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Monks’ Rules Analysis 122 भिक्खुविभङ्ग 122

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89. Nisīdanasikkhāpada

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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

   89। निसीदनसिक्खापदni·sī·da·na·sik·khā·pa·da

   89. Nisīdanasikkhāpada

   Making an oversize sitting mat

6. 6

   Origin story

7. 7

   First substory

8. 8

   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,

9. 9

   तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na भगवताbha·ga·va·tā भिक्खूनंbhik·khū·naṃ निसीदनंni·sī·da·naṃ अनुञ्ञातंa·nuñ·ñā·taṃ होति।ho·ti

   Tena kho pana samayena bhagavatā bhikkhūnaṁ nisīdanaṁ anuññātaṁ hoti.

   he allowed sitting mats for the monks.

10. 10

    छब्बग्गियाchab·bag·gi·yā भिक्खू—bhik·khū

    Chabbaggiyā bhikkhū—

    (Pāli only)

11. 11

    “भगवताbha·ga·va·tā निसीदनंni·sī·da·naṃ अनुञ्ञातन्”तिa·nuñ·ñā·tan अप्पमाणिकानिap·pa·mā·ṇi·kā·ni निसीदनानिni·sī·da·nā·ni धारेन्ति।dhā·ren·ti

    “bhagavatā nisīdanaṁ anuññātan”ti appamāṇikāni nisīdanāni dhārenti.

    Knowing this, the monks from the group of six used sitting mats that were inappropriate in size.

12. 12

    मञ्चस्सपिmañ·cas·sa·pi पीठस्सपिpī·ṭhas·sa·pi पुरतोपिpu·ra·to·pi पच्छतोपिpac·cha·to·pi ओलम्बेन्ति।o·lam·ben·ti

    Mañcassapi pīṭhassapi puratopi pacchatopi olambenti.

    The sitting mats hung down from beds and benches, both in front and behind.

13. 13

    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—

    The monks of few desires complained and criticized those monks,

14. 14

    “कथञ्हिka·thañ·hi नामnā·ma छब्बग्गियाchab·bag·gi·yā भिक्खूbhik·khū अप्पमाणिकानिap·pa·mā·ṇi·kā·ni निसीदनानिni·sī·da·nā·ni धारेस्सन्ती”तिdhā·res·san·tī …पे…pe

    “kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhū appamāṇikāni nisīdanāni dhāressantī”ti …pe…

    “How can the monks from the group of six use such sitting mats?” …

15. 15

    “सच्चंsac·caṃ किरki·ra तुम्हे,tum·he भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अप्पमाणिकानिap·pa·mā·ṇi·kā·ni निसीदनानिni·sī·da·nā·ni धारेथा”ति?dhā·re·thā

    “saccaṁ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, appamāṇikāni nisīdanāni dhārethā”ti?

    “Is it true, monks, that you do this?”

16. 16

    “सच्चं,sac·caṃ भगवा”ति।bha·ga·vā

    “Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.

    “It’s true, sir.”

17. 17

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

    Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…

    The Buddha rebuked them …

18. 18

    कथञ्हिka·thañ·hi नामnā·ma तुम्हे,tum·he मोघपुरिसा,mo·gha·pu·ri·sā अप्पमाणिकानिap·pa·mā·ṇi·kā·ni निसीदनानिni·sī·da·nā·ni धारेस्सथ।dhā·res·sa·tha

    kathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, appamāṇikāni nisīdanāni dhāressatha.

    “Foolish men, how can you do this?

19. 19

    नेतं,ne·taṃ मोघपुरिसा,mo·gha·pu·ri·sā अप्पसन्नानंap·pa·san·nā·naṃ वाvā पसादायpa·sā·dā·ya …पे…pe

    Netaṁ, moghapurisā, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…

    This will affect people’s confidence …” …

20. 20

    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:

21. 21

    Preliminary ruling

22. 22

    “निसीदनंni·sī·da·naṃ पनpa·na भिक्खुनाbhik·khu·nā कारयमानेनkā·ra·ya·mā·ne·na पमाणिकंpa·mā·ṇi·kaṃ कारेतब्बं।kā·re·tab·baṃ

    “Nisīdanaṁ pana bhikkhunā kārayamānena pamāṇikaṁ kāretabbaṁ.

    ‘If a monk is having a sitting mat made, it is to be made the right size.

23. 23

    तत्रिदंtat·ri·daṃ पमाणं—दीघसोpa·mā·ṇaṃ द्वेdve विदत्थियो,vi·dat·thi·yo सुगतविदत्थिया;su·ga·ta·vi·dat·thi·yā तिरियंti·ri·yaṃ दियड्ढं।di·yaḍ·ḍhaṃ

    Tatridaṁ pamāṇaṁ—dīghaso dve vidatthiyo, sugatavidatthiyā; tiriyaṁ diyaḍḍhaṁ.

