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Monks’ Rules Analysis 119 भिक्खुविभङ्ग 119

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86. Sūcigharasikkhāpada

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1. 1

   थेरवादthe·ra·vā·da विनयvi·na·ya

   Theravāda Vinaya

   Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law

2. 2

   महाविभङ्गma·hā·vi·bhaṅ·ga

   Mahāvibhaṅga

   The Great Analysis

3. 3

   पाचित्तियकण्डpā·cit·ti·ya·kaṇ·ḍa

   Pācittiyakaṇḍa

   The chapter on offenses entailing confession

4. 4

   रतनवग्गra·ta·na·vag·ga

   Ratanavagga

   The subchapter on precious things

5. 5

   86। सूचिघरसिक्खापदsū·ci·gha·ra·sik·khā·pa·da

   86. Sūcigharasikkhāpada

   Making an inappropriate needle case

6. 6

   Origin story

7. 7

   तेनte·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na बुद्धोbud·dho भगवाbha·ga·vā सक्केसुsak·ke·su विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti कपिलवत्थुस्मिंka·pi·la·vat·thus·miṃ निग्रोधारामे।nig·ro·dhā·rā·me

   Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sakkesu viharati kapilavatthusmiṁ nigrodhārāme.

   At one time the Buddha was staying in the Sakyan country in the Banyan Tree Monastery at Kapilavatthu.

8. 8

   तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na अञ्ञतरेनañ·ña·ta·re·na दन्तकारेनdan·ta·kā·re·na भिक्खूbhik·khū पवारिताpa·vā·ri·tā होन्ति—hon·ti

   Tena kho pana samayena aññatarena dantakārena bhikkhū pavāritā honti—

   At that time an ivory-worker had invited the monks

9. 9

   “येसंye·saṃ अय्यानंay·yā·naṃ सूचिघरेनsū·ci·gha·re·na अत्थोat·tho अहंa·haṃ सूचिघरेना”ति।sū·ci·gha·re·nā

   “yesaṁ ayyānaṁ sūcigharena attho ahaṁ sūcigharenā”ti.

   who needed needle cases to ask for one.

10. 10

    तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na भिक्खूbhik·khū बहूba·hū सूचिघरेsū·ci·gha·re विञ्ञापेन्ति।viñ·ñā·pen·ti

    Tena kho pana samayena bhikkhū bahū sūcighare viññāpenti.

    And the monks asked for many needle cases.

11. 11

    येसंye·saṃ खुद्दकाkhud·da·kā सूचिघराsū·ci·gha·rā तेte महन्तेma·han·te सूचिघरेsū·ci·gha·re विञ्ञापेन्ति।viñ·ñā·pen·ti

    Yesaṁ khuddakā sūcigharā te mahante sūcighare viññāpenti.

    Those who had small needle cases asked for large ones,

12. 12

    येसंye·saṃ महन्ताma·han·tā सूचिघराsū·ci·gha·rā तेte खुद्दकेkhud·da·ke सूचिघरेsū·ci·gha·re विञ्ञापेन्ति।viñ·ñā·pen·ti

    Yesaṁ mahantā sūcigharā te khuddake sūcighare viññāpenti.

    and those who had large needle cases asked for small ones.

13. 13

    अथa·tha खोkho सोso दन्तकारोdan·ta·kā·ro भिक्खूनंbhik·khū·naṃ बहूba·hū सूचिघरेsū·ci·gha·re करोन्तोka·ron·to नna सक्कोतिsak·ko·ti अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ विक्कायिकंvik·kā·yi·kaṃ भण्डंbhaṇ·ḍaṃ कातुं,kā·tuṃ अत्तनापिat·ta·nā·pi नna यापेति,yā·pe·ti पुत्तदारोपिस्सput·ta·dā·ro·pis·sa किलमति।ki·la·ma·ti

    Atha kho so dantakāro bhikkhūnaṁ bahū sūcighare karonto na sakkoti aññaṁ vikkāyikaṁ bhaṇḍaṁ kātuṁ, attanāpi na yāpeti, puttadāropissa kilamati.

