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30. Rahonisajjasikkhāpada

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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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ओवादवग्गo·vā·da·vag·ga

Ovādavagga

The subchapter on the instruction
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30। रहोनिसज्जसिक्खापदra·ho·ni·saj·ja·sik·khā·pa·da

30. Rahonisajjasikkhāpada

Sitting alone with a nun
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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 आयस्मतोā·yas·ma·to उदायिस्सu·dā·yis·sa पुराणदुतियिकाpu·rā·ṇa·du·ti·yi·kā भिक्खुनीसुbhik·khu·nī·su पब्बजिताpab·ba·ji·tā होति।ho·ti

Tena kho pana samayena āyasmato udāyissa purāṇadutiyikā bhikkhunīsu pabbajitā hoti.

Venerable Udāyī’s ex-wife became a nun.
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साsā आयस्मतोā·yas·ma·to उदायिस्सu·dā·yis·sa सन्तिकेsan·ti·ke अभिक्खणंa·bhik·kha·ṇaṃ आगच्छति,ā·gac·cha·ti आयस्मापिā·yas·mā·pi उदायीu·dā·yī तस्साtas·sā भिक्खुनियाbhik·khu·ni·yā सन्तिकेsan·ti·ke अभिक्खणंa·bhik·kha·ṇaṃ गच्छति।gac·cha·ti

Sā āyasmato udāyissa santike abhikkhaṇaṁ āgacchati, āyasmāpi udāyī tassā bhikkhuniyā santike abhikkhaṇaṁ gacchati.

She often went to see Udāyī, and he often went to see her.
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तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na आयस्माā·yas·mā उदायीu·dā·yī तस्साtas·sā भिक्खुनियाbhik·khu·ni·yā सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ एकोe·ko एकायe·kā·ya रहोra·ho निसज्जंni·saj·jaṃ कप्पेसि।kap·pe·si

Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā udāyī tassā bhikkhuniyā saddhiṁ eko ekāya raho nisajjaṁ kappesi.

And Udāyī would sit down in private alone with that nun.
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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 him,
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“कथञ्हिka·thañ·hi नामnā·ma आयस्माā·yas·mā उदायीu·dā·yī भिक्खुनियाbhik·khu·ni·yā सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ एकोe·ko एकायe·kā·ya रहोra·ho निसज्जंni·saj·jaṃ कप्पेस्सती”तिkap·pes·sa·tī …पे…pe

“kathañhi nāma āyasmā udāyī bhikkhuniyā saddhiṁ eko ekāya raho nisajjaṁ kappessatī”ti …pe…

“How can Venerable Udāyī sit down in private alone with a nun?” …
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“सच्चंsac·caṃ किरki·ra त्वं,tvaṃ उदायि,u·dā·yi भिक्खुनियाbhik·khu·ni·yā सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ एकोe·ko एकायe·kā·ya रहोra·ho निसज्जंni·saj·jaṃ कप्पेसी”ति?kap·pe·sī

“saccaṁ kira tvaṁ, udāyi, bhikkhuniyā saddhiṁ eko ekāya raho nisajjaṁ kappesī”ti?

“Is it true, Udāyī, that you do this?”
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“सच्चं,sac·caṃ भगवा”ति।bha·ga·vā

“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.

“It’s true, sir.”
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विगरहिvi·ga·ra·hi बुद्धोbud·dho भगवाbha·ga·vā …पे…pe

Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…

The Buddha rebuked him …
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कथञ्हिka·thañ·hi नामnā·ma त्वं,tvaṃ मोघपुरिस,mo·gha·pu·ri·sa भिक्खुनियाbhik·khu·ni·yā सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ एकोe·ko एकायe·kā·ya रहोra·ho निसज्जंni·saj·jaṃ कप्पेस्ससि।kap·pes·sa·si

kathañhi nāma tvaṁ, moghapurisa, bhikkhuniyā saddhiṁ eko ekāya raho nisajjaṁ kappessasi.

