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 aññataro bhikkhu kosalesu janapade sāvatthiṁ gacchanto aññatarena gāmadvārena atikkamati.
a monk who was traveling through the Kosalan country on his way to Sāvatthī walked through the gateway of a certain village.
Aññatarā itthī sāmikena saha bhaṇḍitvā gāmato nikkhamitvā taṁ bhikkhuṁ passitvā etadavoca—
A woman who had had an argument with her husband walked through the same gateway. When she saw that monk, she asked him,
Atha kho tassā itthiyā sāmiko gāmato nikkhamitvā manusse pucchi—
Soon afterwards that woman’s husband also left that village. He asked around,
Atha kho so puriso anubandhitvā taṁ bhikkhuṁ gahetvā ākoṭetvā muñci.
He then followed after them, caught that monk, and gave him a beating.
Atha kho so bhikkhu aññatarasmiṁ rukkhamūle padhūpento nisīdi.
The monk sat down fuming at the foot of a tree.
Atha kho so bhikkhu sāvatthiṁ gantvā bhikkhūnaṁ etamatthaṁ ārocesi.
That monk then went to Sāvatthī where he told the monks what had happened.
Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—
The monks of few desires complained and criticized him,
“kathañhi nāma bhikkhu mātugāmena saddhiṁ saṁvidhāya ekaddhānamaggaṁ paṭipajjissatī”ti …pe…
“How could a monk travel by arrangement with a woman?” …
“saccaṁ kira tvaṁ, bhikkhu, mātugāmena saddhiṁ saṁvidhāya ekaddhānamaggaṁ paṭipajjasī”ti?
“Is it true, monk, that you did this?”
kathañhi nāma tvaṁ, moghapurisa, mātugāmena saddhiṁ saṁvidhāya ekaddhānamaggaṁ paṭipajjissasi.
“Foolish man, how could do this?
evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ, uddiseyyātha—
“And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:
“Yo pana bhikkhu mātugāmena saddhiṁ saṁvidhāya ekaddhānamaggaṁ paṭipajjeyya, antamaso gāmantarampi, pācittiyan”ti.
‘If a monk travels by arrangement with a woman, even just to the next inhabited area, he commits an offense entailing 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.
manussitthī, na yakkhī na petī na tiracchānagatā viññū paṭibalā subhāsitadubbhāsitaṁ duṭṭhullāduṭṭhullaṁ ājānituṁ.
a female human being, not a female spirit, not a female ghost, not a female animal. She understands and is capable of discerning bad speech and good speech, what is indecent and what is decent.
“gacchāma bhagini, gacchāmāyya, gacchāmāyya, gacchāma bhagini, ajja vā hiyyo vā pare vā gacchāmā”ti saṁvidahati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
if he makes an arrangement like this: he says, “Let’s go,” and she replies, “Yes, let’s go, venerable;” or she says, “Let’s go, venerable,” and he replies, “Yes, let’s go;” or he says, “Let’s go today,” “Let’s go tomorrow,” or “Let’s go the day after tomorrow,” then he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
kukkuṭasampāte gāme gāmantare gāmantare āpatti pācittiyassa.
when the inhabited areas are a chicken’s flight apart, then for every next inhabited area he commits an offense entailing confession.
Agāmake araññe addhayojane addhayojane āpatti pācittiyassa.
When it is an uninhabited area, a wilderness, then for every six kilometers he commits an offense entailing confession.
Mātugāme mātugāmasaññī saṁvidhāya ekaddhānamaggaṁ paṭipajjati, antamaso gāmantarampi, āpatti pācittiyassa.
If it is a woman, and he perceives her as such, and he travels by arrangement with her, even just to the next inhabited area, he commits an offense entailing confession.
Mātugāme vematiko saṁvidhāya ekaddhānamaggaṁ paṭipajjati, antamaso gāmantarampi, āpatti pācittiyassa.
If it is a woman, but he is unsure of it, and he travels by arrangement with her, even just to the next inhabited area, he commits an offense entailing confession.
Mātugāme amātugāmasaññī saṁvidhāya ekaddhānamaggaṁ paṭipajjati, antamaso gāmantarampi, āpatti pācittiyassa.
If it is a woman, but he does not perceive her as such, and he travels by arrangement with her, even just to the next inhabited area, he commits an offense entailing confession.
Bhikkhu saṁvidahati mātugāmo na saṁvidahati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If the monk makes an arrangement, but the woman does not express her agreement, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
Yakkhiyā vā petiyā paṇḍakena vā tiracchānagatamanussaviggahitthiyā vā saddhiṁ saṁvidhāya ekaddhānamaggaṁ paṭipajjati, antamaso gāmantarampi, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If he travels by arrangement with a female spirit, with a female ghost, with a <i lang='pi' translate='no'>paṇḍaka</i>, with a female animal in the form of a woman, even just to the next inhabited area, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
Amātugāme mātugāmasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If it is not a woman, but he perceives them as such, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
Amātugāme vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If it is not a woman, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
Amātugāme amātugāmasaññī, anāpatti.
If it is not a woman, and he does not perceive them as such, there is no offense.
mātugāmo saṁvidahati bhikkhu na saṁvidahati,
if the woman has made an arrangement, but he has not expressed his agreement;
Saṁvidhānasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ sattamaṁ.
The training rule on arrangements, the seventh, is finished.