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Monks’ Rules Analysis 40 भिक्खुविभङ्ग 40

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7. Dhammadesanāsikkhāpada

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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

   मुसावादवग्गmu·sā·vā·da·vag·ga

   Musāvādavagga

   The subchapter on lying

5. 5

   7। धम्मदेसनासिक्खापदdham·ma·de·sa·nā·sik·khā·pa·da

   7. Dhammadesanāsikkhāpada

   Teaching a woman alone

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 the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery.

9. 9

   तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na आयस्माā·yas·mā उदायीu·dā·yī सावत्थियंsā·vat·thi·yaṃ कुलूपकोku·lū·pa·ko होति,ho·ti बहुकानिba·hu·kā·ni कुलानिku·lā·ni उपसङ्कमति।u·pa·saṅ·ka·ma·ti

   Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā udāyī sāvatthiyaṁ kulūpako hoti, bahukāni kulāni upasaṅkamati.

   At that time Venerable Udāyī was associating with and visiting a number of families in Sāvatthī.

10. 10

    अथa·tha खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā उदायीu·dā·yī पुब्बण्हसमयंpub·baṇ·ha·sa·ma·yaṃ निवासेत्वाni·vā·set·vā पत्तचीवरमादायpat·ta·cī·va·ra·mā·dā·ya येनye·na अञ्ञतरंañ·ña·ta·raṃ कुलंku·laṃ तेनुपसङ्कमि।te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi

    Atha kho āyasmā udāyī pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya yena aññataraṁ kulaṁ tenupasaṅkami.

    After robing up one morning, he took his bowl and robe and went to a certain family.

11. 11

    तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na घरणीgha·ra·ṇī निवेसनद्वारेni·ve·sa·nad·vā·re निसिन्नाni·sin·nā होति,ho·ti घरसुण्हाgha·ra·suṇ·hā आवसथद्वारेā·va·sa·thad·vā·re निसिन्नाni·sin·nā होति।ho·ti

    Tena kho pana samayena gharaṇī nivesanadvāre nisinnā hoti, gharasuṇhā āvasathadvāre nisinnā hoti.

    Just then the housewife was sitting at the door to the house, while the daughter-in-law was sitting at the door to the guesthouse.

12. 12

    अथa·tha खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā उदायीu·dā·yī येनye·na घरणीgha·ra·ṇī तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā घरणियाgha·ra·ṇi·yā उपकण्णकेu·pa·kaṇ·ṇa·ke धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेसि।de·se·si

    Atha kho āyasmā udāyī yena gharaṇī tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā gharaṇiyā upakaṇṇake dhammaṁ desesi.

    Udāyī went up to the housewife and gave her a teaching, whispering in her ear.

13. 13

    अथa·tha खोkho घरसुण्हायgha·ra·suṇ·hā·ya एतदहोसि—e·ta·da·ho·si

    Atha kho gharasuṇhāya etadahosi—

    And the daughter-in-law thought,

14. 14

    “किंkiṃ नुnu खोkho सोso समणोsa·ma·ṇo सस्सुयाsas·su·yā जारोjā·ro उदाहुu·dā·hu ओभासती”ति?o·bhā·sa·tī

    “kiṁ nu kho so samaṇo sassuyā jāro udāhu obhāsatī”ti?

    “Is this monastic my mother-in-law’s lover, or is he speaking indecently?”

15. 15

    अथa·tha खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā उदायीu·dā·yī घरणियाgha·ra·ṇi·yā उपकण्णकेu·pa·kaṇ·ṇa·ke धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेत्वाde·set·vā येनye·na घरसुण्हाgha·ra·suṇ·hā तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā घरसुण्हायgha·ra·suṇ·hā·ya उपकण्णकेu·pa·kaṇ·ṇa·ke धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेसि।de·se·si

    Atha kho āyasmā udāyī gharaṇiyā upakaṇṇake dhammaṁ desetvā yena gharasuṇhā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā gharasuṇhāya upakaṇṇake dhammaṁ desesi.

    After teaching the housewife in this way, Udāyī went up to the daughter-in-law and gave her a teaching in the same way.

