Bu Sk 10

10. Dutiyaukkhittakasikkhāpada

Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū ukkhittakāya antaraghare nisīdanti …pe… .

Lifting the robes 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 were lifting their robes while sitting in inhabited areas. …

“Na ukkhittakāya antaraghare nisīdissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.

Final ruling

“‘I will not lift my robe while sitting in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.”

Na ukkhittakāya antaraghare nisīditabbaṁ. Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca ekato vā ubhato vā ukkhipitvā antaraghare nisīdati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

One should not lift one’s robe while sitting in an inhabited area. If a monk, out of disrespect, lifts his robe on one or both sides while sitting in an inhabited area, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

Anāpatti—

Non-offenses

There is no offense:

asañcicca, assatiyā, ajānantassa, gilānassa, vāsūpagatassa, āpadāsu, ummattakassa, ādikammikassāti.

if it is unintentional; if he is not mindful; if he does not know; if he is sick; if he has entered his dwelling; if there is an emergency; if he is insane; if he is the first offender.