Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law Theravāda Vinaya
The Nuns’ Analysis Bhikkhunivibhaṅga
The chapter on offenses entailing confession Pācittiyakaṇḍa
The subchapter on pleasure houses Cittāgāravagga

The training rule on giving food 46. Bhojanadānasikkhāpada

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 nun Thullanandā was personally giving food to actors, dancers, acrobats, magicians, and musicians, saying, Tena kho pana samayena thullanandā bhikkhunī naṭānampi naṭakānampi laṅghakānampi sokajjhāyikānampi kumbhathūṇikānampi sahatthā khādanīyaṁ bhojanīyaṁ deti—“Please praise me in public.” “mayhaṁ parisati vaṇṇaṁ bhāsathā”ti. And they did: Naṭāpi naṭakāpi laṅghakāpi sokajjhāyikāpi kumbhathūṇikāpi thullanandāya bhikkhuniyā parisati vaṇṇaṁ bhāsanti—“Venerable Thullanandā is a learned reciter; she’s confident and skilled at giving teachings. “ayyā thullanandā bahussutā bhāṇikā visāradā paṭṭā dhammiṁ kathaṁ kātuṁ; Give to her; work for her!” detha ayyāya, karotha ayyāyā”ti.

The nuns of few desires complained and criticized her, Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—“How could Venerable Thullanandā personally give food to householders?” … “kathañhi nāma ayyā thullanandā agārikassa sahatthā khādanīyaṁ bhojanīyaṁ dassatī”ti …pe… “Is it true, monks, that the nun Thullanandā does this?” “saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, thullanandā bhikkhunī agārikassa sahatthā khādanīyaṁ bhojanīyaṁ detī”ti?

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

The Buddha rebuked her … Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe… “How could the nun Thullanandā do this? kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, thullanandā bhikkhunī agārikassa sahatthā khādanīyaṁ bhojanīyaṁ dassati. This will affect people’s confidence …” … Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe… “And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this: evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—

Final ruling

‘If a nun personally gives fresh or cooked food to a householder or a male wanderer or a female wanderer, she commits an offense entailing confession.’” “Yā pana bhikkhunī agārikassa vā paribbājakassa vā paribbājikāya vā sahatthā khādanīyaṁ vā bhojanīyaṁ vā dadeyya, pācittiyan”ti.

Definitions

A: Yā panāti: whoever … yā yādisā …pe…
Nun: bhikkhunīti: … The nun who has been given the full ordination in unanimity by both Sanghas through a legal procedure consisting of one motion and three announcements that is irreversible and fit to stand—this sort of nun is meant in this case. …pe… ayaṁ imasmiṁ atthe adhippetā bhikkhunīti.
A householder: Agāriko nāma: anyone who lives at home. yo koci agāraṁ ajjhāvasati.
A male wanderer: Paribbājako nāma: any male wanderer apart from Buddhist monks and novice monks. bhikkhuñca sāmaṇerañca ṭhapetvā yo koci paribbājakasamāpanno.
A female wanderer: Paribbājikā nāma: any female wanderer apart from Buddhist nuns, trainee nuns, and novice nuns. bhikkhuniñca sikkhamānañca sāmaṇeriñca ṭhapetvā yā kāci paribbājikasamāpannā.
Fresh food: Khādanīyaṁ nāma: apart from the five cooked foods pañca bhojanāni—and water and tooth cleaners, the rest is called “fresh food”. udakadantaponaṁ ṭhapetvā avasesaṁ khādanīyaṁ nāma.
Cooked food: Bhojanīyaṁ nāma: there are five kinds of cooked food: cooked grain, porridge, flour products, fish, and meat. pañca bhojanāni—odano, kummāso, sattu, maccho, maṁsaṁ.
Gives: Dadeyyāti: if she gives by body or by what is connected to the body or by releasing, she commits an offense entailing confession. kāyena vā kāyapaṭibaddhena vā nissaggiyena vā deti, āpatti pācittiyassa. If she gives water or tooth cleaners, she commits an offense of wrong conduct. Udakadantaponaṁ deti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

Non-offenses

There is no offense: Anāpatti—if she does not give, but has it given; dāpeti na deti, if she gives by placing it near the person; upanikkhipitvā deti, if she gives ointments for external use; bāhirālepaṁ deti, if she is insane; ummattikāya, if she is the first offender. ādikammikāyāti.

The sixth training rule is finished. Chaṭṭhasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.

English Translation

Pāli Text

Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law
The Nuns’ Analysis
The chapter on offenses entailing confession
The subchapter on pleasure houses

The training rule on giving food

Origin story

At one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery. At that time the nun Thullanandā was personally giving food to actors, dancers, acrobats, magicians, and musicians, saying, “Please praise me in public.” And they did: “Venerable Thullanandā is a learned reciter; she’s confident and skilled at giving teachings. Give to her; work for her!”

The nuns of few desires complained and criticized her, “How could Venerable Thullanandā personally give food to householders?” … “Is it true, monks, that the nun Thullanandā does this?”

“It’s true, Sir.”

The Buddha rebuked her … “How could the nun Thullanandā do this? This will affect people’s confidence …” … “And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this:

Final ruling

‘If a nun personally gives fresh or cooked food to a householder or a male wanderer or a female wanderer, she commits an offense entailing confession.’”