16. 16

    अथa·tha खोkho घरणियाgha·ra·ṇi·yā एतदहोसि—e·ta·da·ho·si

    Atha kho gharaṇiyā etadahosi—

    Then the housewife thought,

17. 17

    “किंkiṃ नुnu खोkho सोso समणोsa·ma·ṇo घरसुण्हायgha·ra·suṇ·hā·ya जारोjā·ro उदाहुu·dā·hu ओभासती”ति?o·bhā·sa·tī

    “kiṁ nu kho so samaṇo gharasuṇhāya jāro udāhu obhāsatī”ti?

    “Is this monastic my daughter-in-law’s lover, or is he speaking indecently?”

18. 18

    अथa·tha खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā उदायीu·dā·yī घरसुण्हायgha·ra·suṇ·hā·ya उपकण्णकेu·pa·kaṇ·ṇa·ke धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेत्वाde·set·vā पक्कामि।pak·kā·mi

    Atha kho āyasmā udāyī gharasuṇhāya upakaṇṇake dhammaṁ desetvā pakkāmi.

    When Udāyī had left,

19. 19

    अथa·tha खोkho घरणीgha·ra·ṇī घरसुण्हंgha·ra·suṇ·haṃ एतदवोच—e·ta·da·vo·ca

    Atha kho gharaṇī gharasuṇhaṁ etadavoca—

    the housewife said to her daughter-in-law,

20. 20

    “हेhe जे,je किंkiṃ तेte एसोe·so समणोsa·ma·ṇo अवोचा”ति?a·vo·cā

    “he je, kiṁ te eso samaṇo avocā”ti?

    “Hey, what did that monastic say to you?”

21. 21

    “धम्मंdham·maṃ मे,me अय्ये,ay·ye देसेसि”।de·se·si

    “Dhammaṁ me, ayye, desesi”.

    “He gave me a teaching, ma’am.

22. 22

    “अय्यायay·yā·ya पनpa·na किंkiṃ अवोचा”ति?a·vo·cā

    “Ayyāya pana kiṁ avocā”ti?

    But what did he say to you?”

23. 23

    “मय्हम्पिmay·ham·pi धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेसी”ति।de·se·sī

    “Mayhampi dhammaṁ desesī”ti.

    “He gave me a teaching, too.”

24. 24

    ताtā उज्झायन्तिuj·jhā·yan·ti खिय्यन्तिkhiy·yan·ti विपाचेन्ति—vi·pā·cen·ti

    Tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—

    And they complained and criticized him,

25. 25

    “कथञ्हिka·thañ·hi नामnā·ma अय्योay·yo उदायीu·dā·yī उपकण्णकेu·pa·kaṇ·ṇa·ke धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेस्सति।de·ses·sa·ti

    “kathañhi nāma ayyo udāyī upakaṇṇake dhammaṁ desessati.

    “How can Venerable Udāyī give teachings by whispering in the ear?

26. 26

    ननुna·nu नामnā·ma विस्सट्ठेनvis·saṭ·ṭhe·na विवटेनvi·va·ṭe·na धम्मोdham·mo देसेतब्बो”ति?de·se·tab·bo

    Nanu nāma vissaṭṭhena vivaṭena dhammo desetabbo”ti?

    Should not teachings be given audibly and openly?”

27. 27

    अस्सोसुंas·so·suṃ खोkho भिक्खूbhik·khū तासंtā·saṃ इत्थीनंit·thī·naṃ उज्झायन्तीनंuj·jhā·yan·tī·naṃ खिय्यन्तीनंkhiy·yan·tī·naṃ विपाचेन्तीनं।vi·pā·cen·tī·naṃ

    Assosuṁ kho bhikkhū tāsaṁ itthīnaṁ ujjhāyantīnaṁ khiyyantīnaṁ vipācentīnaṁ.

    The monks heard the complaints of those women,

28. 28

    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 Udāyī,

29. 29

    “कथञ्हिka·thañ·hi नामnā·ma आयस्माā·yas·mā उदायीu·dā·yī मातुगामस्सmā·tu·gā·mas·sa धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेस्सती”ति।de·ses·sa·tī

    “kathañhi nāma āyasmā udāyī mātugāmassa dhammaṁ desessatī”ti.

