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89. Vāsitakasikkhāpada

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थेरवादthe·ra·vā·da विनयvi·na·ya

Theravāda Vinaya

Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law
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भिक्खुनिविभङ्गbhik·khu·ni·vi·bhaṅ·ga

Bhikkhunivibhaṅga

The Nuns’ Analysis
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पाचित्तियकण्डpā·cit·ti·ya·kaṇ·ḍa

Pācittiyakaṇḍa

The chapter on offenses entailing confession
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छत्तुपाहनवग्गchat·tu·pā·ha·na·vag·ga

Chattupāhanavagga

The subchapter on sunshades and sandals
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89। वासितकसिक्खापदvā·si·ta·ka·sik·khā·pa·da

89. Vāsitakasikkhāpada

Bathing with sesame paste
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Origin story
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तेनte·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na बुद्धोbud·dho भगवाbha·ga·vā सावत्थियंsā·vat·thi·yaṃ विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti जेतवनेje·ta·va·ne अनाथपिण्डिकस्सa·nā·tha·piṇ·ḍi·kas·sa आरामे।ā·rā·me

Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.

At one time when the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery,
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तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na छब्बग्गियाchab·bag·gi·yā भिक्खुनियोbhik·khu·ni·yo वासितकेनvā·si·ta·ke·na पिञ्ञाकेनpiñ·ñā·ke·na नहायन्ति।na·hā·yan·ti

Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo vāsitakena piññākena nahāyanti.

the nuns from the group of six were bathing with scented sesame paste.
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मनुस्साma·nus·sā उज्झायन्तिuj·jhā·yan·ti खिय्यन्तिkhiy·yan·ti विपाचेन्ति—vi·pā·cen·ti

Manussā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—

People complained and criticized them,
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“कथञ्हिka·thañ·hi नामnā·ma भिक्खुनियोbhik·khu·ni·yo वासितकेनvā·si·ta·ke·na पिञ्ञाकेनpiñ·ñā·ke·na नहायिस्सन्ति,na·hā·yis·san·ti सेय्यथापिsey·ya·thā·pi गिहिनियोgi·hi·ni·yo कामभोगिनियो”ति।kā·ma·bho·gi·ni·yo

“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo vāsitakena piññākena nahāyissanti, seyyathāpi gihiniyo kāmabhoginiyo”ti.

“How can nuns bathe with scented sesame paste? They’re just like householders who indulge in worldly pleasures!”
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अस्सोसुंas·so·suṃ खोkho भिक्खुनियोbhik·khu·ni·yo तेसंte·saṃ मनुस्सानंma·nus·sā·naṃ उज्झायन्तानंuj·jhā·yan·tā·naṃ खिय्यन्तानंkhiy·yan·tā·naṃ विपाचेन्तानं।vi·pā·cen·tā·naṃ

Assosuṁ kho bhikkhuniyo tesaṁ manussānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ.

The nuns heard the complaints of those people.
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याyā ताtā भिक्खुनियोbhik·khu·ni·yo अप्पिच्छाap·pic·chā …पे…pe ताtā उज्झायन्तिuj·jhā·yan·ti खिय्यन्तिkhiy·yan·ti विपाचेन्ति—vi·pā·cen·ti

Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—

The nuns of few desires complained and criticized them,
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“कथञ्हिka·thañ·hi नामnā·ma छब्बग्गियाchab·bag·gi·yā भिक्खुनियोbhik·khu·ni·yo वासितकेनvā·si·ta·ke·na पिञ्ञाकेनpiñ·ñā·ke·na नहायिस्सन्ती”तिna·hā·yis·san·tī …पे…pe

“kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo vāsitakena piññākena nahāyissantī”ti …pe…

“How can the nuns from the group of six bathe with scented sesame paste?” …
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“सच्चंsac·caṃ किर,ki·ra भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve छब्बग्गियाchab·bag·gi·yā भिक्खुनियोbhik·khu·ni·yo वासितकेनvā·si·ta·ke·na पिञ्ञाकेनpiñ·ñā·ke·na नहायन्ती”ति?na·hā·yan·tī

“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo vāsitakena piññākena nahāyantī”ti?

“Is it true, monks, that those nuns do this?”
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“सच्चं,sac·caṃ भगवा”ति।bha·ga·vā

“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.

“It’s true, sir.”
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विगरहिvi·ga·ra·hi बुद्धोbud·dho भगवाbha·ga·vā …पे…pe

Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…

The Buddha rebuked them …
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कथञ्हिka·thañ·hi नाम,nā·ma भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve छब्बग्गियाchab·bag·gi·yā भिक्खुनियोbhik·khu·ni·yo वासितकेनvā·si·ta·ke·na पिञ्ञाकेनpiñ·ñā·ke·na नहायिस्सन्ति।na·hā·yis·san·ti

kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo vāsitakena piññākena nahāyissanti.

