Tripiṭaka Mahāvibhaṅga
The Great 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 chabbaggiyā bhikkhū sayanagatassa dhammaṁ desenti …pe….
At that time the monks from the group of six gave teachings to people who were lying down. …
“Na sayanagatassa agilānassa dhammaṁ desessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.
“‘I will not give a teaching to anyone lying down who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.”
Na sayanagatassa agilānassa dhammo desetabbo.
One should not give a teaching to anyone lying down who is not sick.
Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca antamaso chamāyampi nipannassa sayanagatassa agilānassa dhammaṁ deseti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If a monk, out of disrespect, gives a teaching to someone who is lying down and who is not sick, even if they are just lying on the ground, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.