- Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law Theravāda Vinaya
- The Great Analysis Mahāvibhaṅga
- The chapter on training Sekhiyakaṇḍa
- The subchapter on laughing loudly Ujjagghikavagga
12. The second training rule on laughing loudly 12. Dutiyaujjagghikasikkhāpada
Origin story
At one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery. Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. At that time the monks from the group of six were laughing loudly while sitting in inhabited areas. … Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū mahāhasitaṁ hasantā antaraghare nisīdanti …pe….
Final ruling
“‘I will not laugh loudly while sitting in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.” “Na ujjagghikāya antaraghare nisīdissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.
One should not laugh loudly while sitting in an inhabited area. Na ujjagghikāya antaraghare nisīditabbaṁ. If a monk, out of disrespect, laughs loudly while sitting in an inhabited area, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca mahāhasitaṁ hasanto antaraghare nisīdati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
Non-offenses
There is no offense: Anāpatti—if it is unintentional; asañcicca, if he is not mindful; assatiyā, if he does not know; ajānantassa, if he is sick; gilānassa, if he merely smiles when something is funny; hasanīyasmiṁ vatthusmiṁ mihitamattaṁ karoti, if there is an emergency; āpadāsu, if he is insane; ummattakassa, if he is the first offender. ādikammikassāti.
The second training rule is finished. Dutiyasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.