Bi Pc 61

61. Gabbhinisikkhāpada

Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena bhikkhuniyo gabbhiniṁ vuṭṭhāpenti. Sā piṇḍāya carati. Manussā evamāhaṁsu— “dethāyyāya bhikkhaṁ, garubhārā ayyā”ti. Manussā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti— “kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo gabbhiniṁ vuṭṭhāpessantī”ti. Assosuṁ kho bhikkhuniyo tesaṁ manussānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ. Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti— “kathañhi nāma bhikkhuniyo gabbhiniṁ vuṭṭhāpessantī”ti …pe… “saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo gabbhiniṁ vuṭṭhāpentī”ti? “Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti. Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe… kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo gabbhiniṁ vuṭṭhāpessanti. Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe… evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—

Ordaining a pregnant woman Origin story

At one time when the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery, the nuns gave the full admission to a pregnant woman. When she walked for alms, people said, “Give almsfood to the venerable. She’s carrying a heavy burden.” People complained and criticized them, “How could the nuns give the full admission to a pregnant woman?” The nuns heard the complaints of those people and the nuns of few desires complained and criticized them, “How could nuns do this?” … “Is it true, monks, that nuns did this?” “It’s true, sir.” The Buddha rebuked them … “How could nuns do this? This will affect people’s confidence …” … “And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this:

“Yā pana bhikkhunī gabbhiniṁ vuṭṭhāpeyya, pācittiyan”ti.

Final ruling

‘If a nun gives the full admission to a pregnant woman, she commits an offense entailing confession.’”

Yā panāti yā yādisā …pe… bhikkhunīti …pe… ayaṁ imasmiṁ atthe adhippetā bhikkhunīti. Gabbhinī nāma āpannasattā vuccati. Vuṭṭhāpeyyāti upasampādeyya. “Vuṭṭhāpessāmī”ti gaṇaṁ vā ācariniṁ vā pattaṁ vā cīvaraṁ vā pariyesati, sīmaṁ vā sammannati, āpatti dukkaṭassa. Ñattiyā dukkaṭaṁ. Dvīhi kammavācāhi dukkaṭā. Kammavācāpariyosāne upajjhāyāya āpatti pācittiyassa. Gaṇassa ca ācariniyā ca āpatti dukkaṭassa.

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 pregnant woman: a woman with child is what is meant. Gives the full admission: gives the full ordination. If, intending to give the full admission, she searches for a group, a teacher, a bowl, or a robe, or she establishes a monastery zone, she commits an offense of wrong conduct. After the motion, she commits an offense of wrong conduct. After each of the first two announcements, she commits an offense of wrong conduct. When the last announcement is finished, the preceptor commits an offense entailing confession, and the group and the teacher commit an offense of wrong conduct.

Gabbhiniyā gabbhinisaññā vuṭṭhāpeti, āpatti pācittiyassa. Gabbhiniyā vematikā vuṭṭhāpeti, āpatti dukkaṭassa. Gabbhiniyā agabbhinisaññā vuṭṭhāpeti, anāpatti. Agabbhiniyā gabbhinisaññā, āpatti dukkaṭassa. Agabbhiniyā vematikā, āpatti dukkaṭassa. Agabbhiniyā agabbhinisaññā, anāpatti.

Permutations

If the woman is pregnant, and the nun perceives her as such, yet she gives her the full admission, she commits an offense entailing confession. If the woman is pregnant, but the nun is unsure of it, yet she gives her the full admission, she commits an offense of wrong conduct. If the woman is pregnant, but the nun does not perceive her as such, and she gives her the full admission, there is no offense. If the woman is not pregnant, but the nun perceives her as such, she commits an offense of wrong conduct. If the woman is not pregnant, but the nun is unsure of it, she commits an offense of wrong conduct. If the woman is not pregnant, and the nun does not perceive her as such, there is no offense.

Anāpatti— gabbhiniṁ agabbhinisaññā vuṭṭhāpeti, agabbhiniṁ agabbhinisaññā vuṭṭhāpeti, ummattikāya, ādikammikāyāti.

Non-offenses

There is no offense: if she gives the full admission to a woman who is pregnant, but she does not perceive her as such; if she gives the full admission to a woman who is not pregnant, and she does not perceive her as such; if she is insane; if she is the first offender.