- Theravāda VinayaTheravāda Collection on Monastic Law
- MahāvibhaṅgaThe Great Analysis
- NissaggiyakaṇḍaThe chapter on relinquishment
- KosiyavaggaThe subchapter on silk
16. EḷakalomasikkhāpadaCarrying wool too far
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 aññatarassa bhikkhuno kosalesu janapade sāvatthiṁ gacchantassa antarāmagge eḷakalomāni uppajjiṁsu.
janapade → janapadesu (sya-all, pts)a certain monk was given wool as he was walking through the Kosalan country on his way to Sāvatthī.
Atha kho so bhikkhu tāni eḷakalomāni uttarāsaṅgena bhaṇḍikaṁ bandhitvā agamāsi.He bound it into a bundle with his upper robe and carried on.
Manussā taṁ bhikkhuṁ passitvā uppaṇḍesuṁ—
uppaṇḍesuṁ → upphaṇḍesuṁ (sya-all)People who saw him teased him,
“kittakena te, bhante, kītāni?“Venerable, how much did it cost you?
Kittako udayo bhavissatī”ti?How much will the profit be?”
So bhikkhu tehi manussehi uppaṇḍiyamāno maṅku ahosi.
uppaṇḍiyamāno → upphaṇḍiyamāno (sya-all)As a result he was humiliated.
Atha kho so bhikkhu sāvatthiṁ gantvā tāni eḷakalomāni ṭhitakova āsumbhi.When he arrived at Sāvatthī, he threw the wool to the ground.
Bhikkhū taṁ bhikkhuṁ etadavocuṁ—
etadavocuṁ → evamāhaṁsu (sya-all) | evamāhaṁsu → etadavocuṁ (sya-all: yu. ma.)The monks asked him why.
“kissa tvaṁ, āvuso, imāni eḷakalomāni ṭhitakova āsumbhasī”ti?
kissa → kissa pana (bj) | āsumbhasīti → āsumbhi, āsumbhasīti AC; āsumhi, āsumhasīti B. Buddhaghosa (MSḌ): ṭhitako va āsumhi ti yathā manussā araññato mahantaṁ dārubhāraṁ ānetvā kilantā ṭhitakā'va pātenti evaṁ pātesīti attho. (pts note)
“Tathā hi panāhaṁ, āvuso, imesaṁ eḷakalomānaṁ kāraṇā manussehi uppaṇḍito”ti.
uppaṇḍitoti kīva dūrato → upphaṇḍitoti kīvadūrato (sya-all)“People have been teasing me because of this wool.”
“Kīva dūrato pana tvaṁ, āvuso, imāni eḷakalomāni āharī”ti?
āharīti → āharasīti (sya-all, pts)“But how far have you carried it?”
“Atirekatiyojanaṁ, āvuso”ti.“Over 40 kilometers.”
Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—
khiyyanti → khīyanti (bj, sya-all) | ujjhāyanti khiyyanti → (pts)The monks of few desires complained and criticized him,
“kathañhi nāma bhikkhu atirekatiyojanaṁ eḷakalomāni āharissatī”ti.“How could a monk carry wool more than 40 kilometers?”
Atha kho te bhikkhū taṁ bhikkhuṁ anekapariyāyena vigarahitvā bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ …pe…
taṁ bhikkhuṁ anekapariyāyena vigarahitvā → (bj, sya-all, pts)After rebuking that monk in many ways, they told the Buddha. Soon afterwards he had the Sangha gathered and questioned the monks:
“saccaṁ kira tvaṁ, bhikkhu, atirekatiyojanaṁ eḷakalomāni āharī”ti?
āharīti → āharasīti (sya-all, pts)“Is it true, monk, that you did this?”
“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.“It’s true, sir.”
Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked him …
kathañhi nāma tvaṁ, moghapurisa, atirekatiyojanaṁ eḷakalomāni āharissasi.
āharissasi → āharissi (bj)“Foolish man, how could you do this?