    “How can Venerable Udāyī give teachings to women?”

30. 30

    अथa·tha खोkho तेte भिक्खूbhik·khū आयस्मन्तंā·yas·man·taṃ उदायिंu·dā·yiṃ अनेकपरियायेनa·ne·ka·pa·ri·yā·ye·na विगरहित्वाvi·ga·ra·hit·vā भगवतोbha·ga·va·to एतमत्थंe·ta·mat·thaṃ आरोचेसुंā·ro·ce·suṃ …पे…pe

    Atha kho te bhikkhū āyasmantaṁ udāyiṁ anekapariyāyena vigarahitvā bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ …pe…

    After rebuking him in many ways, they told the Buddha. Soon afterwards he had the Sangha gathered and questioned Udāyī:

31. 31

    “सच्चंsac·caṃ किरki·ra त्वं,tvaṃ उदायि,u·dā·yi मातुगामस्सmā·tu·gā·mas·sa धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेसी”ति?de·se·sī

    “saccaṁ kira tvaṁ, udāyi, mātugāmassa dhammaṁ desesī”ti?

    “Is it true, Udāyī, that you did this?”

32. 32

    “सच्चं,sac·caṃ भगवा”ति।bha·ga·vā

    “Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.

    “It’s true, sir.”

33. 33

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

    Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…

    The Buddha rebuked him …

34. 34

    कथञ्हिka·thañ·hi नामnā·ma त्वं,tvaṃ मोघपुरिस,mo·gha·pu·ri·sa मातुगामस्सmā·tu·gā·mas·sa धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेस्ससि।de·ses·sa·si

    kathañhi nāma tvaṁ, moghapurisa, mātugāmassa dhammaṁ desessasi.

    “Foolish man, how can you do this?

35. 35

    नेतंne·taṃ मोघपुरिस,mo·gha·pu·ri·sa अप्पसन्नानंap·pa·san·nā·naṃ वाvā पसादायpa·sā·dā·ya …पे…pe

    Netaṁ moghapurisa, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…

    This will affect people’s confidence …” …

36. 36

    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:

37. 37

    First preliminary ruling

38. 38

    “योyo पनpa·na भिक्खुbhik·khu मातुगामस्सmā·tu·gā·mas·sa धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेय्यde·sey·ya पाचित्तियन्”ति।pā·cit·ti·yan

    “Yo pana bhikkhu mātugāmassa dhammaṁ deseyya pācittiyan”ti.

    ‘If a monk gives a teaching to a woman, he commits an offense entailing confession.’”

39. 39

    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.

40. 40

    Second substory

41. 41

    तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na उपासिकाu·pā·si·kā भिक्खूbhik·khū पस्सित्वाpas·sit·vā एतदवोचुं—e·ta·da·vo·cuṃ

    Tena kho pana samayena upāsikā bhikkhū passitvā etadavocuṁ—

    Soon afterwards some female lay followers saw some monks and said to them,

42. 42

    “इङ्घाय्या,iṅ·ghāy·yā धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेथा”ति।de·se·thā

    “iṅghāyyā, dhammaṁ desethā”ti.

    “Venerables, please give a teaching.”

43. 43

    “न,na भगिनी,bha·gi·nī कप्पतिkap·pa·ti मातुगामस्सmā·tu·gā·mas·sa धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेतुन्”ति।de·se·tun

    “Na, bhaginī, kappati mātugāmassa dhammaṁ desetun”ti.

    “It’s not allowable for us to teach women.”

44. 44

    “इङ्घाय्या,iṅ·ghāy·yā छप्पञ्चवाचाहिchap·pañ·ca·vā·cā·hi धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेथ,de·se·tha सक्काsak·kā एत्तकेनपिet·ta·ke·na·pi धम्मोdham·mo अञ्ञातुन्”ति।añ·ñā·tun

    “Iṅghāyyā, chappañcavācāhi dhammaṁ desetha, sakkā ettakenapi dhammo aññātun”ti.

