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61. Sañciccasikkhāpada

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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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सप्पाणकवग्गsap·pā·ṇa·ka·vag·ga

Sappāṇakavagga

The subchapter on containing living beings
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61। सञ्चिच्चसिक्खापदsañ·cic·ca·sik·khā·pa·da

61. Sañciccasikkhāpada

Intentionally killing a living being
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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 the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery.
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तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na आयस्माā·yas·mā उदायीu·dā·yī इस्सासोis·sā·so होति,ho·ti काकाkā·kā चस्सcas·sa अमनापाa·ma·nā·pā होन्ति।hon·ti

Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā udāyī issāso hoti, kākā cassa amanāpā honti.

At that time Venerable Udāyī was skilled in archery. And because he disliked crows,
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सोso काकेkā·ke विज्झित्वाvij·jhit·vā विज्झित्वाvij·jhit·vā सीसंsī·saṃ छिन्दित्वाchin·dit·vā सूलेsū·le पटिपाटियाpa·ṭi·pā·ṭi·yā ठपेसि।ṭha·pe·si

So kāke vijjhitvā vijjhitvā sīsaṁ chinditvā sūle paṭipāṭiyā ṭhapesi.

he shot them. He cut off their heads and then set them out in a row impaled on stakes.
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भिक्खूbhik·khū एवमाहंसु—e·va·mā·haṃ·su

Bhikkhū evamāhaṁsu—

The monks asked him,
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“केनिमे,ke·ni·me आवुसो,ā·vu·so काकाkā·kā जीविताjī·vi·tā वोरोपिता”ति?vo·ro·pi·tā

“kenime, āvuso, kākā jīvitā voropitā”ti?

“Who killed these crows?”
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“मया,ma·yā आवुसो।ā·vu·so

“Mayā, āvuso.

“I did.
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अमनापाa·ma·nā·pā मेme काका”ति।kā·kā

Amanāpā me kākā”ti.

I don’t like crows.”
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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 सञ्चिच्चsañ·cic·ca पाणंpā·ṇaṃ जीविताjī·vi·tā वोरोपेस्सती”तिvo·ro·pes·sa·tī …पे…pe

“kathañhi nāma āyasmā udāyī sañcicca pāṇaṁ jīvitā voropessatī”ti …pe…

“How can Venerable Udāyī intentionally kill living beings?” …
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“सच्चंsac·caṃ किरki·ra त्वं,tvaṃ उदायि,u·dā·yi सञ्चिच्चsañ·cic·ca पाणंpā·ṇaṃ जीविताjī·vi·tā वोरोपेसी”ति?vo·ro·pe·sī

“saccaṁ kira tvaṁ, udāyi, sañcicca pāṇaṁ jīvitā voropesī”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 सञ्चिच्चsañ·cic·ca पाणंpā·ṇaṃ जीविताjī·vi·tā वोरोपेस्ससि।vo·ro·pes·sa·si

kathañhi nāma tvaṁ, moghapurisa, sañcicca pāṇaṁ jīvitā voropessasi.

“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 सञ्चिच्चsañ·cic·ca पाणंpā·ṇaṃ जीविताjī·vi·tā वोरोपेय्य,vo·ro·pey·ya पाचित्तियन्”ति।pā·cit·ti·yan

“Yo pana bhikkhu sañcicca pāṇaṁ jīvitā voropeyya, pācittiyan”ti.

‘If a monk intentionally kills a living being, 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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सञ्चिच्चातिsañ·cic·cā·ti

Sañciccāti

Intentionally:
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जानन्तोjā·nan·to सञ्जानन्तोsañ·jā·nan·to चेच्चcec·ca अभिवितरित्वाa·bhi·vi·ta·rit·vā वीतिक्कमो।vī·tik·ka·mo

jānanto sañjānanto cecca abhivitaritvā vītikkamo.

knowing, perceiving, having intended, having decided, he transgresses.
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पाणोpā·ṇo नामnā·ma

Pāṇo nāma

A living being:
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तिरच्छानगतपाणोti·rac·chā·na·ga·ta·pā·ṇo वुच्चति।vuc·ca·ti

tiracchānagatapāṇo vuccati.

an animal is what is meant.
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जीविताjī·vi·tā वोरोपेय्यातिvo·ro·pey·yā·ti

Jīvitā voropeyyāti

Kills:
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जीवितिन्द्रियंjī·vi·tin·dri·yaṃ उपच्छिन्दतिu·pac·chin·da·ti उपरोधेतिu·pa·ro·dhe·ti सन्ततिंsan·ta·tiṃ विकोपेति,vi·ko·pe·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

jīvitindriyaṁ upacchindati uparodheti santatiṁ vikopeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.

if he cuts off and makes an end of the life faculty, if he destroys its continuity, he commits an offense entailing confession.
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Permutations
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पाणेpā·ṇe पाणसञ्ञीpā·ṇa·sañ·ñī जीविताjī·vi·tā वोरोपेति,vo·ro·pe·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

Pāṇe pāṇasaññī jīvitā voropeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.

If it is a living being, and he perceives it as such, and he kills it, he commits an offense entailing confession.
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पाणेpā·ṇe वेमतिकोve·ma·ti·ko जीविताjī·vi·tā वोरोपेति,vo·ro·pe·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

Pāṇe vematiko jīvitā voropeti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

If it is a living being, but he is unsure of it, and he kills it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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पाणेpā·ṇe अप्पाणसञ्ञीap·pā·ṇa·sañ·ñī जीविताjī·vi·tā वोरोपेति,vo·ro·pe·ti अनापत्ति।a·nā·pat·ti

Pāṇe appāṇasaññī jīvitā voropeti, anāpatti.

If it is a living being, but he does not perceive it as such, and he kills it, there is no offense.
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अप्पाणेap·pā·ṇe पाणसञ्ञी,pā·ṇa·sañ·ñī आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

Appāṇe pāṇasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

If it is not a living being, but he perceives it as such, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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अप्पाणेap·pā·ṇe वेमतिको,ve·ma·ti·ko आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

Appāṇe vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

If it is not a living being, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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अप्पाणेap·pā·ṇe अप्पाणसञ्ञी,ap·pā·ṇa·sañ·ñī अनापत्ति।a·nā·pat·ti

Appāṇe appāṇasaññī, anāpatti.

If it is not a living being, 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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असञ्चिच्च,a·sañ·cic·ca

asañcicca,

if it is unintentional;
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अस्सतिया,as·sa·ti·yā

assatiyā,

if he is not mindful;
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अजानन्तस्स,a·jā·nan·tas·sa

ajānantassa,

if he does not know;
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नमरणाधिप्पायस्स,na·ma·ra·ṇā·dhip·pā·yas·sa

namaraṇādhippāyassa,

if he is not aiming at death;
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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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सञ्चिच्चसिक्खापदंsañ·cic·ca·sik·khā·pa·daṃ निट्ठितंniṭ·ṭhi·taṃ पठमं।pa·ṭha·maṃ

Sañciccasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ paṭhamaṁ.

The training rule on intentionally killing a living being, the first, 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.