- Theravāda VinayaTheravāda Collection on Monastic Law
- MahāvibhaṅgaThe Great Analysis
- NissaggiyakaṇḍaThe chapter on relinquishment
- CīvaravaggaThe subchapter on robes
5. CīvarapaṭiggahaṇasikkhāpadaReceiving a robe from a nun
Tena samayena buddho bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe.At one time when the Buddha was staying at Rājagaha in the Bamboo Grove,
Tena kho pana samayena uppalavaṇṇā bhikkhunī sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.the nun Uppalavaṇṇā was staying at Sāvatthī.
Atha kho uppalavaṇṇā bhikkhunī pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya sāvatthiṁ piṇḍāya pāvisi.
sāvatthiṁ → sāvatthiyaṁ (bj: katthaci)One morning she robed up, took her bowl and robe, and entered Sāvatthī to collect almsfood.
Sāvatthiyaṁ piṇḍāya caritvā pacchābhattaṁ piṇḍapātapaṭikkantā yena andhavanaṁ tenupasaṅkami divāvihārāya.
tenupasaṅkami → tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā (bj)When she had completed her almsround, eaten her meal, and returned, she went to the Blind Men’s Grove
Andhavanaṁ ajjhogāhetvā aññatarasmiṁ rukkhamūle divāvihāraṁ nisīdi.where she sat down at the foot of a tree for the day’s meditation.
Tena kho pana samayena corā katakammā gāviṁ vadhitvā maṁsaṁ gahetvā andhavanaṁ pavisiṁsu.
andhavanaṁ → adhavanaṁ (bj) | gāviṁ → gāvi corrected to gāviṁ C. gāviṁ B, gāvī A. (pts note)Just then some bandits who had stolen and slaughtered a cow were taking the meat to the Blind Men’s Grove.
Addasā kho coragāmaṇiko uppalavaṇṇaṁ bhikkhuniṁ aññatarasmiṁ rukkhamūle divāvihāraṁ nisinnaṁ.The head bandit saw Uppalavaṇṇā sitting at the foot of that tree.
Disvānassa etadahosi—
disvānassa etadahosi → disvā (bj)He thought,
“sace me puttabhātukā passissanti viheṭhissanti imaṁ bhikkhunin”ti
viheṭhissanti → viheṭhayissanti (bj, sya-all, pts) | puttabhātukā → puttabhātikā (sya-all) | puttabhātikā → puttabhātukā (sya-all: yu. ma.)“If my sons and brothers see this nun, they’ll harass her,”
aññena maggena agamāsi.and he took a different path.
Atha kho so coragāmaṇiko maṁse pakke varamaṁsāni gahetvā paṇṇapuṭaṁ bandhitvā uppalavaṇṇāya bhikkhuniyā avidūre rukkhe ālaggetvā—
paṇṇapuṭaṁ → paṇṇena puṭaṁ (sya-all) | paṇṇapuṭaṁ → paṇṇepuṭaṁ (bj: syā) | paṇṇapuṭaṁ → paṇṇena puṭaṁ (cck: syā.) | puṭaṁ → paṇṇapuṭaṁ (sya-all: yu. ma.) | paṇṇapuṭaṁ → paṇṇe puṭaṁ A, paṇṇapuṭaṁ BC. (pts note)Soon afterwards when the meat was cooked, he took the best part, tied it up with a palm-leaf wrap, hung it from a tree not far from Uppalavaṇṇā, and said,
“yo passati samaṇo vā brāhmaṇo vā dinnaṁyeva haratū”ti, vatvā pakkāmi.“Whatever ascetic or brahmin sees this gift, please take it.” And he left.
Assosi kho uppalavaṇṇā bhikkhunī samādhimhā vuṭṭhahitvā tassa coragāmaṇikassa imaṁ vācaṁ bhāsamānassa.Uppalavaṇṇā had just come out from the stillness of meditation when she heard the head bandit making that statement.
Atha kho uppalavaṇṇā bhikkhunī taṁ maṁsaṁ gahetvā upassayaṁ agamāsi.She took the meat and returned to the nunnery.