Netaṁ moghapurisa, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…
appasannānaṁ → appasnānaṁ (sya-all) | pasādāya → pasādāya pasannānaṁ vā bhiyyobhāvāya (sya-all)This will affect people’s confidence …” …
evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—
uddiseyyātha → uddiseyyayātha (sya-all)“And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:
“Bhikkhuno paneva addhānamaggappaṭipannassa eḷakalomāni uppajjeyyuṁ. Ākaṅkhamānena bhikkhunā paṭiggahetabbāni.
addhānamaggappaṭipannassa → … maggapaṭipannassa (sya-all, pts1ed) | uppajjeyyuṁ → uppajjayyuṁ (cck)‘If wool is given to a monk who is traveling, he may receive it if he wishes.
Paṭiggahetvā tiyojanaparamaṁ sahatthā haritabbāni, asante hārake.
haritabbāni → hāretabbāni (si, sya-all, pts1ed, mr) | haritabbāni → hāretabbāni (pts) | haritabbāni → hāretabbāni (bj: sīmu) | haritabbāni → hāretabbāni (cck: sī. syā. ka.)If he receives it and there is no one else to carry it, he may carry it himself for at most 40 kilometers.
Tato ce uttari hareyya, asantepi hārake, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyan”ti.
uttari → uttariṁ (bj, sya-all, pts1ed) | uttari → uttariṁ (pts)If he carries it further than that, even if there is no one else to carry it, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.’”
- Bhikkhuno paneva addhānamaggappaṭipannassāti
addhānamaggappaṭipannassāti panthaṁ → addhānamaggapaṭipannassāti pathaṁ (sya-all)To a monk who is traveling: - panthaṁ gacchantassa.
panthaṁ → pathaṁ (bj) | panthaṁ → panthaṁ B, pantaṁ A, pandha C. (pts note)to one who is walking on a road. - Eḷakalomāni uppajjeyyuntiIf wool is given:
- uppajjeyyuṁ saṅghato vā gaṇato vā ñātito vā mittato vā paṁsukūlaṁ vā attano vā dhanena.
paṁsukūlaṁ → paṁsukūlato (sya-all)if it is given by a sangha, by a group, by a relative, by a friend, or if it is discarded wool, or if he got it by means of his own property. - ĀkaṅkhamānenātiIf he wishes:
- icchamānena paṭiggahetabbāni.if he desires, he may receive it.
- Paṭiggahetvā tiyojanaparamaṁ sahatthā haritabbānīti
haritabbānīti → hāretabbānīti (sya-all, pts)If he receives it, he may carry it himself for at most 40 kilometers: - tiyojanaparamatā sahatthā haritabbāni.
haritabbāni → hāretabbāni (sya-all, pts)he may carry it himself a maximum of 40 kilometers. - Asante hāraketiThere is no one else to carry it:
- nāñño koci hārako hoti itthī vā puriso vā gahaṭṭho vā pabbajito vā.
itthī → itthi (bj, pts) | nāñño → na añño (sya-all)there is no other person who can carry it, either a woman or a man, either a householder or a monastic. - Tato ce uttari hareyya, asantepi hāraketi
uttari → uttariṁ (sya-all, pts)If he carries it further than that, even if there is no one else to carry it: - paṭhamaṁ pādaṁ tiyojanaṁ atikkāmeti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.when he goes beyond 40 kilometers with the first foot, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
Dutiyaṁ pādaṁ atikkāmeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ → nissaggiyāni honti (sya-all) | pācittiyaṁ → nissaggiyāni honti (bj: syā) | pācittiyaṁ → nissaggiyāni honti (cck: syā.)When he goes beyond with the second foot, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession. Antotiyojane ṭhito bahitiyojanaṁ pāteti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ → nissaggiyāni honti (sya-all) | pācittiyaṁ → nissaggiyāni honti (cck: syā.)If he stands within the 40 kilometer limit, but drops it beyond the 40 kilometer limit, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession. Aññassa yāne vā bhaṇḍe vā ajānantassa pakkhipitvā tiyojanaṁ atikkāmeti, nissaggiyāni honti.If he places it in the vehicle or among the goods of another without their knowledge, and it goes more than 40 kilometers, it becomes subject to relinquishment.
