- Theravāda VinayaTheravāda Collection on Monastic Law
- MahāvibhaṅgaThe Great Analysis
- PācittiyakaṇḍaThe chapter on offenses entailing confession
- Acelakavagga
Acelakavagga → paṭhamarahonisajjasikkhāpadaṁ (bj)The subchapter on naked ascetics
44. RahopaṭicchannasikkhāpadaSitting with a woman in a concealed place
Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.On one occasion when the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery,
Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā upanando sakyaputto sahāyakassa gharaṁ gantvā tassa pajāpatiyā saddhiṁ raho paṭicchanne āsane nisajjaṁ kappesi.
sahāyakassa → sahāyassa (bj) | sahāyassa → sahāyakassa (bj: machasaṁ) | kappesi → kappeti (bj: __sī1__, sīmu2)Venerable Upananda the Sakyan went to the house of a friend and sat down in private on a concealed seat with his wife.
Atha kho so puriso ujjhāyati khiyyati vipāceti—
khiyyati → khīyati (bj, sya-all, pts)The husband complained and criticized him,
“kathañhi nāma ayyo upanando mayhaṁ pajāpatiyā saddhiṁ raho paṭicchanne āsane nisajjaṁ kappessatī”ti.“How could Venerable Upananda sit down in private on a concealed seat with my wife?”
Assosuṁ kho bhikkhū tassa purisassa ujjhāyantassa khiyyantassa vipācentassa.
khiyyantassa → khīyantassa (bj, sya-all) | ujjhāyantassa khiyyantassa → (pts)The monks heard the complaints of that man,
Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—
khiyyanti → khīyanti (bj, sya-all)and the monks of few desires complained and criticized Upananda,
“kathañhi nāma āyasmā upanando sakyaputto mātugāmena saddhiṁ raho paṭicchanne āsane nisajjaṁ kappessatī”ti …pe…“How could Venerable Upananda sit down in private on a concealed seat with a woman?” …
“saccaṁ kira tvaṁ, upananda, mātugāmena saddhiṁ raho paṭicchanne āsane nisajjaṁ kappesī”ti?
raho paṭicchanne āsane nisajjaṁ → (pts)“Is it true, Upananda, that you did this?”
“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.“It’s true, sir.”
Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…The Buddha rebuked him …
kathañhi nāma tvaṁ, moghapurisa, mātugāmena saddhiṁ raho paṭicchanne āsane nisajjaṁ kappessasi.
raho paṭicchanne āsane nisajjaṁ → (pts)“Foolish man, how could you do 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 mātugāmena saddhiṁ raho paṭicchanne āsane nisajjaṁ kappeyya, pācittiyan”ti.‘If a monk sits down in private on a concealed seat with a woman, he commits an offense entailing 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.
- Mātugāmo nāmaA woman:
- manussitthī, na yakkhī na petī na tiracchānagatā, antamaso tadahujātāpi dārikā, pageva mahattarī.
manussitthī → manussitthi (bj, pts) | mahattarī → mahantatarī (sya-all) | mahantatarī → mahattarī (sya-all: yu. ma.)a human female, not a female spirit, not a female ghost, not a female animal; even a girl born on that very day, let alone an older one. - SaddhintiWith:
- ekato.together.
- Raho nāma
Raho → pāci. 200,291; pārā. 445,454 (cck note)In private: - cakkhussa raho sotassa raho.private to the eye and private to the ear.
- Cakkhussa raho nāmaPrivate to the eye:
- na sakkā hoti akkhiṁ vā nikhaṇīyamāne bhamukaṁ vā ukkhipīyamāne sīsaṁ vā ukkhipīyamāne passituṁ.
akkhiṁ → akkhīni (sya-all) | nikhaṇīyamāne → nikhaniyamāne (sya-all); nikhaṇiyamāne (pts) | ukkhipīyamāne → ukkhipiyamāne (sya-all, pts)one is unable to see them winking, raising an eyebrow, or nodding. - Sotassa raho nāmaPrivate to the ear:
- na sakkā hoti pakatikathā sotuṁ.one is unable to hear ordinary speech.
