Bu Sk 25

25. Ukkuṭikasikkhāpada

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

Squatting on the heels 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 moving about while squatting on their heels in inhabited areas. …

“Na ukkuṭikāya antaraghare gamissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.

Final ruling

“‘I will not move about while squatting on my heels in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.”

Na ukkuṭikāya antaraghare gantabbaṁ. Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca ukkuṭikāya antaraghare gacchati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

One should not move about while squatting on one’s heels in an inhabited area. If a monk, out of disrespect, moves about while squatting on his heels 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.