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11. Rattandhakārasikkhāpada

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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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रत्तन्धकारवग्गrat·tan·dha·kā·ra·vag·ga

Rattandhakāravagga

The subchapter on the dark of the night
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11। रत्तन्धकारसिक्खापदrat·tan·dha·kā·ra·sik·khā·pa·da

11. Rattandhakārasikkhāpada

Meeting a man in the dark
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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 भद्दायbhad·dā·ya कापिलानियाkā·pi·lā·ni·yā अन्तेवासिनियाan·te·vā·si·ni·yā भिक्खुनियाbhik·khu·ni·yā ञातकोñā·ta·ko पुरिसोpu·ri·so गामकाgā·ma·kā सावत्थिंsā·vat·thiṃ अगमासिa·ga·mā·si केनचिदेवke·na·ci·de·va करणीयेन।ka·ra·ṇī·ye·na

Tena kho pana samayena bhaddāya kāpilāniyā antevāsiniyā bhikkhuniyā ñātako puriso gāmakā sāvatthiṁ agamāsi kenacideva karaṇīyena.

a male relative of a nun who was a pupil of Bhaddā Kāpilānī went from his own village to Sāvatthī on some business.
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अथa·tha खोkho साsā भिक्खुनीbhik·khu·nī तेनte·na पुरिसेनpu·ri·se·na सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ रत्तन्धकारेrat·tan·dha·kā·re अप्पदीपेap·pa·dī·pe एकेनेकाe·ke·ne·kā सन्तिट्ठतिपिsan·tiṭ·ṭha·ti·pi सल्लपतिपि।sal·la·pa·ti·pi

Atha kho sā bhikkhunī tena purisena saddhiṁ rattandhakāre appadīpe ekenekā santiṭṭhatipi sallapatipi.

Then, in the dark of the night and without a lamp, that nun stood and talked alone with that man.
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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 her,
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“कथञ्हिka·thañ·hi नामnā·ma भिक्खुनीbhik·khu·nī रत्तन्धकारेrat·tan·dha·kā·re अप्पदीपेap·pa·dī·pe पुरिसेनpu·ri·se·na सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ एकेनेकाe·ke·ne·kā सन्तिट्ठिस्सतिपिsan·tiṭ·ṭhis·sa·ti·pi सल्लपिस्सतिपी”तिsal·la·pis·sa·ti·pī …पे…pe

“kathañhi nāma bhikkhunī rattandhakāre appadīpe purisena saddhiṁ ekenekā santiṭṭhissatipi sallapissatipī”ti …pe…

“How could a nun do such a thing?” …
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“सच्चंsac·caṃ किर,ki·ra भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनीbhik·khu·nī रत्तन्धकारेrat·tan·dha·kā·re अप्पदीपेap·pa·dī·pe पुरिसेनpu·ri·se·na सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ एकेनेकाe·ke·ne·kā सन्तिट्ठतिपिsan·tiṭ·ṭha·ti·pi सल्लपतिपी”ति?sal·la·pa·ti·pī

“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, bhikkhunī rattandhakāre appadīpe purisena saddhiṁ ekenekā santiṭṭhatipi sallapatipī”ti?

“Is it true, monks, that a nun did 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 her …
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कथञ्हिka·thañ·hi नाम,nā·ma भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनीbhik·khu·nī रत्तन्धकारेrat·tan·dha·kā·re अप्पदीपेap·pa·dī·pe पुरिसेनpu·ri·se·na सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ एकेनेकाe·ke·ne·kā सन्तिट्ठिस्सतिपिsan·tiṭ·ṭhis·sa·ti·pi सल्लपिस्सतिपि।sal·la·pis·sa·ti·pi

kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, bhikkhunī rattandhakāre appadīpe purisena saddhiṁ ekenekā santiṭṭhissatipi sallapissatipi.

“How could a nun do such a thing?
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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 रत्तन्धकारेrat·tan·dha·kā·re अप्पदीपेap·pa·dī·pe पुरिसेनpu·ri·se·na सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ एकेनेकाe·ke·ne·kā सन्तिट्ठेय्यsan·tiṭ·ṭhey·ya वाvā सल्लपेय्यsal·la·pey·ya वा,vā पाचित्तियन्”ति।pā·cit·ti·yan

“Yā pana bhikkhunī rattandhakāre appadīpe purisena saddhiṁ ekenekā santiṭṭheyya vā sallapeyya vā, pācittiyan”ti.