    This is the right size: two standard handspans long and one-and-a-half wide.

24. 24

    तंtaṃ अतिक्कामयतोa·tik·kā·ma·ya·to छेदनकंche·da·na·kaṃ पाचित्तियन्”ति।pā·cit·ti·yan

    Taṁ atikkāmayato chedanakaṁ pācittiyan”ti.

    If it exceeds that, it is to be cut down, and he commits an offense entailing confession.’”

25. 25

    एवञ्चिदंe·vañ·ci·daṃ भगवताbha·ga·va·tā भिक्खूनंbhik·khū·naṃ सिक्खापदंsik·khā·pa·daṃ पञ्ञत्तंpañ·ñat·taṃ होति।ho·ti

    Evañcidaṁ bhagavatā bhikkhūnaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ paññattaṁ hoti.

    In this way the Buddha laid down this training rule for the monks.

26. 26

    Second substory

27. 27

    तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na आयस्माā·yas·mā उदायीu·dā·yī महाकायोma·hā·kā·yo होति।ho·ti

    Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā udāyī mahākāyo hoti.

    At that time there was a big monk called Venerable Udāyī.

28. 28

    सोso भगवतोbha·ga·va·to पुरतोpu·ra·to निसीदनंni·sī·da·naṃ पञ्ञपेत्वाpañ·ña·pet·vā समन्ततोsa·man·ta·to समञ्छमानोsa·mañ·cha·mā·no निसीदति।ni·sī·da·ti

    So bhagavato purato nisīdanaṁ paññapetvā samantato samañchamāno nisīdati.

    After putting out his sitting mat in front of the Buddha, he stretched it on all sides before sitting down.

29. 29

    अथa·tha खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā आयस्मन्तंā·yas·man·taṃ उदायिंu·dā·yiṃ एतदवोच—e·ta·da·vo·ca

    Atha kho bhagavā āyasmantaṁ udāyiṁ etadavoca—

    The Buddha asked him,

30. 30

    “किस्सkis·sa त्वं,tvaṃ उदायि,u·dā·yi निसीदनंni·sī·da·naṃ समन्ततोsa·man·ta·to समञ्छसि;sa·mañ·cha·si

    “kissa tvaṁ, udāyi, nisīdanaṁ samantato samañchasi;

    “Udāyī, why are you stretching the sitting mat on all sides,

31. 31

    सेय्यथापिsey·ya·thā·pi पुराणासिकोट्ठो”ति?pu·rā·ṇā·si·koṭ·ṭho

    seyyathāpi purāṇāsikoṭṭho”ti?

    as if an old hide?”

32. 32

    “तथाta·thā हिhi पन,pa·na भन्ते,bhan·te भगवताbha·ga·va·tā भिक्खूनंbhik·khū·naṃ अतिखुद्दकंa·ti·khud·da·kaṃ निसीदनंni·sī·da·naṃ अनुञ्ञातन्”ति।a·nuñ·ñā·tan

    “Tathā hi pana, bhante, bhagavatā bhikkhūnaṁ atikhuddakaṁ nisīdanaṁ anuññātan”ti.

    “Because, sir, the sitting mat you’ve allowed for the monks is too small.”

33. 33

    अथa·tha खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā एतस्मिंe·tas·miṃ निदानेni·dā·ne एतस्मिंe·tas·miṃ पकरणेpa·ka·ra·ṇe धम्मिंdham·miṃ कथंka·thaṃ कत्वाkat·vā भिक्खूbhik·khū आमन्तेसि—ā·man·te·si

    Atha kho bhagavā etasmiṁ nidāne etasmiṁ pakaraṇe dhammiṁ kathaṁ katvā bhikkhū āmantesi—

    Soon afterwards the Buddha gave a teaching and addressed the monks:

34. 34

    “अनुजानामि,a·nu·jā·nā·mi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve निसीदनस्सni·sī·da·nas·sa दसंda·saṃ विदत्थिं।vi·dat·thiṃ

    “anujānāmi, bhikkhave, nisīdanassa dasaṁ vidatthiṁ.

    “Monks, I allow a border of one handspan for the sitting mat.

35. 35

    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 so, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:

36. 36

    Final ruling

37. 37

    “निसीदनंni·sī·da·naṃ पनpa·na भिक्खुनाbhik·khu·nā कारयमानेनkā·ra·ya·mā·ne·na पमाणिकंpa·mā·ṇi·kaṃ कारेतब्बं।kā·re·tab·baṃ

    “Nisīdanaṁ pana bhikkhunā kārayamānena pamāṇikaṁ kāretabbaṁ.

    ‘If a monk is having a sitting mat made, it should be made the right size.

