{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48","title":"Going to see a mobilized army","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Brahmāli · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48","title":"Going to see a mobilized army","units":[{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:0","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:0.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:0.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:0.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:0.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:0.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Theravāda Vinaya\nMahāvibhaṅga\nPācittiyakaṇḍa\nAcelakavagga\n48. Uyyuttasenāsikkhāpada","en":"Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law\nThe Great Analysis\nThe chapter on offenses entailing confession\nThe subchapter on naked ascetics\nGoing to see a mobilized army"}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:1.0","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:1.0.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:1.0.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Origin story\nFirst substory"}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:1","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:1.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:1.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:1.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:1.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:1.5","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:1.6","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:1.7","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:1.8","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:1.9","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:1.10","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:1.11","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:1.12","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:1.13","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:1.14","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:1.15","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:1.16","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:1.17","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:1.18","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:1.19","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:1.20","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:1.21"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.\nTena kho pana samayena rājā pasenadi kosalo senāya abbhuyyāto hoti.\nChabbaggiyā bhikkhū uyyuttaṁ senaṁ dassanāya agamaṁsu.\nAddasā kho rājā pasenadi kosalo chabbaggiye bhikkhū dūratova āgacchante.\nDisvāna pakkosāpetvā etadavoca—\n“kissa tumhe, bhante, āgatatthā”ti?\n“Mahārājānaṁ mayaṁ daṭṭhukāmā”ti.\n“Kiṁ, bhante, maṁ diṭṭhena yuddhābhinandinaṁ;\nnanu bhagavā passitabbo”ti?\nManussā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—\n“kathañhi nāma samaṇā sakyaputtiyā uyyuttaṁ senaṁ dassanāya āgacchissanti.\nAmhākampi alābhā, amhākampi dulladdhaṁ, ye mayaṁ ājīvassa hetu puttadārassa kāraṇā senāya āgacchāmā”ti.\nAssosuṁ kho bhikkhū tesaṁ manussānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ.\nYe te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—\n“kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhū uyyuttaṁ senaṁ dassanāya gacchissantī”ti …pe…\n“saccaṁ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, uyyuttaṁ senaṁ dassanāya gacchathā”ti?\n“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.\nVigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…\nkathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, uyyuttaṁ senaṁ dassanāya gacchissatha.\nNetaṁ, moghapurisā, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…\nevañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—","en":"On one occasion when the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery,\nKing Pasenadi of Kosala was marching out with the army,\nand the monks from the group of six went to see it.\nWhen King Pasenadi saw the monks coming,\nhe summoned them and said,\n“Venerables, why have you come here?”\n“We wish to see the great king.”\n“What’s the use of seeing me finding pleasure in battle?\nShouldn’t you see the Buddha?”\nAnd people complained and criticized them,\n“How can the Sakyan monastics go to see the army?\nIt’s our misfortune that we must go out with the army for the sake of our livelihoods and because of our wives and children.”\nThe monks heard the complaints of those people,\nand the monks of few desires complained and criticized those monks,\n“How could the monks from the group of six go to see the army?” …\n“Is it true, monks, that you did this?”\n“It’s true, sir.”\nThe Buddha rebuked them …\n“Foolish men, how could 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-pc48:1.22","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:1.22.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:1.22.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Preliminary ruling\n‘If a monk goes to see an army, he commits an offense entailing confession.’”","pi":"“Yo pana bhikkhu uyyuttaṁ senaṁ dassanāya gaccheyya, pācittiyan”ti."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:1-from-pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48-1.23","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:1.23"],"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-pc48:2","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:2.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:2.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:2.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:2.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:2.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:2.5","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:2.6","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:2.7","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:2.8","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:2.9","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:2.10","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:2.11","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:2.12"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Second substory\nSoon afterwards a certain monk had a sick uncle in the army.\nThe uncle sent a message to that monk:\n“I’m with the army and I’m sick.\nPlease come, venerable.\nI want you to come.”\nKnowing that the Buddha had laid down a rule against going to see an army, that monk thought,\n“I have a sick uncle in the army.\nWhat should I do now?”\nAnd he told the Buddha.\nSoon afterwards the Buddha gave a teaching and addressed the monks:\n“Monks, I allow you to go to the army when there’s a suitable reason.\nAnd so, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:","pi":"Tena kho pana samayena aññatarassa bhikkhuno mātulo senāya gilāno hoti.\nSo tassa bhikkhuno santike dūtaṁ pāhesi—\n“ahañhi senāya gilāno.\nĀgacchatu bhadanto.