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Note:Translations, dictionaries and commentaries were not made by the Blessed One.Cross-check with Pali in 4 main nikayas.

  • Theravāda VinayaTheravāda Collection on Monastic Law
  • BhikkhunivibhaṅgaThe Nuns’ Analysis
  • PācittiyakaṇḍaThe chapter on offenses entailing confession
  • NaggavaggaThe subchapter on nakedness

26. GaṇacīvarasikkhāpadaHindering robe-cloth for the community

Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.At one time when the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery, Tena kho pana samayena thullanandāya bhikkhuniyā upaṭṭhākakulaṁ thullanandaṁ bhikkhuniṁ etadavoca—
etadavoca bhikkhunisaṅghassa → etad avoca bhikkhunīsaṁghassa (pts)
a family that was supporting the nun Thullanandā said to her,
“bhikkhunisaṅghassa, ayye, cīvaraṁ dassāmā”ti.
bhikkhunisaṅghassa → bhikkhunīsaṅghassa (sya-all)
“Venerable, we’re going to give robe-cloth to the Sangha of nuns.”

Thullanandā bhikkhunī—She replied, “tumhe bahukiccā bahukaraṇīyā”ti antarāyaṁ akāsi.“You’re very busy,” and she created an obstacle for them.

Tena kho pana samayena tassa kulassa gharaṁ ḍayhati.
ḍayhati → dayhati (sya-all)
Soon afterwards the house of that family burned down.
Te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—
khiyyanti → khīyanti (bj, sya-all, pts)
They then complained and criticized her,
“kathañhi nāma ayyā thullanandā amhākaṁ deyyadhammaṁ antarāyaṁ karissati.
amhākaṁ → thullanandā gaṇassa amhākaṁ (bj: sīmu2)
“How could Venerable Thullanandā create an obstacle for our gift?
Ubhayenāmha paribāhirā bhogehi ca puññena cā”ti.
paribāhirā → parihīnā (bj) | ubhayenāmha paribāhirā → ubhayenamhā parihīnā (bj) | ubhayenāmha → ubhayenamha (sya-all) | ubhayenamhā → ubhayenāmha (bj: machasaṁ) | parihīnā → paribāhirā (bj: machasaṁ) | paribāhirā → parihīnā (cck: sī.)
Now we have neither possessions nor merit.”

Assosuṁ kho bhikkhuniyo tesaṁ manussānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ.
khiyyantānaṁ → khīyantānaṁ (bj, sya-all) | ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ → (pts)
The nuns heard the complaints of those people,
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 gaṇassa cīvaralābhaṁ antarāyaṁ karissatī”ti …pe…“How could Venerable Thullanandā create an obstacle for the community to get robe-cloth?” … “saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, thullanandā bhikkhunī gaṇassa cīvaralābhaṁ antarāyaṁ akāsī”ti?
akāsīti → karotīti (sya-all) | antarāyaṁ → antarayaṁ (pts)
“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 gaṇassa cīvaralābhaṁ antarāyaṁ karissati.
gaṇassa cīvaralābhaṁ antarāyaṁ → (pts)
“How could the nun Thullanandā do this?
Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” … evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—“And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this:

“Yā pana bhikkhunī gaṇassa cīvaralābhaṁ antarāyaṁ kareyya, pācittiyan”ti.‘If a nun creates an obstacle for the community to get robe-cloth, 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.
Gaṇo nāmaThe community:
bhikkhunisaṅgho vuccati.
bhikkhunisaṅgho → bhikkhunīsaṅgho (sya-all, pts)
the Sangha of nuns is what is meant.
Cīvaraṁ nāmaRobe-cloth:
channaṁ cīvarānaṁ aññataraṁ cīvaraṁ vikappanupagaṁ pacchimaṁ.
vikappanupagaṁ pacchimaṁ → vikappanūpagapacchimaṁ (bj); vikappanupagapacchimaṁ (pts) | vikappanūpagapacchimaṁ → vikappanupagaṁ pacchimaṁ (bj: machasaṁ)
one of the six kinds of robe-cloth, but not smaller than what can be assigned to another.
Antarāyaṁ kareyyātiCreates an obstacle:
“kathaṁ ime cīvaraṁ na dadeyyun”ti antarāyaṁ karoti, āpatti pācittiyassa.
kathaṁ ime cīvaraṁ na → ime cīvaraṁ (bj); imaṁ cīvaraṁ (sya-all, pts1ed, mr) | ime → imaṁ (sya-all, pts) | na dadeyyunti → dadeyyun ti (pts) | dadeyyunti → kathaṁ ime cīvaraṁ na dadeyyunti (bj: machasaṁ, sīmu2, __sī2__) | na → imaṁ cīvaraṁ (cck: ka.)
if she creates an obstacle with the thought, “What can be done so that these people don’t give robe-cloth?”, she commits an offense entailing confession.

Aññaṁ parikkhāraṁ antarāyaṁ karoti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If she creates an obstacle for another requisite, she commits an offense of wrong conduct. Sambahulānaṁ bhikkhunīnaṁ vā ekabhikkhuniyā vā anupasampannāya vā cīvaraṁ vā aññaṁ vā parikkhāraṁ antarāyaṁ karoti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If she creates an obstacle for a number of nuns or for a single nun or for someone who is not fully ordained to get robe-cloth or another requisite, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.

Anāpatti—There is no offense: ānisaṁsaṁ dassetvā nivāreti,if she can show a benefit in obstructing them; ummattikāya,if she is insane; ādikammikāyāti.if she is the first offender.

Chaṭṭhasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.The sixth training rule is finished.

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