Bu Pc 61

61. Sañciccasikkhāpada

Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā udāyī issāso hoti, kākā cassa amanāpā honti. So kāke vijjhitvā vijjhitvā sīsaṁ chinditvā sūle paṭipāṭiyā ṭhapesi. Bhikkhū evamāhaṁsu— “kenime, āvuso, kākā jīvitā voropitā”ti? “Mayā, āvuso. Amanāpā me kākā”ti. Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti— “kathañhi nāma āyasmā udāyī sañcicca pāṇaṁ jīvitā voropessatī”ti …pe… “saccaṁ kira tvaṁ, udāyi, sañcicca pāṇaṁ jīvitā voropesī”ti? “Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti. Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe… kathañhi nāma tvaṁ, moghapurisa, sañcicca pāṇaṁ jīvitā voropessasi. Netaṁ, moghapurisa, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe… evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—

Intentionally killing a living being Origin story

At one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery. At that time Venerable Udāyī was skilled in archery. And because he disliked crows, he shot them. He cut off their heads and then set them out in a row impaled on stakes. The monks asked him, “Who killed these crows?” “I did. I don’t like crows.” The monks of few desires complained and criticized him, “How can Venerable Udāyī intentionally kill living beings?” … “Is it true, Udāyī, that you do this?” “It’s true, sir.” The Buddha rebuked him … “Foolish man, how can you do this? This will affect people’s confidence …” … “And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:

“Yo pana bhikkhu sañcicca pāṇaṁ jīvitā voropeyya, pācittiyan”ti.

Final ruling

‘If a monk intentionally kills a living being, he commits an offense entailing confession.’”

Yo panāti yo yādiso …pe… bhikkhūti …pe… ayaṁ imasmiṁ atthe adhippeto bhikkhūti. Sañciccāti jānanto sañjānanto cecca abhivitaritvā vītikkamo. Pāṇo nāma tiracchānagatapāṇo vuccati. Jīvitā voropeyyāti jīvitindriyaṁ upacchindati uparodheti santatiṁ vikopeti, 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. Intentionally: knowing, perceiving, having intended, having decided, he transgresses. A living being: an animal is what is meant. Kills: if he cuts off and makes an end of the life faculty, if he destroys its continuity, he commits an offense entailing confession.

Pāṇe pāṇasaññī jīvitā voropeti, āpatti pācittiyassa. Pāṇe vematiko jīvitā voropeti, āpatti dukkaṭassa. Pāṇe appāṇasaññī jīvitā voropeti, anāpatti. Appāṇe pāṇasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa. Appāṇe vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa. Appāṇe appāṇasaññī, anāpatti.

Permutations

If it is a living being, and he perceives it as such, and he kills it, he commits an offense entailing confession. If it is a living being, but he is unsure of it, and he kills it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. If it is a living being, but he does not perceive it as such, and he kills it, there is no offense. If it is not a living being, but he perceives it as such, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. If it is not a living being, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. If it is not a living being, and he does not perceive it as such, there is no offense.

Anāpatti— asañcicca, assatiyā, ajānantassa, namaraṇādhippāyassa, ummattakassa, ādikammikassāti.

Non-offenses

There is no offense: if it is unintentional; if he is not mindful; if he does not know; if he is not aiming at death; if he is insane; if he is the first offender.