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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
  • GabbhinivaggaThe subchapter on pregnant women

61. GabbhinisikkhāpadaOrdaining a pregnant woman

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 bhikkhuniyo gabbhiniṁ vuṭṭhāpenti.the nuns gave the full admission to a pregnant woman. Sā piṇḍāya carati.
carati → tā piṇḍāya caranti (bj: sīmu1, sīmu2)
When she walked for alms,
Manussā evamāhaṁsu—
evamāhaṁsu dethāyyāya → evam āhaṁsu deth ayyāya (pts)
people said,
“dethāyyāya bhikkhaṁ, garubhārā ayyā”ti.
garubhārā → garugabbhā (sya-all) | dethāyyāya → detha ayyāya (bj); dethayyāya (sya-all) | garubhārā → garugabbhā (bj: syā) | garubhārā → garugabbhā (cck: syā.)
“Give almsfood to the venerable. She’s carrying a heavy burden.”

Manussā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—
khiyyanti → khīyanti (bj, sya-all) | ujjhāyanti khiyyanti → (pts)
People complained and criticized them,
“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo gabbhiniṁ vuṭṭhāpessantī”ti.
vuṭṭhāpessantīti → vuṭṭhāpessantitī (sya-all) | bhikkhuniyo → manussā...vip-: kathaṁ hi nāma ayyā bhikkhuniyo AB. ayyā is left out in the repetion of the same passage, Pāc.62. (pts note)
“How could the nuns give the full admission to a pregnant woman?”

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 them,
“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo gabbhiniṁ vuṭṭhāpessantī”ti …pe…
nāma → nāma bhikkhave (sya-all)
“How could nuns do this?” …
“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo gabbhiniṁ vuṭṭhāpentī”ti?
bhikkhuniyo gabbhiniṁ → (pts)
“Is it true, monks, that nuns did this?”

“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.“It’s true, sir.”

Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked them … kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo gabbhiniṁ vuṭṭhāpessanti.“How could nuns 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 gabbhiniṁ vuṭṭhāpeyya, pācittiyan”ti.‘If a nun gives the full admission to a pregnant woman, 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.
Gabbhinī nāmaA pregnant woman:
āpannasattā vuccati.a woman with child is what is meant.
VuṭṭhāpeyyātiGives the full admission:
upasampādeyya.gives the full ordination. “Vuṭṭhāpessāmī”ti gaṇaṁ vā ācariniṁ vā pattaṁ vā cīvaraṁ vā pariyesati, sīmaṁ vā sammannati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If, intending to give the full admission, she searches for a group, a teacher, a bowl, or a robe, or she establishes a monastery zone, she commits an offense of wrong conduct. Ñattiyā dukkaṭaṁ.After the motion, she commits an offense of wrong conduct. Dvīhi kammavācāhi dukkaṭā.After each of the first two announcements, she commits an offense of wrong conduct. Kammavācāpariyosāne upajjhāyāya āpatti pācittiyassa.When the last announcement is finished, the preceptor commits an offense entailing confession, Gaṇassa ca ācariniyā ca āpatti dukkaṭassa.
dukkaṭassa → pācittiyassa (bj: sīmu1, sīmu2)
and the group and the teacher commit an offense of wrong conduct.

Gabbhiniyā gabbhinisaññā vuṭṭhāpeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.
gabbhinisaññā → gabbhinīsaññā (sya-all, pts) | pācittiyassa → dukkaṭassa (bj: sīmu1, sīmu2)
If the woman is pregnant, and the nun perceives her as such, yet she gives her the full admission, she commits an offense entailing confession.
Gabbhiniyā vematikā vuṭṭhāpeti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If the woman is pregnant, but the nun is unsure of it, yet she gives her the full admission, she commits an offense of wrong conduct. Gabbhiniyā agabbhinisaññā vuṭṭhāpeti, anāpatti.
agabbhinisaññā → agabbhinīsaññā (sya-all, pts)
If the woman is pregnant, but the nun does not perceive her as such, and she gives her the full admission, there is no offense.

Agabbhiniyā gabbhinisaññā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
gabbhinisaññā → gabbhinīsaññā (sya-all, pts)
If the woman is not pregnant, but the nun perceives her as such, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
Agabbhiniyā vematikā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If the woman is not pregnant, but the nun is unsure of it, she commits an offense of wrong conduct. Agabbhiniyā agabbhinisaññā, anāpatti.
agabbhinisaññā → agabbhinīsaññā (sya-all, pts)
If the woman is not pregnant, and the nun does not perceive her as such, there is no offense.

Anāpatti—There is no offense: gabbhiniṁ agabbhinisaññā vuṭṭhāpeti,
agabbhinisaññā → agabbhinīsaññā (sya-all, pts)
if she gives the full admission to a woman who is pregnant, but she does not perceive her as such;
agabbhiniṁ agabbhinisaññā vuṭṭhāpeti,
agabbhinisaññā → agabbhinīsaññā (sya-all, pts)
if she gives the full admission to a woman who is not pregnant, and she does not perceive her as such;
ummattikāya,if she is insane; ādikammikāyāti.if she is the first offender.

Paṭhamasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.The first training rule is finished.

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