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Monks’ Rules Analysis 120 भिक्खुविभङ्ग 120

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87. Mañcapīṭhasikkhāpada

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थेरवादthe·ra·vā·da विनयvi·na·ya

Theravāda Vinaya

Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law
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महाविभङ्गma·hā·vi·bhaṅ·ga

Mahāvibhaṅga

The Great Analysis
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पाचित्तियकण्डpā·cit·ti·ya·kaṇ·ḍa

Pācittiyakaṇḍa

The chapter on offenses entailing confession
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रतनवग्गra·ta·na·vag·ga

Ratanavagga

The subchapter on precious things
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87। मञ्चपीठसिक्खापदmañ·ca·pī·ṭha·sik·khā·pa·da

87. Mañcapīṭhasikkhāpada

Making an inappropriate bed or bench
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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 आयस्माā·yas·mā उपनन्दोu·pa·nan·do सक्यपुत्तोsak·ya·put·to उच्चेuc·ce मञ्चेmañ·ce सयति।sa·ya·ti

Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā upanando sakyaputto ucce mañce sayati.

Venerable Upananda the Sakyan was sleeping on a high bed.
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अथa·tha खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā सम्बहुलेहिsam·ba·hu·le·hi भिक्खूहिbhik·khū·hi सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ सेनासनचारिकंse·nā·sa·na·cā·ri·kaṃ आहिण्डन्तोā·hiṇ·ḍan·to येनायस्मतोye·nā·yas·ma·to उपनन्दस्सu·pa·nan·das·sa सक्यपुत्तस्सsak·ya·put·tas·sa विहारोvi·hā·ro तेनुपसङ्कमि।te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi

Atha kho bhagavā sambahulehi bhikkhūhi saddhiṁ senāsanacārikaṁ āhiṇḍanto yenāyasmato upanandassa sakyaputtassa vihāro tenupasaṅkami.

On one occasion, as the Buddha and a number of monks were walking about the dwellings, they came to Upananda’s dwelling.
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अद्दसाad·da·sā खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā उपनन्दोu·pa·nan·do सक्यपुत्तोsak·ya·put·to भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ दूरतोवdū·ra·to·va आगच्छन्तं।ā·gac·chan·taṃ

Addasā kho āyasmā upanando sakyaputto bhagavantaṁ dūratova āgacchantaṁ.

Upananda saw the Buddha coming
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दिस्वानdis·vā·na भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच—e·ta·da·vo·ca

Disvāna bhagavantaṁ etadavoca—

and said to him,
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“आगच्छतुā·gac·cha·tu मे,me भन्ते,bhan·te भगवाbha·ga·vā सयनंsa·ya·naṃ पस्सतू”ति।pas·sa·tū

“āgacchatu me, bhante, bhagavā sayanaṁ passatū”ti.

“Sir, please come and see my bed.”
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अथa·tha खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā ततोवta·to·va पटिनिवत्तित्वाpa·ṭi·ni·vat·tit·vā भिक्खूbhik·khū आमन्तेसि—ā·man·te·si

Atha kho bhagavā tatova paṭinivattitvā bhikkhū āmantesi—

The Buddha turned around on the spot and addressed the monks:
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“आसयतो,ā·sa·ya·to भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve मोघपुरिसोmo·gha·pu·ri·so वेदितब्बो”ति।ve·di·tab·bo

“āsayato, bhikkhave, moghapuriso veditabbo”ti.

“A fool, monks, can be recognized by his sleeping place.”
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अथa·tha खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā आयस्मन्तंā·yas·man·taṃ उपनन्दंu·pa·nan·daṃ सक्यपुत्तंsak·ya·put·taṃ अनेकपरियायेनa·ne·ka·pa·ri·yā·ye·na विगरहित्वाvi·ga·ra·hit·vā दुब्भरतायdub·bha·ra·tā·ya …पे…pe

Atha kho bhagavā āyasmantaṁ upanandaṁ sakyaputtaṁ anekapariyāyena vigarahitvā dubbharatāya …pe…

After rebuking Upananda in many ways, the Buddha spoke in dispraise of being difficult to support …
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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:
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Final ruling
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“नवंna·vaṃ पनpa·na भिक्खुनाbhik·khu·nā मञ्चंmañ·caṃ वाvā पीठंpī·ṭhaṃ वाvā कारयमानेनkā·ra·ya·mā·ne·na अट्ठङ्गुलपादकंaṭ·ṭhaṅ·gu·la·pā·da·kaṃ कारेतब्बंkā·re·tab·baṃ सुगतङ्गुलेन,su·ga·taṅ·gu·le·na अञ्ञत्रañ·ñat·ra हेट्ठिमायheṭ·ṭhi·mā·ya अटनिया;a·ṭa·ni·yā तंtaṃ अतिक्कामयतोa·tik·kā·ma·ya·to छेदनकंche·da·na·kaṃ पाचित्तियन्”ति।pā·cit·ti·yan

“Navaṁ pana bhikkhunā mañcaṁ vā pīṭhaṁ vā kārayamānena aṭṭhaṅgulapādakaṁ kāretabbaṁ sugataṅgulena, aññatra heṭṭhimāya aṭaniyā; taṁ atikkāmayato chedanakaṁ pācittiyan”ti.

