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55. Bhiṁsāpanasikkhāpada

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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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सुरापानवग्गsu·rā·pā·na·vag·ga

Surāpānavagga

The subchapter on drinking alcohol
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55। भिंसापनसिक्खापदbhiṃ·sā·pa·na·sik·khā·pa·da

55. Bhiṁsāpanasikkhāpada

Scaring a monk
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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 छब्बग्गियाchab·bag·gi·yā भिक्खूbhik·khū सत्तरसवग्गियेsat·ta·ra·sa·vag·gi·ye भिक्खूbhik·khū भिंसापेन्ति।bhiṃ·sā·pen·ti

Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū sattarasavaggiye bhikkhū bhiṁsāpenti.

the monks from the group of six were scaring the monks from the group of seventeen.
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तेte भिंसापीयमानाbhiṃ·sā·pī·ya·mā·nā रोदन्ति।ro·dan·ti

Te bhiṁsāpīyamānā rodanti.

They cried.
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भिक्खूbhik·khū एवमाहंसु—e·va·mā·haṃ·su

Bhikkhū evamāhaṁsu—

Other monks asked them why,
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“किस्सkis·sa तुम्हे,tum·he आवुसो,ā·vu·so रोदथा”ति?ro·da·thā

“kissa tumhe, āvuso, rodathā”ti?

(Pāli only)
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“इमे,i·me आवुसो,ā·vu·so छब्बग्गियाchab·bag·gi·yā भिक्खूbhik·khū अम्हेam·he भिंसापेन्ती”ति।bhiṃ·sā·pen·tī

“Ime, āvuso, chabbaggiyā bhikkhū amhe bhiṁsāpentī”ti.

and they told them.
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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 them,
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“कथञ्हिka·thañ·hi नामnā·ma छब्बग्गियाchab·bag·gi·yā भिक्खूbhik·khū भिक्खुंbhik·khuṃ भिंसापेस्सन्ती”तिbhiṃ·sā·pes·san·tī …पे…pe

“kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhū bhikkhuṁ bhiṁsāpessantī”ti …pe…

“How can the monks from the group of six scare other monks?” …
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“सच्चंsac·caṃ किरki·ra तुम्हे,tum·he भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुंbhik·khuṃ भिंसापेथा”ति?bhiṃ·sā·pe·thā

“saccaṁ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, bhikkhuṁ bhiṁsāpethā”ti?

“Is it true, monks, 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 them …
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कथञ्हिka·thañ·hi नामnā·ma तुम्हे,tum·he मोघपुरिसा,mo·gha·pu·ri·sā भिक्खुंbhik·khuṃ भिंसापेस्सथ।bhiṃ·sā·pes·sa·tha

kathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, bhikkhuṁ bhiṁsāpessatha.

“Foolish men, how can you do this?
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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 …” …
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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 भिक्खुंbhik·khuṃ भिंसापेय्य,bhiṃ·sā·pey·ya पाचित्तियन्”ति।pā·cit·ti·yan

“Yo pana bhikkhu bhikkhuṁ bhiṁsāpeyya, pācittiyan”ti.

‘If a monk scares a monk, 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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भिक्खुन्तिbhik·khun·ti

Bhikkhunti

A monk:
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अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ भिक्खुं।bhik·khuṃ

aññaṁ bhikkhuṁ.

another monk.
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भिंसापेय्यातिbhiṃ·sā·pey·yā·ti

Bhiṁsāpeyyāti

Scares:
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उपसम्पन्नोu·pa·sam·pan·no उपसम्पन्नंu·pa·sam·pan·naṃ भिंसापेतुकामोbhiṃ·sā·pe·tu·kā·mo रूपंrū·paṃ वाvā सद्दंsad·daṃ वाvā गन्धंgan·dhaṃ वाvā रसंra·saṃ वाvā फोट्ठब्बंphoṭ·ṭhab·baṃ वाvā उपसंहरति।u·pa·saṃ·ha·ra·ti भायेय्यbhā·yey·ya वाvā सोso नna वाvā भायेय्य,bhā·yey·ya आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

upasampanno upasampannaṁ bhiṁsāpetukāmo rūpaṁ vā saddaṁ vā gandhaṁ vā rasaṁ vā phoṭṭhabbaṁ vā upasaṁharati. Bhāyeyya vā so na vā bhāyeyya, āpatti pācittiyassa.

if one who is fully ordained, wishing to scare another who is fully ordained, arranges a sight, a sound, a smell, a taste, or a physical contact, then whether the other monk is scared or not, he commits an offense entailing confession.
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चोरकन्तारंco·ra·kan·tā·raṃ वाvā वाळकन्तारंvā·ḷa·kan·tā·raṃ वाvā पिसाचकन्तारंpi·sā·ca·kan·tā·raṃ वाvā आचिक्खति।ā·cik·kha·ti भायेय्यbhā·yey·ya वाvā सोso नna वाvā भायेय्य,bhā·yey·ya आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

Corakantāraṁ vā vāḷakantāraṁ vā pisācakantāraṁ vā ācikkhati. Bhāyeyya vā so na vā bhāyeyya, āpatti pācittiyassa.

