{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64","title":"Concealing a grave offense","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Brahmāli · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64","title":"Concealing a grave offense","units":[{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:0","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:0.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:0.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:0.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:0.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:0.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Theravāda Vinaya\nMahāvibhaṅga\nPācittiyakaṇḍa\nSappāṇakavagga\n64. Duṭṭhullasikkhāpada","en":"Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law\nThe Great Analysis\nThe chapter on offenses entailing confession\nThe subchapter on containing living beings\nConcealing a grave offense"}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:1","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:1.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:1.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:1.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:1.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:1.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:1.5","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:1.6","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:1.7","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:1.8","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:1.9","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:1.10","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:1.11","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:1.12","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:1.13","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:1.14","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:1.15","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:1.16","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:1.17","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:1.18","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:1.19","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:1.20","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:1.21","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:1.22"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Origin story\nAt one time when the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery,\nVenerable Upananda the Sakyan had committed an offense of intentional emission of semen.\nHe told his brother’s student about this,\nadding, “Don’t tell anyone.”\nSoon afterwards another monk also committed an offense of intentional emission of semen. He asked the Sangha for probation,\nwhich he got.\nWhile he was on probation, he saw Upananda’s brother’s student and said to him,\n“I’ve committed an offense of intentional emission of semen. I asked the Sangha for probation, which I got. I’m now undergoing probation. Please remember me as such.”\n“Do others who have committed this offense need to do the same?”\n“Yes.”\n“Venerable Upananda committed this offense and told me not to tell anyone.”\n“So did you conceal it?”\n“Yes.”\nThat monk then told other monks.\nThe monks of few desires complained and criticized him,\n“How could a monk knowingly conceal a monk’s grave offense?” …\n“Is it true, monk, that you did this?”\n“It’s true, sir.”\nThe Buddha rebuked him …\n“Foolish man, how could you do this?\nThis will affect people’s confidence …” …\n“And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:","pi":"Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.\nTena kho pana samayena āyasmā upanando sakyaputto sañcetanikaṁ sukkavissaṭṭhiṁ āpattiṁ āpajjitvā bhātuno saddhivihārikassa bhikkhuno ārocesi—\n“ahaṁ, āvuso, sañcetanikaṁ sukkavissaṭṭhiṁ āpattiṁ āpanno.\nMā kassaci ārocehī”ti.\nTena kho pana samayena aññataro bhikkhu sañcetanikaṁ sukkavissaṭṭhiṁ āpattiṁ āpajjitvā saṅghaṁ tassā āpattiyā parivāsaṁ yāci.\nTassa saṅgho tassā āpattiyā parivāsaṁ adāsi.\nSo parivasanto taṁ bhikkhuṁ passitvā etadavoca—\n“ahaṁ, āvuso, sañcetanikaṁ sukkavissaṭṭhiṁ āpattiṁ āpajjitvā saṅghaṁ tassā āpattiyā parivāsaṁ yāciṁ, tassa me saṅgho tassā āpattiyā parivāsaṁ adāsi, sohaṁ parivasāmi, vediyāmahaṁ, āvuso, vediyatīti maṁ āyasmā dhāretū”ti.\n“Kiṁ nu kho, āvuso, yo aññopi imaṁ āpattiṁ āpajjati sopi evaṁ karotī”ti?\n“Evamāvuso”ti.\n“Ayaṁ, āvuso, āyasmā upanando sakyaputto sañcetanikaṁ sukkavissaṭṭhiṁ āpattiṁ āpajjitvā so me āroceti mā kassaci ārocehī”ti.\n“Kiṁ pana tvaṁ, āvuso, paṭicchādesī”ti?\n“Evamāvuso”ti.\nAtha kho so bhikkhu bhikkhūnaṁ etamatthaṁ ārocesi.\nYe te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—\n“kathañhi nāma bhikkhu bhikkhussa jānaṁ duṭṭhullaṁ āpattiṁ paṭicchādessatī”ti …pe…\n“saccaṁ kira tvaṁ, bhikkhu, bhikkhussa jānaṁ duṭṭhullaṁ āpattiṁ paṭicchādesī”ti.\n“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.\nVigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…\nkathañhi nāma tvaṁ, moghapurisa, bhikkhussa jānaṁ duṭṭhullaṁ āpattiṁ paṭicchādessasi.\nNetaṁ, moghapurisa, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…\nevañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—"}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:1.23","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:1.23.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:1.23.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Final ruling\n‘If a monk knowingly conceals a monk’s grave offense, he commits an offense entailing confession.’”","pi":"“Yo pana bhikkhu bhikkhussa jānaṁ duṭṭhullaṁ āpattiṁ paṭicchādeyya, pācittiyan”ti."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:2.1","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:2.1.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:2.1.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:2.1.