    “Just teach five or six sentences. That might be enough for us to understand.”

45. 45

    “न,na भगिनी,bha·gi·nī कप्पतिkap·pa·ti मातुगामस्सmā·tu·gā·mas·sa धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेतुन्”ति।de·se·tun

    “Na, bhaginī, kappati mātugāmassa dhammaṁ desetun”ti.

    “It’s not allowable for us to teach women.”

46. 46

    कुक्कुच्चायन्ताkuk·kuc·cā·yan·tā नna देसेसुं।de·se·suṃ

    Kukkuccāyantā na desesuṁ.

    And being afraid of wrongdoing, they did not teach them.

47. 47

    उपासिकाu·pā·si·kā उज्झायन्तिuj·jhā·yan·ti खिय्यन्तिkhiy·yan·ti विपाचेन्ति—vi·pā·cen·ti

    Upāsikā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—

    Those female lay followers complained and criticized them,

48. 48

    “कथञ्हिka·thañ·hi नाम,nā·ma अय्या,ay·yā अम्हेहिam·he·hi याचीयमानाyā·cī·ya·mā·nā धम्मंdham·maṃ नna देसेस्सन्ती”ति।de·ses·san·tī

    “kathañhi nāma, ayyā, amhehi yācīyamānā dhammaṁ na desessantī”ti.

    “How can they not teach us when asked?”

49. 49

    अस्सोसुंas·so·suṃ खोkho भिक्खूbhik·khū तासंtā·saṃ उपासिकानंu·pā·si·kā·naṃ उज्झायन्तीनंuj·jhā·yan·tī·naṃ खिय्यन्तीनंkhiy·yan·tī·naṃ विपाचेन्तीनं।vi·pā·cen·tī·naṃ

    Assosuṁ kho bhikkhū tāsaṁ upāsikānaṁ ujjhāyantīnaṁ khiyyantīnaṁ vipācentīnaṁ.

    The monks heard the complaints of those female lay followers,

50. 50

    अथa·tha खोkho तेte भिक्खूbhik·khū भगवतोbha·ga·va·to एतमत्थंe·ta·mat·thaṃ आरोचेसुं।ā·ro·ce·suṃ

    Atha kho te bhikkhū bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ.

    and they told the Buddha.

51. 51

    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:

52. 52

    “अनुजानामि,a·nu·jā·nā·mi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve मातुगामस्सmā·tu·gā·mas·sa छप्पञ्चवाचाहिchap·pañ·ca·vā·cā·hi धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेतुं।de·se·tuṃ

    “anujānāmi, bhikkhave, mātugāmassa chappañcavācāhi dhammaṁ desetuṁ.

    “Monks, I allow you to teach five or six sentences to a woman.

53. 53

    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:

54. 54

    Second preliminary ruling

55. 55

    “योyo पनpa·na भिक्खूbhik·khū मातुगामस्सmā·tu·gā·mas·sa उत्तरिछप्पञ्चवाचाहिut·ta·ri·chap·pañ·ca·vā·cā·hi धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेय्य,de·sey·ya पाचित्तियन्”ति।pā·cit·ti·yan

    “Yo pana bhikkhū mātugāmassa uttarichappañcavācāhi dhammaṁ deseyya, pācittiyan”ti.

    ‘If a monk gives a teaching of more than five or six sentences to a woman, he commits an offense entailing confession.’”

56. 56

    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.

57. 57

    Third substory

58. 58

    तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na छब्बग्गियाchab·bag·gi·yā भिक्खू—“भगवताbhik·khū अनुञ्ञातंa·nuñ·ñā·taṃ मातुगामस्सmā·tu·gā·mas·sa छप्पञ्चवाचाहिchap·pañ·ca·vā·cā·hi धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेतुन्”तिde·se·tun तेte अविञ्ञुंa·viñ·ñuṃ पुरिसविग्गहंpu·ri·sa·vig·ga·haṃ उपनिसीदापेत्वाu·pa·ni·sī·dā·pet·vā मातुगामस्सmā·tu·gā·mas·sa उत्तरिछप्पञ्चवाचाहिut·ta·ri·chap·pañ·ca·vā·cā·hi धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेन्ति।de·sen·ti

    Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū—“bhagavatā anuññātaṁ mātugāmassa chappañcavācāhi dhammaṁ desetun”ti te aviññuṁ purisaviggahaṁ upanisīdāpetvā mātugāmassa uttarichappañcavācāhi dhammaṁ desenti.

