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Monks’ Rules Analysis 202 भिक्खुविभङ्ग 202

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69. Nīcāsanasikkhāpada

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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

   सेखियकण्डse·khi·ya·kaṇ·ḍa

   Sekhiyakaṇḍa

   The chapter on training

4. 4

   पादुकवग्गpā·du·ka·vag·ga

   Pādukavagga

   The subchapter on shoes

5. 5

   69। नीचासनसिक्खापदnī·cā·sa·na·sik·khā·pa·da

   69. Nīcāsanasikkhāpada

   Sitting on a low seat

6. 6

   Origin story

7. 7

   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.

8. 8

   तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na छब्बग्गियाchab·bag·gi·yā भिक्खूbhik·khū नीचेnī·ce आसनेā·sa·ne निसीदित्वाni·sī·dit·vā उच्चेuc·ce आसनेā·sa·ne निसिन्नस्सni·sin·nas·sa धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेन्ति।de·sen·ti

   Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū nīce āsane nisīditvā ucce āsane nisinnassa dhammaṁ desenti.

   At that time the monks from the group of six were sitting on low seats while giving teachings to people sitting on high seats.

9. 9

   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 them,

10. 10

    “कथञ्हिka·thañ·hi नामnā·ma छब्बग्गियाchab·bag·gi·yā भिक्खूbhik·khū नीचेnī·ce आसनेā·sa·ne निसीदित्वाni·sī·dit·vā उच्चेuc·ce आसनेā·sa·ne निसिन्नस्सni·sin·nas·sa धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेस्सन्ती”तिde·ses·san·tī …पे…pe

    “kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhū nīce āsane nisīditvā ucce āsane nisinnassa dhammaṁ desessantī”ti …pe…

    “How can the monks from the group of six sit on low seats while giving teachings to people sitting on high seats?” …

11. 11

    “सच्चंsac·caṃ किरki·ra तुम्हे,tum·he भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve नीचेnī·ce आसनेā·sa·ne निसीदित्वाni·sī·dit·vā उच्चेuc·ce आसनेā·sa·ne निसिन्नस्सni·sin·nas·sa धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेथा”ति?de·se·thā

    “saccaṁ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, nīce āsane nisīditvā ucce āsane nisinnassa dhammaṁ desethā”ti?

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

12. 12

    “सच्चं,sac·caṃ भगवा”ति।bha·ga·vā

    “Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.

    “It’s true, sir.”

13. 13

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

    Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…

    The Buddha rebuked them …

14. 14

    कथञ्हिka·thañ·hi नामnā·ma तुम्हे,tum·he मोघपुरिसा,mo·gha·pu·ri·sā नीचेnī·ce आसनेā·sa·ne निसीदित्वाni·sī·dit·vā उच्चेuc·ce आसनेā·sa·ne निसिन्नस्सni·sin·nas·sa धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेस्सथ।de·ses·sa·tha

    kathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, nīce āsane nisīditvā ucce āsane nisinnassa dhammaṁ desessatha.

    “Foolish men, how can you do this?

15. 15

    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 …”

16. 16

    विगरहित्वाvi·ga·ra·hit·vā …पे…pe

    vigarahitvā …pe…

    After rebuking them …

17. 17

    धम्मिंdham·miṃ कथंka·thaṃ कत्वाkat·vā भिक्खूbhik·khū आमन्तेसि—ā·man·te·si

    dhammiṁ kathaṁ katvā bhikkhū āmantesi—

    he gave a teaching and addressed the monks:

18. 18

    Jataka

19. 19

    “भूतपुब्बं,bhū·ta·pub·baṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve बाराणसियंbā·rā·ṇa·si·yaṃ अञ्ञतरस्सañ·ña·ta·ras·sa छपकस्सcha·pa·kas·sa पजापतिpa·jā·pa·ti गब्भिनीgab·bhi·nī अहोसि।a·ho·si

    “Bhūtapubbaṁ, bhikkhave, bārāṇasiyaṁ aññatarassa chapakassa pajāpati gabbhinī ahosi.

    “Once upon a time in Bārāṇasī, monks, there was a low-caste man whose wife became pregnant.

