Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law Theravāda Vinaya
The Great Analysis Mahāvibhaṅga
The chapter on offenses entailing confession Pācittiyakaṇḍa
The subchapter on containing living beings Sappāṇakavagga

69. The training rule on living with one who has been ejected 69. Ukkhittasambhogasikkhāpada

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 lived with the monk Ariṭṭha, and they did formal meetings and shared a sleeping place with him. Yet they knew that he was saying such things, that he had not made amends according to the rule, and that he had not given up that view. Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū jānaṁ tathāvādinā ariṭṭhena bhikkhunā akaṭānudhammena taṁ diṭṭhiṁ appaṭinissaṭṭhena saddhiṁ sambhuñjantipi saṁvasantipi sahāpi seyyaṁ kappenti.

The monks of few desires complained and criticized them, Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—“How can the monks from the group of six live, do formal meetings, and share a sleeping place with the monk Ariṭṭha, even though they know that he’s saying such things, that he hasn’t made amends according to the rule, and that he hasn’t given up that view?” … “kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhū jānaṁ tathāvādinā ariṭṭhena bhikkhunā akaṭānudhammena taṁ diṭṭhiṁ appaṭinissaṭṭhena saddhiṁ sambhuñjissantipi saṁvasissantipi sahāpi seyyaṁ kappessantī”ti …pe… “Is it true, monks, that you do this?” “saccaṁ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, jānaṁ tathāvādinā ariṭṭhena bhikkhunā akaṭānudhammena taṁ diṭṭhiṁ appaṭinissaṭṭhena saddhiṁ sambhuñjathāpi saṁvasathāpi sahāpi seyyaṁ kappethā”ti?

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

The Buddha rebuked them … Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe… “Foolish men, how can you do this? kathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, jānaṁ tathāvādinā ariṭṭhena bhikkhunā akaṭānudhammena taṁ diṭṭhiṁ appaṭinissaṭṭhena saddhiṁ sambhuñjissathāpi saṁvasissathāpi sahāpi seyyaṁ kappessatha. This will affect people’s confidence …” … Netaṁ, moghapurisā, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe… “And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this: evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—

Final ruling

‘If a monk lives, does formal meetings, or shares a sleeping place with a monk who he knows is saying such things, who has not made amends according to the rule, and who has not given up that view, he commits an offense entailing confession.’” “Yo pana bhikkhu jānaṁ tathāvādinā bhikkhunā akaṭānudhammena taṁ diṭṭhiṁ appaṭinissaṭṭhena saddhiṁ sambhuñjeyya vā saṁvaseyya vā saha vā seyyaṁ kappeyya, pācittiyan”ti.

Definitions

A: Yo panāti: whoever … yo yādiso …pe…
Monk: bhikkhūti: … 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. …pe… ayaṁ imasmiṁ atthe adhippeto bhikkhūti.
He knows: Jānāti nāma: he knows by himself or others have told him or the offender has told him. sāmaṁ vā jānāti, aññe vā tassa ārocenti, so vā āroceti.
Who is saying such things: Tathāvādināti—: one who says this: “As I understand the Buddha’s Teaching, the things he calls obstacles are unable to obstruct one who indulges in them.” “tathāhaṁ bhagavatā dhammaṁ desitaṁ ājānāmi, yathā yeme antarāyikā dhammā vuttā bhagavatā, te paṭisevato nālaṁ antarāyāyā”ti evaṁ vādinā.
Who has not made amends according to the rule: Akaṭānudhammo nāma: who has been ejected and not readmitted. ukkhitto anosārito.
With a monk who has not given up that view: Taṁ diṭṭhiṁ appaṭinissaṭṭhena saddhinti: with a monk who has not given up this view. etaṁ diṭṭhiṁ appaṭinissaṭṭhena saddhiṁ.
Lives with: Sambhuñjeyya vāti: there are two types of living together: material living together and spiritual living together. sambhogo nāma dve sambhogā— āmisasambhogo ca dhammasambhogo ca.
Material living together: Āmisasambhogo nāma: if he gives or receives material things, he commits an offense entailing confession. āmisaṁ deti vā paṭiggaṇhāti vā, āpatti pācittiyassa.
Spiritual living together: Dhammasambhogo nāma: he recites or has the other recite. If he recites or has the other recite by the line, then for every line he commits an offense entailing confession. uddisati vā uddisāpeti vā, padena uddisati vā uddisāpeti vā, pade pade āpatti pācittiyassa. If he recites or has the other recite by the syllable, then for every syllable he commits an offense entailing confession. Akkharāya uddisati vā uddisāpeti vā, akkharakkharāya āpatti pācittiyassa.
Does formal meetings with: Saṁvaseyya vāti: if he does the observance-day ceremony, the invitation ceremony, or a legal procedure with one who has been ejected, he commits an offense entailing confession. ukkhittakena saddhiṁ uposathaṁ vā pavāraṇaṁ vā saṅghakammaṁ vā karoti, āpatti pācittiyassa.
Shares a sleeping place with: Saha vā seyyaṁ kappeyyāti: under the same ceiling: if the monk lies down when the one who has been ejected is already lying down, he commits an offense entailing confession; ekacchanne ukkhittake nipanne bhikkhu nipajjati, āpatti pācittiyassa. if the monk is already lying down when the one who has been ejected lies down, he commits an offense entailing confession; Bhikkhu nipanne ukkhittako nipajjati, āpatti pācittiyassa. if they both lie down together, he commits an offense entailing confession; Ubho vā nipajjanti, āpatti pācittiyassa. every time they get up and then lie down again, he commits an offense entailing confession. Uṭṭhahitvā punappunaṁ nipajjanti, āpatti pācittiyassa.