If he tells him about a wilderness inhabited by criminals, predatory animals, or demons, then whether the other monk is scared or not, he commits an offense entailing confession.
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Permutations
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उपसम्पन्नेu·pa·sam·pan·ne उपसम्पन्नसञ्ञीu·pa·sam·pan·na·sañ·ñī भिंसापेति,bhiṃ·sā·pe·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

Upasampanne upasampannasaññī bhiṁsāpeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.

If the other person is fully ordained, and he perceives him as such, and he scares him, he commits an offense entailing confession.
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उपसम्पन्नेu·pa·sam·pan·ne वेमतिकोve·ma·ti·ko भिंसापेति,bhiṃ·sā·pe·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

Upasampanne vematiko bhiṁsāpeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.

If the other person is fully ordained, but he is unsure of it, and he scares him, he commits an offense entailing confession.
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उपसम्पन्नेu·pa·sam·pan·ne अनुपसम्पन्नसञ्ञीa·nu·pa·sam·pan·na·sañ·ñī भिंसापेति,bhiṃ·sā·pe·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

Upasampanne anupasampannasaññī bhiṁsāpeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.

If the other person is fully ordained, but he does not perceive him as such, and he scares him, he commits an offense entailing confession.
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अनुपसम्पन्नंa·nu·pa·sam·pan·naṃ भिंसापेतुकामोbhiṃ·sā·pe·tu·kā·mo रूपंrū·paṃ वाvā सद्दंsad·daṃ वाvā गन्धंgan·dhaṃ वाvā रसंra·saṃ वाvā फोट्ठब्बंphoṭ·ṭhab·baṃ वाvā उपसंहरति।u·pa·saṃ·ha·ra·ti

Anupasampannaṁ bhiṁsāpetukāmo rūpaṁ vā saddaṁ vā gandhaṁ vā rasaṁ vā phoṭṭhabbaṁ vā upasaṁharati.

If, wishing to scare someone who is not fully ordained, he arranges a sight, a sound, a smell, a taste, or a physical contact,
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भायेय्यbhā·yey·ya वाvā सोso नna वाvā भायेय्य,bhā·yey·ya आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

Bhāyeyya vā so na vā bhāyeyya, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

then whether the other person is scared or not, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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चोरकन्तारंco·ra·kan·tā·raṃ वाvā वाळकन्तारंvā·ḷa·kan·tā·raṃ वाvā पिसाचकन्तारंpi·sā·ca·kan·tā·raṃ वाvā आचिक्खति।ā·cik·kha·ti

Corakantāraṁ vā vāḷakantāraṁ vā pisācakantāraṁ vā ācikkhati.

If he tells him about a wilderness inhabited by criminals, predatory animals, or demons,
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भायेय्यbhā·yey·ya वाvā सोso नna वाvā भायेय्य,bhā·yey·ya आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

Bhāyeyya vā so na vā bhāyeyya, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

then whether the other person is scared or not, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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अनुपसम्पन्नेa·nu·pa·sam·pan·ne उपसम्पन्नसञ्ञी,u·pa·sam·pan·na·sañ·ñī आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

Anupasampanne upasampannasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

If the other person is not fully ordained, but he perceives them as such, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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अनुपसम्पन्नेa·nu·pa·sam·pan·ne वेमतिको,ve·ma·ti·ko आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

Anupasampanne vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

If the other person is not fully ordained, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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अनुपसम्पन्नेa·nu·pa·sam·pan·ne अनुपसम्पन्नसञ्ञी,a·nu·pa·sam·pan·na·sañ·ñī आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

Anupasampanne anupasampannasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

If the other person is not fully ordained, and he does not perceive them as such, 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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नna भिंसापेतुकामोbhiṃ·sā·pe·tu·kā·mo रूपंrū·paṃ वाvā सद्दंsad·daṃ वाvā गन्धंgan·dhaṃ वाvā रसंra·saṃ वाvā फोट्ठब्बंphoṭ·ṭhab·baṃ वाvā उपसंहरति,u·pa·saṃ·ha·ra·ti चोरकन्तारंco·ra·kan·tā·raṃ वाvā वाळकन्तारंvā·ḷa·kan·tā·raṃ वाvā पिसाचकन्तारंpi·sā·ca·kan·tā·raṃ वाvā आचिक्खति,ā·cik·kha·ti

na bhiṁsāpetukāmo rūpaṁ vā saddaṁ vā gandhaṁ vā rasaṁ vā phoṭṭhabbaṁ vā upasaṁharati, corakantāraṁ vā vāḷakantāraṁ vā pisācakantāraṁ vā ācikkhati,

if he arranges a sight, a sound, a smell, a taste, or a physical contact, or he tells about a wilderness inhabited by criminals, predatory animals, or demons, but not because he wishes to scare anyone;
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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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भिंसापनसिक्खापदंbhiṃ·sā·pa·na·sik·khā·pa·daṃ निट्ठितंniṭ·ṭhi·taṃ पञ्चमं।pañ·ca·maṃ

Bhiṁsāpanasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ pañcamaṁ.

The training rule on scaring a monk, 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.