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69. Pavattinīnānubandhanasikkhāpada

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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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गब्भिनिवग्गgab·bhi·ni·vag·ga

Gabbhinivagga

The subchapter on pregnant women
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69। पवत्तिनीनानुबन्धनसिक्खापदpa·vat·ti·nī·nā·nu·ban·dha·na·sik·khā·pa·da

69. Pavattinīnānubandhanasikkhāpada

Not following a mentor
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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 the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery.
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तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na भिक्खुनियोbhik·khu·ni·yo वुट्ठापितंvuṭ·ṭhā·pi·taṃ पवत्तिनिंpa·vat·ti·niṃ द्वेdve वस्सानिvas·sā·ni नानुबन्धन्ति।nā·nu·ban·dhan·ti

Tena kho pana samayena bhikkhuniyo vuṭṭhāpitaṁ pavattiniṁ dve vassāni nānubandhanti.

At that time nuns who had received the full admission did not follow their mentors for two years.
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ताtā बालाbā·lā होन्तिhon·ti अब्यत्ता;ab·yat·tā

Tā bālā honti abyattā;

They were ignorant and incompetent,
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नna जानन्तिjā·nan·ti कप्पियंkap·pi·yaṃ वाvā अकप्पियंa·kap·pi·yaṃ वा।vā

na jānanti kappiyaṁ vā akappiyaṁ vā.

and they did not know what was allowable and what was not.
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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 them,
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“कथञ्हिka·thañ·hi नामnā·ma भिक्खुनियोbhik·khu·ni·yo वुट्ठापितंvuṭ·ṭhā·pi·taṃ पवत्तिनिंpa·vat·ti·niṃ द्वेdve वस्सानिvas·sā·ni नानुबन्धिस्सन्ती”तिnā·nu·ban·dhis·san·tī …पे…pe

“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo vuṭṭhāpitaṁ pavattiniṁ dve vassāni nānubandhissantī”ti …pe…

“How can those nuns receive the full admission and then not follow their mentors for two years?” …
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“सच्चंsac·caṃ किर,ki·ra भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनियोbhik·khu·ni·yo वुट्ठापितंvuṭ·ṭhā·pi·taṃ पवत्तिनिंpa·vat·ti·niṃ द्वेdve वस्सानिvas·sā·ni नानुबन्धन्ती”ति?nā·nu·ban·dhan·tī

“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo vuṭṭhāpitaṁ pavattiniṁ dve vassāni nānubandhantī”ti?

“Is it true, monks, that nuns don’t 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 वुट्ठापितंvuṭ·ṭhā·pi·taṃ पवत्तिनिंpa·vat·ti·niṃ द्वेdve वस्सानिvas·sā·ni नानुबन्धिस्सन्ति।nā·nu·ban·dhis·san·ti

kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo vuṭṭhāpitaṁ pavattiniṁ dve vassāni nānubandhissanti.

“How can nuns not 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 वुट्ठापितंvuṭ·ṭhā·pi·taṃ पवत्तिनिंpa·vat·ti·niṃ द्वेdve वस्सानिvas·sā·ni नानुबन्धेय्य,nā·nu·ban·dhey·ya पाचित्तियन्”ति।pā·cit·ti·yan

“Yā pana bhikkhunī vuṭṭhāpitaṁ pavattiniṁ dve vassāni nānubandheyya, pācittiyan”ti.

‘If a nun does not follow the mentor who gave her the full admission for two years, 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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वुट्ठापितन्तिvuṭ·ṭhā·pi·tan·ti

Vuṭṭhāpitanti

Who gave her the full admission:
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उपसम्पादितं।u·pa·sam·pā·di·taṃ

upasampāditaṁ.

who gave her the full ordination.
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पवत्तिनीpa·vat·ti·nī नामnā·ma

Pavattinī nāma

The mentor:
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उपज्झायाu·paj·jhā·yā वुच्चति।vuc·ca·ti

upajjhāyā vuccati.

the preceptor is what is meant.
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द्वेdve वस्सानीतिvas·sā·nī·ti

Dve vassānīti

Two years:
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द्वेdve संवच्छरानि।saṃ·vac·cha·rā·ni

dve saṁvaccharāni.

two twelve-month periods.
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नानुबन्धेय्यातिnā·nu·ban·dhey·yā·ti

Nānubandheyyāti

Does not follow:
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नna सयंsa·yaṃ उपट्ठहेय्य।u·paṭ·ṭha·hey·ya

na sayaṁ upaṭṭhaheyya.

does not herself attend on her.
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द्वेdve वस्सानिvas·sā·ni नानुबन्धिस्सामीतिnā·nu·ban·dhis·sā·mī·ti धुरंdhu·raṃ निक्खित्तमत्तेnik·khit·ta·mat·te आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

Dve vassāni nānubandhissāmīti dhuraṁ nikkhittamatte āpatti pācittiyassa.

If she thinks, “I won’t follow her for two years,” then by the mere fact of abandoning her duty, 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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उपज्झायाu·paj·jhā·yā बालाbā·lā वाvā होतिho·ti अलज्जिनीa·laj·ji·nī वा,vā

upajjhāyā bālā vā hoti alajjinī vā,

if the preceptor is ignorant or shameless;
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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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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.