{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1","title":"Venerables, these four rules on acknowledgment come up for recitation.","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Brahmāli · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1","title":"Venerables, these four rules on acknowledgment come up for recitation.","units":[{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:0","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:0.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:0.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:0.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:0.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:0.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Theravāda Vinaya\nMahāvibhaṅga\nPāṭidesanīyakaṇḍa\n1. Paṭhamapāṭidesanīyasikkhāpada\nIme kho panāyasmanto cattāro pāṭidesanīyā dhammā uddesaṁ āgacchanti.","en":"Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law\nThe Great Analysis\nThe chapter on offenses entailing acknowledgment\nThe training rule on receiving a nun’s food\nVenerables, these four rules on acknowledgment come up for recitation."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.5","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.6","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.7","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.8","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.9","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.10","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.11","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.12","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.13","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.14","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.15","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.16","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.17","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.18","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.19","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.20","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.21","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.22","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.23","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.24","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.25","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.26","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.27","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.28","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.29","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.30","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.31","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.32","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.33","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.34"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Origin story\nAt one time when the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery,\na certain nun was returning from almsround in Sāvatthī. She saw a monk and said to him,\n“Here, venerable, please take some almsfood.”\nSaying, “Alright, sister,” he took everything.\nBut because the time for eating was coming to an end, she was not able to go for alms, and she missed her meal.\nThe next day\nand the following day the same thing happened again.\nOn the fourth day that nun was walking along a street, trembling.\nA wealthy merchant coming by carriage in the opposite direction saw her and shouted out,\n“Watch out, venerable!”\nAs she stepped aside, she collapsed right there.\nThe merchant asked her for forgiveness:\n“Forgive me, venerable, since you fell because of me.”\n“I didn’t fall because of you,\nbut because I’m weak.”\n“But why are you so weak?”\nThe nun told him what had happened.\nHe then brought her to his house and gave her a meal. Afterwards he complained and criticized the monks,\n“How can the venerables receive food directly from a nun?\nIt’s difficult for women to get material support.”\nThe monks heard the complaints of that merchant,\nand the monks of few desires complained and criticized that monk,\n“How could a monk receive food directly from a nun?” …\n“Is it true, monk, that you did this?”\n“It’s true, sir.”\n“Is she a relative of yours?”\n“No, sir.”\n“Foolish man, a man and a woman who are unrelated don’t know what’s appropriate and inappropriate, what’s good and bad, in dealing with each other.\nAnd still you did 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 aññatarā bhikkhunī sāvatthiyaṁ piṇḍāya caritvā paṭikkamanakāle aññataraṁ bhikkhuṁ passitvā etadavoca—\n“handāyya, bhikkhaṁ paṭiggaṇhā”ti.\n“Suṭṭhu, bhaginī”ti sabbeva aggahesi.\nSā upakaṭṭhe kāle nāsakkhi piṇḍāya carituṁ, chinnabhattā ahosi.\nAtha kho sā bhikkhunī dutiyampi divasaṁ …pe…\ntatiyampi divasaṁ sāvatthiyaṁ piṇḍāya caritvā paṭikkamanakāle taṁ bhikkhuṁ passitvā etadavoca—\n“handāyya, bhikkhaṁ paṭiggaṇhā”ti.\n“Suṭṭhu, bhaginī”ti sabbeva aggahesi.\nSā upakaṭṭhe kāle nāsakkhi piṇḍāya carituṁ, chinnabhattā ahosi.