Atha kho uppalavaṇṇā bhikkhunī tassā rattiyā accayena taṁ maṁsaṁ sampādetvā uttarāsaṅgena bhaṇḍikaṁ bandhitvā vehāsaṁ abbhuggantvā veḷuvane paccuṭṭhāsi.
paccuṭṭhāsi → paccupaṭṭhāsi (?) | paccuṭṭhāsi → paccupaṭṭhāsi (cck: ?)The following morning she prepared the meat and made it into a bundle with her upper robe. She then rose into the air and landed in the Bamboo Grove.
Tena kho pana samayena bhagavā gāmaṁ piṇḍāya paviṭṭho hoti.When she arrived, the Buddha had already gone to the village for alms,
Āyasmā udāyī ohiyyako hoti vihārapālo.
udāyī ohiyyako → udāyi ohiyako (sya-all) | udāyī → udāyi (pts)but Venerable Udāyī had been left behind to look after the dwellings.
Atha kho uppalavaṇṇā bhikkhunī yenāyasmā udāyī tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṁ udāyiṁ etadavoca—
udāyī → udāyi (sya-all) | udāyī tenupasaṅkami → udāyi ten upasaṁkami (pts)Uppalavaṇṇā approached Udāyī and said,
“kahaṁ, bhante, bhagavā”ti?“Sir, where’s the Buddha?”
“Paviṭṭho, bhagini, bhagavā gāmaṁ piṇḍāyā”ti.“He’s gone to the village for alms.”
“Imaṁ, bhante, maṁsaṁ bhagavato dehī”ti.“Please give this meat to the Buddha.”
“Santappito tayā, bhagini, bhagavā maṁsena.
tayā → te (sya-all) | te → tayā rāmaññapotthake pana na dissati (sya-all: yu. ma.)“You’ll please the Buddha with that meat.
Sace me tvaṁ antaravāsakaṁ dadeyyāsi, evaṁ ahampi santappito bhaveyyaṁ antaravāsakenā”ti.
evamahampi → evañcāhaṁpītipi pāṭho (sya-all note)If you give me your sarong, you’ll please me too.”
“Mayaṁ kho, bhante, mātugāmā nāma kicchalābhā. Idañca me antimaṁ pañcamaṁ cīvaraṁ.
cīvaraṁ → idaṁ ca me antimacīvaraṁ B. (pts note)“It’s hard for women to get material support, and this is one of my five robes. I don’t have another.
Nāhaṁ dassāmī”ti.I can’t give it away.”
“Seyyathāpi, bhagini, puriso hatthiṁ datvā kacche sajjeyya;
sajjeyya → vissajjeyya (sya-all) | sajjeyya → vissajjeyya (bj: syā) | sajjeyya → vissajjeyya (cck: syā.) | vissajjeyya → sajjeyya (sya-all: yu. ma.)“Sister, just as a man giving an elephant might decorate it with a girdle,
evameva kho tvaṁ, bhagini, bhagavato maṁsaṁ datvā mayi antaravāsake sajjasī”ti.
antaravāsake sajjasī”ti → antaravāsakaṁ na sajjasīti (si, mr); mayhaṁ antaravāsakaṁ vissajjehīti (sya-all); antaravāsakaṁ na sajjesīti (pts1ed) | antaravāsake sajjasīti → antaravāsakaṁ na sajjesīti (pts) | antaravāsake → antaravāsakaṁ na sajjasīti (bj: sīmu); mayhaṁ antaravāsakaṁ vissajjahīti (bj: syā) | sajjasī’’ti → antaravāsakaṁ na sajjasīti (cck: ka.); mayhaṁ antaravāsakaṁ vissajjehīti (cck: syā.) | mayhaṁ → mayi (sya-all: yu. ma.) | vissajjehīti → na sajjasīti (sya-all: yu. ma.) | sajjesīti → na sajjatīti A, na sajjesīti C, sajjesīti B (pts note)so should you, when giving meat to the Buddha, decorate me with your sarong.”
