- Theravāda VinayaTheravāda Collection on Monastic Law
- BhikkhunivibhaṅgaThe Nuns’ Analysis
- PācittiyakaṇḍaThe chapter on offenses entailing confession
- LasuṇavaggaThe subchapter on garlic
1. LasuṇasikkhāpadaThe training rule on eating garlic
Ime kho panāyyāyo chasaṭṭhisatā pācittiyā dhammā uddesaṁ āgacchanti.Venerables, these one hundred and sixty-six rules on confession come up for recitation.
Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.
jetavane → jetavanejha (sya-all)At one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery.
Tena kho pana samayena aññatarena upāsakena bhikkhunisaṅgho lasuṇena pavārito hoti—
lasuṇena → lasunena (bj) | bhikkhunisaṅgho → bhikkhunīsaṅgho (sya-all, pts)At that time a lay follower had invited the Sangha of nuns to ask for garlic:
“yāsaṁ ayyānaṁ lasuṇena attho, ahaṁ lasuṇenā”ti.
lasuṇena → lasunena (bj) | lasuṇenāti → lasunenāti (bj)“If any of the nuns need garlic, I’ll supply it.”
Khettapālo ca āṇatto hoti—And he had told his field-keeper,
“sace bhikkhuniyo āgacchanti, ekamekāya bhikkhuniyā dvetayo bhaṇḍike dehī”ti.
sace → sace hi (bj) | ekamekāya → ekekāya (bj) | ekekāya → ekamekāya (bj: machasaṁ)“If the nuns come, give two or three bulbs to each nun.”
Tena kho pana samayena sāvatthiyaṁ ussavo hoti.On that occasion they were holding a celebration in Sāvatthī,
Yathābhataṁ lasuṇaṁ parikkhayaṁ agamāsi.
lasuṇaṁ → lasunaṁ (bj)and the garlic was used up as soon as it arrived there.
Bhikkhuniyo taṁ upāsakaṁ upasaṅkamitvā etadavocuṁ—Just then the nuns went to that lay follower and said,
“lasuṇena, āvuso, attho”ti.
lasuṇena → lasunena (bj)“We need garlic.”
“Natthāyye.
natthāyye → nattheyye (sya-all) | natthāyye → na etthayye (bj: sīmu2)“Venerables, there isn’t any.
Yathābhataṁ lasuṇaṁ parikkhīṇaṁ.
parikkhīṇaṁ → parikkhikaṁ A, parikkhiṇaṁ B. (pts note)As soon as the garlic arrives, it’s used up.
Khettaṁ gacchathā”ti.Please go to the field.”
Thullanandā bhikkhunī khettaṁ gantvā na mattaṁ jānitvā bahuṁ lasuṇaṁ harāpesi.
harāpesi → āharāpesi (bj: sīmu1, sīmu2)The nun Thullanandā went to the field, and not having any sense of moderation she took a large amount of garlic.
Khettapālo ujjhāyati khiyyati vipāceti—
khiyyati → khīyati (bj, sya-all, pts)The field-keeper complained and criticized them,
“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo na mattaṁ jānitvā bahuṁ lasuṇaṁ harāpessantī”ti.
lasuṇaṁ → lasunaṁ (bj) | bhikkhuniyo → bhikkhuniyo khettaṁ gantvā (sya-all)“How could the nuns not have any sense of moderation and take a large amount of garlic?”
Assosuṁ kho bhikkhuniyo tassa khettapālassa ujjhāyantassa khiyyantassa vipācentassa.
khiyyantassa → khīyantassa (bj, sya-all, pts) | tassa → (sya-all)The nuns heard the complaints of that field-keeper,
Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—
khiyyanti → khīyanti (bj, sya-all)and the nuns of few desires complained and criticized her,
“kathañhi nāma ayyā thullanandā na mattaṁ jānitvā bahuṁ lasuṇaṁ harāpessatī”ti …pe…
lasuṇaṁ → lasunaṁ (bj)“How could Venerable Thullanandā not have any sense of moderation and take a large amount of garlic?” …
“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, thullanandā bhikkhunī na mattaṁ jānitvā bahuṁ lasuṇaṁ harāpetī”ti?
harāpetī”ti → harāpesīti (bj, pts1ed, mr) | lasuṇaṁ harāpetīti → lasunaṁ harāpesīti (bj) | bahuṁ → (pts) | harāpetīti → harāpesīti (pts) | harāpetīti → harāpesīti (cck: ka.) | harāpetīti → harāpesīti (sya-all: yu. ma.)“Is it true, monks, that the nun Thullanandā did this?”
“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.“It’s true, sir.”
Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked her,
kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, thullanandā bhikkhunī na mattaṁ jānitvā bahuṁ lasuṇaṁ harāpessati.
bahuṁ → (pts)“How could the nun Thullanandā not have any sense of moderation and take a large amount of garlic?
Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” …
dhammiṁ kathaṁ katvā bhikkhū āmantesi—and after giving a teaching he addressed the monks:
“Bhūtapubbaṁ, bhikkhave, thullanandā bhikkhunī aññatarassa brāhmaṇassa pajāpati ahosi.
pajāpati → pajāpatī (sya-all)“Once upon a time, monks, Thullanandā was the wife of a brahmin.
Tisso ca dhītaro—They had three daughters,
nandā, nandavatī, sundarīnandā.Nandā, Nandavatī, and Sundarīnandā.
Atha kho, bhikkhave, so brāhmaṇo kālaṁ katvā aññataraṁ haṁsayoniṁ upapajji.When that brahmin eventually died, he was reborn as a goose,
Tassa sabbasovaṇṇamayā pattā ahesuṁ.whose feathers were all made of gold.