\nAtha kho sā bhikkhunī catutthe divase rathikāya pavedhentī gacchati.\nSeṭṭhi gahapati rathena paṭipathaṁ āgacchanto taṁ bhikkhuniṁ etadavoca—\n“apehāyye”ti.\nSā vokkamantī tattheva paripati.\nSeṭṭhi gahapati taṁ bhikkhuniṁ khamāpesi—\n“khamāhāyye, mayāsi pātitā”ti.\n“Nāhaṁ, gahapati, tayā pātitā.\nApi ca ahameva dubbalā”ti.\n“Kissa pana tvaṁ, ayye, dubbalā”ti?\nAtha kho sā bhikkhunī seṭṭhissa gahapatissa etamatthaṁ ārocesi.\nSeṭṭhi gahapati taṁ bhikkhuniṁ gharaṁ netvā bhojetvā ujjhāyati khiyyati vipāceti—\n“kathañhi nāma bhadantā bhikkhuniyā hatthato āmisaṁ paṭiggahessanti.\nKicchalābho mātugāmo”ti.\nAssosuṁ kho bhikkhū tassa seṭṭhissa gahapatissa ujjhāyantassa khiyyantassa vipācentassa.\nYe te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—\n“kathañhi nāma bhikkhu bhikkhuniyā hatthato āmisaṁ paṭiggahessatī”ti …pe…\n“saccaṁ kira tvaṁ, bhikkhu, bhikkhuniyā hatthato āmisaṁ paṭiggahesī”ti?\n“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.\n“Ñātikā te, bhikkhu, aññātikā”ti?\n“Aññātikā, bhagavā”ti.\n“Aññātako, moghapurisa, aññātikāya na jānāti patirūpaṁ vā appatirūpaṁ vā santaṁ vā asantaṁ vā.\nKathañhi nāma tvaṁ, moghapurisa, aññātikāya bhikkhuniyā hatthato āmisaṁ paṭiggahessasi.\nNetaṁ, moghapurisa, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…\nevañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—"}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.35","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.35.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.35.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Final ruling\n‘If a monk receives fresh or cooked food directly from an unrelated nun who has entered an inhabited area, and then eats it, he must acknowledge it:","pi":"“Yo pana bhikkhu aññātikāya bhikkhuniyā antaragharaṁ paviṭṭhāya hatthato khādanīyaṁ vā bhojanīyaṁ vā sahatthā paṭiggahetvā khādeyya vā bhuñjeyya vā, paṭidesetabbaṁ tena bhikkhunā—"}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1-from-pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1-1.36","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:1.36"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"‘gārayhaṁ, āvuso, dhammaṁ āpajjiṁ asappāyaṁ pāṭidesanīyaṁ, taṁ paṭidesemī’”ti.","en":"“I have done a blameworthy and unsuitable thing that is to be acknowledged. I acknowledge it.”’”"}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.1","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.1.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.1.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.1.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.1.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.1.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.1.5","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.1.6","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.1.7","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.1.8","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.1.9","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.1.10","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.1.11","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.1.12","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.1.13","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.1.14","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.1.15","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.1.16"],"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.\nUnrelated:\nanyone who is not a descendant of one’s male ancestors going back eight generations, either on the mother’s side or on the father’s side.\nA nun:\nshe has been given the full ordination by both Sanghas.\nAn inhabited area:\na street, a cul-de-sac, an intersection, a house.\nFresh food:\napart from the five cooked foods, the post-midday tonics, the seven-day tonics, and the lifetime tonics, the rest is called “fresh food”.\nCooked food:\nthere are five kinds of cooked food: cooked grain, porridge, flour products, fish, and meat.\nIf he receives the fresh or cooked food with the intention of eating it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nFor every mouthful swallowed, he commits an offense entailing acknowledgment.","pi":"Yo panāti\nyo yādiso …pe…\nbhikkhūti\n…pe… ayaṁ imasmiṁ atthe adhippeto bhikkhūti.\nAññātikā nāma\nmātito vā pitito vā yāva sattamā pitāmahayugā asambaddhā.\nBhikkhunī nāma\nubhatosaṅghe upasampannā.\nAntaragharaṁ nāma\nrathikā byūhaṁ siṅghāṭakaṁ gharaṁ.\nKhādanīyaṁ nāma\npañca bhojanāni yāmakālikaṁ sattāhakālikaṁ yāvajīvikaṁ ṭhapetvā avasesaṁ khādanīyaṁ nāma.\nBhojanīyaṁ nāma\npañca bhojanāni—odano, kummāso, sattu, maccho, maṁsaṁ.\n“Khādissāmi bhuñjissāmī”ti paṭiggaṇhāti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nAjjhohāre ajjhohāre āpatti pāṭidesanīyassa."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.2","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.2.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.2.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.2.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.2.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.2.