Atha kho uppalavaṇṇā bhikkhunī āyasmatā udāyinā nippīḷiyamānā antaravāsakaṁ datvā upassayaṁ agamāsi.Being pressured by Udāyī, Uppalavaṇṇā gave him her sarong and then returned to the nunnery.
Bhikkhuniyo uppalavaṇṇāya bhikkhuniyā pattacīvaraṁ paṭiggaṇhantiyo uppalavaṇṇaṁ bhikkhuniṁ etadavocuṁ—The nuns who received Uppalavaṇṇā’s bowl and robe asked her
“kahaṁ te, ayye, antaravāsako”ti?where her sarong was.
Uppalavaṇṇā bhikkhunī bhikkhunīnaṁ etamatthaṁ ārocesi.And she told them what had happened.
Bhikkhuniyo ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—
khiyyanti → khīyanti (bj, sya-all) | ujjhāyanti khiyyanti → (pts)The nuns complained and criticized Udāyī,
“kathañhi nāma ayyo udāyī bhikkhuniyā cīvaraṁ paṭiggahessati kicchalābho mātugāmo”ti.
udāyī → udāyi (sya-all) | bhikkhuniyā → bhikkhuniyā hatthato (sya-all) | ayyo udāyī → āyasmā udāyi (pts)“How could Venerable Udāyī receive a robe from a nun? It’s hard for women to get material support.”
Atha kho tā bhikkhuniyo bhikkhūnaṁ etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ.The nuns told the monks.
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 Udāyī,
“kathañhi nāma āyasmā udāyī bhikkhuniyā cīvaraṁ paṭiggahessatī”ti.
udāyī → udāyi (sya-all, pts) | bhikkhuniyā → bhikkhuniyā hatthato (sya-all) | paṭiggahessatīti atha kho → pariggahessatīti athakho (sya-all)“How could Venerable Udāyī receive a robe from a nun?”
Atha kho te bhikkhū āyasmantaṁ udāyiṁ anekapariyāyena vigarahitvā bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ …pe…
āyasmantaṁ udāyiṁ anekapariyāyena vigarahitvā → (bj, sya-all, pts)After rebuking him in many ways, they told the Buddha. Soon afterwards he had the Sangha gathered and questioned Udāyī:
“saccaṁ kira tvaṁ, udāyi, bhikkhuniyā cīvaraṁ paṭiggahesī”ti?
udāyi → udāyī (bj) | bhikkhuniyā → bhikkhuniyā hatthato (sya-all)“Is it true, Udāyī, that you did this?”
“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.“It’s true, sir.”
“Ñātikā te, udāyi, aññātikā”ti?
udāyi → udāyī (bj)“Is she a relative of yours?”
“Aññātako, moghapurisa, aññātikāya na jānāti patirūpaṁ vā appatirūpaṁ vā santaṁ vā asantaṁ vā.
patirūpaṁ → paṭirūpaṁ (sya-all) | appatirūpaṁ → appaṭirūpaṁ (sya-all)“Foolish man, a man and a woman who are unrelated don’t know what’s appropriate and inappropriate, what’s good and bad, in dealing with each other.
Tattha nāma tvaṁ, moghapurisa, aññātikāya bhikkhuniyā hatthato cīvaraṁ paṭiggahessasi.
paṭiggahessasi → paṭiggahessi (bj)And still you did this.
Netaṁ moghapurisa, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…
pasādāya → pasādāya pasannānaṁ vā bhiyyobhāvāya (sya-all)This will affect people’s confidence …” …
evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—“And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:
“Yo pana bhikkhu aññātikāya bhikkhuniyā hatthato cīvaraṁ paṭiggaṇheyya, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyan”ti.‘If a monk receives a robe directly from an unrelated nun, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.’”
Evañcidaṁ bhagavatā bhikkhūnaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ paññattaṁ hoti.
hoti → hoti mūlapaññatti (bj)In this way the Buddha laid down this training rule for the monks.