    When the monks from the group of six heard that the Buddha had made this allowance, they taught women more than five or six sentences with a man who did not understand sitting nearby.

59. 59

    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,

60. 60

    “कथञ्हिka·thañ·hi नामnā·ma छब्बग्गियाchab·bag·gi·yā भिक्खूbhik·khū अविञ्ञुंa·viñ·ñuṃ पुरिसविग्गहंpu·ri·sa·vig·ga·haṃ उपनिसीदापेत्वाu·pa·ni·sī·dā·pet·vā मातुगामस्सmā·tu·gā·mas·sa उत्तरिछप्पञ्चवाचाहिut·ta·ri·chap·pañ·ca·vā·cā·hi धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेस्सन्ती”ति।de·ses·san·tī

    “kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhū aviññuṁ purisaviggahaṁ upanisīdāpetvā mātugāmassa uttarichappañcavācāhi dhammaṁ desessantī”ti.

    “How can the monks from the group of six teach women more than five or six sentences with a man who doesn’t understand sitting nearby?”

61. 61

    अथa·tha खोkho तेte भिक्खूbhik·khū छब्बग्गियेchab·bag·gi·ye भिक्खूbhik·khū अनेकपरियायेनa·ne·ka·pa·ri·yā·ye·na विगरहित्वाvi·ga·ra·hit·vā भगवतोbha·ga·va·to एतमत्थंe·ta·mat·thaṃ आरोचेसुंā·ro·ce·suṃ …पे…pe

    Atha kho te bhikkhū chabbaggiye bhikkhū anekapariyāyena vigarahitvā bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ …pe…

    After rebuking those monks in many ways, they told the Buddha. Soon afterwards he had the Sangha gathered and questioned the monks:

62. 62

    “सच्चंsac·caṃ किरki·ra तुम्हे,tum·he भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अविञ्ञुंa·viñ·ñuṃ पुरिसविग्गहंpu·ri·sa·vig·ga·haṃ उपनिसीदापेत्वाu·pa·ni·sī·dā·pet·vā मातुगामस्सmā·tu·gā·mas·sa उत्तरिछप्पञ्चवाचाहिut·ta·ri·chap·pañ·ca·vā·cā·hi धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेथा”ति?de·se·thā

    “saccaṁ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, aviññuṁ purisaviggahaṁ upanisīdāpetvā mātugāmassa uttarichappañcavācāhi dhammaṁ desethā”ti?

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

63. 63

    “सच्चं,sac·caṃ भगवा”ति।bha·ga·vā

    “Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.

    “It’s true, sir.”

64. 64

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

    Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…

    The Buddha rebuked them …

65. 65

    कथञ्हिka·thañ·hi नामnā·ma तुम्हे,tum·he मोघपुरिसा,mo·gha·pu·ri·sā अविञ्ञुंa·viñ·ñuṃ पुरिसविग्गहंpu·ri·sa·vig·ga·haṃ उपनिसीदापेत्वाu·pa·ni·sī·dā·pet·vā मातुगामस्सmā·tu·gā·mas·sa उत्तरिछप्पञ्चवाचाहिut·ta·ri·chap·pañ·ca·vā·cā·hi धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेस्सथ।de·ses·sa·tha

    kathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, aviññuṁ purisaviggahaṁ upanisīdāpetvā mātugāmassa uttarichappañcavācāhi dhammaṁ desessatha.

    “Foolish men, how can you do this?

