{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13","title":"Complaining","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Brahmāli · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13","title":"Complaining","units":[{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:0","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:0.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:0.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:0.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:0.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:0.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Theravāda Vinaya\nMahāvibhaṅga\nPācittiyakaṇḍa\nBhūtagāmavagga\n13. Ujjhāpanakasikkhāpada","en":"Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law\nThe Great Analysis\nThe chapter on offenses entailing confession\nThe subchapter on plants\nComplaining"}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:1.0","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:1.0.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:1.0.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Origin story\nFirst substory"}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:1","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:1.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:1.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:1.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:1.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:1.5","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:1.6","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:1.7","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:1.8","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:1.9","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:1.10","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:1.11","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:1.12","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:1.13","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:1.14"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tena samayena buddho bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe.\nTena kho pana samayena āyasmā dabbo mallaputto saṅghassa senāsanañca paññapeti bhattāni ca uddisati.\nTena kho pana samayena mettiyabhūmajakā bhikkhū navakā ceva honti appapuññā ca.\nYāni saṅghassa lāmakāni senāsanāni tāni tesaṁ pāpuṇanti lāmakāni ca bhattāni.\nTe āyasmantaṁ dabbaṁ mallaputtaṁ bhikkhū ujjhāpenti—\n“chandāya dabbo mallaputto senāsanaṁ paññapeti, chandāya ca bhattāni uddisatī”ti.\nYe te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—\n“kathañhi nāma mettiyabhūmajakā bhikkhū āyasmantaṁ dabbaṁ mallaputtaṁ bhikkhū ujjhāpessantī”ti …pe…\n“saccaṁ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, dabbaṁ mallaputtaṁ bhikkhū ujjhāpethā”ti?\n“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.\nVigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…\nkathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, dabbaṁ mallaputtaṁ bhikkhū ujjhāpessatha.\nNetaṁ, moghapurisā, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…\nevañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—","en":"At one time the Buddha was staying at Rājagaha in the Bamboo Grove, the squirrel sanctuary.\nAt that time Venerable Dabba the Mallian was assigning the dwellings and designating the meals,\nand the monks Mettiya and Bhūmajaka were newly ordained.\nThey had little merit, getting inferior dwellings and meals.\nThey then complained about Dabba to other monks,\n“Dabba the Mallian assigns dwellings and designates meals based on favoritism.”\nThe monks of few desires complained and criticized them,\n“How can the monks Mettiya and Bhūmajaka complain about Venerable Dabba to other monks?”…\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?\nThis will affect people’s confidence …” …\n“And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:"}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:1.15","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:1.15.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:1.15.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Preliminary ruling\n‘If a monk complains, he commits an offense entailing confession.’”","pi":"“Ujjhāpanake pācittiyan”ti."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:1-from-pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13-1.16","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:1.16"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Evañcidaṁ bhagavatā bhikkhūnaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ paññattaṁ hoti.","en":"In this way the Buddha laid down this training rule for the monks."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:2","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:2.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:2.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:2.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:2.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:2.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:2.5","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:2.6","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:2.7","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:2.8","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:2.9","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:2.10","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:2.11"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Second substory\nKnowing that the Buddha had prohibited complaining, the monks Mettiya and Bhūmajaka thought of other ways of getting the monks to hear about their grievances.\nThey then criticized Dabba the Mallian in the vicinity of other monks,\n“Dabba assigns dwellings and designates meals based on favoritism.”\nThe monks of few desires complained and criticized them,\n“How can the monks Mettiya and Bhūmajaka criticize Venerable Dabba?”…\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?\nThis will affect people’s confidence …” …\n“And so, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:","pi":"Tena kho pana samayena mettiyabhūmajakā bhikkhū—\n“‘bhagavatā ujjhāpanakaṁ paṭikkhittan’ti ‘ettāvatā bhikkhū sossantī’”ti bhikkhūnaṁ sāmantā āyasmantaṁ dabbaṁ mallaputtaṁ khiyyanti—\n“chandāya dabbo mallaputto senāsanaṁ paññapeti, chandāya ca bhattāni uddisatī”ti.\nYe te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—\n“kathañhi nāma mettiyabhūmajakā bhikkhū āyasmantaṁ dabbaṁ mallaputtaṁ khiyyissantī”ti …pe…\n“saccaṁ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, dabbaṁ mallaputtaṁ khiyyathā”ti?\n“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.\nVigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…\nkathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, dabbaṁ mallaputtaṁ khiyyissatha.