\nIcchāmi bhadantassa āgatan”ti.\nAtha kho tassa bhikkhuno etadahosi—“bhagavatā sikkhāpadaṁ paññattaṁ—‘na uyyuttaṁ senaṁ dassanāya gantabban’ti.\nAyañca me mātulo senāya gilāno.\nKathaṁ nu kho mayā paṭipajjitabban”ti?\nBhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesi.\nAtha kho bhagavā etasmiṁ nidāne etasmiṁ pakaraṇe dhammiṁ kathaṁ katvā bhikkhū āmantesi—\n“anujānāmi, bhikkhave, tathārūpappaccayā senāya gantuṁ.\nEvañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—"}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:2.13","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:2.13.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:2.13.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Final ruling\n‘If a monk goes to see an army, except if there is a suitable reason, he commits an offense entailing confession.’”","pi":"“Yo pana bhikkhu uyyuttaṁ senaṁ dassanāya gaccheyya, aññatra tathārūpappaccayā, pācittiyan”ti."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.1","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.1.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.1.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.1.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.1.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.1.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.1.5","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.1.6","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.1.7","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.1.8","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.1.9","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.1.10","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.1.11","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.1.12","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.1.13","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.1.14"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Definitions\nA:\nwhoever …\nMonk:\n… 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.\nAn army:\nit has left the inhabited area and is either encamped or marching.\nAn army:\nelephants, horses, chariots, infantry.\nAn elephant has twelve men; a horse has three men; a chariot has four men; an infantry unit has four men with arrows in hand.\nIf he is on his way to see it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nWherever he stands to see it, he commits an offense entailing confession.\nEvery time he goes beyond the range of sight and then sees it again, he commits an offense entailing confession.\nExcept if there is a suitable reason:\nunless there is a suitable reason.","pi":"Yo panāti\nyo yādiso …pe…\nbhikkhūti\n…pe… ayaṁ imasmiṁ atthe adhippeto bhikkhūti.\nUyyuttā nāma senā\ngāmato nikkhamitvā niviṭṭhā vā hoti payātā vā.\nSenā nāma\nhatthī assā rathā pattī.\nDvādasapuriso hatthī, tipuriso asso, catupuriso ratho, cattāro purisā sarahatthā patti.\nDassanāya gacchati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nYattha ṭhito passati, āpatti pācittiyassa.\nDassanūpacāraṁ vijahitvā punappunaṁ passati, āpatti pācittiyassa.\nAññatra tathārūpappaccayāti\nṭhapetvā tathārūpappaccayaṁ."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.2","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.2.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.2.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.2.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.2.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.2.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.2.5","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.2.6","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.2.7","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.2.8","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.2.9"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Permutations\nIf it is an army, and he perceives it as such, and he goes to see it, except if there is a suitable reason, he commits an offense entailing confession.\nIf it is an army, but he is unsure of it, and he goes to see it, except if there is a suitable reason, he commits an offense entailing confession.\nIf it is an army, but he does not perceive it as such, and he goes to see it, except if there is a suitable reason, he commits an offense entailing confession.\nIf he is on his way to see one division of a fourfold army, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nWherever he stands to see it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nEvery time he goes beyond the range of sight and then sees it again, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nIf it is not an army, but he perceives it as such, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nIf it is not an army, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nIf it is not an army, and he does not perceive it as such, there is no offense.","pi":"Uyyutte uyyuttasaññī dassanāya gacchati, aññatra tathārūpappaccayā, āpatti pācittiyassa.\nUyyutte vematiko dassanāya gacchati, aññatra tathārūpappaccayā, āpatti pācittiyassa.\nUyyutte anuyyuttasaññī dassanāya gacchati, aññatra tathārūpappaccayā, āpatti pācittiyassa.\nEkamekaṁ dassanāya gacchati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nYattha ṭhito passati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nDassanūpacāraṁ vijahitvā punappunaṁ passati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nAnuyyutte uyyuttasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nAnuyyutte vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nAnuyyutte anuyyuttasaññī, anāpatti."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.3","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.3.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.3.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.3.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.3.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.3.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.3.5","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.3.6","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.3.7","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.3.8","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48:3.3.9"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Non-offenses\nThere is no offense:\nif he sees it while standing in a monastery;\nif the army comes to where the monk is standing, sitting, or lying down;\nif he sees it while walking in the opposite direction;\nif he has a suitable reason;\nif there is an emergency;\nif he is insane;\nif he is the first offender.\nThe training rule on going to see a mobilized army, the eighth, is finished.","pi":"Anāpatti—\nārāme ṭhito passati,\nbhikkhussa ṭhitokāsaṁ vā nisinnokāsaṁ vā nipannokāsaṁ vā āgacchati,\npaṭipathaṁ gacchanto passati,\ntathārūpappaccayā,\nāpadāsu,\nummattakassa,\nādikammikassāti.\nUyyuttasenāsikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ aṭṭhamaṁ."}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/pli-tv-bu-vb-pc48/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."}