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 thullanandā bhikkhunī āvasathacīvaraṁ anissajjitvā paribhuñjati.
At that time the nun Thullanandā did not relinquish the communal robe, but continued using it.
Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—
The nuns of few desires complained and criticized her,
“kathañhi nāma ayyā thullanandā āvasathacīvaraṁ anissajjitvā paribhuñjissatī”ti …pe…
“How could Venerable Thullanandā not relinquish the communal robe, but continue using it?” …
“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, thullanandā bhikkhunī āvasathacīvaraṁ anissajjitvā paribhuñjatī”ti?
“Is it true, monks, that the nun Thullanandā did this?”
kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, thullanandā bhikkhunī āvasathacīvaraṁ anissajjitvā paribhuñjissati.
“How could the nun Thullanandā do this?
evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—
“And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this:
“Yā pana bhikkhunī āvasathacīvaraṁ anissajjitvā paribhuñjeyya, pācittiyan”ti.
‘If a nun does not relinquish a communal robe, but continues to use it, 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.
“utuniyo bhikkhuniyo paribhuñjantū”ti dinnaṁ hoti.
it is given specifically for the use of menstruating nuns.
dvetisso rattiyo paribhuñjitvā catutthadivase dhovitvā bhikkhuniyā vā sikkhamānāya vā sāmaṇeriyā vā anissajjitvā paribhuñjati, āpatti pācittiyassa.
if she uses it for two or three days, washes it on the fourth day, and then uses it again without relinquishing it to a nun or a trainee nun or a novice nun, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Anissajjite anissajjitasaññā paribhuñjati, āpatti pācittiyassa.
If it has not been relinquished, and she perceives that it has not, and she uses it, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Anissajjite vematikā paribhuñjati, āpatti pācittiyassa.
If it has not been relinquished, but she is unsure of it, and she uses it, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Anissajjite nissajjitasaññā paribhuñjati, āpatti pācittiyassa.
If it has not been relinquished, but she perceives that it has, and she uses it, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Nissajjite anissajjitasaññā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If it has been relinquished, but she perceives that it has not, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
Nissajjite vematikā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If it has been relinquished, but she is unsure of it, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
Nissajjite nissajjitasaññā anāpatti.
If it has been relinquished, and she perceives that it has, there is no offense.