66. 66

    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 …” …

67. 67

    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:

68. 68

    Final ruling

69. 69

    “योyo पनpa·na भिक्खुbhik·khu मातुगामस्सmā·tu·gā·mas·sa उत्तरिछप्पञ्चवाचाहिut·ta·ri·chap·pañ·ca·vā·cā·hi धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेय्य,de·sey·ya अञ्ञत्रañ·ñat·ra विञ्ञुनाviñ·ñu·nā पुरिसविग्गहेन,pu·ri·sa·vig·ga·he·na पाचित्तियन्”ति।pā·cit·ti·yan

    “Yo pana bhikkhu mātugāmassa uttarichappañcavācāhi dhammaṁ deseyya, aññatra viññunā purisaviggahena, pācittiyan”ti.

    ‘If a monk gives a teaching of more than five or six sentences to a woman, except in the presence of a man who understands, he commits an offense entailing confession.’”

70. 70

    Definitions

71. 71

    योyo पनातिpa·nā·ti

    Yo panāti

    A:

72. 72

    योyo यादिसोyā·di·so …पे…pe

    yo yādiso …pe…

    whoever …

73. 73

    भिक्खूतिbhik·khū·ti

    bhikkhūti

    Monk:

74. 74

    …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.

75. 75

    मातुगामोmā·tu·gā·mo नामnā·ma

    Mātugāmo nāma

    A woman:

76. 76

    मनुस्सित्थी;ma·nus·sit·thī नna यक्खीyak·khī नna पेतीpe·tī नna तिरच्छानगता;ti·rac·chā·na·ga·tā विञ्ञू,viñ·ñū पटिबलाpa·ṭi·ba·lā सुभासितदुब्भासितंsu·bhā·si·ta·dub·bhā·si·taṃ दुट्ठुल्लादुट्ठुल्लंduṭ·ṭhul·lā·duṭ·ṭhul·laṃ आजानितुं।ā·jā·ni·tuṃ

    manussitthī; na yakkhī na petī na tiracchānagatā; viññū, paṭibalā subhāsitadubbhāsitaṁ duṭṭhullāduṭṭhullaṁ ājānituṁ.

    a human female, not a female spirit, not a female ghost, not a female animal. She understands and is capable of discerning good and bad speech, what is decent and what is indecent.

77. 77

    उत्तरिछप्पञ्चवाचाहीतिut·ta·ri·chap·pañ·ca·vā·cā·hī·ti

    Uttarichappañcavācāhīti

    More than five or six sentences:

78. 78

    अतिरेकछप्पञ्चवाचाहि।a·ti·re·ka·chap·pañ·ca·vā·cā·hi

    atirekachappañcavācāhi.

    in excess of five or six sentences.

79. 79

    धम्मोdham·mo नामnā·ma

    Dhammo nāma

    A teaching:

80. 80

    बुद्धभासितो,bud·dha·bhā·si·to सावकभासितो,sā·va·ka·bhā·si·to इसिभासितो,i·si·bhā·si·to देवताभासितो,de·va·tā·bhā·si·to अत्थूपसञ्हितो,at·thū·pa·sañ·hi·to धम्मूपसञ्हितो।dham·mū·pa·sañ·hi·to

    buddhabhāsito, sāvakabhāsito, isibhāsito, devatābhāsito, atthūpasañhito, dhammūpasañhito.

    what has been spoken by the Buddha, what has been spoken by disciples, what has been spoken by sages, what has been spoken by gods, what is connected with what is beneficial, what is connected with the Teaching.

81. 81

    देसेय्यातिde·sey·yā·ti

    Deseyyāti

    Gives:

82. 82

    पदेनpa·de·na देसेति,de·se·ti पदेpa·de पदेpa·de आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

    padena deseti, pade pade āpatti pācittiyassa.

    if he teaches by the line, then for every line he commits an offense entailing confession.

83. 83

    अक्खरायak·kha·rā·ya देसेति,de·se·ti अक्खरक्खरायak·kha·rak·kha·rā·ya आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

    Akkharāya deseti, akkharakkharāya āpatti pācittiyassa.

    If he teaches by the syllable, then for every syllable he commits an offense entailing confession.

