Bu Sk 72

72. Uppathenagamanasikkhāpada

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

Walking next to the path 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 walking next to the path while giving teachings to people walking on the path. …

“Na uppathena gacchanto pathena gacchantassa agilānassa dhammaṁ desessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.

Final ruling

“‘I will not give a teaching while walking next to the path to anyone walking on the path who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.”

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

One should not give a teaching while walking next to the path to anyone walking on the path who is not sick. If a monk, out of disrespect, gives a teaching while walking next to the path to someone walking on the path 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.