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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
  • PācittiyakaṇḍaThe chapter on offenses entailing confession
  • BhūtagāmavaggaThe subchapter on plants

19. MahallakavihārasikkhāpadaApplying excessive materials to a large dwelling

Tena samayena buddho bhagavā kosambiyaṁ viharati ghositārāme.At one time when the Buddha was staying at Kosambī in Ghosita’s Monastery, Tena kho pana samayena āyasmato channassa upaṭṭhāko mahāmatto āyasmato channassa vihāraṁ kārāpeti.a government official who was Venerable Channa’s supporter was making him a dwelling. Atha kho āyasmā channo katapariyositaṁ vihāraṁ punappunaṁ chādāpeti, punappunaṁ lepāpeti.
chādāpeti → chādāpesi (bj, sya-all) | lepāpeti → lepāpesi (bj); limpāpeti (pts) | lepāpeti atibhārito → limpāpesi atibhāriko (sya-all) | chādāpesi → chādāpeti (bj: machasaṁ) | lepāpesi → lepāpeti (bj: machasaṁ) | chādāpesi → chādāpeti (sya-all: yu. ma.) | limpāpesi → limpāpeti (sya-all note)
When the dwelling was finished, Channa had it roofed and plastered over and over.
Atibhārito vihāro paripati.
atibhāriko → atibhārito (sya-all note)
Being overloaded, the dwelling collapsed.
Atha kho āyasmā channo tiṇañca kaṭṭhañca saṅkaḍḍhanto aññatarassa brāhmaṇassa yavakhettaṁ dūsesi.Then, while collecting grass and sticks, Channa spoiled the barley field belonging to a certain brahmin. Atha kho so brāhmaṇo ujjhāyati khiyyati vipāceti—
khiyyati → khīyati (bj, sya-all, pts)
That brahmin complained and criticized him,
“kathañhi nāma bhadantā amhākaṁ yavakhettaṁ dūsessantī”ti.“How can the venerables spoil my barley field?”

Assosuṁ kho bhikkhū tassa brāhmaṇassa ujjhāyantassa khiyyantassa vipācentassa.
khiyyantassa → khīyantassa (bj, sya-all, pts)
The monks heard the complaints of that brahmin,
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 Channa,
“kathañhi nāma āyasmā channo katapariyositaṁ vihāraṁ punappunaṁ chādāpessati, punappunaṁ lepāpessati, atibhārito vihāro paripatī”ti.
lepāpessati → lepāssepati (bj); limpāpessati (pts) | lepāpessati atibhārito → limpāpessati atibhāriko (sya-all) | limpāpessati → lippāpesi, lippāpessati C, lepāpeti, lepāpessati AB. D has limpāpetabbo. (pts note)
“How could Venerable Channa have a finished dwelling roofed and plastered over and over until it collapsed from overloading?”

Atha kho te bhikkhū āyasmantaṁ channaṁ anekapariyāyena vigarahitvā bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ …pe…
āyasmantaṁ channaṁ anekapariyāyena vigarahitvā → (sya-all)
After rebuking him in many ways, they told the Buddha. Soon afterwards he had the Sangha gathered and questioned Channa:
“saccaṁ kira tvaṁ, channa, katapariyositaṁ vihāraṁ punappunaṁ chādāpesi, punappunaṁ lepāpesi, atibhārito vihāro paripatī”ti?
lepāpesi atibhārito → limpāpesi atibhāriko (sya-all)
“Is it true, Channa, that you did this?”

“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.“It’s true, sir.”

Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked him … kathañhi nāma tvaṁ, moghapurisa, katapariyositaṁ vihāraṁ punappunaṁ chādāpessasi, punappunaṁ lepāpessasi, atibhārito vihāro paripati.
lepāpessasi atibhārito → limpāpessasi atibhāriko (sya-all)
“Foolish man, how could you do this?
Netaṁ, moghapurisa, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…This will affect people’s confidence …” … evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—“And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:

“Mahallakaṁ pana bhikkhunā vihāraṁ kārayamānena yāva dvārakosā aggaḷaṭṭhapanāya ālokasandhiparikammāya dvatticchadanassa pariyāyaṁ appaharite ṭhitena adhiṭṭhātabbaṁ. Tato ce uttari appaharitepi ṭhito adhiṭṭhaheyya pācittiyan”ti.
aggaḷaṭṭhapanāya → aggalaṭṭhapanāya (bj, cck, sya2ed); appaharite → apaharite (sya1ed); uttari → uttariṁ (bj, sya-all) | uttari appaharitepi → uttariṁ appaharite pi (bj); uttariṁ apharitepi (sya-all) | dvatticchadanassa → dvitticchadanassa (sya-all, pts) | appaharite → apharite (sya-all) | uttariṁ → uttari (sya-all: yu. ma.) | dvitticchadanassa → dvitticch- AB, dvatt- CD. (pts note)
‘When a monk is building a large dwelling, then standing where there are no cultivated plants, he may apply two or three layers of roofing material, taking it as far as the doorcase and using it for fixing the door and for treating the window openings. If he applies more than that, even if he stands where there are no cultivated plants, he commits an offense entailing confession.’”

Mahallako nāma vihāroA large dwelling:
sassāmiko vuccati.one with an owner is what is meant.
Vihāro nāmaA dwelling:
ullitto vā hoti avalitto vā ullittāvalitto vā.plastered inside or plastered outside or plastered both inside and outside.
KārayamānenātiIs building:
karonto vā kārāpento vā.building it himself or having it built.
Yāva dvārakosātiAs far as the doorcase:
piṭṭhasaṅghāṭassa samantā hatthapāsā.
piṭṭhasaṅghāṭassa → pīṭhasaṅghāṭassa (itipi); piṭṭhisaṅghāṭassa (sya-all) | piṭṭhasaṅghāṭassa samantā → piṭṭhisaṅghāṭassa sāmantā (sya-all) | piṭṭhasaṅghāṭassa → piṭṭhisaṅghāṭassa (bj: syā) | piṭṭhasaṅghāṭassa → pīṭhasaṁghāṭassa (cck: itipi); piṭṭhisaṅghāṭassa (cck: syā.) | samantā → samantā ABD, sāmantā C. (pts note)
a distance of an arm’s reach next to the door frame.
Aggaḷaṭṭhapanāyāti
aggaḷaṭṭhapanāyāti → aggalaṭṭhapanāyāti (bj)
For fixing the door:
dvāraṭṭhapanāya.for the fixing of the door.
ĀlokasandhiparikammāyātiFor treating the window openings:
vātapānaparikammāya setavaṇṇaṁ kāḷavaṇṇaṁ gerukaparikammaṁ mālākammaṁ latākammaṁ makaradantakaṁ pañcapaṭikaṁ.
gerukaparikammaṁ → gerukavaṇṇaṁ (sya-all) | pañcapaṭikaṁ dvatticchadanassa → pañcapaṭṭhikaṁ dvitticchadanassa (sya-all, pts) | pañcapaṭṭhikaṁ → pañcapaṭikaṁ A, -phaṭikaṁ B, -patikaṁ C. Comp. Cull. V. 11.6, Var. Readings. (pts note)
for treating the window openings there is white color, black color, and treating with red ocher; and there is making a garland pattern, a creeper pattern, a shark-teeth pattern, and the fivefold pattern.
Dvatticchadanassa pariyāyaṁ appaharite ṭhitena adhiṭṭhātabbanti—
appaharite → apharite (sya-all) | dvitticchadanassa → dvitticch- AB, dvatt- CD. (pts note)
Standing where there are no cultivated plants, he may apply two or three layers of roofing material:
haritaṁ nāma pubbaṇṇaṁ aparaṇṇaṁ.cultivated plants: grain and vegetables; Sace harite ṭhito adhiṭṭhāti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.if he applies it while standing where there are cultivated plants, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. Maggena chādentassa dve magge adhiṭṭhahitvā tatiyaṁ maggaṁ āṇāpetvā pakkamitabbaṁ.For someone covering by the line, after covering with two layers, he may ask for a third layer, and he should then leave. Pariyāyena chādentassa dve pariyāye adhiṭṭhahitvā tatiyaṁ pariyāyaṁ āṇāpetvā pakkamitabbaṁ.For someone covering by the layer, after covering with two layers, he may ask for a third layer, and he should then leave.
Tato ce uttari appaharitepi ṭhito adhiṭṭhaheyyāti
uttari → uttariṁ (bj) | uttari appaharitepi → uttariṁ apharitepi (sya-all)
If he applies more than that, even if he stands where there are no cultivated plants:
iṭṭhakāya chādentassa iṭṭhakiṭṭhakāya āpatti pācittiyassa.
iṭṭhakiṭṭhakāya → iṭṭhakiṭṭhakāya (bj: machasaṁ)
if he is covering with bricks, then for every brick, he commits an offense entailing confession.
Silāya chādentassa silāya silāya āpatti pācittiyassa.If he is covering with slate, then for every piece of slate, he commits an offense entailing confession. Sudhāya chādentassa piṇḍe piṇḍe āpatti pācittiyassa.If he is covering with plaster, then for every lump, he commits an offense entailing confession. Tiṇena chādentassa karaḷe karaḷe āpatti pācittiyassa.If he is covering with grass, then for every handful, he commits an offense entailing confession. Paṇṇena chādentassa paṇṇe paṇṇe āpatti pācittiyassa.If he is covering with leaves, then for every leaf, he commits an offense entailing confession.