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:2.1.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:2.1.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:2.1.5","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:2.1.6","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:2.1.7","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:2.1.8","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:2.1.9","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:2.1.10","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:2.1.11","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:2.1.12"],"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.\nA monk’s:\nanother monk’s.\nKnowingly:\nhe knows by himself or others have told him or the offender has told him.\nGrave offense:\nthe four offenses entailing expulsion and the thirteen entailing suspension.\nConceals:\nthinking, “If they find out about this, they’ll accuse him, remind him, scold him, censure him, humiliate him; I won’t tell,” then by the mere fact of abandoning his duty, he commits an offense entailing confession.","pi":"Yo panāti\nyo yādiso …pe…\nbhikkhūti\n…pe… ayaṁ imasmiṁ atthe adhippeto bhikkhūti.\nBhikkhussāti\naññassa bhikkhussa.\nJānāti nāma\nsāmaṁ vā jānāti aññe vā tassa ārocenti, so vā āroceti.\nDuṭṭhullā nāma āpatti\ncattāri ca pārājikāni terasa ca saṅghādisesā.\nPaṭicchādeyyāti\n“imaṁ jānitvā codessanti, sāressanti khuṁsessanti, vambhessanti, maṅkuṁ karissanti nārocessāmī”ti dhuraṁ nikkhittamatte, āpatti pācittiyassa."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:2.2","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:2.2.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:2.2.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:2.2.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:2.2.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:2.2.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:2.2.5","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:2.2.6","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:2.2.7","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:2.2.8"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Permutations\nIf it is a grave offense, and he perceives it as such, and he conceals it, he commits an offense entailing confession.\nIf it is a grave offense, but he is unsure of it, and he conceals it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nIf it is a grave offense, but he perceives it as minor, and he conceals it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nIf he conceals a minor offense, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nIf he conceals the grave or minor misconduct of one who is not fully ordained, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nIf it is a minor offense, but he perceives it as grave, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nIf it is a minor offense, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nIf it is a minor offense, and he perceives it as such, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.","pi":"Duṭṭhullāya āpattiyā duṭṭhullāpattisaññī paṭicchādeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.\nDuṭṭhullāya āpattiyā vematiko paṭicchādeti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nDuṭṭhullāya āpattiyā aduṭṭhullāpattisaññī paṭicchādeti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nAduṭṭhullaṁ āpattiṁ paṭicchādeti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nAnupasampannassa duṭṭhullaṁ vā aduṭṭhullaṁ vā ajjhācāraṁ paṭicchādeti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nAduṭṭhullāya āpattiyā duṭṭhullāpattisaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nAduṭṭhullāya āpattiyā vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nAduṭṭhullāya āpattiyā aduṭṭhullāpattisaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:2.3","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:2.3.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:2.3.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:2.3.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:2.3.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:2.3.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:2.3.5","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:2.3.6","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:2.3.7","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:2.3.8","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:2.3.9","pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64:2.3.10"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Non-offenses\nThere is no offense:\nif he does not tell because he thinks there will be quarrels or disputes in the Sangha;\nif he does not tell because he thinks there will be a fracture or schism in the Sangha;\nif he does not tell because he thinks the person he is telling about is cruel and harsh and that he might become a threat to life or to the monastic life;\nif he does not tell because he does not see any suitable monks;\nif he does not tell, but not because he wants to conceal;\nif he does not tell because he thinks the other person will be known through his own actions;\nif he is insane;\nif he is the first offender.\nThe training rule on concealing a grave offense, the fourth, is finished.","pi":"Anāpatti—\n“saṅghassa bhaṇḍanaṁ vā kalaho vā viggaho vā vivādo vā bhavissatī”ti nāroceti,\n“saṅghabhedo vā saṅgharāji vā bhavissatī”ti nāroceti,\n“ayaṁ kakkhaḷo pharuso jīvitantarāyaṁ vā brahmacariyantarāyaṁ vā karissatī”ti nāroceti,\naññe patirūpe bhikkhū apassanto nāroceti,\nnachādetukāmo nāroceti,\n“paññāyissati sakena kammenā”ti nāroceti,\nummattakassa,\nādikammikassāti.\nDuṭṭhullasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ catutthaṁ."}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/pli-tv-bu-vb-pc64/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."}