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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
  • MahāvibhaṅgaThe Great Analysis
  • NissaggiyakaṇḍaThe chapter on relinquishment
  • CīvaravaggaThe subchapter on robes

9. DutiyaupakkhaṭasikkhāpadaRequesting a fine robe from a combined fund

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 aññataro puriso aññataraṁ purisaṁ etadavoca—
etadavoca → etadavoca ahaṁ (bj, pts)
a certain man said to another man,
“ayyaṁ upanandaṁ cīvarena acchādessāmī”ti.
ayyaṁ → ahaṁ ayyaṁ (bj, pts1ed) | upanandaṁ → upanandaṁ sakyaputtaṁ (pts) | upanandaṁ → ahaṁ upanandaṁ (bj: machasaṁ) | ayyaṁ → ahaṁ ayyaṁ C, ahayyaṁ B, ayyaṁ A: (pts note)
“I’m going to give robe-cloth to Venerable Upananda.”
Sopi evamāha—And he replied, “ahampi ayyaṁ upanandaṁ cīvarena acchādessāmī”ti.“So am I.”

Assosi kho aññataro piṇḍacāriko bhikkhu tesaṁ purisānaṁ imaṁ kathāsallāpaṁ.An alms-collecting monk heard that conversation. Atha kho so bhikkhu yenāyasmā upanando sakyaputto tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṁ upanandaṁ sakyaputtaṁ etadavoca—He then went to Upananda the Sakyan and said, “mahāpuññosi tvaṁ, āvuso upananda.“Upananda, you have much merit. Amukasmiṁ okāse aññataro puriso aññataraṁ purisaṁ etadavoca—
etadavoca → etadavoca ahaṁ (bj) | ayyaṁ → ahaṁ ayyaṁ B, ayyaṁ A, ahaṁ C. (pts note)
In such-and-such a place I heard two men telling each other
‘ayyaṁ upanandaṁ cīvarena acchādessāmī’ti.that they’re each going to give you robe-cloth.” Sopi evamāha— ‘ahampi ayyaṁ upanandaṁ cīvarena acchādessāmī’”ti.

“Atthāvuso, maṁ te upaṭṭhākā”ti.“They are my supporters.”

Atha kho āyasmā upanando sakyaputto yena te purisā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā te purise etadavoca—Upananda then went to those men and said, “saccaṁ kira maṁ tumhe, āvuso, cīvarehi acchādetukāmātthā”ti?
acchādetukāmātthāti → acchādetukāmatthāti (sya-all, pts)
“Is it true that you want to give me robe-cloth?”

“Api nayya, evaṁ hoti—
nayya → no ayya iti padacchedo (sya-all note)
“Yes,
‘ayyaṁ upanandaṁ cīvarehi acchādessāmā’”ti.that’s just what we were thinking.”

“Sace kho maṁ tumhe, āvuso, cīvarehi acchādetukāmāttha, evarūpena cīvarena acchādetha,
acchādetukāmāttha → acchādetukāmattha (bj, sya-all)
“If that’s the case, then give me such-and-such robe-cloth.
kyāhaṁ tehi acchannopi karissāmi, yānāhaṁ na paribhuñjissāmī”ti.For what’s the point of giving robe-cloth that I won’t use?”

Atha kho te purisā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—
khiyyanti → khīyanti (bj, sya-all) | ujjhāyanti khiyyanti → (pts)
Those men complained and criticized him,
“mahicchā ime samaṇā sakyaputtiyā asantuṭṭhā.“These Sakyan monastics have great desires. They’re not content. Nayime sukarā cīvarehi acchādetuṁ.It’s no easy matter to give them robe-cloth. Kathañhi nāma ayyo upanando amhehi pubbe appavārito upasaṅkamitvā cīvare vikappaṁ āpajjissatī”ti.How could Venerable Upananda come to us and say what kind of robe-cloth he wants without first being invited by us to do so?”

Assosuṁ kho bhikkhū tesaṁ purisānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ.
khiyyantānaṁ → khīyantānaṁ (bj, sya-all) | ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ → (pts)
The monks heard the complaints of those men,
Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—
khiyyanti → khīyanti (bj, sya-all) | ujjhāyanti khiyyanti → (pts)
and the monks of few desires complained and criticized him,
“kathañhi nāma āyasmā upanando sakyaputto pubbe appavārito gahapatike upasaṅkamitvā cīvare vikappaṁ āpajjissatī”ti.“How could Venerable Upananda go to householders and say what kind of robe-cloth he wants without first being invited to do so?”

Atha kho te bhikkhū āyasmantaṁ upanandaṁ sakyaputtaṁ anekapariyāyena vigarahitvā bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ …pe…After rebuking him in many ways, they told the Buddha. Soon afterwards he had the Sangha gathered and questioned Upananda: “saccaṁ kira tvaṁ, upananda, pubbe appavārito gahapatike upasaṅkamitvā cīvare vikappaṁ āpajjasī”ti?
āpajjasīti → āpajjīti (bj)
“Is it true, Upananda, that you did this?”

