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2. The training rule on storehouses

2. Udosita(dutiyakathina)sikkhāpada

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The chapter on relinquishment The subchapter on robes

2. The training rule on storehouses

Origin story

First sub-story

At one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery. At that time the monks stored one of their robes with other monks and then left to wander the country in a sarong and an upper robe. Because they were stored for a long time, the robes became moldy. The monks put them out in the sun.

Then, while walking about the dwellings, Venerable Ānanda noticed that the monks were sunning those robes. He asked them, “Whose moldy robes are these?” And they told him what had happened. Venerable Ānanda complained and criticized them, “How can those monks store a robe with other monks and then leave to wander the country in a sarong and an upper robe?”

After rebuking those monks in many ways, Venerable Ānanda told the Buddha. Soon afterwards the Buddha had the Sangha gathered and questioned the monks: “Is it true, monks, that there are monks who do this?”

“It’s true, sir.”

The Buddha rebuked them … “How can those foolish men do this? This will affect people’s confidence …” … “And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:

Preliminary ruling

‘When his robe is finished and the robe season has ended, if a monk stays apart from his three robes even for a single day, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.’”

In this way the Buddha laid down this training rule for the monks.

Second sub-story

At one time a certain monk at Kosambī was sick. His relatives sent him a message, saying, “Come, venerable, we’ll nurse you.” The monks urged him to go, but he said, “The Buddha has laid down a training rule that you can’t be apart from your three robes. Now because I’m sick, I’m unable to travel with my three robes. So I can’t go.”

They told the Buddha. Soon afterwards he gave a teaching and addressed the monks:

“Monks, I allow you to give permission to a sick monk to stay apart from his three robes.

And it should be given like this. After approaching the Sangha, the sick monk should arrange his upper robe over one shoulder and pay respect at the feet of the senior monks. He should then squat on his heels, raise his joined palms, and say, ‘Venerables, I’m sick. I’m unable to travel with my three robes. I ask the Sangha for permission to stay apart from my three robes.’ And he should ask a second and a third time. A competent and capable monk should then inform the Sangha:

‘Please, venerables, I ask the Sangha to listen. The monk so-and-so is sick. He is unable to travel with his three robes. He is asking the Sangha for permission to stay apart from his three robes. If the Sangha is ready, it should give permission to monk so-and-so to stay apart from his three robes. This is the motion.

Please, venerables, I ask the Sangha to listen. The monk so-and-so is sick. He is unable to travel with his three robes. He is asking the Sangha for permission to stay apart from his three robes. The Sangha gives permission to monk so-and-so to stay apart from his three robes. Any monk who approves of giving permission to monk so-and-so to stay apart from his three robes should remain silent. Any monk who doesn’t approve should speak up.

The Sangha has given permission to monk so-and-so to stay apart from his three robes. The Sangha approves and is therefore silent. I’ll remember it thus.’

And so, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:

Final ruling

‘When his robe is finished and the robe season has ended, if a monk stays apart from his three robes even for a single day, except if the monks have agreed, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.’”

Definitions

When his robe is finished: the monk has made a robe; or the robe-cloth has been lost, destroyed, or burned; or his expectation of receiving further robe-cloth is disappointed. The robe season has ended: it has ended according to one of the eight key phrases or the Sangha has ended it. If a monk stays apart from his three robes even for a single day: from the outer robe, the upper robe, or the sarong. Except if the monks have agreed: unless the monks have agreed. Entailing relinquishment: it becomes subject to relinquishment at dawn.

The robe should be relinquished to a sangha, a group, or an individual. “And, monks, it should be relinquished like this. (To be expanded as in <a href='https://suttacentral.net/pli-tv-bu-vb-np1#3.2.5'>Bu NP 1:3.2.5</a>–3.2.29, with appropriate substitutions.)

‘Venerables, this robe, which I have stayed apart from for one day without the agreement of the monks, is to be relinquished. I relinquish it to the Sangha.’ … the Sangha should give … you should give … ‘I give this robe back to you.’”

Permutations

Summary

An inhabited area may have a single access or many; a house may have a single access or many; a storehouse may have a single access or many; a watchtower may have a single access or many; a stilt house may have a single access or many; a boat may have a single access or many; a caravan may have a single access or many; a field may have a single access or many; a threshing floor may have a single access or many; a monastery may have a single access or many; a dwelling may have a single access or many; the foot of a tree may have a single access or many; out-in-the-open may have a single access or many.

Exposition

An inhabited area

“An inhabited area with a single access” refers to the following.

An enclosed inhabited area belonging to one clan: if the robe is kept within the inhabited area, one must stay within the inhabited area. An unenclosed inhabited area belonging to one clan: one must stay in the house where the robe is kept, or not go beyond arm’s reach of the house.

An enclosed inhabited area belonging to many clans: if the robe is kept in a house, one must stay in that house, in the public meeting hall, or at the gateway to the inhabited area, or not go beyond arm’s reach of the public meeting hall or the gateway. If one puts aside the robe within arm’s reach while going to the public meeting hall, one must stay in the public meeting hall, or at the gateway to the inhabited area, or not go beyond arm’s reach of either. If the robe is kept in the public meeting hall, one must stay in the public meeting hall, or at the gateway to the inhabited area, or not go beyond arm’s reach of either. An unenclosed inhabited area belonging to many clans: one must stay in the house where the robe is kept, or not go beyond arm’s reach of the house.

A house

An enclosed house belonging to one clan and having many rooms: if the robe is kept in the house, one must stay within the house. An unenclosed house belonging to one clan and having many rooms: one must stay in the room where the robe is kept, or not go beyond arm’s reach of the room.