Definitions

A:: whoever …
Nun:: … The nun who has been given the full ordination in unanimity by both Sanghas through a legal procedure consisting of one motion and three announcements that is irreversible and fit to stand—this sort of nun is meant in this case.
A householder:: anyone who lives at home.
A male wanderer:: any male wanderer apart from Buddhist monks and novice monks.
A female wanderer:: any female wanderer apart from Buddhist nuns, trainee nuns, and novice nuns.
Fresh food:: apart from the five cooked foods and water and tooth cleaners, the rest is called “fresh food”.
Cooked food:: there are five kinds of cooked food: cooked grain, porridge, flour products, fish, and meat.
Gives:: if she gives by body or by what is connected to the body or by releasing, she commits an offense entailing confession. If she gives water or tooth cleaners, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.

Non-offenses

There is no offense: if she does not give, but has it given; if she gives by placing it near the person; if she gives ointments for external use; if she is insane; if she is the first offender.

The sixth training rule is finished.

Theravāda Vinaya
Bhikkhunivibhaṅga
Pācittiyakaṇḍa
Cittāgāravagga

46. Bhojanadānasikkhāpada

Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena thullanandā bhikkhunī naṭānampi naṭakānampi laṅghakānampi sokajjhāyikānampi kumbhathūṇikānampi sahatthā khādanīyaṁ bhojanīyaṁ deti—“mayhaṁ parisati vaṇṇaṁ bhāsathā”ti. Naṭāpi naṭakāpi laṅghakāpi sokajjhāyikāpi kumbhathūṇikāpi thullanandāya bhikkhuniyā parisati vaṇṇaṁ bhāsanti—“ayyā thullanandā bahussutā bhāṇikā visāradā paṭṭā dhammiṁ kathaṁ kātuṁ; detha ayyāya, karotha ayyāyā”ti.

Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—“kathañhi nāma ayyā thullanandā agārikassa sahatthā khādanīyaṁ bhojanīyaṁ dassatī”ti …pe… “saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, thullanandā bhikkhunī agārikassa sahatthā khādanīyaṁ bhojanīyaṁ detī”ti?

“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.

Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe… kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, thullanandā bhikkhunī agārikassa sahatthā khādanīyaṁ bhojanīyaṁ dassati. Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe… evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—

“Yā pana bhikkhunī agārikassa vā paribbājakassa vā paribbājikāya vā sahatthā khādanīyaṁ vā bhojanīyaṁ vā dadeyya, pācittiyan”ti.

Yā panāti: yā yādisā …pe…
bhikkhunīti: …pe… ayaṁ imasmiṁ atthe adhippetā bhikkhunīti.
Agāriko nāma: yo koci agāraṁ ajjhāvasati.
Paribbājako nāma: bhikkhuñca sāmaṇerañca ṭhapetvā yo koci paribbājakasamāpanno.
Paribbājikā nāma: bhikkhuniñca sikkhamānañca sāmaṇeriñca ṭhapetvā yā kāci paribbājikasamāpannā.
Khādanīyaṁ nāma: pañca bhojanāni—udakadantaponaṁ ṭhapetvā avasesaṁ khādanīyaṁ nāma.
Bhojanīyaṁ nāma: pañca bhojanāni—odano, kummāso, sattu, maccho, maṁsaṁ.
Dadeyyāti: kāyena vā kāyapaṭibaddhena vā nissaggiyena vā deti, āpatti pācittiyassa. Udakadantaponaṁ deti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

Anāpatti—dāpeti na deti, upanikkhipitvā deti, bāhirālepaṁ deti, ummattikāya, ādikammikāyāti.

Chaṭṭhasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.

Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law Theravāda Vinaya
The Nuns’ Analysis Bhikkhunivibhaṅga
The chapter on offenses entailing confession Pācittiyakaṇḍa
The subchapter on pleasure houses Cittāgāravagga

The training rule on giving food 46. Bhojanadānasikkhāpada

Origin story

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

Final ruling

Definitions

A: Yā panāti: whoever … yā yādisā …pe…
Nun: bhikkhunīti: … The nun who has been given the full ordination in unanimity by both Sanghas through a legal procedure consisting of one motion and three announcements that is irreversible and fit to stand—this sort of nun is meant in this case. …pe… ayaṁ imasmiṁ atthe adhippetā bhikkhunīti.
A householder: Agāriko nāma: anyone who lives at home. yo koci agāraṁ ajjhāvasati.
A male wanderer: Paribbājako nāma: any male wanderer apart from Buddhist monks and novice monks. bhikkhuñca sāmaṇerañca ṭhapetvā yo koci paribbājakasamāpanno.
A female wanderer: Paribbājikā nāma: any female wanderer apart from Buddhist nuns, trainee nuns, and novice nuns. bhikkhuniñca sikkhamānañca sāmaṇeriñca ṭhapetvā yā kāci paribbājikasamāpannā.
Fresh food: Khādanīyaṁ nāma: apart from the five cooked foods pañca bhojanāni—and water and tooth cleaners, the rest is called “fresh food”. udakadantaponaṁ ṭhapetvā avasesaṁ khādanīyaṁ nāma.
Cooked food: Bhojanīyaṁ nāma: there are five kinds of cooked food: cooked grain, porridge, flour products, fish, and meat. pañca bhojanāni—odano, kummāso, sattu, maccho, maṁsaṁ.
Gives: Dadeyyāti: if she gives by body or by what is connected to the body or by releasing, she commits an offense entailing confession. kāyena vā kāyapaṭibaddhena vā nissaggiyena vā deti, āpatti pācittiyassa. If she gives water or tooth cleaners, she commits an offense of wrong conduct. Udakadantaponaṁ deti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

Non-offenses

The sixth training rule is finished. Chaṭṭhasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.