Bu Pc 43

43. Sabhojanasikkhāpada

Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā upanando sakyaputto sahāyakassa gharaṁ gantvā tassa pajāpatiyā saddhiṁ sayanighare nisajjaṁ kappesi. Atha kho so puriso yenāyasmā upanando sakyaputto tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṁ upanandaṁ sakyaputtaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so puriso pajāpatiṁ etadavoca—“dadehāyyassa bhikkhan”ti. Atha kho sā itthī āyasmato upanandassa sakyaputtassa bhikkhaṁ adāsi. Atha kho so puriso āyasmantaṁ upanandaṁ sakyaputtaṁ etadavoca—“gacchatha, bhante, yato ayyassa bhikkhā dinnā”ti. Atha kho sā itthī sallakkhetvā—“pariyuṭṭhito ayaṁ puriso”ti, āyasmantaṁ upanandaṁ sakyaputtaṁ etadavoca—“nisīdatha, bhante, mā agamitthā”ti. Dutiyampi kho so puriso …pe… tatiyampi kho so puriso āyasmantaṁ upanandaṁ sakyaputtaṁ etadavoca—“gacchatha, bhante, yato ayyassa bhikkhā dinnā”ti. Tatiyampi kho sā itthī āyasmantaṁ upanandaṁ sakyaputtaṁ etadavoca—“nisīdatha, bhante, mā agamitthā”ti. Atha kho so puriso nikkhamitvā bhikkhū ujjhāpesi— “ayaṁ, bhante, ayyo upanando mayhaṁ pajāpatiyā saddhiṁ sayanighare nisinno. So mayā uyyojīyamāno na icchati gantuṁ. Bahukiccā mayaṁ bahukaraṇīyā”ti. Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti— “kathañhi nāma āyasmā upanando sakyaputto sabhojane kule anupakhajja nisajjaṁ kappessatī”ti …pe… “saccaṁ kira tvaṁ, upananda, sabhojane kule anupakhajja nisajjaṁ kappesī”ti? “Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti. Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe… kathañhi nāma tvaṁ, moghapurisa, sabhojane kule anupakhajja nisajjaṁ kappessasi. Netaṁ, moghapurisa, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe… evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—

Intruding on a lustful couple Origin story

On one occasion when the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery, Venerable Upananda the Sakyan went to the house of a friend and sat down with his wife in their bedroom. The husband approached Upananda, bowed, and sat down. He then said to his wife, “Please give him alms.” And she did so. Soon afterwards he said, “Please leave, sir, the alms have been given.” But the woman, knowing that her husband was lustful, said, “Please sit, sir, don’t go.” A second time and a third time he repeated his request, and both times his wife repeated hers. He then left the house and complained to the monks, “Venerables, Venerable Upananda is seated with my wife in our bedroom. When I ask him to leave because we’re busy, he doesn’t want to go.” The monks of few desires complained and criticized Upananda, “How could Venerable Upananda sit down intruding on a lustful couple?” … “Is it true, Upananda, 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:

“Yo pana bhikkhu sabhojane kule anupakhajja nisajjaṁ kappeyya, pācittiyan”ti.

Final ruling

‘If a monk sits down intruding on a lustful couple, he commits an offense entailing confession.’”

Yo panāti yo yādiso …pe… bhikkhūti …pe… ayaṁ imasmiṁ atthe adhippeto bhikkhūti. Sabhojanaṁ nāma kulaṁ itthī ceva hoti puriso ca, itthī ca puriso ca ubho anikkhantā honti, ubho avītarāgā. Anupakhajjāti anupavisitvā. Nisajjaṁ kappeyyāti mahallake ghare piṭṭhasaṅghāṭassa hatthapāsaṁ vijahitvā nisīdati, āpatti pācittiyassa. Khuddake ghare piṭṭhivaṁsaṁ atikkamitvā nisīdati, āpatti pācittiyassa.

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. A lustful couple: both a woman and a man are present. The woman and the man have not both left, and both are not without lust. Intruding on: enters after. Sits down: in a large house, if he sits down more than one arm’s reach inside the door frame, he commits an offense entailing confession. In a small house, if he sits down beyond the ridge beam, he commits an offense entailing confession.

Sayanighare sayanigharasaññī sabhojane kule anupakhajja nisajjaṁ kappeti, āpatti pācittiyassa. Sayanighare vematiko sabhojane kule anupakhajja nisajjaṁ kappeti, āpatti pācittiyassa. Sayanighare nasayanigharasaññī sabhojane kule anupakhajja nisajjaṁ kappeti, āpatti pācittiyassa. Nasayanighare sayanigharasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa. Nasayanighare vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa. Nasayanighare nasayanigharasaññī, anāpatti.

Permutations

If it is a bedroom, and he perceives it as such, and he sits down intruding on a lustful couple, he commits an offense entailing confession. If it is a bedroom, but he is unsure of it, and he sits down intruding on a lustful couple, he commits an offense entailing confession. If it is a bedroom, but he does not perceive it as such, and he sits down intruding on a lustful couple, he commits an offense entailing confession. If it is not a bedroom, but he perceives it as such, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. If it is not a bedroom, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. If it is not a bedroom, and he does not perceive it as such, there is no offense.

Anāpatti— mahallake ghare piṭṭhasaṅghāṭassa hatthapāsaṁ avijahitvā nisīdati, khuddake ghare piṭṭhivaṁsaṁ anatikkamitvā nisīdati, bhikkhu dutiyo hoti, ubho nikkhantā honti, ubho vītarāgā, nasayanighare, ummattakassa, ādikammikassāti.

Non-offenses

There is no offense: if, in a large house, he sits down, but not more than one arm’s reach inside the door frame; if, in a small house, he sits down, but not beyond the ridge beam; if he has a companion monk; if both have left; if both are without lust; if it is not a bedroom; if he is insane; if he is the first offender.