Atirekadvattipariyāye atirekasaññī adhiṭṭhāti, āpatti pācittiyassa.
atirekadvattipariyāye → atirekadvittipariyāye (sya-all, pts)
If it is more than two or three layers, and he perceives it as more, and he applies it, he commits an offense entailing confession.
Atirekadvattipariyāye vematiko adhiṭṭhāti, āpatti pācittiyassa.
atirekadvattipariyāye → atirekadvittipariyāye (sya-all, pts)
If it is more than two or three layers, but he is unsure of it, and he applies it, he commits an offense entailing confession.
Atirekadvattipariyāye ūnakasaññī adhiṭṭhāti, āpatti pācittiyassa.
atirekadvattipariyāye → atirekadvittipariyāye (sya-all)
If it is more than two or three layers, but he perceives it as less, and he applies it, he commits an offense entailing confession.

Ūnakadvattipariyāye atirekasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
ūnakadvattipariyāye → ūnakadvittipariyāye (sya-all, pts)
If it is less than two or three layers, but he perceives it as more, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
Ūnakadvattipariyāye vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
ūnakadvattipariyāye → ūnakadvittipariyāye (sya-all)
If it is less than two or three layers, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
Ūnakadvattipariyāye ūnakasaññī, anāpatti.
ūnakadvattipariyāye → ūnakadvittipariyāye (sya-all)
If it is less than two or three layers, and he perceives it as less, there is no offense.

Anāpatti—There is no offense: dvattipariyāye,
dvattipariyāye ūnakadvattipariyāye → dvittipariyāye ūnakadvittipariyāye (sya-all, pts)
if he applies two or three layers;
ūnakadvattipariyāye,
ūnakadvattipariyāye → ūnakapariyāye (bj: __sī1__, sīmu2)
if he applies less than two or three layers;
leṇe,if it is a shelter; guhāya,if it is a cave; tiṇakuṭikāya,if it is a grass hut; aññassatthāya,if it is for the benefit of someone else; attano dhanena,if it is by means of his own property; vāsāgāraṁ ṭhapetvā sabbattha anāpatti,if it is anything apart from a dwelling; ummattakassa,if he is insane; ādikammikassāti.if he is the first offender.

Mahallakavihārasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ navamaṁ.
navamaṁ → (sya-all)
The training rule on applying excessive materials to a large dwelling, the ninth, is finished.

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