“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.“It’s true, sir.”

“Ñātakā te, upananda, aññātakā”ti?“Are they relatives of yours?”

“Aññātakā, bhagavā”ti.“No.”

“Aññātako, moghapurisa, aññātakānaṁ na jānāti patirūpaṁ vā appatirūpaṁ vā santaṁ vā asantaṁ vā.
patirūpaṁ → paṭirūpaṁ (sya-all) | appatirūpaṁ → appaṭirūpaṁ (sya-all)
“Foolish man, people 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, pubbe appavārito aññātake gahapatike upasaṅkamitvā cīvare vikappaṁ āpajjissasi.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:

“Bhikkhuṁ paneva uddissa ubhinnaṁ aññātakānaṁ gahapatīnaṁ vā gahapatānīnaṁ vā paccekacīvaracetāpannāni upakkhaṭāni honti—
paccekacīvaracetāpannāni upakkhaṭāni → … cetāpannā upakkhaṭā (bj); … cetāpanā upakkhaṭā (sya-all, pts1ed) | paccekacīvaracetāpannāni upakkhaṭāni → paccekacīvaracetāpanā upakkhaṭā (sya-all, pts) | upakkhaṭāni → cīvara cetāpannāni upakkhaṭāni (bj: machasaṁ) | upakkhaṭā → -cetāpanā upakkhatā A, -cetāpannāni upakkhaṭāni C, -cetāpanāni upakkhaṭāni B. (pts note)
‘If two male or female householders have set aside separate robe funds for an unrelated monk, thinking,
‘imehi mayaṁ paccekacīvaracetāpannehi paccekacīvarāni cetāpetvā itthannāmaṁ bhikkhuṁ cīvarehi acchādessāmā’ti;
paccekacīvaracetāpannehi → paccekacīvaracetāpanehi (sya-all, pts)
“With these separate robe funds we’ll buy separate robe-cloths and give them to monk so-and-so;”
tatra ce so bhikkhu pubbe appavārito upasaṅkamitvā cīvare vikappaṁ āpajjeyya—and if that monk, without first being invited, goes to them and specifies the kind of robe-cloth he wants, saying, ‘sādhu vata maṁ āyasmanto imehi paccekacīvaracetāpannehi evarūpaṁ vā evarūpaṁ vā cīvaraṁ cetāpetvā acchādetha, ubhova santā ekenā’ti,
paccekacīvaracetāpannehi → paccekacīvaracetāpanehi (sya-all, pts)
“Please put these separate robe funds together to buy such-and-such robe-cloth and then give it to me,”
kalyāṇakamyataṁ upādāya, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyan”ti.
pācittiyanti → pācittinti (bj)
and he does so because he wants something fine, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.’”