Nissajjitabbāni saṅghassa vā gaṇassa vā puggalassa vā.
saṅghassa vā gaṇassa vā → (pts)The wool should be relinquished to a sangha, a group, or an individual.
Evañca pana, bhikkhave, nissajjitabbāni.“And, monks, it should be relinquished like this. …”
…pe…(To be expanded as in Bu NP 1:3.2.5–3.2.29, with appropriate substitutions.)
“imāni me, bhante, eḷakalomāni tiyojanaṁ atikkāmitāni nissaggiyāni.“Venerables, this wool, which I have taken more than 40 kilometers, is to be relinquished. Imānāhaṁ saṅghassa nissajjāmī”ti …pe…I relinquish it to the Sangha.” … dadeyyāti …pe…“the Sangha should give …” dadeyyunti …pe…“you should give …” āyasmato dammīti.“I give this wool back to you.”
Atirekatiyojane atirekasaññī atikkāmeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
atirekasaññī atikkāmeti → tiyojanaṁ atikkāmeti (sya-all) | atirekasaññī → atirekasaññī tiyojanaṁ (sya-all) | atirekasaññī → tiyojanaṁ atikkāmeti (bj: syā) | atikkāmeti → tiyojanaṁ atikkāmeti (cck: syā.) | tiyojanaṁ → potthakesu ayaṁ pāṭho na hoti (sya-all: yu. ma.)If he takes it more than 40 kilometers and he perceives it as more, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Atirekatiyojane vematiko atikkāmeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
vematiko atikkāmeti → tiyojanaṁ atikkāmeti (sya-all) | vematiko → vematiko tiyojanaṁ (sya-all) | vematiko → tiyojanaṁ atikkāmeti (bj: syā) | atikkāmeti → tiyojanaṁ atikkāmeti (cck: syā.)If he takes it more than 40 kilometers, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Atirekatiyojane ūnakasaññī atikkāmeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
ūnakasaññī atikkāmeti → tiyojanaṁ atikkāmeti (sya-all) | ūnakasaññī → ūnakasaññī tiyojanaṁ (sya-all) | ūnakasaññī → tiyojanaṁ atikkāmeti (bj: syā) | atikkāmeti → tiyojanaṁ atikkāmeti (cck: syā.)If he takes it more than 40 kilometers, but he perceives it as less, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Ūnakatiyojane atirekasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If he takes it less than 40 kilometers, but he perceives it as more, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. Ūnakatiyojane vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If he takes it less than 40 kilometers, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. Ūnakatiyojane ūnakasaññī, anāpatti.If he takes it less than 40 kilometers and he perceives it as less, there is no offense.
Anāpatti—There is no offense:
tiyojanaṁ harati,if he carries it 40 kilometers;
ūnakatiyojanaṁ harati,if he carries it less than 40 kilometers;
tiyojanaṁ haratipi paccāharatipi,if he carries it 40 kilometers and then carries it back;
tiyojanaṁ vāsādhippāyo gantvā tato paraṁ harati,if he takes it 40 kilometers with the intention of staying there, but then takes it further;
acchinnaṁ paṭilabhitvā harati,if he gets back what had been taken from him and then takes it further;
nissaṭṭhaṁ paṭilabhitvā harati,if he gets back what he had given up and then takes it further;
aññaṁ harāpeti,if he gets someone else to carry it;
katabhaṇḍaṁ,
katabhaṇḍaṁ → kaṭabhaṇḍaṁ harati (bj); katabhaṇḍaṁ harati (sya-all)if it is a finished article;
ummattakassa,if he is insane;
ādikammikassāti.if he is the first offender.
Eḷakalomasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ.
chaṭṭhaṁ → (bj, sya-all)The training rule on carrying wool too far, the sixth, is finished.