    The ivory-worker was so busy making needle cases for the monks that he was unable to make goods for sale. He could not make a living for himself, and his wives and children suffered.

14. 14

    मनुस्साma·nus·sā उज्झायन्तिuj·jhā·yan·ti खिय्यन्तिkhiy·yan·ti विपाचेन्ति—vi·pā·cen·ti

    Manussā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—

    People complained and criticized them,

15. 15

    “कथञ्हिka·thañ·hi नामnā·ma समणाsa·ma·ṇā सक्यपुत्तियाsak·ya·put·ti·yā नna मत्तंmat·taṃ जानित्वाjā·nit·vā बहूba·hū सूचिघरेsū·ci·gha·re विञ्ञापेस्सन्ति।viñ·ñā·pes·san·ti

    “kathañhi nāma samaṇā sakyaputtiyā na mattaṁ jānitvā bahū sūcighare viññāpessanti.

    “How can the Sakyan monastics not have any sense of moderation and ask for many needle cases?

16. 16

    अयंa·yaṃ इमेसंi·me·saṃ बहूba·hū सूचिघरेsū·ci·gha·re करोन्तोka·ron·to नna सक्कोतिsak·ko·ti अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ विक्कायिकंvik·kā·yi·kaṃ भण्डंbhaṇ·ḍaṃ कातुं,kā·tuṃ अत्तनापिat·ta·nā·pi नna यापेति,yā·pe·ti पुत्तदारोपिस्सput·ta·dā·ro·pis·sa किलमती”ति।ki·la·ma·tī

    Ayaṁ imesaṁ bahū sūcighare karonto na sakkoti aññaṁ vikkāyikaṁ bhaṇḍaṁ kātuṁ, attanāpi na yāpeti, puttadāropissa kilamatī”ti.

    This ivory-worker is so busy making needle cases for them that he’s unable to make goods for sale. He can’t make a living for himself, and his wives and children are suffering.”

17. 17

    अस्सोसुंas·so·suṃ खोkho भिक्खूbhik·khū तेसंte·saṃ मनुस्सानंma·nus·sā·naṃ उज्झायन्तानंuj·jhā·yan·tā·naṃ खिय्यन्तानंkhiy·yan·tā·naṃ विपाचेन्तानं।vi·pā·cen·tā·naṃ

    Assosuṁ kho bhikkhū tesaṁ manussānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ.

    The monks heard the complaints of those people,

18. 18

    येye तेte भिक्खूbhik·khū अप्पिच्छाap·pic·chā …पे…pe तेte उज्झायन्तिuj·jhā·yan·ti खिय्यन्तिkhiy·yan·ti विपाचेन्ति—vi·pā·cen·ti

    Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—

    and the monks of few desires complained and criticized those monks,

19. 19

    “कथञ्हिka·thañ·hi नामnā·ma भिक्खूbhik·khū नna मत्तंmat·taṃ जानित्वाjā·nit·vā बहूba·hū सूचिघरेsū·ci·gha·re विञ्ञापेस्सन्ती”तिviñ·ñā·pes·san·tī …पे…pe

    “kathañhi nāma bhikkhū na mattaṁ jānitvā bahū sūcighare viññāpessantī”ti …pe…

    “How can those monks not have a sense of moderation and ask for many needle cases?” …

20. 20

    “सच्चंsac·caṃ किर,ki·ra भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खूbhik·khū नna मत्तंmat·taṃ जानित्वाjā·nit·vā बहूba·hū सूचिघरेsū·ci·gha·re विञ्ञापेन्ती”ति?viñ·ñā·pen·tī

    “saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, bhikkhū na mattaṁ jānitvā bahū sūcighare viññāpentī”ti?

    “Is it true, monks, that there are monks who do this?”

21. 21

    “सच्चं,sac·caṃ भगवा”ति।bha·ga·vā

    “Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.

    “It’s true, sir.”

