Bu Sk 22

22. Dutiyakhambhakatasikkhāpada

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

Hands on hips 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 put their hands on their hips while sitting in inhabited areas. …

“Na khambhakato antaraghare nisīdissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.

Final ruling

“‘I will not put my hands on my hips while sitting in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.”

Na khambhakatena antaraghare nisīditabbaṁ. Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca ekato vā ubhato vā khambhaṁ katvā antaraghare nisīdati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

One should not put one’s hands on one’s hips while sitting in an inhabited area. If a monk, out of disrespect, puts one or both hands on his hips 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.