“Foolish man, how can you do this?
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नेतं,ne·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 …” …
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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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“योyo पनpa·na भिक्खुbhik·khu भिक्खुनियाbhik·khu·ni·yā सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ एकोe·ko एकायe·kā·ya रहोra·ho निसज्जंni·saj·jaṃ कप्पेय्य,kap·pey·ya पाचित्तियन्”ति।pā·cit·ti·yan

“Yo pana bhikkhu bhikkhuniyā saddhiṁ eko ekāya raho nisajjaṁ kappeyya, pācittiyan”ti.

‘If a monk sits down in private alone with a nun, he commits an offense entailing confession.’”
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Definitions
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योyo पनातिpa·nā·ti

Yo panāti

A:
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योyo यादिसोyā·di·so …पे…pe

yo yādiso …pe…

whoever …
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भिक्खूतिbhik·khū·ti

bhikkhūti

Monk:
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…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.
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भिक्खुनीbhik·khu·nī नामnā·ma

Bhikkhunī nāma

A nun:
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उभतोसङ्घेu·bha·to·saṅ·ghe उपसम्पन्ना।u·pa·sam·pan·nā

ubhatosaṅghe upasampannā.

she has been given the full ordination by both Sanghas.
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सद्धिन्तिsad·dhin·ti

Saddhinti

With:
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एकतो।e·ka·to

ekato.

together.
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एकोe·ko एकायातिe·kā·yā·ti

Eko ekāyāti

Alone:
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भिक्खुbhik·khu चेवce·va होतिho·ti भिक्खुनीbhik·khu·nī च।ca

bhikkhu ceva hoti bhikkhunī ca.

just the monk and the nun.
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रहोra·ho नामnā·ma

Raho nāma

In private:
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चक्खुस्सcak·khus·sa रहोra·ho सोतस्सso·tas·sa रहो।ra·ho

cakkhussa raho sotassa raho.

private to the eye and private to the ear.
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चक्खुस्सcak·khus·sa रहोra·ho नामnā·ma

Cakkhussa raho nāma

Private to the eye:
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नna सक्काsak·kā होतिho·ti अक्खिंak·khiṃ वाvā निखणीयमानेni·kha·ṇī·ya·mā·ne भमुकंbha·mu·kaṃ वाvā उक्खिपीयमानेuk·khi·pī·ya·mā·ne सीसंsī·saṃ वाvā उक्खिपीयमानेuk·khi·pī·ya·mā·ne पस्सितुं।pas·si·tuṃ

na sakkā hoti akkhiṁ vā nikhaṇīyamāne bhamukaṁ vā ukkhipīyamāne sīsaṁ vā ukkhipīyamāne passituṁ.

one is unable to see them winking, raising an eyebrow, or nodding.
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सोतस्सso·tas·sa रहोra·ho नामnā·ma

Sotassa raho nāma

Private to the ear:
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नna सक्काsak·kā होतिho·ti पकतिकथाpa·ka·ti·ka·thā सोतुं।so·tuṃ

na sakkā hoti pakatikathā sotuṁ.

one is unable to hear ordinary speech.
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निसज्जंni·saj·jaṃ कप्पेय्यातिkap·pey·yā·ti

Nisajjaṁ kappeyyāti

Sits:
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भिक्खुनियाbhik·khu·ni·yā निसिन्नायni·sin·nā·ya भिक्खुbhik·khu उपनिसिन्नोu·pa·ni·sin·no वाvā होतिho·ti उपनिपन्नोu·pa·ni·pan·no वा,vā आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

bhikkhuniyā nisinnāya bhikkhu upanisinno vā hoti upanipanno vā, āpatti pācittiyassa.

if the monk sits down or lies down next to the seated nun, he commits an offense entailing confession.
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भिक्खुbhik·khu निसिन्नेni·sin·ne भिक्खुनीbhik·khu·nī उपनिसिन्नाu·pa·ni·sin·nā वाvā होतिho·ti उपनिपन्नाu·pa·ni·pan·nā वा,vā आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

Bhikkhu nisinne bhikkhunī upanisinnā vā hoti upanipannā vā, āpatti pācittiyassa.

