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43. Suttakantanasikkhāpada

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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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चित्तागारवग्गcit·tā·gā·ra·vag·ga

Cittāgāravagga

The subchapter on galleries
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43। सुत्तकन्तनसिक्खापदsut·ta·kan·ta·na·sik·khā·pa·da

43. Suttakantanasikkhāpada

Spinning yarn
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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 सुत्तंsut·taṃ कन्तन्ति।kan·tan·ti

Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo suttaṁ kantanti.

the nuns from the group of six were spinning yarn.
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मनुस्साma·nus·sā विहारचारिकंvi·hā·ra·cā·ri·kaṃ आहिण्डन्ताā·hiṇ·ḍan·tā पस्सित्वाpas·sit·vā उज्झायन्तिuj·jhā·yan·ti खिय्यन्तिkhiy·yan·ti विपाचेन्ति—vi·pā·cen·ti

Manussā vihāracārikaṁ āhiṇḍantā passitvā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—

When people walking about the dwellings saw this, they complained and criticized them,
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“कथञ्हिka·thañ·hi नामnā·ma भिक्खुनियोbhik·khu·ni·yo सुत्तंsut·taṃ कन्तिस्सन्ति,kan·tis·san·ti सेय्यथापिsey·ya·thā·pi गिहिनियोgi·hi·ni·yo कामभोगिनियो”ति।kā·ma·bho·gi·ni·yo

“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo suttaṁ kantissanti, seyyathāpi gihiniyo kāmabhoginiyo”ti.

“How can the nuns spin yarn? 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 सुत्तंsut·taṃ कन्तिस्सन्ती”तिkan·tis·san·tī …पे…pe

“kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo suttaṁ kantissantī”ti …pe…

“How can the nuns from the group of six spin yarn?” …
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“सच्चंsac·caṃ किर,ki·ra भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve छब्बग्गियाchab·bag·gi·yā भिक्खुनियोbhik·khu·ni·yo सुत्तंsut·taṃ कन्तन्ती”ति?kan·tan·tī

“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo suttaṁ kantantī”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 सुत्तंsut·taṃ कन्तिस्सन्ति।kan·tis·san·ti

kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo suttaṁ kantissanti.

“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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“याyā पनpa·na भिक्खुनीbhik·khu·nī सुत्तंsut·taṃ कन्तेय्य,kan·tey·ya पाचित्तियन्”ति।pā·cit·ti·yan

“Yā pana bhikkhunī suttaṁ kanteyya, pācittiyan”ti.

‘If a nun spins yarn, 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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सुत्तंsut·taṃ नामnā·ma

Suttaṁ nāma

Yarn:
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छcha सुत्तानि—sut·tā·ni

cha suttāni—

there are six kinds of yarn:
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खोमं,kho·maṃ कप्पासिकं,kap·pā·si·kaṃ कोसेय्यं,ko·sey·yaṃ कम्बलं,kam·ba·laṃ साणं,sā·ṇaṃ भङ्गं।bhaṅ·gaṃ

khomaṁ, kappāsikaṁ, koseyyaṁ, kambalaṁ, sāṇaṁ, bhaṅgaṁ.

linen, cotton, silk, wool, sunn hemp, and hemp.
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कन्तेय्यातिkan·tey·yā·ti

Kanteyyāti

Spins:
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सयंsa·yaṃ कन्तति,kan·ta·ti पयोगेpa·yo·ge दुक्कटं।duk·ka·ṭaṃ

sayaṁ kantati, payoge dukkaṭaṁ.

if she spins it herself, then for the effort there is an act of wrong conduct.
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उज्जवुज्जवेuj·ja·vuj·ja·ve आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

Ujjavujjave āpatti pācittiyassa.

For every pull, 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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कन्तितसुत्तंkan·ti·ta·sut·taṃ कन्तति,kan·ta·ti

kantitasuttaṁ kantati,

if she spins yarn that has already been spun;
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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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ततियसिक्खापदंta·ti·ya·sik·khā·pa·daṃ निट्ठितं।niṭ·ṭhi·taṃ

Tatiyasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.

The third 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.