{"id":"pli-tv-bi-vb-np1","title":"Venerables, these thirty rules on relinquishment and confession come up for recitation.","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Brahmāli · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"pli-tv-bi-vb-np1","title":"Venerables, these thirty rules on relinquishment and confession come up for recitation.","units":[{"id":"pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:0","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:0.1","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:0.2","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:0.3","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:0.4","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:0.5","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:0.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Theravāda Vinaya\nBhikkhunivibhaṅga\nNissaggiyakaṇḍa\nPattavagga\n1. Pattasannicayasikkhāpada\nIme kho panāyyāyo tiṁsa nissaggiyā pācittiyā dhammā uddesaṁ āgacchanti.","en":"Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law\nThe Nuns’ Analysis\nThe chapter on relinquishment\nThe subchapter on almsbowls\nThe training rule on collecting almsbowls\nVenerables, these thirty rules on relinquishment and confession come up for recitation."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:1","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:1.0","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:1.1","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:1.2","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:1.3","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:1.4","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:1.5","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:1.6","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:1.7","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:1.8","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:1.9","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:1.10","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:1.11","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:1.12","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:1.13"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Origin story\nAt one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery.\nAt that time the nuns from the group of six had collected a large number of almsbowls.\nWhen people walking about the dwellings saw this, they complained and criticized those nuns,\n“How can the nuns collect a large number of bowls? Will they start up as bowl merchants or set up a bowl shop?”\nThe nuns heard the complaints of those people,\nand the nuns of few desires complained and criticized those nuns,\n“How can the nuns from the group of six collect bowls?” …\n“Is it true, monks, that the nuns from the group of six do this?”\n“It’s true, sir.”\nThe Buddha rebuked them …\n“How can the nuns from the group of six collect bowls?\nThis will affect people’s confidence …” …\n“And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this:","pi":"Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.\nTena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo bahū patte sannicayaṁ karonti.\nManussā vihāracārikaṁ āhiṇḍantā passitvā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—\n“kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo bahū patte sannicayaṁ karissanti, pattavāṇijjaṁ vā bhikkhuniyo karissanti, āmattikāpaṇaṁ vā pasāressantī”ti.\nAssosuṁ kho bhikkhuniyo tesaṁ manussānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ.\nYā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—\n“kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo pattasannicayaṁ karissantī”ti …pe…\n“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo pattasannicayaṁ karontī”ti?\n“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.\nVigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…\nkathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo pattasannicayaṁ karissanti.\nNetaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…\nevañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—"}},{"id":"pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:1.14","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:1.14.0","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:1.14.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Final ruling\n‘If a nun collects almsbowls, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.’”","pi":"“Yā pana bhikkhunī pattasannicayaṁ kareyya, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyan”ti."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.0","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.1","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.2","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.3","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.4","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.5","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.6","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.7","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.8","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.9","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.10","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.11","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.12","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.13","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.14","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.15","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.16","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.17","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.18","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.19","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.20","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.21","