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18. Paraujjhāpanakasikkhāpada

The training rule on complaining about others

Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.
At one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery.

Tena kho pana samayena bhaddāya kāpilāniyā antevāsinī bhikkhunī bhaddaṁ kāpilāniṁ sakkaccaṁ upaṭṭheti.
At that time a nun who was a pupil of Bhaddā Kāpilānī attended on her with care.

Bhaddā kāpilānī bhikkhuniyo etadavoca—
Bhaddā Kāpilānī said to the nuns,

“ayaṁ maṁ, ayye, bhikkhunī sakkaccaṁ upaṭṭheti, imissāhaṁ cīvaraṁ dassāmī”ti.
“Venerables, this nun is attending on me with care. I’ll give her a robe.”

Atha kho sā bhikkhunī duggahitena dūpadhāritena paraṁ ujjhāpesi—
Then, because of misunderstanding and a lack of proper reflection, that nun complained about Bhaddā Kāpilānī,

“ahaṁ kirāyye, ayyaṁ na sakkaccaṁ upaṭṭhemi, na kira me ayyā cīvaraṁ dassatī”ti.
“Venerables, if I didn’t attend on her with care, she wouldn’t give me a robe.”

Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—
The nuns of few desires complained and criticized her,

“kathañhi nāma bhikkhunī duggahitena dūpadhāritena paraṁ ujjhāpessatī”ti …pe…
“How could a nun complain about someone else because of misunderstanding and a lack of proper reflection?” …

“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, bhikkhunī duggahitena dūpadhāritena paraṁ ujjhāpetī”ti?
“Is it true, monks, that a nun did this?”

“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.
“It’s true, Sir.”

Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…
The Buddha rebuked her …

kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, bhikkhunī duggahitena dūpadhāritena paraṁ ujjhāpessati.
“How could a nun act in this way?

Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…
This will affect people’s confidence …” …

evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—
“And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this:

“Yā pana bhikkhunī duggahitena dūpadhāritena paraṁ ujjhāpeyya, pācittiyan”ti.
‘If a nun complains about someone else because of misunderstanding and a lack of proper reflection, she commits an offense entailing confession.’”

Yā panāti
A:

yā yādisā …pe…
whoever …

bhikkhunīti
Nun:

…pe… ayaṁ imasmiṁ atthe adhippetā bhikkhunīti.
… 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.

Duggahitenāti
Because of misunderstanding:

aññathā gahitena.
because of wrong understanding.

Dūpadhāritenāti
Because of a lack of proper reflection:

aññathā upadhāritena.
because of wrong reflection.

Paranti
Someone else:

upasampannaṁ ujjhāpeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.
if she complains about one who is fully ordained, she commits an offense entailing confession.

Upasampannāya upasampannasaññā ujjhāpeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.
If the other person is fully ordained, and she perceives them as such, and she complains about them, she commits an offense entailing confession.

Upasampannāya vematikā ujjhāpeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.
If the other person is fully ordained, but she is unsure of it, and she complains about them, she commits an offense entailing confession.

Upasampannāya anupasampannasaññā ujjhāpeti, āpatti pācittiyassa.
If the other person is fully ordained, but she does not perceive them as such, and she complains about them, she commits an offense entailing confession.

Anupasampannaṁ ujjhāpeti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If she complains about someone who is not fully ordained, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.

Anupasampannāya upasampannasaññā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If the other person is not fully ordained, but she perceives them as such, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.

Anupasampannāya vematikā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If the other person is not fully ordained, but she is unsure of it, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.

Anupasampannāya anupasampannasaññā, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If the other person is not fully ordained, and she does not perceive them as such, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.

Anāpatti—
There is no offense:

ummattikāya,
if she is insane;

ādikammikāyāti.
if she is the first offender.

Aṭṭhamasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.
The eighth training rule is finished.