Bu Sk 3

3. Suppaṭicchannasikkhāpada

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

Not being well-covered 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 did not cover their bodies while walking in inhabited areas. …

“Suppaṭicchanno antaraghare gamissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.

Final ruling

“‘I will be well-covered while walking in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.”

Suppaṭicchannena antaraghare gantabbaṁ. Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca kāyaṁ vivaritvā antaraghare gacchati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

One should be well-covered while walking in an inhabited area. If a monk, out of disrespect, does not cover his body while walking in an inhabited area, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

Anāpatti—

Non-offenses

There is no offense:

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

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; if he is the first offender.