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83. Ekavassasikkhāpada

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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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83। एकवस्ससिक्खापदe·ka·vas·sa·sik·khā·pa·da

83. Ekavassasikkhāpada

Ordaining two in the same year
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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 एकंe·kaṃ वस्संvas·saṃ द्वेdve वुट्ठापेन्ति।vuṭ·ṭhā·pen·ti

Tena kho pana samayena bhikkhuniyo ekaṁ vassaṁ dve vuṭṭhāpenti.

At that time the nuns were giving the full admission to two women in the same year,
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उपस्सयोu·pas·sa·yo तथेवta·the·va नna सम्मति।sam·ma·ti

Upassayo tatheva na sammati.

and the nunnery still did not have sufficient capacity.
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मनुस्साma·nus·sā तथेवta·the·va उज्झायन्तिuj·jhā·yan·ti खिय्यन्तिkhiy·yan·ti विपाचेन्ति—vi·pā·cen·ti

Manussā tatheva ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—

People complained and criticized them,
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“कथञ्हिka·thañ·hi नामnā·ma भिक्खुनियोbhik·khu·ni·yo एकंe·kaṃ वस्संvas·saṃ द्वेdve वुट्ठापेस्सन्ति।vuṭ·ṭhā·pes·san·ti

“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo ekaṁ vassaṁ dve vuṭṭhāpessanti.

“How can the nuns give the full admission to two women in the same year,
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उपस्सयोu·pas·sa·yo तथेवta·the·va नna सम्मती”ति।sam·ma·tī

Upassayo tatheva na sammatī”ti.

when the nunnery still doesn’t have sufficient capacity?”
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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—

The nuns of few desires complained and criticized them,
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“कथञ्हिka·thañ·hi नामnā·ma भिक्खुनियोbhik·khu·ni·yo एकंe·kaṃ वस्संvas·saṃ द्वेdve वुट्ठापेस्सन्ती”तिvuṭ·ṭhā·pes·san·tī …पे…pe

“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo ekaṁ vassaṁ dve vuṭṭhāpessantī”ti …pe…

“How can nuns give the full admission to two women in the same year?” …
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“सच्चंsac·caṃ किर,ki·ra भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनियोbhik·khu·ni·yo एकंe·kaṃ वस्संvas·saṃ द्वेdve वुट्ठापेन्ती”ति?vuṭ·ṭhā·pen·tī

“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo ekaṁ vassaṁ dve vuṭṭhāpentī”ti?

“Is it true, monks, that the 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 एकंe·kaṃ वस्संvas·saṃ द्वेdve वुट्ठापेस्सन्ति।vuṭ·ṭhā·pes·san·ti

kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo ekaṁ vassaṁ dve vuṭṭhāpessanti.

“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 एकंe·kaṃ वस्संvas·saṃ द्वेdve वुट्ठापेय्य,vuṭ·ṭhā·pey·ya पाचित्तियन्”ति।pā·cit·ti·yan

“Yā pana bhikkhunī ekaṁ vassaṁ dve vuṭṭhāpeyya, pācittiyan”ti.

‘If a nun gives the full admission to two women in the same year, 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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एकंe·kaṃ वस्सन्तिvas·san·ti

Ekaṁ vassanti

In the same year:
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एकंe·kaṃ संवच्छरं।saṃ·vac·cha·raṃ

ekaṁ saṁvaccharaṁ.

in one twelve-month period.
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द्वेdve वुट्ठापेय्यातिvuṭ·ṭhā·pey·yā·ti

Dve vuṭṭhāpeyyāti

Gives the full admission to two women:
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द्वेdve उपसम्पादेय्य।u·pa·sam·pā·dey·ya

dve upasampādeyya.

gives the full ordination to two women.
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“द्वेdve वुट्ठापेस्सामी”तिvuṭ·ṭhā·pes·sā·mī गणंga·ṇaṃ वाvā आचरिनिंā·ca·ri·niṃ वाvā पत्तंpat·taṃ वाvā चीवरंcī·va·raṃ वाvā परियेसति,pa·ri·ye·sa·ti सीमंsī·maṃ वाvā सम्मन्नति,sam·man·na·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

“Dve vuṭṭhāpessāmī”ti gaṇaṁ vā ācariniṁ vā pattaṁ vā cīvaraṁ vā pariyesati, sīmaṁ vā sammannati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

If, intending to give the full admission to two women, she searches for a group, a teacher, a bowl, or a robe, or she establishes a monastery zone, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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ञत्तियाñat·ti·yā दुक्कटं।duk·ka·ṭaṃ

Ñattiyā dukkaṭaṁ.

After the motion, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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द्वीहिdvī·hi कम्मवाचाहिkam·ma·vā·cā·hi दुक्कटा।duk·ka·ṭā

Dvīhi kammavācāhi dukkaṭā.

After each of the first two announcements, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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कम्मवाचापरियोसानेkam·ma·vā·cā·pa·ri·yo·sā·ne उपज्झायायu·paj·jhā·yā·ya आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

Kammavācāpariyosāne upajjhāyāya āpatti pācittiyassa.

When the last announcement is finished, the preceptor commits an offense entailing confession,
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गणस्सga·ṇas·sa चca आचरिनियाā·ca·ri·ni·yā चca आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

Gaṇassa ca ācariniyā ca āpatti dukkaṭassa.

and the group and the teacher commit 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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एकन्तरिकंe·kan·ta·ri·kaṃ एकंe·kaṃ वुट्ठापेति,vuṭ·ṭhā·pe·ti

ekantarikaṁ ekaṁ vuṭṭhāpeti,

if she gives the full admission to one woman every other year;
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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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तेरसमसिक्खापदंte·ra·sa·ma·sik·khā·pa·daṃ निट्ठितं।niṭ·ṭhi·taṃ

Terasamasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.

The thirteenth training rule is finished.
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कुमारिभूतवग्गोku·mā·ri·bhū·ta·vag·go अट्ठमो।aṭ·ṭha·mo

Kumāribhūtavaggo aṭṭhamo.

The eighth subchapter on unmarried women 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.