22. 22

    विगरहिvi·ga·ra·hi बुद्धोbud·dho भगवाbha·ga·vā …पे…pe

    Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…

    The Buddha rebuked them …

23. 23

    कथञ्हिka·thañ·hi नामnā·ma ते,te भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve मोघपुरिसाmo·gha·pu·ri·sā नna मत्तंmat·taṃ जानित्वाjā·nit·vā बहूba·hū सूचिघरेsū·ci·gha·re विञ्ञापेस्सन्ति।viñ·ñā·pes·san·ti

    kathañhi nāma te, bhikkhave, moghapurisā na mattaṁ jānitvā bahū sūcighare viññāpessanti.

    “How can those foolish men do this?

24. 24

    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 …” …

25. 25

    एवञ्चe·vañ·ca पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve इमंi·maṃ सिक्खापदंsik·khā·pa·daṃ उद्दिसेय्याथ—ud·di·sey·yā·tha

    evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—

    “And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:

26. 26

    Final ruling

27. 27

    “योyo पनpa·na भिक्खुbhik·khu अट्ठिमयंaṭ·ṭhi·ma·yaṃ वाvā दन्तमयंdan·ta·ma·yaṃ वाvā विसाणमयंvi·sā·ṇa·ma·yaṃ वाvā सूचिघरंsū·ci·gha·raṃ कारापेय्यkā·rā·pey·ya भेदनकं,bhe·da·na·kaṃ पाचित्तियन्”ति।pā·cit·ti·yan

    “Yo pana bhikkhu aṭṭhimayaṁ vā dantamayaṁ vā visāṇamayaṁ vā sūcigharaṁ kārāpeyya bhedanakaṁ, pācittiyan”ti.

    ‘If a monk has a needle case made from bone, ivory, or horn, it is to be destroyed, and he commits an offense entailing confession.’”

28. 28

    Definitions

29. 29

    योyo पनातिpa·nā·ti

    Yo panāti

    A:

30. 30

    योyo यादिसोyā·di·so …पे…pe

    yo yādiso …pe…

    whoever …

31. 31

    भिक्खूतिbhik·khū·ti

    bhikkhūti

    Monk:

32. 32

    …पे…pe अयंa·yaṃ इमस्मिंi·mas·miṃ अत्थेat·the अधिप्पेतोa·dhip·pe·to भिक्खूति।bhik·khū·ti

    …pe… ayaṁ imasmiṁ atthe adhippeto bhikkhūti.

    … The monk who has been given the full ordination by a unanimous Sangha through a legal procedure consisting of one motion and three announcements that is irreversible and fit to stand—this sort of monk is meant in this case.

33. 33

    अट्ठिaṭ·ṭhi नामnā·ma

    Aṭṭhi nāma

    Bone:

34. 34

    यंyaṃ किञ्चिkiñ·ci अट्ठि।aṭ·ṭhi

    yaṁ kiñci aṭṭhi.

    any kind of bone.

35. 35

    दन्तोdan·to नामnā·ma

    Danto nāma

    Ivory:

36. 36

    हत्थिदन्तोhat·thi·dan·to वुच्चति।vuc·ca·ti

    hatthidanto vuccati.

    elephant tooth is what is meant.

37. 37

    विसाणंvi·sā·ṇaṃ नामnā·ma

    Visāṇaṁ nāma

    Horn:

38. 38

    यंyaṃ किञ्चिkiñ·ci विसाणं।vi·sā·ṇaṃ

    yaṁ kiñci visāṇaṁ.

    any kind of horn.

39. 39

    कारापेय्यातिkā·rā·pey·yā·ti

    Kārāpeyyāti

    Has made:

40. 40

    करोतिka·ro·ti वाvā कारापेतिkā·rā·pe·ti वा,vā पयोगेpa·yo·ge दुक्कटं।duk·ka·ṭaṃ

    karoti vā kārāpeti vā, payoge dukkaṭaṁ.

    if he makes one or has one made, then for the effort there is an act of wrong conduct.