If the nun sits down or lies down next to the seated monk, he commits an offense entailing confession.
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उभोu·bho वाvā निसिन्नाni·sin·nā होन्तिhon·ti उभोu·bho वाvā निपन्ना,ni·pan·nā आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

Ubho vā nisinnā honti ubho vā nipannā, āpatti pācittiyassa.

If both are seated or both are lying down, he commits an offense entailing confession.
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Permutations
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रहोra·ho रहोसञ्ञीra·ho·sañ·ñī एकोe·ko एकायe·kā·ya निसज्जंni·saj·jaṃ कप्पेति,kap·pe·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

Raho rahosaññī eko ekāya nisajjaṁ kappeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.

If it is private, and he perceives it as such, and he sits down alone with a nun, he commits an offense entailing confession.
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रहोra·ho वेमतिकोve·ma·ti·ko एकोe·ko एकायe·kā·ya निसज्जंni·saj·jaṃ कप्पेति,kap·pe·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

Raho vematiko eko ekāya nisajjaṁ kappeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.

If it is private, but he is unsure of it, and he sits down alone with a nun, he commits an offense entailing confession.
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रहोra·ho अरहोसञ्ञीa·ra·ho·sañ·ñī एकोe·ko एकायe·kā·ya निसज्जंni·saj·jaṃ कप्पेति,kap·pe·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

Raho arahosaññī eko ekāya nisajjaṁ kappeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.

If it is private, but he does not perceive it as such, and he sits down alone with a nun, he commits an offense entailing confession.
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अरहोa·ra·ho रहोसञ्ञी,ra·ho·sañ·ñī आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

Araho rahosaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

If it is not private, but he perceives it as such, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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अरहोa·ra·ho वेमतिको,ve·ma·ti·ko आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

Araho vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

If it is not private, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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अरहोa·ra·ho अरहोसञ्ञी,a·ra·ho·sañ·ñī अनापत्ति।a·nā·pat·ti

Araho arahosaññī, anāpatti.

If it is not private, and he does not perceive it as such, there is no offense.
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Non-offenses
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अनापत्ति—a·nā·pat·ti

Anāpatti—

There is no offense:
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योyo कोचिko·ci विञ्ञूviñ·ñū दुतियोdu·ti·yo होति,ho·ti

yo koci viññū dutiyo hoti,

if he has a companion who understands;
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तिट्ठतिtiṭ·ṭha·ti नna निसीदति,ni·sī·da·ti

tiṭṭhati na nisīdati,

if he stands and does not sit down;
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अरहोपेक्खो,a·ra·ho·pek·kho

arahopekkho,

if he is not seeking privacy;
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अञ्ञविहितोañ·ña·vi·hi·to निसीदति,ni·sī·da·ti

aññavihito nisīdati,

if he sits down preoccupied with something else;
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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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रहोनिसज्जसिक्खापदंra·ho·ni·saj·ja·sik·khā·pa·daṃ निट्ठितंniṭ·ṭhi·taṃ दसमं।da·sa·maṃ

Rahonisajjasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ dasamaṁ.

The training rule on sitting alone with a nun, the tenth, is finished.
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ओवादवग्गोo·vā·da·vag·go ततियो।ta·ti·yo

Ovādavaggo tatiyo.

The third subchapter on the instruction is finished.
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तस्सुद्दानंtas·sud·dā·naṃ

Tassuddānaṁ

This is the summary:
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असम्मतअत्थङ्गतू,a·sam·ma·ta·at·thaṅ·ga·tū

Asammataatthaṅgatū,

“Not appointed, set,
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पस्सयामिसदानेन;pas·sa·yā·mi·sa·dā·ne·na

Passayāmisadānena;

Dwelling place, worldly gain, and with giving;
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सिब्बतिsib·ba·ti अद्धानंad·dhā·naṃ नावंnā·vaṃ भुञ्जेय्य,bhuñ·jey·ya

Sibbati addhānaṁ nāvaṁ bhuñjeyya,

He sews, a road, a boat, should eat,
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एकोe·ko एकायe·kā·ya तेte दसाति।da·sā·ti

Eko ekāya te dasāti.

Alone: those are the ten.”

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.