Tena kho pana samayena bhikkhū kukkuccāyantā bhikkhunīnaṁ pārivattakacīvaraṁ na paṭiggaṇhanti.
pārivattakacīvaraṁ na paṭiggaṇhanti → pārivaṭṭakacīvaraṁ nappaṭiggaṇhanti (sya-all)Then, being afraid of wrongdoing, the monks did not receive robes from nuns even in exchange.
Bhikkhuniyo ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—
khiyyanti → khīyanti (bj, sya-all) | ujjhāyanti khiyyanti → (pts)The nuns complained and criticized them,
“kathañhi nāma ayyā amhākaṁ pārivattakacīvaraṁ na paṭiggahessantī”ti.
pārivattakacīvaraṁ na paṭiggahessantīti → pārivaṭṭakacīvaraṁ nappaṭiggahessantīti (bj); pārivaṭṭakacīvaraṁ nappaṭiggaṇhissantīti (sya-all) | nappaṭiggaṇhissantīti → na paṭiggahessantīti. ma. nappaṭiggahessantīti. 4-5 yu. ma. pārivattakaṁ. pārivaṭṭakacīvarantipi pāṭho (sya-all: yu. ma.)“How can they not receive robes from us in exchange?”
Assosuṁ kho bhikkhū tāsaṁ bhikkhunīnaṁ ujjhāyantīnaṁ khiyyantīnaṁ vipācentīnaṁ.
khiyyantīnaṁ → khīyantīnaṁ (bj, sya-all, pts)The monks heard the criticism of those nuns
Atha kho te bhikkhū bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ.and they told the Buddha.
Atha kho bhagavā etasmiṁ nidāne etasmiṁ pakaraṇe dhammiṁ kathaṁ katvā bhikkhū āmantesi—Soon afterwards the Buddha gave a teaching and addressed the monks:
“anujānāmi, bhikkhave, pañcannaṁ pārivattakaṁ paṭiggahetuṁ— bhikkhussa, bhikkhuniyā, sikkhamānāya, sāmaṇerassa, sāmaṇeriyā.
pārivattakaṁ → pārivaṭṭakaṁ (bj, sya-all)“Monks, I allow you to receive things in exchange from five kinds of people: monks, nuns, trainee nuns, novice monks, and novice nuns.
Anujānāmi, bhikkhave, imesaṁ pañcannaṁ pārivattakaṁ paṭiggahetuṁ.
pārivattakaṁ → pārivaṭṭakaṁ (bj, sya-all)
Evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—And so, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:
“Yo pana bhikkhu aññātikāya bhikkhuniyā hatthato cīvaraṁ paṭiggaṇheyya, aññatra pārivattakā, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyan”ti.
pārivattakā → pārivaṭṭakā (sya-all) | pārivattakā → pārivaṭṭakā (bj) | pācittiyanti → pācittiyanti dutiyapaññatti (bj) | paṭiggaṇheyya → paṭigagaṇheyya (sya-all) | pārivaṭṭakā → pārivattakā. evaṁ sabbattha ñātabbaṁ (sya-all: yu. ma.)‘If a monk receives a robe directly from an unrelated nun, except in exchange, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.’”
- Yo panātiA:
- yo yādiso …pe…whoever …
- bhikkhūtiMonk:
- …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.
- Aññātikā nāmaUnrelated:
- mātito vā pitito vā yāva sattamā pitāmahayugā asambaddhā.anyone who is not a descendant of one’s male ancestors going back eight generations, either on the mother’s side or on the father’s side.
- Bhikkhunī nāmaA nun:
- ubhatosaṅghe upasampannā.she has been given the full ordination by both Sanghas.
- Cīvaraṁ nāmaA robe:
- channaṁ cīvarānaṁ aññataraṁ cīvaraṁ vikappanupagaṁ pacchimaṁ.
vikappanupagaṁ pacchimaṁ → vikappanupagapacchimaṁ (bj, pts) | vikappanupagaṁ → vikappanūpagaṁ (sya-all) | pacchimaṁ → vikappanupagapacchimaṁ. 2-3-4 yu. ma. potthakesu na hoti (sya-all: yu.) | vikappanupagapacchimaṁ → vikappanūpagaṁ pacchimaṁ C, vikappanupagapacchimaṁ A, vikappanūpagacchimaṁ B. (pts note)one of the six kinds of robe-cloth, but not smaller than what can be assigned to another. - Aññatra pārivattakāti
pārivattakāti → pārivaṭṭakāti (sya-all)Except in exchange: - ṭhapetvā pārivattakaṁ.
pārivattakaṁ → pārivaṭṭakaṁ (bj, sya-all)unless there is an exchange.