20. 20

    अथa·tha खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve साsā छपकीcha·pa·kī तंtaṃ छपकंcha·pa·kaṃ एतदवोच—e·ta·da·vo·ca

    Atha kho, bhikkhave, sā chapakī taṁ chapakaṁ etadavoca—

    She said to him,

21. 21

    ‘गब्भिनीम्हि,gab·bhi·nīm·hi अय्यपुत्त।ay·ya·put·ta

    ‘gabbhinīmhi, ayyaputta.

    ‘I’m pregnant.

22. 22

    इच्छामिic·chā·mi अम्बंam·baṃ खादितुन्’ति।khā·di·tun

    Icchāmi ambaṁ khāditun’ti.

    I crave mangoes.’

23. 23

    ‘नत्थिnat·thi अम्बं,am·baṃ अकालोa·kā·lo अम्बस्सा’ति।am·bas·sā

    ‘Natthi ambaṁ, akālo ambassā’ti.

    ‘But there are no mangoes. It’s the wrong season.’

24. 24

    ‘सचेsa·ce नna लभिस्सामिla·bhis·sā·mi मरिस्सामी’ति।ma·ris·sā·mī

    ‘Sace na labhissāmi marissāmī’ti.

    ‘If I don’t get any, I’ll die.’

25. 25

    तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na रञ्ञोrañ·ño अम्बोam·bo धुवफलोdhu·va·pha·lo होति।ho·ti

    Tena kho pana samayena rañño ambo dhuvaphalo hoti.

    At that time the king had a mango tree that was always bearing fruit.

26. 26

    अथa·tha खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सोso छपकोcha·pa·ko येनye·na सोso अम्बोam·bo तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā तंtaṃ अम्बंam·baṃ अभिरुहित्वाa·bhi·ru·hit·vā निलीनोni·lī·no अच्छि।ac·chi

    Atha kho, bhikkhave, so chapako yena so ambo tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā taṁ ambaṁ abhiruhitvā nilīno acchi.

    Then that low-caste man went to that mango tree, climbed it, and hid himself.

27. 27

    अथa·tha खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve राजाrā·jā पुरोहितेनpu·ro·hi·te·na ब्राह्मणेनbrāh·ma·ṇe·na सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ येनye·na सोso अम्बोam·bo तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā उच्चेuc·ce आसनेā·sa·ne निसीदित्वाni·sī·dit·vā मन्तंman·taṃ परियापुणाति।pa·ri·yā·pu·ṇā·ti

    Atha kho, bhikkhave, rājā purohitena brāhmaṇena saddhiṁ yena so ambo tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā ucce āsane nisīditvā mantaṁ pariyāpuṇāti.

    Just then the king and his brahmin counselor went to that same mango tree. There the king sat on a high seat while learning the Vedas.

28. 28

    अथa·tha खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तस्सtas·sa छपकस्सcha·pa·kas·sa एतदहोसि—e·ta·da·ho·si

    Atha kho, bhikkhave, tassa chapakassa etadahosi—

    The low-caste man thought,

29. 29

    ‘यावyā·va अधम्मिकोa·dham·mi·ko अयंa·yaṃ राजा,rā·jā यत्रyat·ra हिhi नामnā·ma उच्चेuc·ce आसनेā·sa·ne निसीदित्वाni·sī·dit·vā मन्तंman·taṃ परियापुणिस्सति।pa·ri·yā·pu·ṇis·sa·ti

    ‘yāva adhammiko ayaṁ rājā, yatra hi nāma ucce āsane nisīditvā mantaṁ pariyāpuṇissati.

    ‘How wrong-headed this king is, sitting on a high seat while learning the Vedas.

30. 30

    अयञ्चa·yañ·ca ब्राह्मणोbrāh·ma·ṇo अधम्मिको,a·dham·mi·ko यत्रyat·ra हिhi नामnā·ma नीचेnī·ce आसनेā·sa·ne निसीदित्वाni·sī·dit·vā उच्चेuc·ce आसनेā·sa·ne निसिन्नस्सni·sin·nas·sa मन्तंman·taṃ वाचेस्सति।vā·ces·sa·ti

    Ayañca brāhmaṇo adhammiko, yatra hi nāma nīce āsane nisīditvā ucce āsane nisinnassa mantaṁ vācessati.