84. 84

    अञ्ञत्रañ·ñat·ra विञ्ञुनाviñ·ñu·nā पुरिसविग्गहेनातिpu·ri·sa·vig·ga·he·nā·ti

    Aññatra viññunā purisaviggahenāti

    Except in the presence of a man who understands:

85. 85

    ठपेत्वाṭha·pet·vā विञ्ञुंviñ·ñuṃ पुरिसविग्गहं।pu·ri·sa·vig·ga·haṃ

    ṭhapetvā viññuṁ purisaviggahaṁ.

    unless a man who understands is present.

86. 86

    विञ्ञूviñ·ñū नामnā·ma पुरिसविग्गहो,pu·ri·sa·vig·ga·ho

    Viññū nāma purisaviggaho,

    A man who understands:

87. 87

    पटिबलोpa·ṭi·ba·lo होतिho·ti सुभासितदुब्भासितंsu·bhā·si·ta·dub·bhā·si·taṃ दुट्ठुल्लादुट्ठुल्लंduṭ·ṭhul·lā·duṭ·ṭhul·laṃ आजानितुं।ā·jā·ni·tuṃ

    paṭibalo hoti subhāsitadubbhāsitaṁ duṭṭhullāduṭṭhullaṁ ājānituṁ.

    one who is capable of discerning good and bad speech, what is decent and what is indecent.

88. 88

    Permutations

89. 89

    मातुगामेmā·tu·gā·me मातुगामसञ्ञीmā·tu·gā·ma·sañ·ñī उत्तरिछप्पञ्चवाचाहिut·ta·ri·chap·pañ·ca·vā·cā·hi धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेति,de·se·ti अञ्ञत्रañ·ñat·ra विञ्ञुनाviñ·ñu·nā पुरिसविग्गहेन,pu·ri·sa·vig·ga·he·na आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

    Mātugāme mātugāmasaññī uttarichappañcavācāhi dhammaṁ deseti, aññatra viññunā purisaviggahena, āpatti pācittiyassa.

    If it is a woman, and he perceives her as such, and he teaches her more than five or six sentences, except in the presence of a man who understands, he commits an offense entailing confession.

90. 90

    मातुगामेmā·tu·gā·me वेमतिकोve·ma·ti·ko उत्तरिछप्पञ्चवाचाहिut·ta·ri·chap·pañ·ca·vā·cā·hi धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेति,de·se·ti अञ्ञत्रañ·ñat·ra विञ्ञुनाviñ·ñu·nā पुरिसविग्गहेन,pu·ri·sa·vig·ga·he·na आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

    Mātugāme vematiko uttarichappañcavācāhi dhammaṁ deseti, aññatra viññunā purisaviggahena, āpatti pācittiyassa.

    If it is a woman, but he is unsure of it, and he teaches her more than five or six sentences, except in the presence of a man who understands, he commits an offense entailing confession.

91. 91

    मातुगामेmā·tu·gā·me अमातुगामसञ्ञीa·mā·tu·gā·ma·sañ·ñī उत्तरिछप्पञ्चवाचाहिut·ta·ri·chap·pañ·ca·vā·cā·hi धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेति,de·se·ti अञ्ञत्रañ·ñat·ra विञ्ञुनाviñ·ñu·nā पुरिसविग्गहेन,pu·ri·sa·vig·ga·he·na आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

    Mātugāme amātugāmasaññī uttarichappañcavācāhi dhammaṁ deseti, aññatra viññunā purisaviggahena, āpatti pācittiyassa.

    If it is a woman, but he does not perceive her as such, and he teaches her more than five or six sentences, except in the presence of a man who understands, he commits an offense entailing confession.

92. 92

    यक्खियाyak·khi·yā वाvā पेतियाpe·ti·yā वाvā पण्डकस्सpaṇ·ḍa·kas·sa वाvā तिरच्छानगतमनुस्सविग्गहित्थियाti·rac·chā·na·ga·ta·ma·nus·sa·vig·ga·hit·thi·yā वाvā उत्तरिछप्पञ्चवाचाहिut·ta·ri·chap·pañ·ca·vā·cā·hi धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेति,de·se·ti अञ्ञत्रañ·ñat·ra विञ्ञुनाviñ·ñu·nā पुरिसविग्गहेन,pu·ri·sa·vig·ga·he·na आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

