Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law Theravāda Vinaya
The Great Analysis Mahāvibhaṅga
The chapter on relinquishment Nissaggiyakaṇḍa
The subchapter on silk Kosiyavagga

16. The training rule on wool 16. Eḷakalomasikkhāpada

Origin story

At one time when the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery, Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. a certain monk was given wool as he was walking through the Kosalan country on his way to Sāvatthī. Tena kho pana samayena aññatarassa bhikkhuno kosalesu janapade sāvatthiṁ gacchantassa antarāmagge eḷakalomāni uppajjiṁsu. He bound it into a bundle with his upper robe and carried on. Atha kho so bhikkhu tāni eḷakalomāni uttarāsaṅgena bhaṇḍikaṁ bandhitvā agamāsi. People who saw him teased him, Manussā taṁ bhikkhuṁ passitvā uppaṇḍesuṁ—“Venerable, how much did it cost you? “kittakena te, bhante, kītāni? How much will the profit be?” Kittako udayo bhavissatī”ti? As a result he was humiliated. So bhikkhu tehi manussehi uppaṇḍiyamāno maṅku ahosi.

When he arrived at Sāvatthī, he threw the wool to the ground. Atha kho so bhikkhu sāvatthiṁ gantvā tāni eḷakalomāni ṭhitakova āsumbhi. The monks asked him why. Bhikkhū taṁ bhikkhuṁ etadavocuṁ—“kissa tvaṁ, āvuso, imāni eḷakalomāni ṭhitakova āsumbhasī”ti?

“People have been teasing me because of this wool.” “Tathā hi panāhaṁ, āvuso, imesaṁ eḷakalomānaṁ kāraṇā manussehi uppaṇḍito”ti.

“But how far have you carried it?” “Kīva dūrato pana tvaṁ, āvuso, imāni eḷakalomāni āharī”ti?

“Over 40 kilometers.” “Atirekatiyojanaṁ, āvuso”ti.

The monks of few desires complained and criticized him, Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—“How could a monk carry wool more than 40 kilometers?” “kathañhi nāma bhikkhu atirekatiyojanaṁ eḷakalomāni āharissatī”ti.

After rebuking that monk in many ways, they told the Buddha. Soon afterwards he had the Sangha gathered and questioned the monks: Atha kho te bhikkhū taṁ bhikkhuṁ anekapariyāyena vigarahitvā bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ …pe… “Is it true, monk, that you did this?” “saccaṁ kira tvaṁ, bhikkhu, atirekatiyojanaṁ eḷakalomāni āharī”ti?

“It’s true, sir.” “Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.

The Buddha rebuked him … Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe… “Foolish man, how could you do this? kathañhi nāma tvaṁ, moghapurisa, atirekatiyojanaṁ eḷakalomāni āharissasi. This will affect people’s confidence …” … Netaṁ moghapurisa, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe… “And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this: evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—

Final ruling

‘If wool is given to a monk who is traveling, he may receive it if he wishes. “Bhikkhuno paneva addhānamaggappaṭipannassa eḷakalomāni uppajjeyyuṁ. Ākaṅkhamānena bhikkhunā paṭiggahetabbāni. If he receives it and there is no one else to carry it, he may carry it himself for at most 40 kilometers. Paṭiggahetvā tiyojanaparamaṁ sahatthā haritabbāni, asante hārake. If he carries it further than that, even if there is no one else to carry it, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.’” Tato ce uttari hareyya, asantepi hārake, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyan”ti.

Definitions

To a monk who is traveling: Bhikkhuno paneva addhānamaggappaṭipannassāti: to one who is walking on a road. panthaṁ gacchantassa.
If wool is given: Eḷakalomāni uppajjeyyunti: if it is given by a sangha, by a group, by a relative, by a friend, or if it is discarded wool, or if he got it by means of his own property. uppajjeyyuṁ saṅghato vā gaṇato vā ñātito vā mittato vā paṁsukūlaṁ vā attano vā dhanena.
If he wishes: Ākaṅkhamānenāti: if he desires, he may receive it. icchamānena paṭiggahetabbāni.
If he receives it, he may carry it himself for at most 40 kilometers: Paṭiggahetvā tiyojanaparamaṁ sahatthā haritabbānīti: he may carry it himself a maximum of 40 kilometers. tiyojanaparamatā sahatthā haritabbāni.
There is no one else to carry it: Asante hāraketi: there is no other person who can carry it, either a woman or a man, either a lay person or a monastic. nāñño koci hārako hoti itthī vā puriso vā gahaṭṭho vā pabbajito vā.
If he carries it further than that, even if there is no one else to carry it: Tato ce uttari hareyya, asantepi hāraketi: when he goes beyond 40 kilometers with the first foot, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. paṭhamaṁ pādaṁ tiyojanaṁ atikkāmeti, āpatti dukkaṭassa. When he goes beyond with the second foot, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession. Dutiyaṁ pādaṁ atikkāmeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ. If he stands within the 40 kilometer limit, but drops it beyond the 40 kilometer limit, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession. Antotiyojane ṭhito bahitiyojanaṁ pāteti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ. If he places it in the vehicle or among the goods of another without their knowledge, and it goes more than 40 kilometers, it becomes subject to relinquishment. Aññassa yāne vā bhaṇḍe vā ajānantassa pakkhipitvā tiyojanaṁ atikkāmeti, nissaggiyāni honti.