Permutations

If the other monk has been ejected, and he perceives him as such, and he lives or does formal meetings or shares a sleeping place with him, he commits an offense entailing confession. Ukkhittake ukkhittakasaññī sambhuñjati vā saṁvasati vā saha vā seyyaṁ kappeti, āpatti pācittiyassa. If the other monk has been ejected, but he is unsure of it, and he lives or does formal meetings or shares a sleeping place with him, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. Ukkhittake vematiko sambhuñjati vā saṁvasati vā saha vā seyyaṁ kappeti, āpatti dukkaṭassa. If the other monk has been ejected, but he does not perceive him as such, and he lives or does formal meetings or shares a sleeping place with him, there is no offense. Ukkhittake anukkhittakasaññī sambhuñjati vā saṁvasati vā saha vā seyyaṁ kappeti, anāpatti.

If the other monk has not been ejected, but he perceives him as such, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. Anukkhittake ukkhittakasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa. If the other monk has not been ejected, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. Anukkhittake vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa. If the other monk has not been ejected, and he does not perceive him as such, there is no offense. Anukkhittake anukkhittakasaññī, anāpatti.

Non-offenses

There is no offense: Anāpatti—if he knows that he has not been ejected; anukkhittoti jānāti, if he knows that he has been readmitted after being ejected; ukkhitto osāritoti jānāti, if he knows that he has given up that view; taṁ diṭṭhiṁ paṭinissaṭṭhoti jānāti, if he is insane; ummattakassa, if he is the first offender. ādikammikassāti.

The training rule on living with one who has been ejected, the ninth, is finished. Ukkhittasambhogasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ navamaṁ.

English Translation

Pāli Text

Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law
The Great Analysis
The chapter on offenses entailing confession
The subchapter on containing living beings

69. The training rule on living with one who has been ejected

Origin story

At one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery. At that time the monks from the group of six lived with the monk Ariṭṭha, and they did formal meetings and shared a sleeping place with him. Yet they knew that he was saying such things, that he had not made amends according to the rule, and that he had not given up that view.

The monks of few desires complained and criticized them, “How can the monks from the group of six live, do formal meetings, and share a sleeping place with the monk Ariṭṭha, even though they know that he’s saying such things, that he hasn’t made amends according to the rule, and that he hasn’t given up that view?” … “Is it true, monks, that you do this?”

“It’s true, sir.”

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

Final ruling

Definitions

A:: whoever …
Monk:: … 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.
He knows:: he knows by himself or others have told him or the offender has told him.
Who is saying such things:: one who says this: “As I understand the Buddha’s Teaching, the things he calls obstacles are unable to obstruct one who indulges in them.”
Who has not made amends according to the rule:: who has been ejected and not readmitted.
With a monk who has not given up that view:: with a monk who has not given up this view.
Lives with:: there are two types of living together: material living together and spiritual living together.
Material living together:: if he gives or receives material things, he commits an offense entailing confession.
Spiritual living together:: he recites or has the other recite. If he recites or has the other recite by the line, then for every line he commits an offense entailing confession. If he recites or has the other recite by the syllable, then for every syllable he commits an offense entailing confession.
Does formal meetings with:: if he does the observance-day ceremony, the invitation ceremony, or a legal procedure with one who has been ejected, he commits an offense entailing confession.
Shares a sleeping place with:: under the same ceiling: if the monk lies down when the one who has been ejected is already lying down, he commits an offense entailing confession; if the monk is already lying down when the one who has been ejected lies down, he commits an offense entailing confession; if they both lie down together, he commits an offense entailing confession; every time they get up and then lie down again, he commits an offense entailing confession.

