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94. Anāpucchāsikkhāpada

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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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94। अनापुच्छासिक्खापदa·nā·puc·chā·sik·khā·pa·da

94. Anāpucchāsikkhāpada

Sitting in front without permission
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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 भिक्खुनियोbhik·khu·ni·yo भिक्खुस्सbhik·khus·sa पुरतोpu·ra·to अनापुच्छाa·nā·puc·chā आसनेā·sa·ne निसीदन्ति।ni·sī·dan·ti

Tena kho pana samayena bhikkhuniyo bhikkhussa purato anāpucchā āsane nisīdanti.

nuns sat down on seats in front of a monk without asking permission.
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भिक्खूbhik·khū उज्झायन्तिuj·jhā·yan·ti खिय्यन्तिkhiy·yan·ti विपाचेन्ति—vi·pā·cen·ti

Bhikkhū ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—

The monks complained and criticized them,
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“कथञ्हिka·thañ·hi नामnā·ma भिक्खुनियोbhik·khu·ni·yo भिक्खुस्सbhik·khus·sa पुरतोpu·ra·to अनापुच्छाa·nā·puc·chā आसनेā·sa·ne निसीदिस्सन्ती”तिni·sī·dis·san·tī …पे…pe

“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo bhikkhussa purato anāpucchā āsane nisīdissantī”ti …pe…

“How can nuns sit down on seats in front of a monk without asking permission?” …
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“सच्चंsac·caṃ किर,ki·ra भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनियोbhik·khu·ni·yo भिक्खुस्सbhik·khus·sa पुरतोpu·ra·to अनापुच्छाa·nā·puc·chā आसनेā·sa·ne निसीदन्ती”ति?ni·sī·dan·tī

“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo bhikkhussa purato anāpucchā āsane nisīdantī”ti?

“Is it true, monks, that 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 भिक्खुनियोbhik·khu·ni·yo भिक्खुस्सbhik·khus·sa पुरतोpu·ra·to अनापुच्छाa·nā·puc·chā आसनेā·sa·ne निसीदिस्सन्ति।ni·sī·dis·san·ti

kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo bhikkhussa purato anāpucchā āsane nisīdissanti.

“How can nuns 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 भिक्खुस्सbhik·khus·sa पुरतोpu·ra·to अनापुच्छाa·nā·puc·chā आसनेā·sa·ne निसीदेय्य,ni·sī·dey·ya पाचित्तियन्”ति।pā·cit·ti·yan

“Yā pana bhikkhunī bhikkhussa purato anāpucchā āsane nisīdeyya, pācittiyan”ti.

‘If a nun sits down on a seat in front of a monk without asking permission, 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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भिक्खुस्सbhik·khus·sa पुरतोतिpu·ra·to·ti

Bhikkhussa puratoti

In front of a monk:
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उपसम्पन्नस्सu·pa·sam·pan·nas·sa पुरतो।pu·ra·to

upasampannassa purato.

in front of one who is fully ordained.
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अनापुच्छातिa·nā·puc·chā·ti

Anāpucchāti

Without asking permission:
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अनपलोकेत्वा।a·na·pa·lo·ket·vā

anapaloketvā.

without getting permission.
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आसनेā·sa·ne निसीदेय्यातिni·sī·dey·yā·ti

Āsane nisīdeyyāti

Sits down on a seat:
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अन्तमसोan·ta·ma·so छमायपिcha·mā·ya·pi निसीदति,ni·sī·da·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

antamaso chamāyapi nisīdati, āpatti pācittiyassa.

even if she sits down on the ground, she commits an offense entailing confession.
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Permutations
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अनापुच्छितेa·nā·puc·chi·te अनापुच्छितसञ्ञाa·nā·puc·chi·ta·sañ·ñā आसनेā·sa·ne निसीदति,ni·sī·da·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

Anāpucchite anāpucchitasaññā āsane nisīdati, āpatti pācittiyassa.

If she has not asked permission, and she does not perceive that she has, and she sits down on a seat, she commits an offense entailing confession.
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अनापुच्छितेa·nā·puc·chi·te वेमतिकाve·ma·ti·kā आसनेā·sa·ne निसीदति,ni·sī·da·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

Anāpucchite vematikā āsane nisīdati, āpatti pācittiyassa.

If she has not asked permission, but she is unsure of it, and she sits down on a seat, she commits an offense entailing confession.
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अनापुच्छितेa·nā·puc·chi·te आपुच्छितसञ्ञाā·puc·chi·ta·sañ·ñā आसनेā·sa·ne निसीदति,ni·sī·da·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

Anāpucchite āpucchitasaññā āsane nisīdati, āpatti pācittiyassa.

If she has not asked permission, but she perceives that she has, and she sits down on a seat, she commits an offense entailing confession.
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आपुच्छितेā·puc·chi·te अनापुच्छितसञ्ञा,a·nā·puc·chi·ta·sañ·ñā आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

Āpucchite anāpucchitasaññā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

If she has asked permission, but she does not perceive that she has, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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आपुच्छितेā·puc·chi·te वेमतिका,ve·ma·ti·kā आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

Āpucchite vematikā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

If she has asked permission, but she is unsure of it, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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आपुच्छितेā·puc·chi·te आपुच्छितसञ्ञा,ā·puc·chi·ta·sañ·ñā अनापत्ति।a·nā·pat·ti

Āpucchite āpucchitasaññā, anāpatti.

If she has asked permission, and she perceives that she has, there is no offense.
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Non-offenses
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अनापत्ति—a·nā·pat·ti

Anāpatti—

There is no offense:
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आपुच्छाā·puc·chā आसनेā·sa·ne निसीदति,ni·sī·da·ti

āpucchā āsane nisīdati,

if she sits down on the seat after asking permission;
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गिलानाय,gi·lā·nā·ya

gilānāya,

if she is sick;
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आपदासु,ā·pa·dā·su

āpadāsu,

if there is an emergency;
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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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एकादसमसिक्खापदंe·kā·da·sa·ma·sik·khā·pa·daṃ निट्ठितं।niṭ·ṭhi·taṃ

Ekādasamasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.

The eleventh 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.