So tāsaṁ ekekaṁ pattaṁ deti.And he gave his former family members one feather at a time.
Atha kho, bhikkhave, thullanandā bhikkhunī ‘ayaṁ haṁso amhākaṁ ekekaṁ pattaṁ detī’ti taṁ haṁsarājaṁ gahetvā nippattaṁ akāsi.
haṁsarājaṁ → haṁsarājānaṁ (bj: sīmu1, sīmu2, __sī2__) | nippattaṁ → nipattaṁ AB. (pts note)Thullanandā considered this. She then grabbed hold of that king of geese and plucked him.
Tassa puna jāyamānā pattā setā sampajjiṁsu.But when his feathers regrew they were white.
Tadāpi, bhikkhave, thullanandā bhikkhunī atilobhena suvaṇṇā parihīnā.
tadāpi → tadāhu (sya-all)At that time too, monks, Thullanandā lost her gold because she was too greedy.
Idāni lasuṇā parihāyissatīti.
lasuṇā → lasunā (bj)Now she will lose her garlic.”
Yaṁ laddhaṁ tena tuṭṭhabbaṁ, atilobho hi pāpako;
Yaṁ → jā. 1.1.136 suvaṇṇahaṁsajātakepi (cck note)“One should be content with what one gets, because excessive greed is bad. Haṁsarājaṁ gahetvāna, suvaṇṇā parihāyathā”ti.After grabbing hold of the king of geese, the gold came to an end.”
Atha kho bhagavā thullanandaṁ bhikkhuniṁ anekapariyāyena vigarahitvā dubbharatāya …pe…
dubbharatāya → (sya-all)Then, after rebuking the nun Thullanandā in many ways, the Buddha spoke in dispraise of being difficult to support …
evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—“And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this:
“Yā pana bhikkhunī lasuṇaṁ khādeyya pācittiyan”ti.
lasuṇaṁ → lasunaṁ (bj) | ti → PĀCITTIYA,1.-1, Comp. Jātaka, vol.i.pp. 474 et seq. (pts note)‘If a nun eats garlic, she commits an offense entailing confession.’”
- Yā panātiA:
- yā yādisā …pe…whoever …
- bhikkhunītiNun:
- …pe… ayaṁ imasmiṁ atthe adhippetā bhikkhunīti.… The nun who has been given the full ordination in unanimity by both Sanghas through a legal procedure consisting of one motion and three announcements that is irreversible and fit to stand—this sort of nun is meant in this case.
- Lasuṇaṁ nāma
lasuṇaṁ → lasunaṁ (bj)Garlic: - māgadhakaṁ vuccati.
māgadhakaṁ → māgadhikaṁ (sya-all) | māgadhakaṁ → māgadhaṁ (bj: __sī1__, sīmu2)from Magadha is what is meant.
“Khādissāmīti paṭiggaṇhā”ti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
paṭiggaṇhāti → patigaṇhāti (bj)If she receives it with the intention of eating it, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
Ajjhohāre ajjhohāre āpatti pācittiyassa.For every mouthful swallowed, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Lasuṇe lasuṇasaññā khādati, āpatti pācittiyassa.
lasuṇe lasuṇasaññā → lasune lasunasaññā (bj)If it is garlic and she perceives it as such, and she eats it, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Lasuṇe vematikā khādati, āpatti pācittiyassa.
lasuṇe → lasune (bj) | khādati āpatti pācittiyassa → (pts)If it is garlic, but she is unsure of it, and she eats it, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Lasuṇe alasuṇasaññā khādati, āpatti pācittiyassa.
lasuṇe alasuṇasaññā → lasune alasunasaññā (bj)If it is garlic, but she does not perceive it as such, and she eats it, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Alasuṇe lasuṇasaññā khādati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
alasuṇe lasuṇasaññā khādati → alasune lasunasaññā (bj) | khādati → (sya-all) | āpatti → alasuṇe lasuṇasaññā khādati āpatti (bj: machasaṁ, HO)If it is not garlic, but she perceives it as such, and she eats it, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
Alasuṇe vematikā khādati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
alasuṇe → alasune (bj) | khādati → (bj, sya-all)If it is not garlic, but she is unsure of it, and she eats it, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
Alasuṇe alasuṇasaññā khādati, anāpatti.
alasuṇe alasuṇasaññā khādati → alasune alasuna saññā (bj) | khādati → (sya-all)If it is not garlic and she does not perceive it as such, and she eats it, there is no offense.
Anāpatti—There is no offense:
palaṇḍuke,if it is an onion;
bhañjanake,if it is a shallot;
harītake,if it is chebulic myrobalan;
cāpalasuṇe,
cāpalasuṇe → cāpalasune (bj) | cāpalasune → cāpalasuṇe (bj: machasaṁ) | cāpalasuṇe → cāpalas- D, cābal- AB. (pts note)if it is a spring onion;
sūpasampāke,if it is cooked in a bean curry;
maṁsasampāke,if it is cooked with meat;
telasampāke,if it is cooked with oil;
sāḷave,if it is in sweets;
uttaribhaṅge,if it is a special curry;
ummattikāya,if she is insane;
ādikammikāyāti.if she is the first offender.
Lasuṇasikkhāpadaṁ paṭhamaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.
paṭhamasikkhāpadaṁ → lasuṇa sikkhāpadaṁ paṭhamaṁ (bj: machasaṁ, sīmu1)The training rule, the first, is finished.