Permutations

If the other monk has been ejected, and he perceives him as such, and he lives or does formal meetings or shares a sleeping place with him, he commits an offense entailing confession. If the other monk has been ejected, but he is unsure of it, and he lives or does formal meetings or shares a sleeping place with him, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. If the other monk has been ejected, but he does not perceive him as such, and he lives or does formal meetings or shares a sleeping place with him, there is no offense.

If the other monk has not been ejected, but he perceives him as such, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. If the other monk has not been ejected, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. If the other monk has not been ejected, and he does not perceive him as such, there is no offense.

Non-offenses

There is no offense: if he knows that he has not been ejected; if he knows that he has been readmitted after being ejected; if he knows that he has given up that view; if he is insane; if he is the first offender.

The training rule on living with one who has been ejected, the ninth, is finished.

Theravāda Vinaya
Mahāvibhaṅga
Pācittiyakaṇḍa
Sappāṇakavagga

69. Ukkhittasambhogasikkhāpada

Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū jānaṁ tathāvādinā ariṭṭhena bhikkhunā akaṭānudhammena taṁ diṭṭhiṁ appaṭinissaṭṭhena saddhiṁ sambhuñjantipi saṁvasantipi sahāpi seyyaṁ kappenti.

Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—“kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhū jānaṁ tathāvādinā ariṭṭhena bhikkhunā akaṭānudhammena taṁ diṭṭhiṁ appaṭinissaṭṭhena saddhiṁ sambhuñjissantipi saṁvasissantipi sahāpi seyyaṁ kappessantī”ti …pe… “saccaṁ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, jānaṁ tathāvādinā ariṭṭhena bhikkhunā akaṭānudhammena taṁ diṭṭhiṁ appaṭinissaṭṭhena saddhiṁ sambhuñjathāpi saṁvasathāpi sahāpi seyyaṁ kappethā”ti?

“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.

Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe… kathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, jānaṁ tathāvādinā ariṭṭhena bhikkhunā akaṭānudhammena taṁ diṭṭhiṁ appaṭinissaṭṭhena saddhiṁ sambhuñjissathāpi saṁvasissathāpi sahāpi seyyaṁ kappessatha. Netaṁ, moghapurisā, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe… evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—

“Yo pana bhikkhu jānaṁ tathāvādinā bhikkhunā akaṭānudhammena taṁ diṭṭhiṁ appaṭinissaṭṭhena saddhiṁ sambhuñjeyya vā saṁvaseyya vā saha vā seyyaṁ kappeyya, pācittiyan”ti.

Yo panāti: yo yādiso …pe…
bhikkhūti: …pe… ayaṁ imasmiṁ atthe adhippeto bhikkhūti.
Jānāti nāma: sāmaṁ vā jānāti, aññe vā tassa ārocenti, so vā āroceti.
Tathāvādināti—: “tathāhaṁ bhagavatā dhammaṁ desitaṁ ājānāmi, yathā yeme antarāyikā dhammā vuttā bhagavatā, te paṭisevato nālaṁ antarāyāyā”ti evaṁ vādinā.
Akaṭānudhammo nāma: ukkhitto anosārito.
Taṁ diṭṭhiṁ appaṭinissaṭṭhena saddhinti: etaṁ diṭṭhiṁ appaṭinissaṭṭhena saddhiṁ.
Sambhuñjeyya vāti: sambhogo nāma dve sambhogā— āmisasambhogo ca dhammasambhogo ca.
Āmisasambhogo nāma: āmisaṁ deti vā paṭiggaṇhāti vā, āpatti pācittiyassa.
Dhammasambhogo nāma: uddisati vā uddisāpeti vā, padena uddisati vā uddisāpeti vā, pade pade āpatti pācittiyassa. Akkharāya uddisati vā uddisāpeti vā, akkharakkharāya āpatti pācittiyassa.
Saṁvaseyya vāti: ukkhittakena saddhiṁ uposathaṁ vā pavāraṇaṁ vā saṅghakammaṁ vā karoti, āpatti pācittiyassa.
Saha vā seyyaṁ kappeyyāti: ekacchanne ukkhittake nipanne bhikkhu nipajjati, āpatti pācittiyassa. Bhikkhu nipanne ukkhittako nipajjati, āpatti pācittiyassa. Ubho vā nipajjanti, āpatti pācittiyassa. Uṭṭhahitvā punappunaṁ nipajjanti, āpatti pācittiyassa.