The wool should be relinquished to a sangha, a group, or an individual. Nissajjitabbāni saṅghassa vā gaṇassa vā puggalassa vā. “And, monks, it should be relinquished like this. … Evañca pana, bhikkhave, nissajjitabbāni. (To be expanded as in <a href='https://suttacentral.net/pli-tv-bu-vb-np1#3.2.5'>Bu NP 1:3.2.5</a>–3.2.29, with appropriate substitutions.) …pe…

‘Venerables, this wool, which I have taken more than 40 kilometers, is to be relinquished. “imāni me, bhante, eḷakalomāni tiyojanaṁ atikkāmitāni nissaggiyāni. I relinquish it to the Sangha.’ … Imānāhaṁ saṅghassa nissajjāmī”ti …pe… the Sangha should give … dadeyyāti …pe… you should give … dadeyyunti …pe… ‘I give this wool back to you.’” āyasmato dammīti.

Permutations

If he takes it more than 40 kilometers and he perceives it as more, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession. Atirekatiyojane atirekasaññī atikkāmeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ. If he takes it more than 40 kilometers, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession. Atirekatiyojane vematiko atikkāmeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ. If he takes it more than 40 kilometers, but he perceives it as less, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession. Atirekatiyojane ūnakasaññī atikkāmeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.

If he takes it less than 40 kilometers, but he perceives it as more, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. Ūnakatiyojane atirekasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa. If he takes it less than 40 kilometers, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. Ūnakatiyojane vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa. If he takes it less than 40 kilometers and he perceives it as less, there is no offense. Ūnakatiyojane ūnakasaññī, anāpatti.

Non-offenses

There is no offense: Anāpatti—if he carries it 40 kilometers; tiyojanaṁ harati, if he carries it less than 40 kilometers; ūnakatiyojanaṁ harati, if he carries it 40 kilometers and then carries it back; tiyojanaṁ haratipi paccāharatipi, if he takes it 40 kilometers with the intention of staying there, but then takes it further; tiyojanaṁ vāsādhippāyo gantvā tato paraṁ harati, if he gets back what had been taken from him and then carries it on; acchinnaṁ paṭilabhitvā harati, if he gets back what he had given up and then carries it on; nissaṭṭhaṁ paṭilabhitvā harati, if he gets someone else to carry it; aññaṁ harāpeti, if it is a finished article; katabhaṇḍaṁ, if he is insane; ummattakassa, if he is the first offender. ādikammikassāti.

The training rule on wool, the sixth, is finished. Eḷakalomasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ.

English Translation

Pāli Text

Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law
The Great Analysis
The chapter on relinquishment
The subchapter on silk

16. The training rule on wool

Origin story

At one time when the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery, a certain monk was given wool as he was walking through the Kosalan country on his way to Sāvatthī. He bound it into a bundle with his upper robe and carried on. People who saw him teased him, “Venerable, how much did it cost you? How much will the profit be?” As a result he was humiliated.

When he arrived at Sāvatthī, he threw the wool to the ground. The monks asked him why.

“People have been teasing me because of this wool.”

“But how far have you carried it?”

“Over 40 kilometers.”

The monks of few desires complained and criticized him, “How could a monk carry wool more than 40 kilometers?”

After rebuking that monk in many ways, they told the Buddha. Soon afterwards he had the Sangha gathered and questioned the monks: “Is it true, monk, that you did this?”

“It’s true, sir.”

The Buddha rebuked him … “Foolish man, how could you do this? This will affect people’s confidence …” … “And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:

Final ruling

‘If wool is given to a monk who is traveling, he may receive it if he wishes. If he receives it and there is no one else to carry it, he may carry it himself for at most 40 kilometers. If he carries it further than that, even if there is no one else to carry it, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.’”

