{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-np18","title":"Becoming the owner of money","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Brahmāli · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-np18","title":"Becoming the owner of money","units":[{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:0","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:0.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:0.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:0.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:0.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:0.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Theravāda Vinaya\nMahāvibhaṅga\nNissaggiyakaṇḍa\nKosiyavagga\n18. Rūpiyasikkhāpada","en":"Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law\nThe Great Analysis\nThe chapter on relinquishment\nThe subchapter on silk\nBecoming the owner of money"}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:1","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:1.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:1.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:1.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:1.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:1.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:1.5","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:1.6","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:1.7","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:1.8","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:1.9","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:1.10","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:1.11","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:1.12","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:1.13","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:1.14","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:1.15","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:1.16","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:1.17","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:1.18","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:1.19","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:1.20","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:1.21","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:1.22","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:1.23","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:1.24","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:1.25","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:1.26","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:1.27"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Origin story\nAt one time the Buddha was staying at Rājagaha in the Bamboo Grove, the squirrel sanctuary.\nAt that time Venerable Upananda was associating with a family from which he received a regular meal.\nWhenever that family obtained food, they put aside a portion for Upananda.\nAnd that’s what they did when one evening they obtained some meat.\nThe following morning their son got up early and cried, “Give me meat!”\nThe man said to his wife, “Give him the venerable’s portion.\nWe’ll buy something else for the venerable.”\nOn the same morning Upananda robed up, took his bowl and robe, and went to that family where he sat down on the prepared seat.\nThe man of the house approached Upananda, bowed, sat down, and said,\n“Yesterday evening, venerable, we obtained some meat, and we put aside a portion for you.\nBut then in the morning our son got up early and cried, ‘Give me meat!’ and we gave him your portion.\nWhat can we get you for a kahāpaṇa?”\n“Are you giving up a kahāpaṇa coin for me?”\n“Yes.”\n“Then just give me that kahāpaṇa.”\nAfter giving a kahāpaṇa to Upananda, that man complained and criticized him, “The Sakyan monastics accept money just as we do.”\nThe monks heard the complaints of that man,\nand the monks of few desires complained and criticized him,\n“How could Venerable Upananda receive money?”\nAfter rebuking him in many ways, they told the Buddha. Soon afterwards he had the Sangha gathered and questioned Upananda:\n“Is it true, Upananda, that you did this?”\n“It’s true, sir.”\nThe Buddha rebuked him …\n“Foolish man, how could you do this?\nThis will affect people’s confidence …” …\n“And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:","pi":"Tena samayena buddho bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe.\nTena kho pana samayena āyasmā upanando sakyaputto aññatarassa kulassa kulūpako hoti niccabhattiko.\nYaṁ tasmiṁ kule uppajjati khādanīyaṁ vā bhojanīyaṁ vā tato āyasmato upanandassa sakyaputtassa paṭiviso ṭhapiyyati.\nTena kho pana samayena sāyaṁ tasmiṁ kule maṁsaṁ uppannaṁ hoti.\nTato āyasmato upanandassa sakyaputtassa paṭiviso ṭhapito hoti.\nTassa kulassa dārako rattiyā paccūsasamayaṁ paccuṭṭhāya rodati—“maṁsaṁ me dethā”ti.\nAtha kho so puriso pajāpatiṁ etadavoca—“ayyassa paṭivisaṁ dārakassa dehi.\nAññaṁ cetāpetvā ayyassa dassāmā”ti.\nAtha kho āyasmā upanando sakyaputto pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaraṁ ādāya yena taṁ kulaṁ tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā paññatte āsane nisīdi.\nAtha kho so puriso yenāyasmā upanando sakyaputto tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṁ upanandaṁ sakyaputtaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so puriso āyasmantaṁ upanandaṁ sakyaputtaṁ etadavoca—\n“hiyyo kho, bhante, sāyaṁ maṁsaṁ uppannaṁ ahosi. Tato ayyassa paṭiviso ṭhapito.\nAyaṁ, bhante, dārako rattiyā paccūsasamayaṁ paccuṭṭhāya rodati—‘maṁsaṁ me dethā’ti. Ayyassa paṭiviso dārakassa dinno.\nKahāpaṇena, bhante, kiṁ āhariyyatū”ti?\n“Pariccatto me, āvuso, kahāpaṇo”ti?\n“Āma, bhante, pariccatto”ti.\n“Taññeva me, āvuso, kahāpaṇaṁ dehī”ti.\nAtha kho so puriso āyasmato upanandassa sakyaputtassa kahāpaṇaṁ datvā ujjhāyati khiyyati vipāceti—“Yatheva mayaṁ rūpiyaṁ paṭiggaṇhāma evamevime samaṇā sakyaputtiyā rūpiyaṁ paṭiggaṇhantī”ti.\nAssosuṁ kho bhikkhū tassa purisassa ujjhāyantassa khiyyantassa vipācentassa.\nYe te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—\n“kathañhi nāma āyasmā upanando sakyaputto rūpiyaṁ paṭiggahessatī”ti.