“How can the nuns from the group of six do this?
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नेतं,ne·taṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अप्पसन्नानंap·pa·san·nā·naṃ वाvā पसादायpa·sā·dā·ya …पे…pe

Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…

This will affect people’s confidence …” …
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एवञ्चe·vañ·ca पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनियोbhik·khu·ni·yo इमंi·maṃ सिक्खापदंsik·khā·pa·daṃ उद्दिसन्तु—ud·di·san·tu

evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—

“And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this:
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Final ruling
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“याyā पनpa·na भिक्खुनीbhik·khu·nī वासितकेनvā·si·ta·ke·na पिञ्ञाकेनpiñ·ñā·ke·na नहायेय्य,na·hā·yey·ya पाचित्तियन्”ति।pā·cit·ti·yan

“Yā pana bhikkhunī vāsitakena piññākena nahāyeyya, pācittiyan”ti.

‘If a nun bathes with scented sesame paste, she commits an offense entailing confession.’”
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Definitions
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याyā पनातिpa·nā·ti

Yā panāti

A:
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याyā यादिसाyā·di·sā …पे…pe

yā yādisā …pe…

whoever …
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भिक्खुनीतिbhik·khu·nī·ti

bhikkhunīti

Nun:
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…पे…pe अयंa·yaṃ इमस्मिंi·mas·miṃ अत्थेat·the अधिप्पेताa·dhip·pe·tā भिक्खुनीति।bhik·khu·nī·ti

…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.
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वासितकंvā·si·ta·kaṃ नामnā·ma

Vāsitakaṁ nāma

Scented:
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यंyaṃ किञ्चिkiñ·ci गन्धवासितकं।gan·dha·vā·si·ta·kaṃ

yaṁ kiñci gandhavāsitakaṁ.

any kind of scent.
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पिञ्ञाकंpiñ·ñā·kaṃ नामnā·ma

Piññākaṁ nāma

Sesame paste:
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तिलपिट्ठंti·la·piṭ·ṭhaṃ वुच्चति।vuc·ca·ti

tilapiṭṭhaṁ vuccati.

ground sesame is what is meant.
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नहायेय्यातिna·hā·yey·yā·ti

Nahāyeyyāti

Bathes:
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नहायति।na·hā·ya·ti पयोगेpa·yo·ge दुक्कटं,duk·ka·ṭaṃ नहानपरियोसानेna·hā·na·pa·ri·yo·sā·ne आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

nahāyati. Payoge dukkaṭaṁ, nahānapariyosāne āpatti pācittiyassa.

is bathing. For the effort there is an act of wrong conduct. At the end of the bath, she commits an offense entailing confession.
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Non-offenses
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अनापत्ति—a·nā·pat·ti

Anāpatti—

There is no offense:
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आबाधप्पच्चया,ā·bā·dhap·pac·ca·yā

ābādhappaccayā,

if she does it because she is sick;
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पकतिपिञ्ञाकेनpa·ka·ti·piñ·ñā·ke·na नहायति,na·hā·ya·ti

pakatipiññākena nahāyati,

if she bathes with unscented sesame paste;
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उम्मत्तिकाय,um·mat·ti·kā·ya

ummattikāya,

if she is insane;
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आदिकम्मिकायाति।ā·di·kam·mi·kā·yā·ti

ādikammikāyāti.

if she is the first offender.
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छट्ठसिक्खापदंchaṭ·ṭha·sik·khā·pa·daṃ निट्ठितं।niṭ·ṭhi·taṃ

Chaṭṭhasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.

The sixth training rule is finished.

Sources. Sanskrit: Satyavedaḥ, the New Testament in Sanskrit (Calcutta Baptist Missionaries, 1851; J. Wenger’s revision of W. Carey’s version). Digital text © 2018 SanskritBible.in, via eBible.org, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; changed here: arranged by verse and every word linked to the dictionary (links made automatically). Old Testament Sanskrit: the Old Testament in Sanskrit, Calcutta Baptist Mission Press, 1848–1852 (public domain), read by OCR from the Internet Archive scans of the Boston University School of Theology copy; unproofread, with machine clean-up only. Pāli Canon: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka Buddhavasse 2500 (based on the Vipassana Research Institute’s Chaṭṭha Saṅgāyana edition), from SuttaCentral bilara-data, CC0; Devanagari and pronunciation made automatically from the Roman text. Pāli English: Bhikkhu Sujato (suttas) and Bhikkhu Brahmali (Vinaya), SuttaCentral, CC0. Pāli word meanings: the Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary (Rhys Davids & Stede), corrected reprint © The Pali Text Society, CC BY-NC 3.0, digital text from BuddhaDust; word matching automatic. English: King James Version (1769), public domain; words the translators added are in italics. Word meanings and pronunciations: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1872), via this site’s Sanskrit dictionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); English↔Sanskrit word matches made automatically and may need checking.