    And the brahmin is wrong-headed too, sitting on a low seat while teaching the Vedas to one sitting on a high seat.

31. 31

    अहञ्चम्हिa·hañ·cam·hi अधम्मिको,a·dham·mi·ko योहंyo·haṃ इत्थियाit·thi·yā कारणाkā·ra·ṇā रञ्ञोrañ·ño अम्बंam·baṃ अवहरामि।a·va·ha·rā·mi

    Ahañcamhi adhammiko, yohaṁ itthiyā kāraṇā rañño ambaṁ avaharāmi.

    And I’m wrong-headed too, stealing mangoes from the king because of a woman.

32. 32

    सब्बमिदंsab·ba·mi·daṃ चरिमंca·ri·maṃ कतन्’तिka·tan

    Sabbamidaṁ carimaṁ katan’ti

    This is all so low!’

33. 33

    तत्थेवtat·the·va परिपति।pa·ri·pa·ti

    tattheva paripati.

    And he fell out of the tree right there.

34. 34

    The low-caste man says:

35. 35

    ‘उभोu·bho अत्थंat·thaṃ नna जानन्ति,jā·nan·ti

    ‘Ubho atthaṁ na jānanti,

    ‘Neither understands what is good,

36. 36

    उभोu·bho धम्मंdham·maṃ नna पस्सरे;pas·sa·re

    ubho dhammaṁ na passare;

    Neither sees the Truth:

37. 37

    योyo चायंcā·yaṃ मन्तंman·taṃ वाचेति,vā·ce·ti

    Yo cāyaṁ mantaṁ vāceti,

    Not he who teaches the Vedas,

38. 38

    योyo चाधम्मेनधीयति’।cā·dham·me·na·dhī·ya·ti

    yo cādhammenadhīyati’.

    Nor he who learns improperly.’

39. 39

    The brahmin replies:

40. 40

    ‘सालीनंsā·lī·naṃ ओदनोo·da·no भुत्तो,bhut·to

    ‘Sālīnaṁ odano bhutto,

    ‘I’ve eaten the finest rice,

41. 41

    सुचिमंसूपसेचनो;su·ci·maṃ·sū·pa·se·ca·no

    sucimaṁsūpasecano;

    With a curry of pure meat:

42. 42

    तस्माtas·mā धम्मेdham·me नna वत्तामि,vat·tā·mi

    Tasmā dhamme na vattāmi,

    Therefore I’m not practicing the Teaching,

43. 43

    धम्मोdham·mo अरियेभिa·ri·ye·bhi वण्णितो’।vaṇ·ṇi·to

    dhammo ariyebhi vaṇṇito’.

    The Teaching praised by the Noble Ones.’

44. 44

    The low-caste man replies in turn:

45. 45

    ‘धिरत्थुdhi·rat·thu तंtaṃ धनलाभं,dha·na·lā·bhaṃ

    ‘Dhiratthu taṁ dhanalābhaṁ,

    ‘A curse it is the obtaining of wealth,

46. 46

    यसलाभञ्चya·sa·lā·bhañ·ca ब्राह्मण;brāh·ma·ṇa

    yasalābhañca brāhmaṇa;

    And so is becoming popular, brahmin;

47. 47

    याyā वुत्तिvut·ti विनिपातेन,vi·ni·pā·te·na

    Yā vutti vinipātena,

    These things come with a low rebirth,

48. 48

    अधम्मचरणेनa·dham·ma·ca·ra·ṇe·na वा।vā

    adhammacaraṇena vā.

    Or with wrong-headed behavior.

49. 49

    परिब्बजpa·rib·ba·ja महाब्रह्मे,ma·hāb·rah·me

    Paribbaja mahābrahme,

    ‘Go forth, great brahmin,

50. 50

    पचन्तञ्ञेपिpa·can·tañ·ñe·pi पाणिनो;pā·ṇi·no

    pacantaññepi pāṇino;

    Other beings will do the cooking;

51. 51

    माmā त्वंtvaṃ अधम्मोa·dham·mo आचरितो,ā·ca·ri·to

    Mā tvaṁ adhammo ācarito,

    Don’t go against the Teaching,

52. 52

    अस्माas·mā कुम्भमिवाभिदा’ति।kum·bha·mi·vā·bhi·dā

    asmā kumbhamivābhidā’ti.