38. 38

    तत्रिदंtat·ri·daṃ पमाणं—दीघसोpa·mā·ṇaṃ द्वेdve विदत्थियो,vi·dat·thi·yo सुगतविदत्थिया;su·ga·ta·vi·dat·thi·yā तिरियंti·ri·yaṃ दियड्ढं।di·yaḍ·ḍhaṃ दसाda·sā विदत्थि।vi·dat·thi

    Tatridaṁ pamāṇaṁ—dīghaso dve vidatthiyo, sugatavidatthiyā; tiriyaṁ diyaḍḍhaṁ. Dasā vidatthi.

    This is the right size: two standard handspans long and one-and-a-half wide, and a border of one handspan.

39. 39

    तंtaṃ अतिक्कामयतोa·tik·kā·ma·ya·to छेदनकंche·da·na·kaṃ पाचित्तियन्”ति।pā·cit·ti·yan

    Taṁ atikkāmayato chedanakaṁ pācittiyan”ti.

    If it exceeds that, it is to be cut down, and he commits an offense entailing confession.’”

40. 40

    Definitions

41. 41

    निसीदनंni·sī·da·naṃ नामnā·ma

    Nisīdanaṁ nāma

    A sitting mat:

42. 42

    सदसंsa·da·saṃ वुच्चति।vuc·ca·ti

    sadasaṁ vuccati.

    one with a border is what is meant.

43. 43

    कारयमानेनातिkā·ra·ya·mā·ne·nā·ti

    Kārayamānenāti

    Is having made:

44. 44

    करोन्तोka·ron·to वाvā कारापेन्तोkā·rā·pen·to वाvā पमाणिकंpa·mā·ṇi·kaṃ कारेतब्बं।kā·re·tab·baṃ

    karonto vā kārāpento vā pamāṇikaṁ kāretabbaṁ.

    making it himself or having it made, it should be made the right size.

45. 45

    तत्रिदंtat·ri·daṃ पमाणं—pa·mā·ṇaṃ दीघसोdī·gha·so द्वेdve विदत्थियो,vi·dat·thi·yo सुगतविदत्थिया;su·ga·ta·vi·dat·thi·yā तिरियंti·ri·yaṃ दियड्ढं।di·yaḍ·ḍhaṃ दसाda·sā विदत्थि।vi·dat·thi

    Tatridaṁ pamāṇaṁ— dīghaso dve vidatthiyo, sugatavidatthiyā; tiriyaṁ diyaḍḍhaṁ. Dasā vidatthi.

    This is the right size: two standard handspans long and one-and-a-half wide, and a border of one handspan.

46. 46

    तंtaṃ अतिक्कामेत्वाa·tik·kā·met·vā करोतिka·ro·ti वाvā कारापेतिkā·rā·pe·ti वा,vā पयोगेpa·yo·ge दुक्कटं।duk·ka·ṭaṃ

    Taṁ atikkāmetvā karoti vā kārāpeti vā, payoge dukkaṭaṁ.

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

47. 47

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

    Paṭilābhena chinditvā pācittiyaṁ desetabbaṁ.

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

48. 48

    Permutations

49. 49

    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.

50. 50

    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.

51. 51

    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.

52. 52

    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.

53. 53

    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.

54. 54

    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.

55. 55

    Non-offenses

56. 56

    अनापत्ति—a·nā·pat·ti

    Anāpatti—

    There is no offense:

57. 57

    पमाणिकंpa·mā·ṇi·kaṃ करोति,ka·ro·ti

    pamāṇikaṁ karoti,

    if he makes it the right size;

58. 58

    ऊनकंū·na·kaṃ करोति,ka·ro·ti

    ūnakaṁ karoti,

    if he makes it smaller than the right size;

59. 59

    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 size and then cuts it down before using it;

60. 60

    वितानंvi·tā·naṃ वाvā भूमत्थरणंbhū·mat·tha·ra·ṇaṃ वाvā साणिपाकारंsā·ṇi·pā·kā·raṃ वाvā भिसिंbhi·siṃ वाvā बिब्बोहनंbib·bo·ha·naṃ वाvā करोति,ka·ro·ti

    vitānaṁ vā bhūmattharaṇaṁ vā sāṇipākāraṁ vā bhisiṁ vā bibbohanaṁ vā karoti,

    if he makes a canopy, a floor cover, a cloth screen, a mattress, or a pillow;

61. 61

    उम्मत्तकस्स,um·mat·ta·kas·sa

    ummattakassa,

    if he is insane;

62. 62

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

    ādikammikassāti.

    if he is the first offender.

63. 63

    निसीदनसिक्खापदंni·sī·da·na·sik·khā·pa·daṃ निट्ठितंniṭ·ṭhi·taṃ सत्तमं।sat·ta·maṃ

    Nisīdanasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ sattamaṁ.

    The training rule on making an oversize sitting mat, the seventh, 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.