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71. Pacchatogamanasikkhāpada

Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū pacchato gacchantā purato gacchantassa dhammaṁ desenti …pe….

Walking behind 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 giving teachings to people walking in front of them. …

“Na pacchato gacchanto purato gacchantassa agilānassa dhammaṁ desessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.

Final ruling

“‘I will not give a teaching to anyone walking in front of me who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.”

Na pacchato gacchantena purato gacchantassa agilānassa dhammo desetabbo. Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca pacchato gacchanto purato gacchantassa agilānassa dhammaṁ deseti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

One should not give a teaching to anyone walking in front of oneself who is not sick. If a monk, out of disrespect, gives a teaching to someone walking in front of him who is not sick, 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.