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20. Rodanasikkhāpada

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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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20। रोदनसिक्खापदro·da·na·sik·khā·pa·da

20. Rodanasikkhāpada

Crying and beating oneself
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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 चण्डकाळीcaṇ·ḍa·kā·ḷī भिक्खुनीbhik·khu·nī भिक्खुनीहिbhik·khu·nī·hi सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ भण्डित्वाbhaṇ·ḍit·vā अत्तानंat·tā·naṃ वधित्वाva·dhit·vā वधित्वाva·dhit·vā रोदति।ro·da·ti

Tena kho pana samayena caṇḍakāḷī bhikkhunī bhikkhunīhi saddhiṁ bhaṇḍitvā attānaṁ vadhitvā vadhitvā rodati.

the nun Caṇḍakāḷī quarreled with the nuns and then cried after repeatedly beating herself.
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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 अय्याay·yā चण्डकाळीcaṇ·ḍa·kā·ḷī अत्तानंat·tā·naṃ वधित्वाva·dhit·vā वधित्वाva·dhit·vā रोदिस्सती”तिro·dis·sa·tī …पे…pe

“kathañhi nāma ayyā caṇḍakāḷī attānaṁ vadhitvā vadhitvā rodissatī”ti …pe…

“How could Venerable Caṇḍakāḷī cry after repeatedly beating herself?” …
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“सच्चंsac·caṃ किर,ki·ra भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve चण्डकाळीcaṇ·ḍa·kā·ḷī भिक्खुनीbhik·khu·nī अत्तानंat·tā·naṃ वधित्वाva·dhit·vā वधित्वाva·dhit·vā रोदती”ति?ro·da·tī

“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, caṇḍakāḷī bhikkhunī attānaṁ vadhitvā vadhitvā rodatī”ti?

“Is it true, monks, that the nun Caṇḍakāḷī 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 चण्डकाळीcaṇ·ḍa·kā·ḷī भिक्खुनीbhik·khu·nī अत्तानंat·tā·naṃ वधित्वाva·dhit·vā वधित्वाva·dhit·vā रोदिस्सति।ro·dis·sa·ti

kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, caṇḍakāḷī bhikkhunī attānaṁ vadhitvā vadhitvā rodissati.

“How could the nun Caṇḍakāḷī act like 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 अत्तानंat·tā·naṃ वधित्वाva·dhit·vā वधित्वाva·dhit·vā रोदेय्य,ro·dey·ya पाचित्तियन्”ति।pā·cit·ti·yan

“Yā pana bhikkhunī attānaṁ vadhitvā vadhitvā rodeyya, pācittiyan”ti.

‘If a nun cries after repeatedly beating herself, 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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अत्तानन्तिat·tā·nan·ti

Attānanti

Herself:
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पच्चत्तं।pac·cat·taṃ

paccattaṁ.

oneself.
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वधित्वाva·dhit·vā वधित्वाva·dhit·vā रोदति,ro·da·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

Vadhitvā vadhitvā rodati, āpatti pācittiyassa.

If she cries after repeatedly beating herself, she commits an offense entailing confession.
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वधतिva·dha·ti नna रोदति,ro·da·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

Vadhati na rodati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

If she beats herself, but does not cry, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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रोदतिro·da·ti नna वधति,va·dha·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

Rodati na vadhati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

If she cries, but does not beat herself, 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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ञातिब्यसनेनñā·tib·ya·sa·ne·na वाvā भोगब्यसनेनbho·gab·ya·sa·ne·na वाvā रोगब्यसनेनro·gab·ya·sa·ne·na वाvā फुट्ठाphuṭ·ṭhā रोदतिro·da·ti नna वधति,va·dha·ti

ñātibyasanena vā bhogabyasanena vā rogabyasanena vā phuṭṭhā rodati na vadhati,

if she cries, but does not beat herself, because of loss of relatives, loss of property, or loss of health;
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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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दसमसिक्खापदंda·sa·ma·sik·khā·pa·daṃ निट्ठितं।niṭ·ṭhi·taṃ

Dasamasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.

The tenth training rule is finished.
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अन्धकारवग्गोan·dha·kā·ra·vag·go दुतियो।du·ti·yo

Andhakāravaggo dutiyo.

The second subchapter on the dark of the night 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.