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76. Khīyanadhammasikkhāpada

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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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कुमारिभूतवग्गku·mā·ri·bhū·ta·vag·ga

Kumāribhūtavagga

The subchapter on unmarried women
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76। खीयनधम्मसिक्खापदkhī·ya·na·dham·ma·sik·khā·pa·da

76. Khīyanadhammasikkhāpada

Agreeing to stop ordaining, but then criticizing it
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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 भिक्खुनिसङ्घंbhik·khu·ni·saṅ·ghaṃ उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā वुट्ठापनसम्मुतिंvuṭ·ṭhā·pa·na·sam·mu·tiṃ याचति।yā·ca·ti

Tena kho pana samayena caṇḍakāḷī bhikkhunī bhikkhunisaṅghaṁ upasaṅkamitvā vuṭṭhāpanasammutiṁ yācati.

the nun Caṇḍakāḷī approached the Sangha of nuns and asked for approval to give the full admission.
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अथa·tha खोkho भिक्खुनिसङ्घोbhik·khu·ni·saṅ·gho चण्डकाळिंcaṇ·ḍa·kā·ḷiṃ भिक्खुनिंbhik·khu·niṃ परिच्छिन्दित्वा—pa·ric·chin·dit·vā

Atha kho bhikkhunisaṅgho caṇḍakāḷiṁ bhikkhuniṁ paricchinditvā—

The Sangha of nuns
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“अलंa·laṃ तावtā·va ते,te अय्ये,ay·ye वुट्ठापितेना”ति,vuṭ·ṭhā·pi·te·nā वुट्ठापनसम्मुतिंvuṭ·ṭhā·pa·na·sam·mu·tiṃ नna अदासि।a·dā·si

“alaṁ tāva te, ayye, vuṭṭhāpitenā”ti, vuṭṭhāpanasammutiṁ na adāsi.

decided that she should not,
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चण्डकाळीcaṇ·ḍa·kā·ḷī भिक्खुनीbhik·khu·nī “साधू”तिsā·dhū पटिस्सुणि।pa·ṭis·su·ṇi

Caṇḍakāḷī bhikkhunī “sādhū”ti paṭissuṇi.

and Caṇḍakāḷī consented.
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तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na भिक्खुनिसङ्घोbhik·khu·ni·saṅ·gho अञ्ञासंañ·ñā·saṃ भिक्खुनीनंbhik·khu·nī·naṃ वुट्ठापनसम्मुतिंvuṭ·ṭhā·pa·na·sam·mu·tiṃ देति।de·ti

Tena kho pana samayena bhikkhunisaṅgho aññāsaṁ bhikkhunīnaṁ vuṭṭhāpanasammutiṁ deti.

Soon afterwards the Sangha of nuns gave approval to other nuns to give the full admission.
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चण्डकाळीcaṇ·ḍa·kā·ḷī भिक्खुनीbhik·khu·nī उज्झायतिuj·jhā·ya·ti खिय्यतिkhiy·ya·ti विपाचेति—vi·pā·ce·ti

Caṇḍakāḷī bhikkhunī ujjhāyati khiyyati vipāceti—

Caṇḍakāḷī complained and criticized it,
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“अहमेवa·ha·me·va नूनnū·na बाला,bā·lā अहमेवa·ha·me·va नूनnū·na अलज्जिनी;a·laj·ji·nī

“ahameva nūna bālā, ahameva nūna alajjinī;

“So it seems I’m ignorant and shameless,
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यंyaṃ सङ्घोsaṅ·gho अञ्ञासंañ·ñā·saṃ भिक्खुनीनंbhik·khu·nī·naṃ वुट्ठापनसम्मुतिंvuṭ·ṭhā·pa·na·sam·mu·tiṃ देति,de·ti मय्हमेवmay·ha·me·va नna देती”ति।de·tī

yaṁ saṅgho aññāsaṁ bhikkhunīnaṁ vuṭṭhāpanasammutiṁ deti, mayhameva na detī”ti.

since the Sangha gives approval to other nuns, but not to me.”
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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 चण्डकाळी—caṇ·ḍa·kā·ḷī

“kathañhi nāma ayyā caṇḍakāḷī—

“How could Venerable Caṇḍakāḷī
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‘अलंa·laṃ तावtā·va ते,te अय्ये,ay·ye वुट्ठापितेना’तिvuṭ·ṭhā·pi·te·nā वुच्चमानाvuc·ca·mā·nā ‘साधू’तिsā·dhū पटिस्सुणित्वाpa·ṭis·su·ṇit·vā पच्छाpac·chā खीयनधम्मंkhī·ya·na·dham·maṃ आपज्जिस्सती”तिā·paj·jis·sa·tī …पे…pe