‘If a monk is having a new bed or bench made, it is to have legs eight standard fingerbreadths long below the lowest frame. If the legs exceed that, they are to be cut down, and he commits an offense entailing confession.’”
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Definitions
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नवंna·vaṃ नामnā·ma

Navaṁ nāma

New:
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करणंka·ra·ṇaṃ उपादायu·pā·dā·ya वुच्चति।vuc·ca·ti

karaṇaṁ upādāya vuccati.

newly made is what is meant.
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मञ्चोmañ·co नामnā·ma

Mañco nāma

A bed:
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चत्तारोcat·tā·ro मञ्चा—mañ·cā मसारको,ma·sā·ra·ko बुन्दिकाबद्धो,bun·di·kā·bad·dho कुळीरपादको,ku·ḷī·ra·pā·da·ko आहच्चपादको।ā·hac·ca·pā·da·ko

cattāro mañcā— masārako, bundikābaddho, kuḷīrapādako, āhaccapādako.

there are four kinds of beds: one with legs and frame, called masāraka; one with legs and frame, called bundikābaddha; one with crooked legs; one with detachable legs.
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पीठंpī·ṭhaṃ नामnā·ma

Pīṭhaṁ nāma

A bench:
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चत्तारिcat·tā·ri पीठानि—pī·ṭhā·ni मसारकं,ma·sā·ra·kaṃ बुन्दिकाबद्धं,bun·di·kā·bad·dhaṃ कुळीरपादकं,ku·ḷī·ra·pā·da·kaṃ आहच्चपादकं।ā·hac·ca·pā·da·kaṃ

cattāri pīṭhāni— masārakaṁ, bundikābaddhaṁ, kuḷīrapādakaṁ, āhaccapādakaṁ.

there are four kinds of benches: one with legs and frame, called masāraka; one with legs and frame, called bundikābaddha; one with crooked legs; one with detachable legs.
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कारयमानेनातिkā·ra·ya·mā·ne·nā·ti

Kārayamānenāti

Is having made:
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करोन्तोka·ron·to वाvā कारापेन्तोkā·rā·pen·to वा।vā

karonto vā kārāpento vā.

making it himself or having it made.
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अट्ठङ्गुलपादकंaṭ·ṭhaṅ·gu·la·pā·da·kaṃ कारेतब्बंkā·re·tab·baṃ सुगतङ्गुलेन,su·ga·taṅ·gu·le·na अञ्ञत्रañ·ñat·ra हेट्ठिमायheṭ·ṭhi·mā·ya अटनियातिa·ṭa·ni·yā·ti

Aṭṭhaṅgulapādakaṁ kāretabbaṁ sugataṅgulena, aññatra heṭṭhimāya aṭaniyāti

It is to have legs eight standard fingerbreadths long below the lowest frame:
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ठपेत्वाṭha·pet·vā हेट्ठिमंheṭ·ṭhi·maṃ अटनिं;a·ṭa·niṃ

ṭhapetvā heṭṭhimaṁ aṭaniṁ;

apart from the lowest frame.
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तंtaṃ अतिक्कामेत्वाa·tik·kā·met·vā करोतिka·ro·ti वाvā कारापेतिkā·rā·pe·ti वा,vā पयोगेpa·yo·ge दुक्कटं,duk·ka·ṭaṃ पटिलाभेनpa·ṭi·lā·bhe·na छिन्दित्वाchin·dit·vā पाचित्तियंpā·cit·ti·yaṃ देसेतब्बं।de·se·tab·baṃ

taṁ atikkāmetvā karoti vā kārāpeti vā, payoge dukkaṭaṁ, paṭilābhena chinditvā pācittiyaṁ desetabbaṁ.

If he makes one, or has one made, that exceeds that, then for the effort there is an act of wrong conduct. When he gets it, the legs are to be cut down, and he is then to confess an offense entailing confession.
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Permutations
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Non-offenses
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अनापत्ति—a·nā·pat·ti

Anāpatti—

There is no offense:
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पमाणिकंpa·mā·ṇi·kaṃ करोति,ka·ro·ti

pamāṇikaṁ karoti,

if he makes it the right height;
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ऊनकंū·na·kaṃ करोति,ka·ro·ti

ūnakaṁ karoti,

if he makes it lower than the right height;
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अञ्ञेनañ·ñe·na कतंka·taṃ पमाणातिक्कन्तंpa·mā·ṇā·tik·kan·taṃ पटिलभित्वाpa·ṭi·la·bhit·vā छिन्दित्वाchin·dit·vā परिभुञ्जति,pa·ri·bhuñ·ja·ti

aññena kataṁ pamāṇātikkantaṁ paṭilabhitvā chinditvā paribhuñjati,

if he gets one made by another that exceeds the right height and then cuts the legs down before using it;
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उम्मत्तकस्स,um·mat·ta·kas·sa

ummattakassa,

if he is insane;
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आदिकम्मिकस्साति।ā·di·kam·mi·kas·sā·ti

ādikammikassāti.

if he is the first offender.
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मञ्चपीठसिक्खापदंmañ·ca·pī·ṭha·sik·khā·pa·daṃ निट्ठितंniṭ·ṭhi·taṃ पञ्चमं।pañ·ca·maṃ

Mañcapīṭhasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ pañcamaṁ.

The training rule on making an inappropriate bed or bench, the fifth, 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.