Tripiṭaka Bhikkhuvibhaṅga
The Monks’ Analysis
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Methunaṁ dhammaṁ paṭisevanto kati āpattiyo āpajjati?
When having sexual intercourse, how many kinds of offenses does one commit?
Akkhāyite sarīre methunaṁ dhammaṁ paṭisevati, āpatti pārājikassa;
when one has sexual intercourse with an undecomposed corpse, one commits an offense entailing expulsion;
yebhuyyena khāyite sarīre methunaṁ dhammaṁ paṭisevati, āpatti thullaccayassa;
when one has sexual intercourse with a mostly decomposed corpse, one commits a serious offense;
vaṭṭakate mukhe acchupantaṁ aṅgajātaṁ paveseti, āpatti dukkaṭassa—
when one inserts one’s penis into a wide open mouth without touching it, one commits an offense of wrong conduct.
methunaṁ dhammaṁ paṭisevanto imā tisso āpattiyo āpajjati.
Tā āpattiyo catunnaṁ vipattīnaṁ kati vipattiyo bhajanti, sattannaṁ āpattikkhandhānaṁ katihi āpattikkhandhehi saṅgahitā, channaṁ āpattisamuṭṭhānānaṁ katihi samuṭṭhānehi samuṭṭhanti, catunnaṁ adhikaraṇānaṁ katamaṁ adhikaraṇaṁ, sattannaṁ samathānaṁ katihi samathehi sammanti?
When it comes to these offenses, to how many of the four kinds of failure do they belong? In how many of the seven classes of offenses are they found? Through how many of the six kinds of originations of offenses do they originate? To which of the four kinds of legal issues do they belong? Through how many of the seven principles for settling legal issues are they settled?
siyā sīlavipattiṁ, siyā ācāravipattiṁ.
they may be failure in morality; they may be failure in conduct.
Sattannaṁ āpattikkhandhānaṁ tīhi āpattikkhandhehi saṅgahitā—
They are found in three classes of offenses:
siyā pārājikāpattikkhandhena, siyā thullaccayāpattikkhandhena, siyā dukkaṭāpattikkhandhena.
they may be in the class of offenses entailing expulsion; they may be in the class of serious offenses; they may be in the class of offenses of wrong conduct.
siyā sammukhāvinayena ca paṭiññātakaraṇena ca, siyā sammukhāvinayena ca tiṇavatthārakena ca …pe….
they may be settled by resolution face-to-face and by acting according to what has been admitted; or they may be settled by resolution face-to-face and by covering over as if with grass. …
Anādariyaṁ paṭicca udake uccāraṁ vā passāvaṁ vā kheḷaṁ vā karonto kati āpattiyo āpajjati?
When, out of disrespect, one defecates, urinates, or spits in water, how many kinds of offenses does one commit?
Anādariyaṁ paṭicca udake uccāraṁ vā passāvaṁ vā kheḷaṁ vā karonto ekaṁ āpattiṁ āpajjati.
One commits one kind of offense:
anādariyaṁ paṭicca udake uccāraṁ vā passāvaṁ vā kheḷaṁ vā karonto imaṁ ekaṁ āpattiṁ āpajjati.
Sā āpatti catunnaṁ vipattīnaṁ kati vipattiyo bhajati, sattannaṁ āpattikkhandhānaṁ katihi āpattikkhandhehi saṅgahitā, channaṁ āpattisamuṭṭhānānaṁ katihi samuṭṭhānehi samuṭṭhāti, catunnaṁ adhikaraṇānaṁ katamaṁ adhikaraṇaṁ, sattannaṁ, samathānaṁ katihi samathehi sammati?
When it comes to this offense, to how many of the four kinds of failure does it belong? In how many of the seven classes of offenses is it found? Through how many of the six kinds of originations of offenses does it originate? To which of the four kinds of legal issues does it belong? Through how many of the seven principles for settling legal issues is it settled?
Sattannaṁ āpattikkhandhānaṁ ekena āpattikkhandhena saṅgahitā—
It is found in one class of offenses:
siyā sammukhāvinayena ca paṭiññātakaraṇena ca, siyā sammukhāvinayena ca tiṇavatthārakena ca.
it may be settled by resolution face-to-face and by acting according to what has been admitted; or it may be settled by resolution face-to-face and by covering over as if with grass.
Samuccayavāro niṭṭhito aṭṭhamo.
The summary of the previous six sections, the eighth, is finished.
Ime aṭṭha vārā sajjhāyamaggena likhitā.
These eight sections were written down through the method of recitation.