‘alaṁ tāva te, ayye, vuṭṭhāpitenā’ti vuccamānā ‘sādhū’ti paṭissuṇitvā pacchā khīyanadhammaṁ āpajjissatī”ti …pe…

consent to not being approved to give the full admission, and then criticize it afterwards?” …
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“सच्चंsac·caṃ किर,ki·ra भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve चण्डकाळीcaṇ·ḍa·kā·ḷī भिक्खुनीbhik·khu·nī ‘अलंa·laṃ तावtā·va ते,te अय्ये,ay·ye वुट्ठापितेना’तिvuṭ·ṭhā·pi·te·nā वुच्चमानाvuc·ca·mā·nā ‘साधू’तिsā·dhū पटिस्सुणित्वाpa·ṭis·su·ṇit·vā पच्छाpac·chā खीयनधम्मंkhī·ya·na·dham·maṃ आपज्जती”ति?ā·paj·ja·tī

“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, caṇḍakāḷī bhikkhunī ‘alaṁ tāva te, ayye, vuṭṭhāpitenā’ti vuccamānā ‘sādhū’ti paṭissuṇitvā pacchā khīyanadhammaṁ āpajjatī”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 भिक्खुनी—bhik·khu·nī

kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, caṇḍakāḷī bhikkhunī—

“How could the nun Caṇḍakāḷī
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‘अलंa·laṃ तावtā·va ते,te अय्ये,ay·ye वुट्ठापितेना’तिvuṭ·ṭhā·pi·te·nā वुच्चमानाvuc·ca·mā·nā ‘साधू’तिsā·dhū पटिस्सुणित्वाpa·ṭis·su·ṇit·vā पच्छाpac·chā खीयनधम्मंkhī·ya·na·dham·maṃ आपज्जिस्सति।ā·paj·jis·sa·ti

‘alaṁ tāva te, ayye, vuṭṭhāpitenā’ti vuccamānā ‘sādhū’ti paṭissuṇitvā pacchā khīyanadhammaṁ āpajjissati.

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 भिक्खुनी—‘अलंbhik·khu·nī तावtā·va ते,te अय्ये,ay·ye वुट्ठापितेना’तिvuṭ·ṭhā·pi·te·nā वुच्चमानाvuc·ca·mā·nā ‘साधू’तिsā·dhū पटिस्सुणित्वाpa·ṭis·su·ṇit·vā पच्छाpac·chā खीयनधम्मंkhī·ya·na·dham·maṃ आपज्जेय्य,ā·paj·jey·ya पाचित्तियन्”ति।pā·cit·ti·yan

“Yā pana bhikkhunī—‘alaṁ tāva te, ayye, vuṭṭhāpitenā’ti vuccamānā ‘sādhū’ti paṭissuṇitvā pacchā khīyanadhammaṁ āpajjeyya, pācittiyan”ti.

‘If a nun is told, “Venerable, you’ve given enough full admissions for now,” and she consents, saying, “Fine,” but then criticizes it afterwards, 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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अलंa·laṃ तावtā·va ते,te अय्ये,ay·ye वुट्ठापितेनातिvuṭ·ṭhā·pi·te·nā·ti

Alaṁ tāva te, ayye, vuṭṭhāpitenāti

“Venerable, you’ve given enough full admissions for now”:
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अलंa·laṃ तावtā·va ते,te अय्ये,ay·ye उपसम्पादितेन।u·pa·sam·pā·di·te·na

alaṁ tāva te, ayye, upasampāditena.

Venerable, you’ve given enough full ordinations for now.
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“साधू”तिsā·dhū पटिस्सुणित्वाpa·ṭis·su·ṇit·vā पच्छाpac·chā खीयनधम्मंkhī·ya·na·dham·maṃ आपज्जति,ā·paj·ja·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

“Sādhū”ti paṭissuṇitvā pacchā khīyanadhammaṁ āpajjati, āpatti pācittiyassa.

If she consents, saying, “Fine,” but then criticizes it afterwards, 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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पकतियाpa·ka·ti·yā छन्दाchan·dā दोसाdo·sā मोहाmo·hā भयाbha·yā करोन्तंka·ron·taṃ खिय्यति,khiy·ya·ti

pakatiyā chandā dosā mohā bhayā karontaṁ khiyyati,

if she criticizes one who regularly acts out of favoritism, ill will, confusion, or fear;
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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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छट्ठसिक्खापदंchaṭ·ṭha·sik·khā·pa·daṃ निट्ठितं।niṭ·ṭhi·taṃ

Chaṭṭhasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.

The sixth 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.