Definitions

To a monk who is traveling:: to one who is walking on a road.
If wool is given:: if it is given by a sangha, by a group, by a relative, by a friend, or if it is discarded wool, or if he got it by means of his own property.
If he wishes:: if he desires, he may receive it.
If he receives it, he may carry it himself for at most 40 kilometers:: he may carry it himself a maximum of 40 kilometers.
There is no one else to carry it:: there is no other person who can carry it, either a woman or a man, either a lay person or a monastic.
If he carries it further than that, even if there is no one else to carry it:: when he goes beyond 40 kilometers with the first foot, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. When he goes beyond with the second foot, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession. If he stands within the 40 kilometer limit, but drops it beyond the 40 kilometer limit, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession. If he places it in the vehicle or among the goods of another without their knowledge, and it goes more than 40 kilometers, it becomes subject to relinquishment.

The wool should be relinquished to a sangha, a group, or an individual. “And, monks, it should be relinquished like this. … (To be expanded as in <a href='https://suttacentral.net/pli-tv-bu-vb-np1#3.2.5'>Bu NP 1:3.2.5</a>–3.2.29, with appropriate substitutions.)

‘Venerables, this wool, which I have taken more than 40 kilometers, is to be relinquished. I relinquish it to the Sangha.’ … the Sangha should give … you should give … ‘I give this wool back to you.’”

Permutations

If he takes it more than 40 kilometers and he perceives it as more, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession. If he takes it more than 40 kilometers, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession. If he takes it more than 40 kilometers, but he perceives it as less, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.

If he takes it less than 40 kilometers, but he perceives it as more, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. If he takes it less than 40 kilometers, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. If he takes it less than 40 kilometers and he perceives it as less, there is no offense.

Non-offenses

There is no offense: if he carries it 40 kilometers; if he carries it less than 40 kilometers; if he carries it 40 kilometers and then carries it back; if he takes it 40 kilometers with the intention of staying there, but then takes it further; if he gets back what had been taken from him and then carries it on; if he gets back what he had given up and then carries it on; if he gets someone else to carry it; if it is a finished article; if he is insane; if he is the first offender.

The training rule on wool, the sixth, is finished.

Theravāda Vinaya
Mahāvibhaṅga
Nissaggiyakaṇḍa
Kosiyavagga

16. Eḷakalomasikkhāpada

Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena aññatarassa bhikkhuno kosalesu janapade sāvatthiṁ gacchantassa antarāmagge eḷakalomāni uppajjiṁsu. Atha kho so bhikkhu tāni eḷakalomāni uttarāsaṅgena bhaṇḍikaṁ bandhitvā agamāsi. Manussā taṁ bhikkhuṁ passitvā uppaṇḍesuṁ—“kittakena te, bhante, kītāni? Kittako udayo bhavissatī”ti? So bhikkhu tehi manussehi uppaṇḍiyamāno maṅku ahosi.

Atha kho so bhikkhu sāvatthiṁ gantvā tāni eḷakalomāni ṭhitakova āsumbhi. Bhikkhū taṁ bhikkhuṁ etadavocuṁ—“kissa tvaṁ, āvuso, imāni eḷakalomāni ṭhitakova āsumbhasī”ti?

“Tathā hi panāhaṁ, āvuso, imesaṁ eḷakalomānaṁ kāraṇā manussehi uppaṇḍito”ti.

“Kīva dūrato pana tvaṁ, āvuso, imāni eḷakalomāni āharī”ti?

“Atirekatiyojanaṁ, āvuso”ti.

Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—“kathañhi nāma bhikkhu atirekatiyojanaṁ eḷakalomāni āharissatī”ti.

Atha kho te bhikkhū taṁ bhikkhuṁ anekapariyāyena vigarahitvā bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ …pe… “saccaṁ kira tvaṁ, bhikkhu, atirekatiyojanaṁ eḷakalomāni āharī”ti?

“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.

Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe… kathañhi nāma tvaṁ, moghapurisa, atirekatiyojanaṁ eḷakalomāni āharissasi. Netaṁ moghapurisa, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe… evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—

“Bhikkhuno paneva addhānamaggappaṭipannassa eḷakalomāni uppajjeyyuṁ. Ākaṅkhamānena bhikkhunā paṭiggahetabbāni. Paṭiggahetvā tiyojanaparamaṁ sahatthā haritabbāni, asante hārake. Tato ce uttari hareyya, asantepi hārake, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyan”ti.