Bhikkhuṁ paneva uddissātiFor a monk:
bhikkhussatthāya, bhikkhuṁ ārammaṇaṁ karitvā, bhikkhuṁ acchādetukāmā.for the benefit of a monk; making a monk the object of consideration, they want to give to him.
UbhinnantiTwo:
dvinnaṁ.a pair.
Aññātakā 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.
Gahapatī nāma
gahapatī → gahapatikā (pts) | nāma → gahapati nāma (sya-all: yu. ma.)
Male householders:
ye keci agāraṁ ajjhāvasanti.any men who live at home.
Gahapatāniyo nāma
gahapatāniyo → gahapatānī (sya-all) | nāma → gahapatāniyo nāma (sya-all: yu. ma.)
Female householders:
yā kāci agāraṁ ajjhāvasanti.any women who live at home.
Cīvaracetāpannāni nāma
cīvaracetāpannāni → cīvaracetāpanā (sya-all, pts)
Robe funds:
hiraññā vā suvaṇṇā vā muttā vā maṇī vā pavāḷā vā phalikā vā paṭakā vā suttā vā kappāsā vā.
vā → vā maṇī vā (sya-all) | maṇī vā pavāḷā → masāragallā (sya-all) | phalikā → phālā (pts) | vā → cīvaracetāpanā nāma hiraññā vā suvaṇṇā vā muttā vā maṇī vā pavāḷā vā phālā vā paṭakā vā suttā vā kappāsā vā (sya-all: yu. ma.) | vā → hiraññaṁ vā suvaṇṇaṁ vā B. (pts note)
money, gold, pearls, gems, corals, crystals, cloth, thread, or cotton wool.
Imehi paccekacīvaracetāpannehīti
paccekacīvaracetāpannehīti → cīvaracetāpannehiti (bj); paccekacīvaracetāpannehiti (cck); cīvaracetāpanehīti (sya-all, pts)
With these separate robe funds:
paccupaṭṭhitehi.with that which is at their disposal.
CetāpetvātiWe’ll buy:
parivattetvā.
parivattetvā → parivaṭṭetvā (sya-all)
having traded.
AcchādessāmātiWe’ll give:
dassāma.we’ll donate.
Tatra ce so bhikkhūtiIf that monk:
yaṁ bhikkhuṁ uddissa cīvaracetāpannāni upakkhaṭāni honti so bhikkhu.
cīvaracetāpannāni upakkhaṭāni → cīvaracetāpanā upakkhaṭā (sya-all, pts)
the monk the robe funds have been set aside for.
Pubbe appavāritotiWithout first being invited:
pubbe avutto hoti— “kīdisena te, bhante, cīvarena attho, kīdisaṁ te cīvaraṁ cetāpemā”ti.
cetāpemāti → cetāpessāmāti (sya-all) | cetāpessāmāti → cetāpemāti (sya-all: yu. ma.)
they have not said beforehand: “Venerable, what kind of robe-cloth do you need? What kind of robe-cloth can we buy for you?”
UpasaṅkamitvātiGoes to them:
gharaṁ gantvā yattha katthaci upasaṅkamitvā.having gone to their house or having gone wherever.
Cīvare vikappaṁ āpajjeyyātiSpecifies the kind of robe-cloth he wants:
āyataṁ vā hotu vitthataṁ vā appitaṁ vā saṇhaṁ vā.please make it long or wide or closely woven or soft.
Imehi paccekacīvaracetāpannehīti
paccekacīvaracetāpannehīti → cīvaracetāpannehīti (bj); cīvaracetāpanehīti (sya-all, pts)
These separate robe funds:
paccupaṭṭhitehi.that which is at their disposal.
Evarūpaṁ vā evarūpaṁ vāti
evarūpaṁ → evarūpaṁ acchādethā ti dajjetha ubho (pts)
Such-and-such:
āyataṁ vā vitthataṁ vā appitaṁ vā saṇhaṁ vā.long or wide or closely woven or soft.
CetāpetvātiTo buy:
parivattetvā.
parivattetvā → parivaṭṭetvā (sya-all)
having traded.
AcchādethātiGive:
dajjetha.donate.
Ubhova santā ekenātiPut together:
dvepi janā ekena.
janā → (sya-all)
two people supplying him with one robe-cloth.
Kalyāṇakamyataṁ upādāyātiBecause he wants something fine:
sādhatthiko mahagghatthiko.
sādhatthiko → sādhutthiko (sya-all) | sādhatthiko → sādhutthiko (bj: syā)
wanting something good, wanting something expensive.

Tassa vacanena āyataṁ vā vitthataṁ vā appitaṁ vā saṇhaṁ vā cetāpenti, payoge dukkaṭaṁ.If those householders buy robe-cloth that is long, wide, closely woven, or soft because of his statement, 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 pubbe appavārito aññātake gahapatike upasaṅkamitvā cīvare vikappaṁ āpannaṁ nissaggiyaṁ.“Venerables, this robe-cloth, which I received after going to unrelated householders and saying what kind of robe-cloth I wanted without first being invited, is to be relinquished. Imāhaṁ 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 robe-cloth back to you.”

Aññātake aññātakasaññī pubbe appavārito gahapatike upasaṅkamitvā cīvare vikappaṁ āpajjati, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.If the householders are unrelated and he perceives them as such, and, without first being invited, he goes to them and specifies the kind of robe-cloth he wants, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession. Aññātake vematiko pubbe appavārito gahapatike upasaṅkamitvā cīvare vikappaṁ āpajjati, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.If the householders are unrelated, but he is unsure of it, and, without first being invited, he goes to them and specifies the kind of robe-cloth he wants, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession. Aññātake ñātakasaññī pubbe appavārito gahapatike upasaṅkamitvā cīvare vikappaṁ āpajjati, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.If the householders are unrelated, but he perceives them as related, and, without first being invited, he goes to them and specifies the kind of robe-cloth he wants, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.

Ñātake aññātakasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If the householders are related, but he perceives them as unrelated, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. Ñātake vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If the householders are related, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. Ñātake ñātakasaññī, anāpatti.If the householders are related and he perceives them as such, there is no offense.

Anāpatti—There is no offense: ñātakānaṁ,if it is from relatives; pavāritānaṁ,if it is from those who have given an invitation; aññassatthāya,if it is for the benefit of another; attano dhanena,if it is by means of his own property; mahagghaṁ cetāpetukāmānaṁ appagghaṁ cetāpeti,if the householders wish to buy something expensive, but he has them buy something inexpensive; ummattakassa,if he is insane; ādikammikassāti.if he is the first offender.

Dutiyaupakkhaṭasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ navamaṁ.
navamaṁ → (bj, sya-all)
The second training rule on requesting a fine robe from a combined fund, the ninth, is finished.

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