Ukkhittake ukkhittakasaññī sambhuñjati vā saṁvasati vā saha vā seyyaṁ kappeti, āpatti pācittiyassa. Ukkhittake vematiko sambhuñjati vā saṁvasati vā saha vā seyyaṁ kappeti, āpatti dukkaṭassa. Ukkhittake anukkhittakasaññī sambhuñjati vā saṁvasati vā saha vā seyyaṁ kappeti, anāpatti.

Anukkhittake ukkhittakasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa. Anukkhittake vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa. Anukkhittake anukkhittakasaññī, anāpatti.

Anāpatti—anukkhittoti jānāti, ukkhitto osāritoti jānāti, taṁ diṭṭhiṁ paṭinissaṭṭhoti jānāti, ummattakassa, ādikammikassāti.

Ukkhittasambhogasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ navamaṁ.

Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law Theravāda Vinaya
The Great Analysis Mahāvibhaṅga
The chapter on offenses entailing confession Pācittiyakaṇḍa
The subchapter on containing living beings Sappāṇakavagga

69. The training rule on living with one who has been ejected 69. Ukkhittasambhogasikkhāpada

Origin story

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

Final ruling

Definitions

A: Yo panāti: whoever … yo yādiso …pe…
Monk: bhikkhūti: … 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. …pe… ayaṁ imasmiṁ atthe adhippeto bhikkhūti.
He knows: Jānāti nāma: he knows by himself or others have told him or the offender has told him. sāmaṁ vā jānāti, aññe vā tassa ārocenti, so vā āroceti.
Who is saying such things: Tathāvādināti—: one who says this: “As I understand the Buddha’s Teaching, the things he calls obstacles are unable to obstruct one who indulges in them.” “tathāhaṁ bhagavatā dhammaṁ desitaṁ ājānāmi, yathā yeme antarāyikā dhammā vuttā bhagavatā, te paṭisevato nālaṁ antarāyāyā”ti evaṁ vādinā.
Who has not made amends according to the rule: Akaṭānudhammo nāma: who has been ejected and not readmitted. ukkhitto anosārito.
With a monk who has not given up that view: Taṁ diṭṭhiṁ appaṭinissaṭṭhena saddhinti: with a monk who has not given up this view. etaṁ diṭṭhiṁ appaṭinissaṭṭhena saddhiṁ.
Lives with: Sambhuñjeyya vāti: there are two types of living together: material living together and spiritual living together. sambhogo nāma dve sambhogā— āmisasambhogo ca dhammasambhogo ca.
Material living together: Āmisasambhogo nāma: if he gives or receives material things, he commits an offense entailing confession. āmisaṁ deti vā paṭiggaṇhāti vā, āpatti pācittiyassa.
Spiritual living together: Dhammasambhogo nāma: he recites or has the other recite. If he recites or has the other recite by the line, then for every line he commits an offense entailing confession. uddisati vā uddisāpeti vā, padena uddisati vā uddisāpeti vā, pade pade āpatti pācittiyassa. If he recites or has the other recite by the syllable, then for every syllable he commits an offense entailing confession. Akkharāya uddisati vā uddisāpeti vā, akkharakkharāya āpatti pācittiyassa.
Does formal meetings with: Saṁvaseyya vāti: if he does the observance-day ceremony, the invitation ceremony, or a legal procedure with one who has been ejected, he commits an offense entailing confession. ukkhittakena saddhiṁ uposathaṁ vā pavāraṇaṁ vā saṅghakammaṁ vā karoti, āpatti pācittiyassa.
Shares a sleeping place with: Saha vā seyyaṁ kappeyyāti: under the same ceiling: if the monk lies down when the one who has been ejected is already lying down, he commits an offense entailing confession; ekacchanne ukkhittake nipanne bhikkhu nipajjati, āpatti pācittiyassa. if the monk is already lying down when the one who has been ejected lies down, he commits an offense entailing confession; Bhikkhu nipanne ukkhittako nipajjati, āpatti pācittiyassa. if they both lie down together, he commits an offense entailing confession; Ubho vā nipajjanti, āpatti pācittiyassa. every time they get up and then lie down again, he commits an offense entailing confession. Uṭṭhahitvā punappunaṁ nipajjanti, āpatti pācittiyassa.

Permutations

Non-offenses

The training rule on living with one who has been ejected, the ninth, is finished. Ukkhittasambhogasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ navamaṁ.