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39. Antovassasikkhāpada

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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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तुवट्टवग्गtu·vaṭ·ṭa·vag·ga

Tuvaṭṭavagga

The subchapter on lying down
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39। अन्तोवस्ससिक्खापदan·to·vas·sa·sik·khā·pa·da

39. Antovassasikkhāpada

Wandering during the rainy season
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Origin story
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तेनte·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na बुद्धोbud·dho भगवाbha·ga·vā राजगहेrā·ja·ga·he विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti वेळुवनेve·ḷu·va·ne कलन्दकनिवापे।ka·lan·da·ka·ni·vā·pe

Tena samayena buddho bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe.

At one time when the Buddha was staying at Rājagaha in the Bamboo Grove, the squirrel sanctuary,
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तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na भिक्खुनियोbhik·khu·ni·yo अन्तोवस्संan·to·vas·saṃ चारिकंcā·ri·kaṃ चरन्ति।ca·ran·ti

Tena kho pana samayena bhikkhuniyo antovassaṁ cārikaṁ caranti.

the nuns went wandering during the rainy season.
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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 अन्तोवस्संan·to·vas·saṃ चारिकंcā·ri·kaṃ चरिस्सन्तिca·ris·san·ti हरितानिha·ri·tā·ni तिणानिti·ṇā·ni चca सम्मद्दन्ता,sam·mad·dan·tā एकिन्द्रियंe·kin·dri·yaṃ जीवंjī·vaṃ विहेठेन्ता,vi·he·ṭhen·tā बहूba·hū खुद्दकेkhud·da·ke पाणेpā·ṇe सङ्घातंsaṅ·ghā·taṃ आपादेन्ता”ति।ā·pā·den·tā

“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo antovassaṁ cārikaṁ carissanti haritāni tiṇāni ca sammaddantā, ekindriyaṁ jīvaṁ viheṭhentā, bahū khuddake pāṇe saṅghātaṁ āpādentā”ti.

“How can the nuns go wandering during the rainy season? They are trampling down the green grass, harming one-sensed life, and destroying many small beings.”
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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 भिक्खुनियोbhik·khu·ni·yo अन्तोवस्संan·to·vas·saṃ चारिकंcā·ri·kaṃ चरिस्सन्ती”तिca·ris·san·tī …पे…pe

“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo antovassaṁ cārikaṁ carissantī”ti …pe…

“How can nuns go wandering during the rainy season?” …
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“सच्चंsac·caṃ किर,ki·ra भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनियोbhik·khu·ni·yo अन्तोवस्संan·to·vas·saṃ चारिकंcā·ri·kaṃ चरन्ती”ति?ca·ran·tī

“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo antovassaṁ cārikaṁ carantī”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 अन्तोवस्संan·to·vas·saṃ चारिकंcā·ri·kaṃ चरिस्सन्ति।ca·ris·san·ti

kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo antovassaṁ cārikaṁ carissanti.

“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 अन्तोवस्संan·to·vas·saṃ चारिकंcā·ri·kaṃ चरेय्य,ca·rey·ya पाचित्तियन्”ति।pā·cit·ti·yan

“Yā pana bhikkhunī antovassaṁ cārikaṁ careyya, pācittiyan”ti.

‘If a nun goes wandering during the rainy season, 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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अन्तोवस्सन्तिan·to·vas·san·ti

Antovassanti

During the rainy season:
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पुरिमंpu·ri·maṃ वाvā तेमासंte·mā·saṃ पच्छिमंpac·chi·maṃ वाvā तेमासंte·mā·saṃ अवसित्वा।a·va·sit·vā

purimaṁ vā temāsaṁ pacchimaṁ vā temāsaṁ avasitvā.

not having stayed put for the first three or the last three months of the rainy season.
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चारिकंcā·ri·kaṃ चरेय्यातिca·rey·yā·ti

Cārikaṁ careyyāti

Goes wandering:
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कुक्कुटसम्पातेkuk·ku·ṭa·sam·pā·te गामेgā·me गामन्तरेgā·man·ta·re गामन्तरेgā·man·ta·re आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

kukkuṭasampāte gāme gāmantare gāmantare āpatti pācittiyassa.

when the inhabited areas are a chicken’s flight apart, then for every next inhabited area she commits an offense entailing confession.
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अगामकेa·gā·ma·ke अरञ्ञेa·rañ·ñe अद्धयोजनेad·dha·yo·ja·ne अद्धयोजनेad·dha·yo·ja·ne आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

Agāmake araññe addhayojane addhayojane āpatti pācittiyassa.

When it is an uninhabited area, a wilderness, then for every six kilometers 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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सत्ताहकरणीयेनsat·tā·ha·ka·ra·ṇī·ye·na गच्छति,gac·cha·ti

sattāhakaraṇīyena gacchati,

if she goes on seven-day business;
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केनचिke·na·ci उब्बाळ्हाub·bā·ḷhā गच्छति,gac·cha·ti

kenaci ubbāḷhā gacchati,

if she goes because something is disturbing her;
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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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नवमसिक्खापदंna·va·ma·sik·khā·pa·daṃ निट्ठितं।niṭ·ṭhi·taṃ

Navamasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.

The ninth 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.