    Because you’ll break like a jar.’

53. 53

    तदापिta·dā·pi मे,me भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अमनापाa·ma·nā·pā नीचेnī·ce आसनेā·sa·ne निसीदित्वाni·sī·dit·vā उच्चेuc·ce आसनेā·sa·ne निसिन्नस्सni·sin·nas·sa मन्तंman·taṃ वाचेतुं,vā·ce·tuṃ किमङ्गंki·maṅ·gaṃ पनpa·na एतरहिe·ta·ra·hi नna अमनापाa·ma·nā·pā भविस्सतिbha·vis·sa·ti नीचेnī·ce आसनेā·sa·ne निसीदित्वाni·sī·dit·vā उच्चेuc·ce आसनेā·sa·ne निसिन्नस्सni·sin·nas·sa धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेतुं।de·se·tuṃ

    Tadāpi me, bhikkhave, amanāpā nīce āsane nisīditvā ucce āsane nisinnassa mantaṁ vācetuṁ, kimaṅgaṁ pana etarahi na amanāpā bhavissati nīce āsane nisīditvā ucce āsane nisinnassa dhammaṁ desetuṁ.

    Even at that time, monks, I was displeased by someone teaching the Vedas while sitting on a low seat to someone sitting on a high seat. How, then, could it not be displeasing now?

54. 54

    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 …” …

55. 55

    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:

56. 56

    Final ruling

57. 57

    “नna नीचेnī·ce आसनेā·sa·ne निसीदित्वाni·sī·dit·vā उच्चेuc·ce आसनेā·sa·ne निसिन्नस्सni·sin·nas·sa अगिलानस्सa·gi·lā·nas·sa धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेस्सामीतिde·ses·sā·mī·ti सिक्खाsik·khā करणीया”ति।ka·ra·ṇī·yā

    “Na nīce āsane nisīditvā ucce āsane nisinnassa agilānassa dhammaṁ desessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.

    ‘“I will not give a teaching while sitting on a low seat to anyone sitting on a high seat who is not sick,” this is how you should train.’”

58. 58

    नna नीचेnī·ce आसनेā·sa·ne निसीदित्वाni·sī·dit·vā उच्चेuc·ce आसनेā·sa·ne निसिन्नस्सni·sin·nas·sa अगिलानस्सa·gi·lā·nas·sa धम्मोdham·mo देसेतब्बो।de·se·tab·bo

    Na nīce āsane nisīditvā ucce āsane nisinnassa agilānassa dhammo desetabbo.

    One should not give a teaching while sitting on a low seat to anyone sitting on a high seat who is not sick.

59. 59

    योyo अनादरियंa·nā·da·ri·yaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca नीचेnī·ce आसनेā·sa·ne निसीदित्वाni·sī·dit·vā उच्चेuc·ce आसनेā·sa·ne निसिन्नस्सni·sin·nas·sa अगिलानस्सa·gi·lā·nas·sa धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेति,de·se·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

    Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca nīce āsane nisīditvā ucce āsane nisinnassa agilānassa dhammaṁ deseti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

    If a monk, out of disrespect, gives a teaching while sitting on a low seat to someone sitting on a high seat who is not sick, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

60. 60

    Non-offenses

61. 61

    अनापत्ति—a·nā·pat·ti

    Anāpatti—

    There is no offense:

62. 62

    असञ्चिच्चa·sañ·cic·ca …पे…pe

    asañcicca …pe…

    if it is unintentional;

63. 63

    if he is not mindful;

64. 64

    if he does not know;

65. 65

    if he is sick;

66. 66

    if there is an emergency;

67. 67

    if he is insane;

68. 68

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

    ādikammikassāti.

    if he is the first offender.

69. 69

    नवमसिक्खापदंna·va·ma·sik·khā·pa·daṃ निट्ठितं।niṭ·ṭhi·taṃ

    Navamasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.

    The ninth 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.