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.22","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.23","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.24","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.25","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.26","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.27","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.28","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.29","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.30","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.31","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.32","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.33","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.34","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.35","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.36","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.37","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.38","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.39","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.40","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.41","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.42","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.1.43"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Definitions\nA:\nwhoever …\nNun:\n… 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.\nAn almsbowl:\nthere are two kinds of bowls: the iron bowl and the ceramic bowl.\nAnd there are three sizes of bowls: the large bowl, the medium bowl, and the small bowl.\nThe large bowl:\nit holds half an āḷhaka measure of cooked rice, a fourth part of fresh food, and a suitable amount of curry.\nThe medium bowl:\nit holds a nāḷika measure of cooked rice, a fourth part of fresh food, and a suitable amount of curry.\nThe small bowl:\nit holds a pattha measure of cooked rice, a fourth part of fresh food, and a suitable amount of curry.\nAnything larger than this is not a bowl, nor anything smaller.\nCollects:\nalmsbowls that have neither been determined nor assigned to another.\nEntailing relinquishment:\nentailing relinquishment at dawn.\nThe bowl should be relinquished to a sangha, a group, or an individual nun.\n“And, monks, it should be relinquished like this.\nAfter approaching the Sangha, that nun should arrange her upper robe over one shoulder and pay respect at the feet of the senior nuns. She should then squat on her heels, raise her joined palms, and say:\n‘Venerables, this almsbowl, which I have kept for more than one day, is to be relinquished. I relinquish it to the Sangha.’”\nAfter relinquishing it, she should confess the offense.\nThe confession should be received by a competent and capable nun.\nThe relinquished bowl is then to be given back:\n“Please, venerables, I ask the Sangha to listen.\nThis almsbowl, which was to be relinquished by the nun so-and-so, has been relinquished to the Sangha.\nIf the Sangha is ready, it should give this bowl back to nun so-and-so.”\nOr: after approaching several nuns, that nun should arrange her upper robe over one shoulder and pay respect at the feet of the senior nuns. She should then squat on her heels, raise her joined palms, and say:\n“Venerables, this almsbowl, which I have kept for more than one day, is to be relinquished. I relinquish it to you.”\nAfter relinquishing it, she should confess the offense.\nThe confession should be received by a competent and capable nun.\nThe relinquished bowl is then to be given back:\n“Please, venerables, I ask you to listen.\nThis almsbowl, which was to be relinquished by the nun so-and-so, has been relinquished to you.\nIf the venerables are ready, you should give this bowl back to nun so-and-so.”\nOr: after approaching a single nun, that nun should arrange her upper robe over one shoulder, squat on her heels, raise her joined palms, and say:\n“This almsbowl, which I have kept for more than one day, is to be relinquished.\nI relinquish it to you.”\nAfter relinquishing it, she should confess the offense.\nThe confession should be received by that nun.\nThe relinquished bowl is then to be given back:\n“I give this almsbowl back to you.”","pi":"Yā panāti\nyā yādisā …pe…\nbhikkhunīti\n…pe… ayaṁ imasmiṁ atthe adhippetā bhikkhunīti.\nPatto nāma\ndve pattā— ayopatto, mattikāpatto.\nTayo pattassa vaṇṇā— ukkaṭṭho patto, majjhimo patto, omako patto.\nUkkaṭṭho nāma patto\naḍḍhāḷhakodanaṁ gaṇhāti catubhāgaṁ khādanaṁ tadupiyaṁ byañjanaṁ.\nMajjhimo nāma patto\nnāḷikodanaṁ gaṇhāti catubhāgaṁ khādanaṁ tadupiyaṁ byañjanaṁ.\nOmako nāma patto\npatthodanaṁ gaṇhāti catubhāgaṁ khādanaṁ tadupiyaṁ byañjanaṁ.\nTato ukkaṭṭho apatto omako apatto.\nSannicayaṁ kareyyāti\nanadhiṭṭhito avikappito.\nNissaggiyo hotīti\nsaha aruṇuggamanā nissaggiyo hoti.\nNissajjitabbo saṅghassa vā gaṇassa vā ekabhikkhuniyā vā.\nEvañca pana, bhikkhave, nissajjitabbo.\nTāya bhikkhuniyā saṅghaṁ upasaṅkamitvā ekaṁsaṁ uttarāsaṅgaṁ karitvā vuḍḍhānaṁ bhikkhunīnaṁ pāde vanditvā ukkuṭikaṁ nisīditvā añjaliṁ paggahetvā evamassa vacanīyo—\n“ayaṁ me, ayye, patto rattātikkanto nissaggiyo, imāhaṁ saṅghassa nissajjāmī”ti.\nNissajjitvā āpatti desetabbā.\nByattāya bhikkhuniyā paṭibalāya āpatti paṭiggahetabbā.\nNissaṭṭhapatto dātabbo—\n“Suṇātu me, ayye, saṅgho.\nAyaṁ patto itthannāmāya bhikkhuniyā nissaggiyo saṅghassa nissaṭṭho.\nYadi saṅghassa pattakallaṁ, saṅgho imaṁ pattaṁ itthannāmāya bhikkhuniyā dadeyyā”ti.\nTāya bhikkhuniyā sambahulā bhikkhuniyo upasaṅkamitvā ekaṁsaṁ uttarāsaṅgaṁ karitvā vuḍḍhānaṁ bhikkhunīnaṁ pāde vanditvā ukkuṭikaṁ nisīditvā añjaliṁ paggahetvā evamassu vacanīyā—\n“ayaṁ me, ayyāyo, patto rattātikkanto nissaggiyo, imāhaṁ ayyānaṁ nissajjāmī”ti.\nNissajjitvā āpatti desetabbā.\nByattāya bhikkhuniyā paṭibalāya āpatti paṭiggahetabbā.\nNissaṭṭhapatto dātabbo—\n“Suṇantu me, ayyāyo.\nAyaṁ patto itthannāmāya bhikkhuniyā nissaggiyo ayyānaṁ nissaṭṭho.