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Theravāda Vinaya
Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law
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Bhikkhunivibhaṅga
The Nuns’ Analysis
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Pācittiyakaṇḍa
The chapter on offenses entailing confession
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Kumāribhūtavagga
The subchapter on unmarried girls
79. Sokāvāsasikkhāpada
The training rule on one who is difficult to live with
Origin story
Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.
At one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery.
Tena kho pana samayena thullanandā bhikkhunī purisasaṁsaṭṭhaṁ kumārakasaṁsaṭṭhaṁ caṇḍiṁ sokāvāsaṁ caṇḍakāḷiṁ sikkhamānaṁ vuṭṭhāpeti.
At that time the nun Thullanandā gave the full admission to the trainee nun Caṇḍakāḷī, who was socializing with men and boys, and who was temperamental and difficult to live with.
Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—
The nuns of few desires complained and criticized her,
“kathañhi nāma ayyā thullanandā purisasaṁsaṭṭhaṁ kumārakasaṁsaṭṭhaṁ caṇḍiṁ sokāvāsaṁ caṇḍakāḷiṁ sikkhamānaṁ vuṭṭhāpessatī”ti …pe…
“How could Venerable Thullanandā give the full admission to the trainee nun Caṇḍakāḷī, who is socializing with men and boys, and who is temperamental and difficult to live with?” …
“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, thullanandā bhikkhunī purisasaṁsaṭṭhaṁ kumārakasaṁsaṭṭhaṁ caṇḍiṁ sokāvāsaṁ caṇḍakāḷiṁ sikkhamānaṁ vuṭṭhāpetī”ti?
“Is it true, monks, that the nun Thullanandā did this?”
“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.
“It’s true, Sir.”
Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…
The Buddha rebuked her …
kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, thullanandā bhikkhunī purisasaṁsaṭṭhaṁ kumārakasaṁsaṭṭhaṁ caṇḍiṁ sokāvāsaṁ caṇḍakāḷiṁ sikkhamānaṁ vuṭṭhāpessati.
“How could the nun Thullanandā do this?
Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…
This will affect people’s confidence …” …
evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—
“And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this:
Final ruling
“Yā pana bhikkhunī purisasaṁsaṭṭhaṁ kumārakasaṁsaṭṭhaṁ caṇḍiṁ sokāvāsaṁ sikkhamānaṁ vuṭṭhāpeyya, pācittiyan”ti.
‘If a nun gives the full admission to a trainee nun who is socializing with men and boys and who is temperamental and difficult to live with, she commits an offense entailing confession.’”
Definitions
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Yā panāti
A:
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yā yādisā …pe…
whoever …
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bhikkhunīti
Nun:
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…pe… ayaṁ imasmiṁ atthe adhippetā bhikkhunīti.
… The nun who has been given the full ordination in unanimity by both Sanghas through a legal procedure consisting of one motion and three announcements that is irreversible and fit to stand—this sort of nun is meant in this case.
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Puriso nāma
Men:
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pattavīsativasso.
those who have reached twenty years of age.
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Kumārako nāma
Boys:
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appattavīsativasso.
those who have not reached twenty years of age.
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Saṁsaṭṭhā nāma
Socializing:
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ananulomikena kāyikavācasikena saṁsaṭṭhā.
she socializes with improper bodily and verbal actions.
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Caṇḍī nāma
Temperamental:
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kodhanā vuccati.
angry is what is meant.
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Sokāvāsā nāma
Difficult to live with:
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paresaṁ dukkhaṁ uppādeti, sokaṁ āvisati.
she causes suffering to others, and grieves herself.
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Sikkhamānā nāma
A trainee nun:
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dve vassāni chasu dhammesu sikkhitasikkhā.
one who has trained for two years in the six rules.
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Vuṭṭhāpeyyāti
Gives the full admission:
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upasampādeyya.
gives the full ordination.
“Vuṭṭhāpessāmī”ti gaṇaṁ vā ācariniṁ vā pattaṁ vā cīvaraṁ vā pariyesati, sīmaṁ vā sammannati, āpatti dukkaṭassa. If, intending to give the full admission, she searches for a group, a teacher, a bowl, or a robe, or she establishes a monastery zone, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
Ñattiyā dukkaṭaṁ. After the motion, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
Dvīhi kammavācāhi dukkaṭā. After each of the first two announcements, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
Kammavācāpariyosāne upajjhāyāya āpatti pācittiyassa; When the last announcement is finished, the preceptor commits an offense entailing confession,
gaṇassa ca ācariniyā ca āpatti dukkaṭassa. and the group and the teacher commit an offense of wrong conduct.
Non-offenses
Anāpatti—
There is no offense:
ajānantī vuṭṭhāpeti,
if she gives her the full admission without knowing what she is like;
ummattikāya,
if she is insane;
ādikammikāyāti.
if she is the first offender.
Navamasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.
The ninth training rule is finished.
