Tripiṭaka Mahāvibhaṅga
The Great Analysis
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Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.
At one time when the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery,
Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā upanando sakyaputto bhātuno saddhivihārikaṁ bhikkhuṁ etadavoca—
Venerable Upananda the Sakyan said to his brother’s student,
“bhagavā kira janapadacārikaṁ pakkamissatī”ti.
that the Buddha was about to go wandering the country.
“na dānāhaṁ āyasmatā upanandena sakyaputtena saddhiṁ janapadacārikaṁ pakkamissāmi, bhagavatā saddhiṁ janapadacārikaṁ pakkamissāmī”ti.
“Now I’ll go wandering with the Buddha instead.”
“Nāhaṁ, bhante, tayā saddhiṁ janapadacārikaṁ pakkamissāmi, bhagavatā saddhiṁ janapadacārikaṁ pakkamissāmī”ti.
he replied, “I’m not going with you, but with the Buddha.”
“Yampi tyāhaṁ, āvuso, cīvaraṁ adāsiṁ, mayā saddhiṁ janapadacārikaṁ pakkamissatī”ti,
“Well, that robe I gave you is going with me,”
Atha kho so bhikkhu bhikkhūnaṁ etamatthaṁ ārocesi.
That monk told other monks what had happened.
Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—
And the monks of few desires complained and criticized Upananda,
“kathañhi nāma āyasmā upanando sakyaputto bhikkhussa sāmaṁ cīvaraṁ datvā kupito anattamano acchindissatī”ti.
“How could Venerable Upananda give away a robe and then take it back in anger?”
Atha kho te bhikkhū āyasmantaṁ upanandaṁ sakyaputtaṁ anekapariyāyena vigarahitvā bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ …pe…
After rebuking him in many ways, they told the Buddha. Soon afterwards he had the Sangha gathered and questioned the monks:
“saccaṁ kira tvaṁ, upananda, bhikkhussa sāmaṁ cīvaraṁ datvā kupito anattamano acchindī”ti?
“Is it true, Upananda, that you did this?”
kathañhi nāma tvaṁ, moghapurisa, bhikkhussa sāmaṁ cīvaraṁ datvā kupito anattamano acchindissasi.
“Foolish man, how could you do this?
evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—
“And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:
“Yo pana bhikkhu bhikkhussa sāmaṁ cīvaraṁ datvā kupito anattamano acchindeyya vā acchindāpeyya vā, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyan”ti.
‘If a monk himself gives a robe to a monk, but then, in anger, takes it back or has it taken back, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.’”
…pe… ayaṁ imasmiṁ atthe adhippeto bhikkhūti.
… The monk who has been given the full ordination by a unanimous Sangha through a legal procedure consisting of one motion and three announcements that is irreversible and fit to stand—this sort of monk is meant in this case.
channaṁ cīvarānaṁ aññataraṁ cīvaraṁ, vikappanupagaṁ pacchimaṁ.
one of the six kinds of robe-cloth, but not smaller than what can be assigned to another.
sayaṁ acchindati, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
if he takes it back himself, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Sakiṁ āṇatto bahukampi acchindati, nissaggiyaṁ hoti.
If he only asks once, then even if the other takes back many, it becomes subject to relinquishment.
Nissajjitabbaṁ saṅghassa vā gaṇassa vā puggalassa vā.
The robe-cloth should be relinquished to a sangha, a group, or an individual.
…pe…
(To be expanded as in <a href='https://suttacentral.net/pli-tv-bu-vb-np1#3.2.5'>Bu NP 1:3.2.5</a>–3.2.29, with appropriate substitutions.)
“idaṁ me, bhante, cīvaraṁ bhikkhussa sāmaṁ datvā acchinnaṁ nissaggiyaṁ imāhaṁ saṅghassa nissajjāmī”ti …pe…
‘Venerables, this robe-cloth, which I took back after giving it to a monk, is to be relinquished. I relinquish it to the Sangha.’ …
Upasampanne upasampannasaññī cīvaraṁ datvā kupito anattamano acchindati vā acchindāpeti vā, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
If the other person is fully ordained and he perceives them as such, and after giving them robe-cloth, he takes it back in anger or has it taken back, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Upasampanne vematiko cīvaraṁ datvā kupito anattamano acchindati vā acchindāpeti vā, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
If the other person is fully ordained, but he is unsure of it, and after giving them robe-cloth, he takes it back in anger or has it taken back, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Upasampanne anupasampannasaññī cīvaraṁ datvā kupito anattamano acchindati vā acchindāpeti vā, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
If the other person is fully ordained, but he does not perceive them as such, and after giving them robe-cloth, he takes it back in anger or has it taken back, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Aññaṁ parikkhāraṁ datvā kupito anattamano acchindati vā acchindāpeti vā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If, after giving them another requisite, he takes it back in anger or has it taken back, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
Anupasampannassa cīvaraṁ vā aññaṁ vā parikkhāraṁ datvā kupito anattamano acchindati vā acchindāpeti vā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If, after giving robe-cloth or another requisite to a person who is not fully ordained, he takes it back in anger or has it taken back, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
Anupasampanne upasampannasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If the other person is not fully ordained, but he perceives them as such, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
Anupasampanne vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If the other person is not fully ordained, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
Anupasampanne anupasampannasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If the other person is not fully ordained, and he does not perceive them as such, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
Cīvaraacchindanasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ pañcamaṁ.
The training rule on taking back a robe, the fifth, is finished.