\nYadi ayyānaṁ pattakallaṁ, ayyāyo, imaṁ pattaṁ itthannāmāya bhikkhuniyā dadeyyun”ti.\nTāya bhikkhuniyā ekaṁ bhikkhuniṁ upasaṅkamitvā ekaṁsaṁ uttarāsaṅgaṁ karitvā ukkuṭikaṁ nisīditvā añjaliṁ paggahetvā evamassa vacanīyā—\n“ayaṁ me, ayye, patto rattātikkanto nissaggiyo.\nImāhaṁ ayyāya nissajjāmī”ti.\nNissajjitvā āpatti desetabbā.\nTāya bhikkhuniyā āpatti paṭiggahetabbā.\nNissaṭṭhapatto dātabbo—\n“imaṁ pattaṁ ayyāya dammī”ti."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.2","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.2.0","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.2.1","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.2.2","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.2.3","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.2.4","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.2.5","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.2.6","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.2.7","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.2.8","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.2.9","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.2.10","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.2.11","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.2.12","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.2.13","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.2.14"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Permutations\nIf it is more than one day and she perceives it as more, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.\nIf it is more than one day, but she is unsure of it, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.\nIf it is more than one day, but she perceives it as less, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.\nIf it has not been determined, but she perceives that it has, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.\nIf it has not been assigned to another, but she perceives that it has, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.\nIf it has not been given away, but she perceives that it has, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.\nIf it has not been not lost, but she perceives that it has …\nIf it has not been destroyed, but she perceives that it has …\nIf it has not been broken, but she perceives that it has …\nIf it has not been stolen, but she perceives that it has, she commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.\nIf she uses an almsbowl that should be relinquished without first relinquishing it, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nIf it is less than one day, but she perceives it as more, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nIf it is less than one day, but she is unsure of it, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nIf it is less than one day and she perceives it as less, there is no offense.","pi":"Rattātikkante atikkantasaññā, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.\nRattātikkante vematikā, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.\nRattātikkante anatikkantasaññā, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.\nAnadhiṭṭhite adhiṭṭhitasaññā, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.\nAvikappite vikappitasaññā, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.\nAvissajjite vissajjitasaññā, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.\nAnaṭṭhe naṭṭhasaññā …\navinaṭṭhe vinaṭṭhasaññā …\nabhinne bhinnasaññā …\navilutte viluttasaññā, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.\nNissaggiyaṁ pattaṁ anissajjitvā paribhuñjati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nRattānatikkante atikkantasaññā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nRattānatikkante vematikā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nRattānatikkante anatikkantasaññā anāpatti."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.3","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.3.0","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.3.1","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.3.2","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.3.3","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:2.3.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Non-offenses\nThere is no offense:\nif, before dawn, it has been determined, assigned to another, given away, lost, destroyed, broken, stolen, or taken on trust;\nif she is insane;\nif she is the first offender.","pi":"Anāpatti—\nantoaruṇe adhiṭṭheti, vikappeti, vissajjeti, nassati, vinassati, bhijjati, acchinditvā gaṇhanti, vissāsaṁ gaṇhanti,\nummattikāya,\nādikammikāyāti."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:3","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:3.1","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:3.2","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:3.3","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:3.4","pli-tv-bi-vb-np1:3.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhuniyo nissaṭṭhapattaṁ na denti.\nBhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ.\n“Na, bhikkhave, nissaṭṭhapatto na dātabbo.\nYā na dadeyya, āpatti dukkaṭassā”ti.\nPaṭhamasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.","en":"Soon afterwards the nuns from the group of six did not give back a relinquished bowl.\nThey told the Buddha.\n“Monks, a relinquished almsbowl should be given back.\nIf a nun doesn’t give it back, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.”\nThe first training rule is finished."}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/pli-tv-bi-vb-np1/en/brahmali","licence":"CC0 1.0","licenceUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","editionNote":"Full supplied source file; inherited abbreviations are preserved. Not a reconstructed expansion of every repetition. No Malay or Mandarin translation is implied."}