{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11","title":"Destroying plants","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Brahmāli · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11","title":"Destroying plants","units":[{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:0","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:0.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:0.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:0.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:0.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:0.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Theravāda Vinaya\nMahāvibhaṅga\nPācittiyakaṇḍa\nBhūtagāmavagga\n11. Bhūtagāmasikkhāpada","en":"Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law\nThe Great Analysis\nThe chapter on offenses entailing confession\nThe subchapter on plants\nDestroying plants"}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:1","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:1.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:1.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:1.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:1.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:1.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:1.5","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:1.6","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:1.7","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:1.8","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:1.9","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:1.10","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:1.11","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:1.12","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:1.13","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:1.14","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:1.15","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:1.16","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:1.17","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:1.18","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:1.19","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:1.20","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:1.21","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:1.22","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:1.23","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:1.24","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:1.25","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:1.26","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:1.27","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:1.28"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Origin story\nAt one time the Buddha was staying at Āḷavī at the Aggāḷava Shrine.\nAt that time the monks of Āḷavī were doing building work, and they cut down trees and had them cut down.\nThen, when a certain monk was cutting down a tree,\nthe deity that lived in it said to him,\n“Venerable, don’t cut down our dwelling because you want to build a dwelling for yourself.”\nNot taking any heed, he just cut it down, and he hurt the arm of that deity’s child.\nThe deity thought,\n“Why don’t I just kill this monk?”\nBut then it reconsidered,\n“It wouldn’t be right to just kill this monk.\nLet me instead tell the Buddha about this matter.”\nAnd it approached the Buddha and told him what had happened.\n“Well done, deity!\nIt’s good that you didn’t kill that monk.\nIf you had killed that monk, you would have made much demerit.\nThe tree over there is empty. Take that as your dwelling.”\nPeople complained and criticized the monks,\n“How can the Sakyan monastics cut down trees and have them cut down? They are hurting life with one sense.”\nThe monks heard the complaints of those people,\nand the monks of few desires complained and criticized those monks,\n“How can those monks at Āḷavī cut down trees and have them cut down?”…\n“Is it true, monks, that you do this?”\n“It’s true, sir.”\nThe Buddha rebuked them …\n“Foolish men, how can you do this?\nPeople regard trees as conscious.\nThis will affect people’s confidence …” …\n“And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:","pi":"Tena samayena buddho bhagavā āḷaviyaṁ viharati aggāḷave cetiye.\nTena kho pana samayena āḷavakā bhikkhū navakammaṁ karontā rukkhaṁ chindantipi chedāpentipi.\nAññataropi āḷavako bhikkhu rukkhaṁ chindati.\nTasmiṁ rukkhe adhivatthā devatā taṁ bhikkhuṁ etadavoca—\n“mā, bhante, attano bhavanaṁ kattukāmo mayhaṁ bhavanaṁ chindī”ti.\nSo bhikkhu anādiyanto chindiyeva, tassā ca devatāya dārakassa bāhuṁ ākoṭesi.\nAtha kho tassā devatāya etadahosi—\n“yannūnāhaṁ imaṁ bhikkhuṁ idheva jīvitā voropeyyan”ti.\nAtha kho tassā devatāya etadahosi—\n“na kho metaṁ patirūpaṁ yāhaṁ imaṁ bhikkhuṁ idheva jīvitā voropeyyaṁ.\nYannūnāhaṁ bhagavato etamatthaṁ āroceyyan”ti.\nAtha kho sā devatā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesi.\n“Sādhu sādhu, devate.\nSādhu kho tvaṁ, devate, taṁ bhikkhuṁ jīvitā na voropesi.\nSacajja tvaṁ, devate, taṁ bhikkhuṁ jīvitā voropeyyāsi, bahuñca tvaṁ, devate, apuññaṁ pasaveyyāsi.\nGaccha tvaṁ, devate, amukasmiṁ okāse rukkho vivitto tasmiṁ upagacchā”ti.\nManussā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—\n“kathañhi nāma samaṇā sakyaputtiyā rukkhaṁ chindissantipi chedāpessantipi ekindriyaṁ samaṇā sakyaputtiyā jīvaṁ viheṭhentī”ti.\nAssosuṁ kho bhikkhū tesaṁ manussānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ.\nYe te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—\n“kathañhi nāma āḷavakā bhikkhū rukkhaṁ chindissantipi chedāpessantipī”ti …pe…\n“saccaṁ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, rukkhaṁ chindathāpi chedāpethāpī”ti?\n“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.\nVigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…\nkathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, rukkhaṁ chindissathāpi, chedāpessathāpi.\nJīvasaññino hi, moghapurisā, manussā rukkhasmiṁ.\nNetaṁ, moghapurisā, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…\nevañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—"}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:1.29","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:1.29.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:1.29.