Paṭiggaṇhāti, payoge dukkaṭaṁ.If he accepts, then for the effort there is an act of wrong conduct. Paṭilābhena nissaggiyaṁ hoti.When he gets the robe-cloth, it becomes subject to relinquishment.
Nissajjitabbaṁ saṅghassa vā gaṇassa vā puggalassa vā.The robe-cloth should be relinquished to a sangha, a group, or an individual. Evañca pana, bhikkhave, nissajjitabbaṁ.“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.)
idaṁ me, bhante, cīvaraṁ aññātikāya bhikkhuniyā hatthato paṭiggahitaṁ, aññatra pārivattakā, nissaggiyaṁ.
pārivattakā → pārivaṭṭakā (bj, sya-all)“Venerables, this robe-cloth, which I received directly from an unrelated nun without anything in exchange, is to be relinquished.
Imāhaṁ saṅghassa nissajjāmīti …pe…I relinquish it to the Sangha.” …
dadeyyāti …pe…“the Sangha should give …”
dadeyyunti …pe…“you should give …”
āyasmato dammīti.“I give this robe-cloth back to you.”
Aññātikāya aññātikasaññī cīvaraṁ paṭiggaṇhāti, aññatra pārivattakā, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
aññātikasaññī → aññātikasaññī hatthato (sya-all) | pārivattakā → pārivaṭṭakā (sya-all)If she is unrelated and he perceives her as such, and he receives robe-cloth from her, except in exchange, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Aññātikāya vematiko cīvaraṁ paṭiggaṇhāti, aññatra pārivattakā, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
pārivattakā → pārivaṭṭakā (bj, sya-all) | vematiko → vematiko hatthato (sya-all)If she is unrelated, but he is unsure of it, and he receives robe-cloth from her, except in exchange, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Aññātikāya ñātikasaññī cīvaraṁ paṭiggaṇhāti, aññatra pārivattakā, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.
pārivattakā → pārivaṭṭakā (bj, sya-all) | ñātikasaññī → ñātikasaññī hatthato (sya-all)If she is unrelated, but he perceives her as related, and he receives robe-cloth from her, except in exchange, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.
Ekatoupasampannāya hatthato cīvaraṁ paṭiggaṇhāti, aññatra pārivattakā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
pārivattakā → pārivaṭṭakā (bj, sya-all)If he receives robe-cloth directly from a nun who is fully ordained only on one side, except in exchange, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
Ñātikāya aññātikasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If she is related, but he perceives her as unrelated, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
Ñātikāya vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If she is related, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
Ñātikāya ñātikasaññī, anāpatti.If she is related and he perceives her as such, there is no offense.
Anāpatti—There is no offense:
ñātikāya,if the nun is related;
pārivattakaṁ parittena vā vipulaṁ, vipulena vā parittaṁ,
pārivattakaṁ → pārivaṭṭakaṁ (bj, sya-all)if much is exchanged with little or little is exchanged with much;
bhikkhu vissāsaṁ gaṇhāti,if he takes it on trust;
tāvakālikaṁ gaṇhāti,if he borrows it;
cīvaraṁ ṭhapetvā aññaṁ parikkhāraṁ gaṇhāti,if he receives any requisite apart from robe-cloth;
sikkhamānāya,if it is a trainee nun;
sāmaṇeriyā,if it is a novice nun;
ummattakassa,if he is insane;
ādikammikassāti.if he is the first offender.
Cīvarapaṭiggahaṇasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ pañcamaṁ.
pañcamaṁ → (bj, sya-all)The training rule on receiving a robe from a nun, the fifth, is finished.