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.2.5","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.2.6","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.2.7","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.2.8","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.2.9","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.2.10","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.2.11"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Permutations\nIf she is unrelated and he perceives her as such, and he receives fresh or cooked food directly from her when she has entered an inhabited area, and then eats it, he commits an offense entailing acknowledgment.\nIf she is unrelated, but he is unsure of it, and he receives fresh or cooked food directly from her when she has entered an inhabited area, and then eats it, he commits an offense entailing acknowledgment.\nIf she is unrelated, but he perceives her as related, and he receives fresh or cooked food directly from her when she has entered an inhabited area, and then eats it, he commits an offense entailing acknowledgment.\nIf he receives post-midday tonics, seven-day tonics, or lifetime tonics for the purpose of food, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nFor every mouthful swallowed, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nIf he receives fresh or cooked food, with the intention of eating it, directly from a nun who is fully ordained only on one side,\nhe commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nFor every mouthful swallowed, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nIf she is related, but he perceives her as unrelated, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nIf she is related, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nIf she is related, and he perceives her as such, there is no offense.","pi":"Aññātikāya aññātikasaññī antaragharaṁ paviṭṭhāya hatthato khādanīyaṁ vā bhojanīyaṁ vā sahatthā paṭiggahetvā khādati vā bhuñjati vā, āpatti pāṭidesanīyassa.\nAññātikāya vematiko antaragharaṁ paviṭṭhāya hatthato khādanīyaṁ vā bhojanīyaṁ vā sahatthā paṭiggahetvā khādati vā bhuñjati vā, āpatti pāṭidesanīyassa.\nAññātikāya ñātikasaññī antaragharaṁ paviṭṭhāya hatthato khādanīyaṁ vā bhojanīyaṁ vā sahatthā paṭiggahetvā khādati vā bhuñjati vā, āpatti pāṭidesanīyassa.\nYāmakālikaṁ sattāhakālikaṁ yāvajīvikaṁ āhāratthāya paṭiggaṇhāti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nAjjhohāre ajjhohāre āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nEkatoupasampannāya hatthato khādanīyaṁ vā bhojanīyaṁ vā—\n“khādissāmi bhuñjissāmī”ti paṭiggaṇhāti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nAjjhohāre ajjhohāre āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nÑātikāya aññātikasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nÑātikāya vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nÑātikāya ñātikasaññī, anāpatti."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.3","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.3.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.3.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.3.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.3.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.3.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.3.5","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.3.6","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.3.7","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.3.8","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.3.9","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.3.10","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.3.11","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.3.12","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.3.13","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.3.14","pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1:2.3.15"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Non-offenses\nThere is no offense:\nif she is related;\nif she gets someone else to give it and does not give it herself;\nif she gives by placing it near;\nif it is inside a monastery;\nif it is at a nunnery;\nif it is at the dwelling place of the monastics of another religion;\nif it is on returning to the monastery;\nif she gives after carrying it out of the village;\nif she gives post-midday tonics, seven-day tonics, or lifetime tonics, saying, “Use these when there’s a reason;”\nif it is a trainee nun;\nif it is a novice nun;\nif he is insane;\nif he is the first offender.\nThe first training rule on receiving a nun’s food is finished.","pi":"Anāpatti—\nñātikāya,\ndāpeti na deti,\nupanikkhipitvā deti,\nantarārāme,\nbhikkhunupassaye,\ntitthiyaseyyāya,\npaṭikkamane,\ngāmato nīharitvā deti,\nyāmakālikaṁ sattāhakālikaṁ yāvajīvikaṁ “sati paccaye paribhuñjā”ti deti,\nsikkhamānāya,\nsāmaṇeriyā,\nummattakassa,\nādikammikassāti.\nPaṭhamapāṭidesanīyasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ."}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/pli-tv-bu-vb-pd1/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."}