Tripiṭaka Bhikkhunivibhaṅga
The Nuns’ Analysis
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Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.
At one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery.
Tena kho pana samayena bhikkhuniyo tiroraṭṭhe sāsaṅkasammate sappaṭibhaye asatthikā cārikaṁ caranti.
At that time the nuns went wandering without a group of travelers where it was considered risky and dangerous outside their own country.
Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—
The nuns of few desires complained and criticized them,
“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo tiroraṭṭhe sāsaṅkasammate sappaṭibhaye asatthikā cārikaṁ carissantī”ti …pe…
“How can nuns go wandering without a group of travelers where it’s considered risky and dangerous outside their own country?” …
“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo tiroraṭṭhe sāsaṅkasammate sappaṭibhaye asatthikā cārikaṁ carantī”ti?
“Is it true, monks, that nuns do this?”
kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo tiroraṭṭhe sāsaṅkasammate sappaṭibhaye asatthikā cārikaṁ carissanti.
“How can nuns do this?
evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—
“And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this:
“Yā pana bhikkhunī tiroraṭṭhe sāsaṅkasammate sappaṭibhaye asatthikā cārikaṁ careyya, pācittiyan”ti.
‘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.’”
…pe… ayaṁ imasmiṁ atthe adhippetā bhikkhunīti.
… The nun who has been given the full ordination in unanimity by both Sanghas through a legal procedure consisting of one motion and three announcements that is irreversible and fit to stand—this sort of nun is meant in this case.
yassa vijite viharati, taṁ ṭhapetvā aññassa raṭṭhe.
in any country apart from the one where she is living.
tasmiṁ magge corānaṁ niviṭṭhokāso dissati, bhuttokāso dissati, ṭhitokāso dissati, nisinnokāso dissati, nipannokāso dissati.
a place has been seen along that road where criminals are camping, eating, standing, sitting, or lying down.
tasmiṁ magge corehi manussā hatā dissanti, viluttā dissanti, ākoṭitā dissanti.
criminals have been seen along that road, injuring, robbing, or beating people.
kukkuṭasampāte gāme gāmantare gāmantare, āpatti pācittiyassa.
when the villages are a chicken’s flight apart, then for every next village she commits an offense entailing confession.
Agāmake araññe addhayojane addhayojane āpatti pācittiyassa.
When it is an uninhabited area, a wilderness, then for every six kilometers she commits an offense entailing confession.