The training rule on attending on

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The training rule on attending on

Origin story

At one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery, a government official called Ārohanta became a monk and his ex-wife a nun. On one occasion that monk was having his meal in the presence of that nun. While he was eating, she attended on him with drinking water and a fan, and she flirted with him. But he dismissed her, saying, “Don’t do that; it’s not allowable.”

“Before you did such and such to me, but now you can’t even take this much.” And she dropped the water vessel on its head and struck him with the fan.

The nuns of few desires complained and criticized her, “How could a nun hit a monk?” … “Is it true, monks, that a nun did this?”

“It’s true, Sir.”

The Buddha rebuked her, “How could a nun hit a monk? This will affect people’s confidence …” … “And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this:

Final ruling

‘If, when a monk is eating, a nun attends on him with drinking water or a fan, she commits an offense entailing confession.’”

Definitions

A: whoever … Nun: … The nun who has been given the full ordination in unanimity by both Sanghas through a legal procedure consisting of one motion and three announcements that is irreversible and fit to stand—this sort of nun is meant in this case. A monk: fully ordained. Is eating: is eating any of the five cooked foods. Drinking water: any kind of drink. A fan: any kind of fan. Attends on: if she stands within arm’s reach, she commits an offense entailing confession.

Permutations

If he is fully ordained, and she perceives him as such, and she attends on him with drinking water or a fan, she commits an offense entailing confession. If he is fully ordained, but she is unsure of it, and she attends on him with drinking water or a fan, she commits an offense entailing confession. If he is fully ordained, but she does not perceive him as such, and she attends on him with drinking water or a fan, she commits an offense entailing confession.

If she attends on him from beyond arm’s reach, she commits an offense of wrong conduct. If she attends on him when he is eating fresh food, she commits an offense of wrong conduct. If she attends on one who is not fully ordained, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.

If he is not fully ordained, but she perceives him as such, she commits an offense of wrong conduct. If he is not fully ordained, but she is unsure of it, she commits an offense of wrong conduct. If he is not fully ordained, and she does not perceive him as such, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.

Non-offenses

There is no offense: if she gives something; if she has someone else give something; if she asks someone who is not fully ordained to do it; if she is insane; if she is the first offender.

The sixth training rule is finished.

Pācittiyakaṇḍa Lasuṇavagga

6. Upatiṭṭhanasikkhāpada

Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena ārohanto nāma mahāmatto bhikkhūsu pabbajito hoti. Tassa purāṇadutiyikā bhikkhunīsu pabbajitā hoti. Tena kho pana samayena so bhikkhu tassā bhikkhuniyā santike bhattavissaggaṁ karoti. Atha kho sā bhikkhunī tassa bhikkhuno bhuñjantassa pānīyena ca vidhūpanena ca upatiṭṭhitvā accāvadati. Atha kho so bhikkhu taṁ bhikkhuniṁ apasādeti— “mā, bhagini, evarūpaṁ akāsi. Netaṁ kappatī”ti.

“Pubbe maṁ tvaṁ evañca evañca karosi, idāni ettakaṁ na sahasī”ti— pānīyathālakaṁ matthake āsumbhitvā vidhūpanena pahāraṁ adāsi.

Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti— “kathañhi nāma bhikkhunī bhikkhussa pahāraṁ dassatī”ti …pe… “saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, bhikkhunī bhikkhussa pahāraṁ adāsī”ti?

“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.

Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe… kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, bhikkhunī bhikkhussa pahāraṁ dassati. Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe… evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—

“Yā pana bhikkhunī bhikkhussa bhuñjantassa pānīyena vā vidhūpanena vā upatiṭṭheyya, pācittiyan”ti.

Yā panāti yā yādisā …pe… bhikkhunīti …pe… ayaṁ imasmiṁ atthe adhippetā bhikkhunīti. Bhikkhussāti upasampannassa. Bhuñjantassāti pañcannaṁ bhojanānaṁ aññataraṁ bhojanaṁ bhuñjantassa. Pānīyaṁ nāma yaṁ kiñci pānīyaṁ. Vidhūpanaṁ nāma yā kāci bījanī. Upatiṭṭheyyāti hatthapāse tiṭṭhati, āpatti pācittiyassa.

Upasampanne upasampannasaññā pānīyena vā vidhūpanena vā upatiṭṭhati, āpatti pācittiyassa. Upasampanne vematikā pānīyena vā vidhūpanena vā upatiṭṭhati, āpatti pācittiyassa. Upasampanne anupasampannasaññā pānīyena vā vidhūpanena vā upatiṭṭhati, āpatti pācittiyassa.

Hatthapāsaṁ vijahitvā upatiṭṭhati, āpatti dukkaṭassa. Khādanīyaṁ khādantassa upatiṭṭhati, āpatti dukkaṭassa. Anupasampannassa upatiṭṭhati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

Anupasampanne upasampannasaññā, āpatti dukkaṭassa. Anupasampanne vematikā, āpatti dukkaṭassa. Anupasampanne anupasampannasaññā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

Anāpatti— deti, dāpeti, anupasampannaṁ āṇāpeti, ummattikāya, ādikammikāyāti.

Chaṭṭhasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.