    Yakkhiyā vā petiyā vā paṇḍakassa vā tiracchānagatamanussaviggahitthiyā vā uttarichappañcavācāhi dhammaṁ deseti, aññatra viññunā purisaviggahena, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

    If he teaches more than five or six sentences to a female spirit, a female ghost, a <i lang='pi' translate='no'>paṇḍaka</i>, or a female animal in the form of a woman, except in the presence of a man who understands, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

93. 93

    अमातुगामेa·mā·tu·gā·me मातुगामसञ्ञी,mā·tu·gā·ma·sañ·ñī आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

    Amātugāme mātugāmasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

    If it is not a woman, but he perceives them as such, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

94. 94

    अमातुगामेa·mā·tu·gā·me वेमतिको,ve·ma·ti·ko आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

    Amātugāme vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

    If it is not a woman, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

95. 95

    अमातुगामेa·mā·tu·gā·me अमातुगामसञ्ञी,a·mā·tu·gā·ma·sañ·ñī अनापत्ति।a·nā·pat·ti

    Amātugāme amātugāmasaññī, anāpatti.

    If it is not a woman, and he does not perceive them as such, there is no offense.

96. 96

    Non-offenses

97. 97

    अनापत्ति—a·nā·pat·ti

    Anāpatti—

    There is no offense:

98. 98

    विञ्ञुनाviñ·ñu·nā पुरिसविग्गहेन,pu·ri·sa·vig·ga·he·na

    viññunā purisaviggahena,

    if a man who understands is present;

99. 99

    छप्पञ्चवाचाहिchap·pañ·ca·vā·cā·hi धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेति,de·se·ti

    chappañcavācāhi dhammaṁ deseti,

    if he teaches five or six sentences;

100. 100

     ऊनकछप्पञ्चवाचाहिū·na·ka·chap·pañ·ca·vā·cā·hi धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेति,de·se·ti

     ūnakachappañcavācāhi dhammaṁ deseti,

     if he teaches fewer than five or six sentences;

101. 101

     उट्ठहित्वाuṭ·ṭha·hit·vā पुनpu·na निसीदित्वाni·sī·dit·vā देसेति,de·se·ti

     uṭṭhahitvā puna nisīditvā deseti,

     if he gets up, sits down again, and then teaches;

102. 102

     मातुगामोmā·tu·gā·mo उट्ठहित्वाuṭ·ṭha·hit·vā पुनpu·na निसीदतिni·sī·da·ti तस्मिंtas·miṃ देसेति,de·se·ti

     mātugāmo uṭṭhahitvā puna nisīdati tasmiṁ deseti,

     if the woman gets up and sits down again, and he then teaches her;

103. 103

     अञ्ञस्सañ·ñas·sa मातुगामस्सmā·tu·gā·mas·sa देसेति,de·se·ti

     aññassa mātugāmassa deseti,

     if he teaches another woman;

104. 104

     पञ्हंpañ·haṃ पुच्छति,puc·cha·ti

     pañhaṁ pucchati,

     if he asks a question;

105. 105

     पञ्हंpañ·haṃ पुट्ठोpuṭ·ṭho कथेति,ka·the·ti

     pañhaṁ puṭṭho katheti,

     if he is asked a question and then speaks;

106. 106

     अञ्ञस्सत्थायañ·ñas·sat·thā·ya भणन्तंbha·ṇan·taṃ मातुगामोmā·tu·gā·mo सुणाति,su·ṇā·ti

     aññassatthāya bhaṇantaṁ mātugāmo suṇāti,

     if he is speaking for the benefit of someone else and a woman listens in;

107. 107

     उम्मत्तकस्स,um·mat·ta·kas·sa

     ummattakassa,

     if he is insane;

108. 108

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

     ādikammikassāti.

     if he is the first offender.

109. 109

     धम्मदेसनासिक्खापदंdham·ma·de·sa·nā·sik·khā·pa·daṃ निट्ठितंniṭ·ṭhi·taṃ सत्तमं।sat·ta·maṃ

     Dhammadesanāsikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ sattamaṁ.

     The training rule on teaching a woman alone, 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.