Relinquishment with Confession

1. The training rule on keeping extra robe-cloth beyond ten days

Bu Np 1

Kathina

A monk who keeps extra robe-cloth for more than ten day must relinquish the robe-cloth and confess the offense.

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2. Staying apart from one’s robes

Bu Np 2

Udosita

A monk who stays apart from any of his three robes for more than one day must relinquish the robe and confess the offense.

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3. Keeping extra robe-cloth beyond a month

Bu Np 3

Akālacīvara

A monk may keep extra robe-cloth for a month if he is expecting more. A monk who keeps it beyond that must relinquish the robe-cloth and confess the offense.

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4. Having a nun wash a used robe

Bu Np 4

Purāṇacīvara

A monk who makes a nun wash or dye a used robe must relinquish the robe and confess the offense.

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5. Receiving a robe from a nun

Bu Np 5

Cīvarapaṭiggahana

A monk who accepts robe-cloth from a nun must relinquish the robe-cloth and confess the offense.

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6. Asking an unrelated person for a robe

Bu Np 6

Aññātakaviññatti

A monk who asks a lay person for robe-cloth, except if his robes are lost or destroyed, must relinquish the robe-cloth and confess the offense.

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7. Accepting too many robes

Bu Np 7

Tatuttari

When a monk's robes are lost or destroyed, he should show moderation in asking for robe-cloth. If he does not, he must relinquish the robe-cloth and confess the offense.

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8. Requesting a fine robe from a fund

Bu Np 8

Upakkhata

If a lay person wants to buy a robe for a monk, and the monk asks them for a fine robe, he must relinquish the robe and confess the offense.

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9. Requesting a fine robe from a combined fund

Bu Np 9

Dutiyaupakkhata

If two separate lay people want to buy a robe for a monk, and the monk asks them to put their money together to buy him a fine robe, he must relinquish the robe and confess the offense.

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10. Excessive prompting to get a robe

Bu Np 10

Rāja

When money to be used for a monk's robe has been placed with a steward in the proper way, that monk may hint to the steward that he needs a robe. If he does not get a robe in this way, but he does get one by acting inappropriately, he must relinquish the robe and confess the offense. This rule also prescribes the procedure through which a lay follower comes to hold money on behalf of a donor who wishes to support a monk.

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11. Making a blanket with silk

Bu Np 11

Kosiya

A monk who makes a blanket containing silk must relinquish it and confess the offense.

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12. Making a blanket entirely of black wool

Bu Np 12

Suddhakāla

A monk who makes a blanket entirely of black wool must relinquish it and confess the offense.

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13. Making a new blanket with too much black wool

Bu Np 13

Dvebhāga

A monk who makes a blanket that contains more than fifty percent black wool must relinquish it and confess the offense.

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14. Keeping a new blanket less than six years

Bu Np 14

Chabbassa

A monk who makes a blanket must wait for six years before making another. If he does not, he must relinquish it and confess the offense.

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15. Making an inappropriate sitting blanket

Bu Np 15

Nisīdanasanthata

A monk who makes a sitting-mat without including a piece from an old blanket must relinquish it and confess the offense. This rule starts with a narrative that includes several important principles of monastic law.

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16. Carrying wool too far

Bu Np 16

Eḷakaloma

A monk who carries wool on a long journey must relinquish it and confess the offense.

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17. Getting a nun to wash wool

Bu Np 17

Eḷakalomadhovāpana

A monk who makes a nun wash, dye, or comb unspun wool must relinquish it and confess the offense.

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18. Becoming the owner of money

Bu Np 18

Rūpiya

A monk who receives money must relinquish it and confess the offense.

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19. Trading with money

Bu Np 19

Rūpiyasaṁvohāra

A monk who receives money through trading must relinquish it and confess the offense.

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20. Bartering

Bu Np 20

Kayavikkaya

A monk who barters, except with fellow monastics, must relinquish the item received and confess the offense.

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21. Keeping an extra almsbowl beyond ten days

Bu Np 21

Patta

A monk who keeps an extra bowl for more than ten days must relinquish it and confess the offense.

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22. Exchanging an almsbowl with fewer than five mends

Bu Np 22

Ūnapañcabandhana

A monk who asks for a new bowl when his existing bowl is still useable must relinquish it and confess the offense.

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23. Storing the five tonics too long

Bu Np 23

Bhesajja

A monk who keeps tonics for more than seven days must relinquish them and confess the offense.

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24. Making a rainy-season robe at the wrong time

Bu Np 24

Vassikasāṭika

A monk who seeks or uses a rainy-season robe inappropriately must relinquish it and confess the offense.

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25. Taking back robe-cloth in anger

Bu Np 25

Cīvaraacchindana

A monk who gives robe-cloth to another monk, but then takes it back in anger, must relinquish it and confess the offense.

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26. Asking for thread

Bu Np 26

Suttaviññatti

A monk who asks for thread and then has robe-cloth woven with it must relinquish the robe-cloth and confess the offense.

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27. Bribing weavers

Bu Np 27

Mahāpesakāra

If a lay person is having robe-cloth woven for a monk and that monk makes demands of the weavers, then he must relinquish the robe-cloth and confess the offense.

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28. Storing haste-cloth too long

Bu Np 28

Accekacīvara

A monk who stores "an urgent robe" beyond the acceptable time limit must relinquish it and confess the offense.

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29. Storing a robe for more than six days in an inhabited area

Bu Np 29

Sāsaṅka

A monk who stores any of his three robes in an inhabited area for more than six days must relinquish the robe and confess the offense.

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30. Diverting an offering intended for the Sangha

Bu Np 30

Pariṇata

A monk who diverts to himself an offering intended for the Order must relinquish the item and confess the offense.

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