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67. Oguṇṭhitasikkhāpada

Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū oguṇṭhitasīsassa dhammaṁ desenti …pe….

Covering the head 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 gave teachings to people with covered heads. …

“Na oguṇṭhitasīsassa agilānassa dhammaṁ desessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.

Final ruling

“‘I will not give a teaching to anyone with a covered head who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.”

Oguṇṭhitasīso nāma

Definitions

With a covered head:

sasīsaṁ pāruto vuccati. Na oguṇṭhitasīsassa agilānassa dhammo desetabbo. Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca oguṇṭhitasīsassa agilānassa dhammaṁ deseti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

the upper robe covering the head is what is meant. One should not give a teaching to anyone with a covered head who is not sick. If a monk, out of disrespect, gives a teaching to someone with a covered head who is not sick, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

Anāpatti—

Non-offenses

There is no offense:

asañcicca, assatiyā, ajānantassa, gilānassa, sīsaṁ vivarāpetvā deseti, āpadāsu, ummattakassa, ādikammikassāti.

if it is unintentional; if he is not mindful; if he does not know; if he is sick; if he teaches the person after having them uncover their head; if there is an emergency; if he is insane; if he is the first offender.