41. 41

    पटिलाभेनpa·ṭi·lā·bhe·na भिन्दित्वाbhin·dit·vā पाचित्तियंpā·cit·ti·yaṃ देसेतब्बं।de·se·tab·baṃ

    Paṭilābhena bhinditvā pācittiyaṁ desetabbaṁ.

    When he gets it, it is to be destroyed, and he is then to confess an offense entailing confession.

42. 42

    Permutations

43. 43

    अत्तनाat·ta·nā विप्पकतंvip·pa·ka·taṃ अत्तनाat·ta·nā परियोसापेति,pa·ri·yo·sā·pe·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

    Attanā vippakataṁ attanā pariyosāpeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.

    If he finishes what he began himself, he commits an offense entailing confession.

44. 44

    अत्तनाat·ta·nā विप्पकतंvip·pa·ka·taṃ परेहिpa·re·hi परियोसापेति,pa·ri·yo·sā·pe·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

    Attanā vippakataṁ parehi pariyosāpeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.

    If he has others finish what he began himself, he commits an offense entailing confession.

45. 45

    परेहिpa·re·hi विप्पकतंvip·pa·ka·taṃ अत्तनाat·ta·nā परियोसापेति,pa·ri·yo·sā·pe·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

    Parehi vippakataṁ attanā pariyosāpeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.

    If he finishes himself what was begun by others, he commits an offense entailing confession.

46. 46

    परेहिpa·re·hi विप्पकतंvip·pa·ka·taṃ परेहिpa·re·hi परियोसापेति,pa·ri·yo·sā·pe·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

    Parehi vippakataṁ parehi pariyosāpeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.

    If he has others finish what was begun by others, he commits an offense entailing confession.

47. 47

    अञ्ञस्सत्थायañ·ñas·sat·thā·ya करोतिka·ro·ti वाvā कारापेतिkā·rā·pe·ti वा,vā आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

    Aññassatthāya karoti vā kārāpeti vā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

    If he makes one or has one made for the benefit of someone else, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

48. 48

    अञ्ञेनañ·ñe·na कतंka·taṃ पटिलभित्वाpa·ṭi·la·bhit·vā परिभुञ्जति,pa·ri·bhuñ·ja·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

    Aññena kataṁ paṭilabhitvā paribhuñjati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

    If he gets one that was made by someone else and then uses it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

49. 49

    Non-offenses

50. 50

    अनापत्ति—a·nā·pat·ti

    Anāpatti—

    There is no offense:

51. 51

    गण्ठिकाय,gaṇ·ṭhi·kā·ya

    gaṇṭhikāya,

    if it is a toggle;

52. 52

    अरणिके,a·ra·ṇi·ke

    araṇike,

    if it is a fire kindler;

53. 53

    विधे,vi·dhe

    vidhe,

    if it is a buckle;

54. 54

    अञ्जनिया,añ·ja·ni·yā

    añjaniyā,

    if it is an ointment box;

55. 55

    अञ्जनिसलाकाय,añ·ja·ni·sa·lā·kā·ya

    añjanisalākāya,

    if it is an ointment stick;

56. 56

    वासिजटे,vā·si·ja·ṭe

    vāsijaṭe,

    if it is a machete handle;

57. 57

    उदकपुञ्छनिया,u·da·ka·puñ·cha·ni·yā

    udakapuñchaniyā,

    if it is a water wiper;

58. 58

    उम्मत्तकस्स,um·mat·ta·kas·sa

    ummattakassa,

    if he is insane;

59. 59

    आदिकम्मिकस्साति।ā·di·kam·mi·kas·sā·ti

    ādikammikassāti.

    if he is the first offender.

60. 60

    सूचिघरसिक्खापदंsū·ci·gha·ra·sik·khā·pa·daṃ निट्ठितंniṭ·ṭhi·taṃ चतुत्थं।ca·tut·thaṃ

    Sūcigharasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ catutthaṁ.

    The training rule on making an inappropriate needle case, the fourth, 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.