An enclosed house belonging to many clans and having many rooms: if the robe is kept in a room, one must stay in that room, or at the main entrance, or not go beyond arm’s reach of either. An unenclosed house belonging to many clans and having many rooms: one must stay in the room where the robe is kept, or not go beyond arm’s reach of the room.

A storehouse

An enclosed storehouse belonging to one clan and having many rooms: if the robe is kept in the building, one must stay within the building. An unenclosed storehouse belonging to one clan and having many rooms: one must stay in the room where the robe is kept, or not go beyond arm’s reach of the room.

An enclosed storehouse belonging to many clans and having many rooms: if the robe is kept in a room, one must stay in that room, or at the main entrance, or not go beyond arm’s reach of either. An unenclosed storehouse belonging to many clans and having many rooms: one must stay in the room where the robe is kept, or not go beyond arm’s reach of the room.

A watchtower

A watchtower belonging to one clan: if the robe is kept in the watchtower, one must stay within the watchtower.

A watchtower belonging to many clans and having many rooms: one must stay in the room where the robe is kept, or at the main entrance, or not go beyond arm’s reach of either.

A stilt house

A stilt house belonging to one clan: if the robe is kept in the stilt house, one must stay within the stilt house.

A stilt house belonging to many clans and having many rooms: one must stay in the room where the robe is kept, or at the main entrance, or not go beyond arm’s reach of either.

A boat

A boat belonging to one clan: if the robe is kept on the boat, one must stay on the boat.

A boat belonging to many clans and having many rooms: one must stay in the room where the robe is kept, or not go beyond arm’s reach of the room.

A caravan

A caravan belonging to one clan: if the robe is kept within the caravan, one must not go further than 80 meters in front of or behind the caravan, and no further than 11 meters from either side.

A caravan belonging to many clans: if the robe is kept within the caravan, one must not go beyond arm’s reach of the caravan.

A field

An enclosed field belonging to one clan: if the robe is kept within the field, one must stay within that field. An unenclosed field belonging to one clan: one must not go beyond arm’s reach of the robe.

An enclosed field belonging to many clans: if the robe is kept within the field, one must stay at the entrance to the field, or not go beyond arm’s reach of the entrance or the robe. An unenclosed field belonging to many clans: one must not go beyond arm’s reach of the robe.

A threshing floor

An enclosed threshing floor belonging to one clan: if the robe is kept on the threshing floor, one must stay on that threshing floor. An unenclosed threshing floor belonging to one clan: one must not go beyond arm’s reach of the robe.

An enclosed threshing floor belonging to many clans: if the robe is kept on the threshing floor, one must stay at the entrance to the threshing floor, or not go beyond arm’s reach of the entrance or the robe. An unenclosed threshing floor belonging to many clans: one must not go beyond arm’s reach of the robe.

A monastery

An enclosed monastery belonging to one clan: if the robe is kept within the monastery, one must stay within that monastery. An unenclosed monastery belonging to one clan: one must not go beyond arm’s reach of the robe.

An enclosed monastery belonging to many clans: if the robe is kept within the monastery, one must stay at the entrance to the monastery, or not go beyond arm’s reach of the entrance or the robe. An unenclosed monastery belonging to many clans: one must not go beyond arm’s reach of the robe.

A dwelling

An enclosed dwelling belonging to one clan: if the robe is kept within the dwelling, one must stay within that dwelling. An unenclosed dwelling belonging to one clan: one must stay in the dwelling where the robe is kept, or not go beyond arm’s reach of that dwelling.

An enclosed dwelling belonging to many clans: one must stay in the dwelling where the robe is kept, or at the main entrance to the dwelling, or not go beyond arm’s reach of either. An unenclosed dwelling belonging to many clans: one must stay in the dwelling where the robe is kept, or not go beyond arm’s reach of the dwelling.

The foot of a tree

At the foot of a tree belonging to one clan: if the robe is kept within the area of the midday shadow of the tree, one must stay within that area.

At the foot of a tree belonging to many clans: one must not go beyond arm’s reach of the robe.

In the open

Out-in-the-open with a single access: in an uninhabited area, in the wilderness, the area covered by a circle with 80 meters radius has a single access. Whatever lies beyond that has many accesses.

If he has stayed apart and he perceives that he has, then, except if the monks have agreed, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession. If he has stayed apart, but he is unsure of it, then, except if the monks have agreed, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession. If he has stayed apart, but he does not perceive that he has, then, except if the monks have agreed, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.

If it has not been relinquished, but he perceives that it has, then, except if the monks have agreed, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession. If it has not been given away, but he perceives that it has, then, except if the monks have agreed, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession. If it has not been lost, but he perceives that it has, then, except if the monks have agreed, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession. If it has not been destroyed, but he perceives that it has, then, except if the monks have agreed, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession. If it has not been burned, but he perceives that it has, then, except if the monks have agreed, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession. If it has not been stolen, but he perceives that it has, then, except if the monks have agreed, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.

If he uses a robe that should be relinquished without first relinquishing it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. If he has not stayed apart, but he perceives that he has, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. If he has not stayed apart, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. If he has not stayed apart and he does not perceive that he has, there is no offense.

Non-offenses

There is no offense: if before dawn it has been relinquished, given away, lost, destroyed, burned, stolen, or taken on trust; if he has the permission of the monks; if he is insane; if he is the first offender.

The training rule on storehouses, the second, is finished.

Übersetzung: English (Bhikkhu Brahmali). Quelle: SuttaCentral / Bilara (gemeinfrei, CC0).

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