settling of legal issues have been recited.
Ettakaṁ tassa bhagavato suttāgataṁ suttapariyāpannaṁ anvaddhamāsaṁ uddesaṁ āgacchati.
This much has come down and is included in the Monastic Code of the Buddha and comes up for recitation every half-month.
Tattha sabbāheva samaggāhi sammodamānāhi avivadamānāhi sikkhitabbanti.
In regard to this everyone should train in unity, in concord, without dispute.”
Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassa
Homage to the Buddha, the Perfected One, the fully Awakened One.