‘If, in the dark of the night without a lamp, a nun stands or talks alone with a man, 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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रत्तन्धकारेतिrat·tan·dha·kā·re·ti

Rattandhakāreti

In the dark of the night:
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ओग्गतेog·ga·te सूरिये।sū·ri·ye

oggate sūriye.

when the sun has set.
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अप्पदीपेतिap·pa·dī·pe·ti

Appadīpeti

Without a lamp:
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अनालोके।a·nā·lo·ke

anāloke.

without light.
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पुरिसोpu·ri·so नामnā·ma

Puriso nāma

A man:
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मनुस्सपुरिसोma·nus·sa·pu·ri·so नna यक्खोyak·kho नna पेतोpe·to नna तिरच्छानगतोti·rac·chā·na·ga·to विञ्ञूviñ·ñū पटिबलोpa·ṭi·ba·lo सन्तिट्ठितुंsan·tiṭ·ṭhi·tuṃ सल्लपितुं।sal·la·pi·tuṃ

manussapuriso na yakkho na peto na tiracchānagato viññū paṭibalo santiṭṭhituṁ sallapituṁ.

a human male, not a male spirit, not a male ghost, not a male animal. He understands and is capable of standing together and talking.
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सद्धिन्तिsad·dhin·ti

Saddhinti

With:
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एकतो।e·ka·to

ekato.

together.
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एकेनेकातिe·ke·ne·kā·ti

Ekenekāti

Alone:
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पुरिसोpu·ri·so चेवce·va होतिho·ti भिक्खुनीbhik·khu·nī च।ca

puriso ceva hoti bhikkhunī ca.

just the man and the nun.
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सन्तिट्ठेय्यsan·tiṭ·ṭhey·ya वातिvā·ti

Santiṭṭheyya vāti

Stands with:
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पुरिसस्सpu·ri·sas·sa हत्थपासेhat·tha·pā·se तिट्ठति,tiṭ·ṭha·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

purisassa hatthapāse tiṭṭhati, āpatti pācittiyassa.

if she stands within arm’s reach of the man, she commits an offense entailing confession.
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सल्लपेय्यsal·la·pey·ya वातिvā·ti

Sallapeyya vāti

Talks with:
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पुरिसस्सpu·ri·sas·sa हत्थपासेhat·tha·pā·se ठिताṭhi·tā सल्लपति,sal·la·pa·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

purisassa hatthapāse ṭhitā sallapati, āpatti pācittiyassa.

if she stands talking within arm’s reach of the man, she commits an offense entailing confession.
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हत्थपासंhat·tha·pā·saṃ विजहित्वाvi·ja·hit·vā सन्तिट्ठतिsan·tiṭ·ṭha·ti वाvā सल्लपतिsal·la·pa·ti वा,vā आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

Hatthapāsaṁ vijahitvā santiṭṭhati vā sallapati vā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

If she stands or talks outside of arm’s reach, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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यक्खेनyak·khe·na वाvā पेतेनpe·te·na वाvā पण्डकेनpaṇ·ḍa·ke·na वाvā तिरच्छानगतमनुस्सविग्गहेनti·rac·chā·na·ga·ta·ma·nus·sa·vig·ga·he·na वाvā सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ सन्तिट्ठतिsan·tiṭ·ṭha·ti वाvā सल्लपतिsal·la·pa·ti वा,vā आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

Yakkhena vā petena vā paṇḍakena vā tiracchānagatamanussaviggahena vā saddhiṁ santiṭṭhati vā sallapati vā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

If she stands or talks with a male spirit, a male ghost, a <i lang='pi' translate='no'>paṇḍaka</i>, or a male animal in human form, 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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योyo कोचिko·ci विञ्ञूviñ·ñū दुतियोdu·ti·yo होति,ho·ti

yo koci viññū dutiyo hoti,

if she has a companion who understands;
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अरहोपेक्खा,a·ra·ho·pek·khā

arahopekkhā,

if she is not seeking privacy;
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अञ्ञविहिताañ·ña·vi·hi·tā सन्तिट्ठतिsan·tiṭ·ṭha·ti वाvā सल्लपतिsal·la·pa·ti वा,vā

aññavihitā santiṭṭhati vā sallapati vā,

if she stands or talks thinking of something else;
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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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पठमसिक्खापदंpa·ṭha·ma·sik·khā·pa·daṃ निट्ठितं।niṭ·ṭhi·taṃ

Paṭhamasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.

The first 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.