Bu Sk 15

15. Kāyappacālakasikkhāpada

Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū kāyappacālakaṁ antaraghare gacchanti kāyaṁ olambentā …pe….

Swaying the body 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 swaying and leaning their bodies while walking in inhabited areas. …

“Na kāyappacālakaṁ antaraghare gamissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.

Final ruling

“‘I will not sway my body while walking in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.”

Na kāyappacālakaṁ antaraghare gantabbaṁ. Kāyaṁ paggahetvā gantabbaṁ. Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca kāyappacālakaṁ antaraghare gacchati kāyaṁ olambento, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

One should not sway one’s body while walking in an inhabited area; one should walk keeping one’s body straight. If a monk, out of disrespect, sways and leans his body while walking in an inhabited area, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

Anāpatti—

Non-offenses

There is no offense:

asañcicca …pe…

if it is unintentional; if he is not mindful; if he does not know; if he is sick; if there is an emergency; if he is insane;

ādikammikassāti.

if he is the first offender.