- Paṭicchannaṁ nāma āsanaṁ
Paṭicchannaṁ → pārā. 445 (cck note)A concealed seat: - kuṭṭena vā kavāṭena vā kilañjena vā sāṇipākārena vā rukkhena vā thambhena vā kotthaḷiyā vā, yena kenaci paṭicchannaṁ hoti.
kuṭṭena → kuḍḍena (bj, sya-all, pts1ed); kotthaḷiyā → kotthaliyā (bj); koṭṭhaḷiyā (sya-all); kotthaḷikāya (mr) | kuṭṭena → kuḍḍena (pts) | kuḍḍena → kuṭṭena vā (bj: machasaṁ) | kotthaliyā → kotthalikāya (bj: machasaṁ) | kuṭṭena → kuḍḍena (cck: sī. syā.) | kotthaḷiyā → koṭṭhaḷiyā (cck: sī. syā.); kotthaḷikāya (cck: ka.)it is concealed by a wall, a screen, a door, a cloth screen, a tree, a pillar, a grain container, or anything else. - Nisajjaṁ kappeyyātiSits down:
- mātugāme nisinne bhikkhu upanisinno vā hoti upanipanno vā, āpatti pācittiyassa.if the monk sits down or lies down next to the seated woman, he commits an offense entailing confession. Bhikkhu nisinne mātugāmo upanisinno vā hoti upanipanno vā, āpatti pācittiyassa.If the woman sits down or lies down next to the seated monk, he commits an offense entailing confession. Ubho vā nisinnā honti ubho vā nipannā, āpatti pācittiyassa.If both are seated or both are lying down, he commits an offense entailing confession.
Mātugāme mātugāmasaññī raho paṭicchanne āsane nisajjaṁ kappeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.If it is a woman, and he perceives her as such, and he sits down in private on a concealed seat with her, he commits an offense entailing confession. Mātugāme vematiko raho paṭicchanne āsane nisajjaṁ kappeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.If it is a woman, but he is unsure of it, and he sits down in private on a concealed seat with her, he commits an offense entailing confession. Mātugāme amātugāmasaññī raho paṭicchanne āsane nisajjaṁ kappeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.If it is a woman, but he does not perceive her as such, and he sits down in private on a concealed seat with her, he commits an offense entailing confession.
Yakkhiyā vā petiyā vā paṇḍakena vā tiracchānagatāya vā manussaviggahitthiyā vā saddhiṁ raho paṭicchanne āsane nisajjaṁ kappeti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
tiracchānagatāya vā → tiracchānagata (bj) | tiracchānagatāya vā manussaviggahitthiyā → tiracchānagatamanussaviggahitthiyā (sya-all, pts) | tiracchānagata → tiracchānagatāya vā (bj: machasaṁ)If he sits down in private on a concealed seat with a female spirit, a female ghost, a paṇḍaka, or a female animal in the form of a woman, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
Amātugāme mātugāmasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If it is not a woman, but he perceives them as such, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
Amātugāme vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa.If it is not a woman, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
Amātugāme amātugāmasaññī, anāpatti.If it is not a woman, and he does not perceive them as such, there is no offense.
Anāpatti—There is no offense:
yo koci viññū puriso dutiyo hoti,if he has a male companion who understands;
tiṭṭhati na nisīdati,if he stands and does not sit down;
arahopekkho,if he is not seeking privacy;
aññavihito nisīdati,
aññavihito → aññāvihito (sya-all, pts)if he sits down preoccupied with something else;
ummattakassa,if he is insane;
ādikammikassāti.if he is the first offender.
Rahopaṭicchannasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ catutthaṁ.
Rahopaṭicchannasikkhāpadaṁ → paṭhamarahonisajjasikkhāpadaṁ (bj) | catutthaṁ → (sya-all) | sikkhāpadaṁ → rahonisajjasikkhāpadaṁ (bj: machasaṁ)The training rule on sitting with a woman in a concealed place, the fourth, is finished.