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Nuns’ Rules Analysis 115 भिक्खुनीविभङ्ग 115

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Ime kho panāyyāyo sekhiyā dhammā uddesaṁ āgacchanti.

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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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सेखियकण्डse·khi·ya·kaṇ·ḍa

Sekhiyakaṇḍa

The chapter on training
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परिमण्डलवग्गpa·ri·maṇ·ḍa·la·vag·ga

Parimaṇḍalavagga

The subchapter on evenly all around
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1। परिमण्डलसिक्खापदpa·ri·maṇ·ḍa·la·sik·khā·pa·da

1. Parimaṇḍalasikkhāpada

Not wearing the sarong evenly all around
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इमेi·me खोkho पनाय्यायोpa·nāy·yā·yo सेखियाse·khi·yā धम्माdham·mā उद्देसंud·de·saṃ आगच्छन्ति।ā·gac·chan·ti

Ime kho panāyyāyo sekhiyā dhammā uddesaṁ āgacchanti.

Venerables, these rules of training come up for recitation.
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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 पुरतोपिpu·ra·to·pi पच्छतोपिpac·cha·to·pi ओलम्बेन्तीo·lam·ben·tī निवासेन्ति।ni·vā·sen·ti

Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo puratopi pacchatopi olambentī nivāsenti.

the nuns from the group of six were wearing their sarongs hanging down in front and behind.
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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 पुरतोपिpu·ra·to·pi पच्छतोपिpac·cha·to·pi ओलम्बेन्तीo·lam·ben·tī निवासेस्सन्ति,ni·vā·ses·san·ti सेय्यथापिsey·ya·thā·pi गिहिनियोgi·hi·ni·yo कामभोगिनियो”ति।kā·ma·bho·gi·ni·yo

“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo puratopi pacchatopi olambentī nivāsessanti, seyyathāpi gihiniyo kāmabhoginiyo”ti.

“How can nuns wear their sarongs hanging down in front and behind? 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—

and 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 पुरतोपिpu·ra·to·pi पच्छतोपिpac·cha·to·pi ओलम्बेन्तीo·lam·ben·tī निवासेस्सन्ती”तिni·vā·ses·san·tī …पे…pe

“kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo puratopi pacchatopi olambentī nivāsessantī”ti …pe…

“How can the nuns from the group of six wear their sarongs hanging down in front and behind?” …
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“सच्चंsac·caṃ किर,ki·ra भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve छब्बग्गियाchab·bag·gi·yā भिक्खुनियोbhik·khu·ni·yo पुरतोपिpu·ra·to·pi पच्छतोपिpac·cha·to·pi ओलम्बेन्तीo·lam·ben·tī निवासेन्ती”ति?ni·vā·sen·tī

“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo puratopi pacchatopi olambentī nivāsentī”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 पुरतोपिpu·ra·to·pi पच्छतोपिpac·cha·to·pi ओलम्बेन्तीo·lam·ben·tī निवासेस्सन्ति।ni·vā·ses·san·ti

kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo puratopi pacchatopi olambentī nivāsessanti.

“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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“परिमण्डलंpa·ri·maṇ·ḍa·laṃ निवासेस्सामीतिni·vā·ses·sā·mī·ti सिक्खाsik·khā करणीया”ति।ka·ra·ṇī·yā

“Parimaṇḍalaṁ nivāsessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.

‘“I will wear my sarong evenly all around,” this is how you should train.’”
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परिमण्डलंpa·ri·maṇ·ḍa·laṃ निवासेतब्बंni·vā·se·tab·baṃ नाभिमण्डलंnā·bhi·maṇ·ḍa·laṃ जाणुमण्डलंjā·ṇu·maṇ·ḍa·laṃ पटिच्छादेन्तिया।pa·ṭic·chā·den·ti·yā

Parimaṇḍalaṁ nivāsetabbaṁ nābhimaṇḍalaṁ jāṇumaṇḍalaṁ paṭicchādentiyā.

One should wear one’s sarong evenly all around, covering the navel and the knees.
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याyā अनादरियंa·nā·da·ri·yaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca पुरतोpu·ra·to वाvā पच्छतोpac·cha·to वाvā ओलम्बेन्तीo·lam·ben·tī निवासेति,ni·vā·se·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

Yā anādariyaṁ paṭicca purato vā pacchato vā olambentī nivāseti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

If a nun, out of disrespect, wears her sarong hanging down in front or behind, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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Non-offenses
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अनापत्ति—a·nā·pat·ti

Anāpatti—

There is no offense:
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असञ्चिच्च,a·sañ·cic·ca

asañcicca,

if it is unintentional;
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अस्सतिया,as·sa·ti·yā

assatiyā,

if she is not mindful;
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अजानन्तिया,a·jā·nan·ti·yā

ajānantiyā,

if she does not know;
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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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आदिकम्मिकायातिā·di·kam·mi·kā·yā·ti …पे…pe

ādikammikāyāti …pe…

if she is the first offender.
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(सङ्खित्तं।)saṅ·khit·taṃ

(Saṅkhittaṁ.)

(Contracted.)

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.