\nAtha kho te bhikkhū āyasmantaṁ upanandaṁ sakyaputtaṁ anekapariyāyena vigarahitvā bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ …pe…\n“saccaṁ kira tvaṁ, upananda, rūpiyaṁ paṭiggahesī”ti?\n“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.\nVigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…\nkathañhi nāma tvaṁ, moghapurisa, rūpiyaṁ paṭiggahessasi.\nNetaṁ, moghapurisa, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…\nevañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—"}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:1.28","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:1.28.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:1.28.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Final ruling\n‘If a monk takes, has someone else take, or consents to gold, silver, or money being deposited for him, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.’”","pi":"“Yo pana bhikkhu jātarūparajataṁ uggaṇheyya vā uggaṇhāpeyya vā upanikkhittaṁ vā sādiyeyya, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyan”ti."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.5","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.6","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.7","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.8","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.9","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.10","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.11","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.12","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.13","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.14","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.15","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.16","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.17","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.18","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.19","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.20","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.21","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.22","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.23","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.24","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.25","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.26","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.27","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.28","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.29","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.30","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.31","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.32","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.33","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.34","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.35","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.36","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.37","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.38","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.39","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.40","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.41","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.42","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.43","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.44","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.45","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.46","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.47","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.48","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.49","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.50","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.51","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.52"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Definitions\nA:\nwhoever …\nMonk:\n… The monk who has been given the full ordination by a unanimous Sangha through a legal procedure consisting of one motion and three announcements that is irreversible and fit to stand—this sort of monk is meant in this case.\nGold:\nthat which has the color of the Teacher is what is meant.\nSilver:\na kahāpaṇa coin, a copper māsaka coin, a wooden māsaka coin, a resin māsaka coin—whatever is used in commerce.\nTakes:\nif he takes hold of it himself, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.\nHas someone else take:\nif he has another take hold of it, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.\nConsents to … being deposited for him:\nif someone says, “This is for you,” and he consents to it being deposited for him, it becomes subject to relinquishment.\nIt should be relinquished in the midst of the Sangha.\n“And, monks, it should be relinquished like this.\nAfter approaching the Sangha, that 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:\n‘Venerables, I have received money.\nIt is to be relinquished.\nI relinquish it to the Sangha.’”\nAfter relinquishing it, he is to confess the offense.\nThe confession should be received by a competent and capable monk.\nIf a monastery worker or a lay follower is available, you should tell him,\n“Look into this.”\nIf he says,\n“What can I get you with this?”\none should not say,\n“Get this or that;”\none should point out what is allowable:\nghee, oil, honey, or syrup.\nIf he makes a purchase and brings back what is allowable, everyone may enjoy it except the one who received the money.\nIf this is what happens, all is well.\nIf not, he should be told,\n“Discard it.”\nIf he discards it, all is well.\nIf he does not, a monk who has five qualities should be appointed as the money discarder:\nhe’s not biased by desire, ill will, confusion, or fear, and he knows what has and has not been discarded.\n“And, monks, he should be appointed like this.\nFirst the monk should be asked\nand then a competent and capable monk should inform the Sangha:\n‘Please, venerables, I ask the Sangha to listen.