\nNetaṁ, moghapurisā, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…\nevañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—"}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:2.12","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:2.12.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:2.12.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Final ruling\n‘If a monk complains or criticizes, he commits an offense entailing confession.’”","pi":"“Ujjhāpanake khiyyanake pācittiyan”ti."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:3.1","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:3.1.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:3.1.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:3.1.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Definitions\nComplaining:\nwhen someone who is fully ordained is the assigner of dwellings or the designator of meals or the distributor of congee or the distributor of fruit or the distributor of fresh foods or the distributor of minor requisites, and he has been appointed by the Sangha as such, then if a monk complains about him or criticizes him to one who is fully ordained—desiring to disparage him, desiring to give him a bad reputation, desiring to humiliate him—he commits an offense entailing confession.","pi":"Ujjhāpanakaṁ nāma\nupasampannaṁ saṅghena sammataṁ senāsanapaññāpakaṁ vā bhattuddesakaṁ vā yāgubhājakaṁ vā phalabhājakaṁ vā khajjabhājakaṁ vā appamattakavissajjakaṁ vā avaṇṇaṁ kattukāmo, ayasaṁ kattukāmo, maṅkukattukāmo, upasampannaṁ ujjhāpeti vā khiyyati vā, āpatti pācittiyassa."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:3.1.3","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:3.1.3.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:3.1.3.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Permutations\nIf it is a legitimate legal procedure, and he perceives it as such, and he complains or criticizes, he commits an offense entailing confession.","pi":"Dhammakamme dhammakammasaññī ujjhāpanake khiyyanake āpatti pācittiyassa."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:3.1-from-pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13-3.1.4","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:3.1.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:3.1.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Dhammakamme vematiko ujjhāpanake khiyyanake āpatti pācittiyassa.\nDhammakamme adhammakammasaññī ujjhāpanake khiyyanake āpatti pācittiyassa.","en":"If it is a legitimate legal procedure, but he is unsure of it, and he complains or criticizes, he commits an offense entailing confession.\nIf it is a legitimate legal procedure, but he perceives it as illegitimate, and he complains or criticizes, he commits an offense entailing confession."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:3.2","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:3.2.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:3.2.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:3.2.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:3.2.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:3.2.5","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:3.2.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Anupasampannaṁ ujjhāpeti vā khiyyati vā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nUpasampannaṁ saṅghena asammataṁ senāsanapaññāpakaṁ vā bhattuddesakaṁ vā yāgubhājakaṁ vā phalabhājakaṁ vā khajjabhājakaṁ vā appamattakavissajjakaṁ vā avaṇṇaṁ kattukāmo, ayasaṁ kattukāmo, maṅkukattukāmo, upasampannaṁ vā anupasampannaṁ vā ujjhāpeti vā khiyyati vā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nAnupasampannaṁ saṅghena sammataṁ vā asammataṁ vā senāsanapaññāpakaṁ vā bhattuddesakaṁ vā yāgubhājakaṁ vā phalabhājakaṁ vā khajjabhājakaṁ vā appamattakavissajjakaṁ vā avaṇṇaṁ kattukāmo, ayasaṁ kattukāmo, maṅkukattukāmo, upasampannaṁ vā anupasampannaṁ vā ujjhāpeti vā khiyyati vā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nAdhammakamme dhammakammasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nAdhammakamme vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nAdhammakamme adhammakammasaññī āpatti dukkaṭassa.","en":"If he complains or criticizes him to one who is not fully ordained, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nWhen someone who is fully ordained is the assigner of dwellings or the designator of meals or the distributor of congee or the distributor of fruit or the distributor of fresh foods or the distributor of minor requisites, but he has not been appointed by the Sangha as such, then if a monk complains about him or criticizes him to one who is fully ordained or to one who is not fully ordained—desiring to disparage him, desiring to give him a bad reputation, desiring to humiliate him—he commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nWhen someone who is not fully ordained is the assigner of dwellings or the designator of meals or the distributor of congee or the distributor of fruit or the distributor of fresh foods or the distributor of minor requisites, whether he has been appointed by the Sangha as such or not, then if a monk complains about him or criticizes him to one who is fully ordained or to one who is not fully ordained—desiring to disparage him, desiring to give him a bad reputation, desiring to humiliate him—he commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nIf it is an illegitimate legal procedure, but he perceives it as legitimate, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nIf it is an illegitimate legal procedure, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nIf it is an illegitimate legal procedure, and he perceives it as such, he commits an offense of wrong conduct."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:3.3","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:3.3.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:3.3.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:3.3.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:3.3.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:3.3.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13:3.3.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Non-offenses\nThere is no offense:\nif he complains about or criticizes one who regularly acts out of favoritism, ill will, confusion, or fear;\nif he is insane;\nif he is the first offender.\nThe training rule on complaining, the third, is finished.","pi":"Anāpatti—\npakatiyā chandā dosā mohā bhayā karontaṁ ujjhāpeti vā khiyyati vā,\nummattakassa,\nādikammikassāti.\nUjjhāpanakasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ tatiyaṁ."}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/pli-tv-bu-vb-pc13/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."}