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Final ruling\n‘If a monk destroys a plant, he commits an offense entailing confession.’”","pi":"“Bhūtagāmapātabyatāya pācittiyan”ti."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:2.1","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:2.1.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:2.1.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:2.1.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:2.1.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:2.1.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:2.1.5","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:2.1.6","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:2.1.7","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:2.1.8","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:2.1.9","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:2.1.10","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:2.1.11","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:2.1.12"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Definitions\nPlant:\nthere are five kinds of propagation: propagation from roots, propagation from stems, propagation from joints, propagation from cuttings, propagation from seeds.\nPropagation from roots:\nturmeric, ginger, sweet flag, white sweet flag, atis root, black hellebore, vetiver root, nutgrass, or any other plant produced from roots, that grows from roots—this is called “propagation from roots”.\nPropagation from stems:\nthe Bodhi tree, the banyan tree, the Indian rock fig, the cluster fig, the Indian cedar, the portia tree, or any other plant produced from stems, that grows from stems—this is called “propagation from stems”.\nPropagation from joints:\nsugarcane, bamboo, reed, or any other plant produced from joints, that grows from joints—this is called “propagation from joints”.\nPropagation from cuttings:\nshrubby basil, rajmahal hemp, Vicks plant, or any other plant produced from cuttings, that grows from cuttings—this is called “propagation from cuttings”.\nPropagation from seeds:\ngrains, vegetables, or any other plant produced from seeds, that grows from seeds—this is called “propagation from seeds”.","pi":"Bhūtagāmo nāma\npañca bījajātāni— mūlabījaṁ, khandhabījaṁ, phaḷubījaṁ, aggabījaṁ, bījabījameva pañcamaṁ.\nMūlabījaṁ nāma—\nhaliddi, siṅgiveraṁ, vacā, vacattaṁ, ativisā, kaṭukarohiṇī, usīraṁ, bhaddamuttakaṁ, yāni vā panaññānipi atthi mūle jāyanti, mūle sañjāyanti, etaṁ mūlabījaṁ nāma.\nKhandhabījaṁ nāma—\nassattho, nigrodho, pilakkho, udumbaro, kacchako, kapitthano, yāni vā panaññānipi atthi khandhe jāyanti, khandhe sañjāyanti, etaṁ khandhabījaṁ nāma.\nPhaḷubījaṁ nāma—\nucchu, veḷu, naḷo, yāni vā panaññānipi atthi pabbe jāyanti, pabbe sañjāyanti, etaṁ phaḷubījaṁ nāma.\nAggabījaṁ nāma—\najjukaṁ, phaṇijjakaṁ, hiriveraṁ, yāni vā panaññānipi atthi agge jāyanti, agge sañjāyanti, etaṁ aggabījaṁ nāma.\nBījabījaṁ nāma—\npubbaṇṇaṁ, aparaṇṇaṁ, yāni vā panaññānipi atthi bīje jāyanti, bīje sañjāyanti, etaṁ bījabījaṁ nāma."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:2.2","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:2.2.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:2.2.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:2.2.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:2.2.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:2.2.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:2.2.5","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:2.2.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Permutations\nIf it is capable of propagation, and he perceives that it is, and he cuts it down or has it cut down, or he breaks it or has it broken, or he cooks it or has it cooked, he commits an offense entailing confession.\nIf it is capable of propagation, but he is unsure of it, and  he cuts it down or has it cut down, or he breaks it or has it broken, or he cooks it or has it cooked, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nIf it is capable of propagation, but he perceives that it is not, and he cuts it down or has it cut down, or he breaks it or has it broken, or he cooks it or has it cooked, there is no offense.\nIf it is not capable of propagation, but he perceives that it is, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nIf it is not capable of propagation, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nIf it is not capable of propagation, and he perceives that it is not, there is no offense.","pi":"Bīje bījasaññī chindati vā chedāpeti vā, bhindati vā bhedāpeti vā, pacati vā pacāpeti vā, āpatti pācittiyassa.\nBīje vematiko chindati vā chedāpeti vā, bhindati vā bhedāpeti vā, pacati vā pacāpeti vā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nBīje abījasaññī chindati vā chedāpeti vā, bhindati vā bhedāpeti vā, pacati vā pacāpeti vā, anāpatti.\nAbīje bījasaññī āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nAbīje vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nAbīje abījasaññī, anāpatti."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:2.3","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:2.3.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:2.3.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:2.3.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:2.3.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:2.3.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:2.3.5","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:2.3.6","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:2.3.7","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11:2.3.8"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Non-offenses\nThere is no offense:\nif he says, “Consider this”, “Give this”, “Bring this”, “There’s need for this”, “Make this allowable;”\nif it is unintentional;\nif he is not mindful;\nif he does not know;\nif he is insane;\nif he is the first offender.\nThe training rule on destroying plants, the first, is finished.","pi":"Anāpatti—\n“imaṁ jāna, imaṁ dehi, imaṁ āhara, iminā attho, imaṁ kappiyaṁ karohī”ti bhaṇati,\nasañcicca,\nassatiyā,\najānantassa,\nummattakassa,\nādikammikassāti.\nBhūtagāmasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ paṭhamaṁ."}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/pli-tv-bu-vb-pc11/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."}