\nIf the Sangha is ready, it should appoint monk so-and-so as the money discarder.\nThis is the motion.\nPlease, venerables, I ask the Sangha to listen.\nThe Sangha appoints monk so-and-so as the money discarder.\nAny monk who approves of appointing monk so-and-so as the money discarder should remain silent.\nAny monk who doesn’t approve should speak up.\nThe Sangha has appointed monk so-and-so as the money discarder.\nThe Sangha approves and is therefore silent.\nI will remember it thus.’”\nThe appointed monk should throw it away without taking note of where.\nIf he takes note of where he throws it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.","pi":"Yo panāti\nyo yādiso …pe…\nbhikkhūti\n…pe… ayaṁ imasmiṁ atthe adhippeto bhikkhūti.\nJātarūpaṁ nāma\nsatthuvaṇṇo vuccati.\nRajataṁ nāma\nkahāpaṇo lohamāsako dārumāsako jatumāsako ye vohāraṁ gacchanti.\nUggaṇheyyāti\nsayaṁ gaṇhāti nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.\nUggaṇhāpeyyāti\naññaṁ gāhāpeti nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.\nUpanikkhittaṁ vā sādiyeyyāti\nidaṁ ayyassa hotūti upanikkhittaṁ sādiyati, nissaggiyaṁ hoti.\nSaṅghamajjhe nissajjitabbaṁ.\nEvañca pana, bhikkhave, nissajjitabbaṁ—\ntena bhikkhunā saṅghaṁ upasaṅkamitvā ekaṁsaṁ uttarāsaṅgaṁ karitvā vuḍḍhānaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ pāde vanditvā ukkuṭikaṁ nisīditvā añjaliṁ paggahetvā evamassa vacanīyo—\n“ahaṁ, bhante, rūpiyaṁ paṭiggahesiṁ.\nIdaṁ me nissaggiyaṁ.\nImāhaṁ saṅghassa nissajjāmī”ti.\nNissajjitvā āpatti desetabbā.\nByattena bhikkhunā paṭibalena āpatti paṭiggahetabbā.\nSace tattha āgacchati ārāmiko vā upāsako vā so vattabbo—\n“āvuso, imaṁ jānāhī”ti.\nSace so bhaṇati—\n“iminā kiṁ āhariyyatū”ti,\nna vattabbo—\n“imaṁ vā imaṁ vā āharā”ti.\nKappiyaṁ ācikkhitabbaṁ—\nsappi vā telaṁ vā madhu vā phāṇitaṁ vā.\nSace so tena parivattetvā kappiyaṁ āharati rūpiyappaṭiggāhakaṁ ṭhapetvā sabbeheva paribhuñjitabbaṁ.\nEvañcetaṁ labhetha, iccetaṁ kusalaṁ;\nno ce labhetha, so vattabbo—\n“āvuso, imaṁ chaḍḍehī”ti.\nSace so chaḍḍeti, iccetaṁ kusalaṁ;\nno ce chaḍḍeti, pañcahaṅgehi samannāgato bhikkhu rūpiyachaḍḍako sammannitabbo—\nyo na chandāgatiṁ gaccheyya, na dosāgatiṁ gaccheyya, na mohāgatiṁ gaccheyya, na bhayāgatiṁ gaccheyya, chaḍḍitāchaḍḍitañca jāneyya.\n“Evañca pana, bhikkhave, sammannitabbo.\nPaṭhamaṁ bhikkhu yācitabbo.\nYācitvā byattena bhikkhunā paṭibalena saṅgho ñāpetabbo—\n‘Suṇātu me, bhante, saṅgho.\nYadi saṅghassa pattakallaṁ, saṅgho itthannāmaṁ bhikkhuṁ rūpiyachaḍḍakaṁ sammanneyya.\nEsā ñatti.\nSuṇātu me, bhante, saṅgho.\nSaṅgho itthannāmaṁ bhikkhuṁ rūpiyachaḍḍakaṁ sammannati.\nYassāyasmato khamati itthannāmassa bhikkhuno rūpiyachaḍḍakassa sammuti, so tuṇhassa;\nyassa nakkhamati, so bhāseyya.\nSammato saṅghena itthannāmo bhikkhu rūpiyachaḍḍako.\nKhamati saṅghassa, tasmā tuṇhī,\nevametaṁ dhārayāmī’”ti.\nTena sammatena bhikkhunā animittaṁ katvā pātetabbaṁ.\nSace nimittaṁ katvā pāteti, āpatti dukkaṭassa."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.53","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.53.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.53.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Permutations\nIf it is money, and he perceives it as such, and he receives it, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.","pi":"Rūpiye rūpiyasaññī rūpiyaṁ paṭiggaṇhāti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2-from-pli-tv-bu-vb-np18-2.54","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.54","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.55","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.56","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.57","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.58"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Rūpiye vematiko rūpiyaṁ paṭiggaṇhāti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.\nRūpiye arūpiyasaññī rūpiyaṁ paṭiggaṇhāti, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.\nArūpiye rūpiyasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nArūpiye vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nArūpiye arūpiyasaññī, anāpatti.","en":"If it is money, but he is unsure of it, and he receives it, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.\nIf it is money, but he does not perceive it as such, and he receives it, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.\nIf it is not money, but he perceives it as such, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nIf it is not money, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nIf it is not money, and he does not perceive it as such, there is no offense."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.59","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.59.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.59.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Non-offenses\nThere is no offense:","pi":"Anāpatti—"}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2-from-pli-tv-bu-vb-np18-2.60","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.60","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.61","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.62","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.63","pli-tv-bu-vb-np18:2.64"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"ajjhārāme vā ajjhāvasathe vā uggahetvā vā uggahāpetvā vā nikkhipati—\nyassa bhavissati so harissatīti,\nummattakassa,\nādikammikassāti.\nRūpiyasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ aṭṭhamaṁ.","en":"if, within a monastery or a lodging, he takes it or has someone take it, and he then puts it aside with the thought,\n“Whoever owns it will come and get it;”\nif he is insane;\nif he is the first offender.\nThe training rule on becoming the owner of money, the eighth, is finished."}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/pli-tv-bu-vb-np18/en/brahmali","licence":"CC0 1.0","licenceUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","editionNote":"Full supplied source file; inherited abbreviations are preserved. Not a reconstructed expansion of every repetition. No Malay or Mandarin translation is implied."}