Bhikkhuno paneva addhānamaggappaṭipannassāti: panthaṁ gacchantassa.
Eḷakalomāni uppajjeyyunti: uppajjeyyuṁ saṅghato vā gaṇato vā ñātito vā mittato vā paṁsukūlaṁ vā attano vā dhanena.
Ākaṅkhamānenāti: icchamānena paṭiggahetabbāni.
Paṭiggahetvā tiyojanaparamaṁ sahatthā haritabbānīti: tiyojanaparamatā sahatthā haritabbāni.
Asante hāraketi: nāñño koci hārako hoti itthī vā puriso vā gahaṭṭho vā pabbajito vā.
Tato ce uttari hareyya, asantepi hāraketi: paṭhamaṁ pādaṁ tiyojanaṁ atikkāmeti, āpatti dukkaṭassa. Dutiyaṁ pādaṁ atikkāmeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ. Antotiyojane ṭhito bahitiyojanaṁ pāteti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ. Aññassa yāne vā bhaṇḍe vā ajānantassa pakkhipitvā tiyojanaṁ atikkāmeti, nissaggiyāni honti.

Nissajjitabbāni saṅghassa vā gaṇassa vā puggalassa vā. Evañca pana, bhikkhave, nissajjitabbāni. …pe…

“imāni me, bhante, eḷakalomāni tiyojanaṁ atikkāmitāni nissaggiyāni. Imānāhaṁ saṅghassa nissajjāmī”ti …pe… dadeyyāti …pe… dadeyyunti …pe… āyasmato dammīti.

Atirekatiyojane atirekasaññī atikkāmeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ. Atirekatiyojane vematiko atikkāmeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ. Atirekatiyojane ūnakasaññī atikkāmeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.

Ūnakatiyojane atirekasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa. Ūnakatiyojane vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa. Ūnakatiyojane ūnakasaññī, anāpatti.

Anāpatti—tiyojanaṁ harati, ūnakatiyojanaṁ harati, tiyojanaṁ haratipi paccāharatipi, tiyojanaṁ vāsādhippāyo gantvā tato paraṁ harati, acchinnaṁ paṭilabhitvā harati, nissaṭṭhaṁ paṭilabhitvā harati, aññaṁ harāpeti, katabhaṇḍaṁ, ummattakassa, ādikammikassāti.

Eḷakalomasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ.

Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law Theravāda Vinaya
The Great Analysis Mahāvibhaṅga
The chapter on relinquishment Nissaggiyakaṇḍa
The subchapter on silk Kosiyavagga

16. The training rule on wool 16. Eḷakalomasikkhāpada

Origin story

“People have been teasing me because of this wool.” “Tathā hi panāhaṁ, āvuso, imesaṁ eḷakalomānaṁ kāraṇā manussehi uppaṇḍito”ti.

“But how far have you carried it?” “Kīva dūrato pana tvaṁ, āvuso, imāni eḷakalomāni āharī”ti?

“Over 40 kilometers.” “Atirekatiyojanaṁ, āvuso”ti.

“It’s true, sir.” “Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.

Final ruling

Definitions

To a monk who is traveling: Bhikkhuno paneva addhānamaggappaṭipannassāti: to one who is walking on a road. panthaṁ gacchantassa.
If wool is given: Eḷakalomāni uppajjeyyunti: if it is given by a sangha, by a group, by a relative, by a friend, or if it is discarded wool, or if he got it by means of his own property. uppajjeyyuṁ saṅghato vā gaṇato vā ñātito vā mittato vā paṁsukūlaṁ vā attano vā dhanena.
If he wishes: Ākaṅkhamānenāti: if he desires, he may receive it. icchamānena paṭiggahetabbāni.
If he receives it, he may carry it himself for at most 40 kilometers: Paṭiggahetvā tiyojanaparamaṁ sahatthā haritabbānīti: he may carry it himself a maximum of 40 kilometers. tiyojanaparamatā sahatthā haritabbāni.
There is no one else to carry it: Asante hāraketi: there is no other person who can carry it, either a woman or a man, either a lay person or a monastic. nāñño koci hārako hoti itthī vā puriso vā gahaṭṭho vā pabbajito vā.
If he carries it further than that, even if there is no one else to carry it: Tato ce uttari hareyya, asantepi hāraketi: when he goes beyond 40 kilometers with the first foot, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. paṭhamaṁ pādaṁ tiyojanaṁ atikkāmeti, āpatti dukkaṭassa. When he goes beyond with the second foot, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession. Dutiyaṁ pādaṁ atikkāmeti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ. If he stands within the 40 kilometer limit, but drops it beyond the 40 kilometer limit, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession. Antotiyojane ṭhito bahitiyojanaṁ pāteti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ. If he places it in the vehicle or among the goods of another without their knowledge, and it goes more than 40 kilometers, it becomes subject to relinquishment. Aññassa yāne vā bhaṇḍe vā ajānantassa pakkhipitvā tiyojanaṁ atikkāmeti, nissaggiyāni honti.

Permutations

Non-offenses

The training rule on wool, the sixth, is finished. Eḷakalomasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ.