{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-np21","title":"Keeping an extra almsbowl beyond ten days","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Brahmāli · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-np21","title":"Keeping an extra almsbowl beyond ten days","units":[{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:0","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:0.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:0.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:0.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:0.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:0.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Theravāda Vinaya\nMahāvibhaṅga\nNissaggiyakaṇḍa\nPattavagga\n21. Pattasikkhāpada","en":"Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law\nThe Great Analysis\nThe chapter on relinquishment\nThe subchapter on almsbowls\nKeeping an extra almsbowl beyond ten days"}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:1.0","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:1.0.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:1.0.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Origin story\nFirst substory"}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:1","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:1.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:1.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:1.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:1.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:1.5","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:1.6","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:1.7","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:1.8","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:1.9","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:1.10","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:1.11","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:1.12","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:1.13","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:1.14","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:1.15"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.\nTena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū bahū patte sannicayaṁ karonti.\nManussā vihāracārikaṁ āhiṇḍantā passitvā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—\n“kathañhi nāma samaṇā sakyaputtiyā bahū patte sannicayaṁ karissanti,\npattavāṇijjaṁ vā samaṇā sakyaputtiyā karissanti āmattikāpaṇaṁ vā pasāressantī”ti.\nAssosuṁ kho bhikkhū tesaṁ manussānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ.\nYe te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—\n“kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhū atirekapattaṁ dhāressantī”ti.\nAtha kho te bhikkhū chabbaggiye bhikkhū anekapariyāyena vigarahitvā bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ …pe…\n“saccaṁ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, atirekapattaṁ dhārethā”ti?\n“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.\nVigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…\nkathañhi nāma tumhe, moghapurisā, atirekapattaṁ dhāressatha.\nNetaṁ, moghapurisā, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…\nevañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—","en":"At one time when the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery,\nthe monks from the group of six were storing up many almsbowls.\nWhen people walking about the dwellings saw this, they complained and criticized them,\n“How can the Sakyan monastics store up many bowls?\nAre they starting up as bowl merchants or setting up a bowl shop?”\nThe monks heard the complaints of those people,\nand the monks of few desires complained and criticized those monks,\n“How can the monks from the group of six keep extra bowls?”\nAfter rebuking those monks in many ways, they told the Buddha. Soon afterwards he had the Sangha gathered and questioned the monks:\n“Is it true, monks, that you do this?”\n“It’s true, sir.”\nThe Buddha rebuked them …\n“Foolish men, how can you do this?\nThis will affect people’s confidence …” …\n“And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:"}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:1.16","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:1.16.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:1.16.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Preliminary ruling\n‘If a monk keeps an extra almsbowl, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.’”","pi":"“Yo pana bhikkhu atirekapattaṁ dhāreyya, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyan”ti."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:1-from-pli-tv-bu-vb-np21-1.17","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:1.17"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Evañcidaṁ bhagavatā bhikkhūnaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ paññattaṁ hoti.","en":"In this way the Buddha laid down this training rule for the monks."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:2","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:2.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:2.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:2.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:2.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:2.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:2.5","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:2.6","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:2.7","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:2.8","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:2.9","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:2.10","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:2.11","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:2.12","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:2.13","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:2.14","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:2.15","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:2.16"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Second substory\nSoon afterwards Venerable Ānanda was offered an extra bowl.\nHe wanted to give it to Venerable Sāriputta,\nwho was staying at Sāketa.\nKnowing that the Buddha had laid down a rule against keeping an extra bowl,\nVenerable Ānanda thought, “What should I do now?”\nHe told the Buddha, who said,\n“How long is it, Ānanda, before Sāriputta returns?”\n“Nine or ten days, venerable sir.”\nSoon afterwards the Buddha gave a teaching and addressed the monks:\n“Monks, you should keep an extra almsbowl for ten days at the most.\nAnd so, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:","pi":"Tena kho pana samayena āyasmato ānandassa atirekapatto uppanno hoti.\nĀyasmā ca ānando taṁ pattaṁ āyasmato sāriputtassa dātukāmo hoti.\nĀyasmā ca sāriputto sākete viharati.\nAtha kho āyasmato ānandassa etadahosi—\n“bhagavatā sikkhāpadaṁ paññattaṁ—\n‘na atirekapatto dhāretabbo’ti.\nAyañca me atirekapatto uppanno.\nAhañcimaṁ pattaṁ āyasmato sāriputtassa dātukāmo.\nĀyasmā ca sāriputto sākete viharati.\nKathaṁ nu kho mayā paṭipajjitabban”ti?\nBhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesi.\n“Kīvaciraṁ panānanda, sāriputto āgacchissatī”ti?\n“Navamaṁ vā, bhagavā, divasaṁ dasamaṁ vā”ti.\nAtha kho bhagavā etasmiṁ nidāne etasmiṁ pakaraṇe dhammiṁ kathaṁ katvā bhikkhū āmantesi—\n“anujānāmi, bhikkhave, dasāhaparamaṁ atirekapattaṁ dhāretuṁ.\nEvañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—"}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:2.17","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:2.17.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:2.17.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Final ruling\n‘A monk should keep an extra almsbowl for ten days at the most. If he keeps it longer than that, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.’”","pi":"“Dasāhaparamaṁ atirekapatto dhāretabbo. Taṁ atikkāmayato nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyan”ti."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.5","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.6","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.7","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.8","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.9","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.10","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.11","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.12","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.13","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.14","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.15","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.16","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.17","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.18","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.19","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.20","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.21","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.22","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.23","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.24","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.25","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.26","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.27","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.28","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.29","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.30","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.31","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.32","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.33","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.34","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.35","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.36","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.37","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.38","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.39","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.40"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Definitions\nFor ten days at the most:\nit should be kept ten days at a maximum.\nAn extra almsbowl:\na bowl that is not determined, nor assigned to another.\nAn almsbowl:\nthere are two kinds of bowls: the iron bowl and the ceramic bowl.\nAnd there are three sizes of bowls: the large bowl, the medium bowl, and the small bowl.\nThe large bowl: it holds half an āḷhaka measure of cooked rice, a fourth part of fresh food, and a suitable amount of curry.\nThe medium bowl: it holds a nāḷika measure of cooked rice, a fourth part of fresh food, and a suitable amount of curry.\nThe small bowl: it holds a pattha measure of cooked rice, a fourth part of fresh food, and a suitable amount of curry.\nAnything larger than this is not a bowl, nor anything smaller.\nIf he keeps it longer than that, it becomes subject to relinquishment:\nit becomes subject to relinquishment at dawn on the eleventh day.\nThe bowl should be relinquished to a sangha, a group, or an individual.\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, this almsbowl, which I have kept over ten days, is to be relinquished.\nI relinquish it to the Sangha.’”\nAfter relinquishing it, he should confess the offense.\nThe confession should be received by a competent and capable monk.\nThe relinquished bowl is then to be given back:\n“Please, venerables, I ask the Sangha to listen.\nThis almsbowl, which was to be relinquished by monk so-and-so, has been relinquished to the Sangha.\nIf the Sangha is ready, it should give this bowl back to monk so-and-so.”\nOr: after approaching several monks, 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, this almsbowl, which I have kept over ten days, is to be relinquished.\nI relinquish it to you.”\nAfter relinquishing it, he should confess the offense.\nThe confession should be received by a competent and capable monk.\nThe relinquished bowl is then to be given back:\n“Please, venerables, I ask you to listen.\nThis almsbowl, which was to be relinquished by monk so-and-so, has been relinquished to you.\nIf the venerables are ready, you should give this bowl back to monk so-and-so.”\nOr: after approaching a single monk, that monk should arrange his upper robe over one shoulder, squat on his heels, raise his joined palms, and say:\n“This almsbowl, which I have kept over ten days, is to be relinquished.\nI relinquish it to you.”\nAfter relinquishing it, he should confess the offense.\nThe confession should be received by that monk.\nThe relinquished bowl is then to be given back:\n“I give this almsbowl back to you.”","pi":"Dasāhaparamanti\ndasāhaparamatā dhāretabbo.\nAtirekapatto nāma\nanadhiṭṭhito avikappito.\nPatto nāma\ndve pattā ayopatto mattikāpattoti.\nTayo pattassa vaṇṇā ukkaṭṭho patto majjhimo patto omako patto.\nUkkaṭṭho nāma patto aḍḍhāḷhakodanaṁ gaṇhāti catubhāgaṁ khādanaṁ tadupiyaṁ byañjanaṁ.\nMajjhimo nāma patto nāḷikodanaṁ gaṇhāti catubhāgaṁ khādanaṁ tadupiyaṁ byañjanaṁ.\nOmako nāma patto patthodanaṁ gaṇhāti catubhāgaṁ khādanaṁ tadupiyaṁ byañjanaṁ.\nTato ukkaṭṭho apatto, omako apatto.\nTaṁ atikkāmayato nissaggiyo hotīti\nekādase aruṇuggamane nissaggiyo hoti.\nNissajjitabbo saṅghassa vā gaṇassa vā puggalassa vā.\nEvañca pana, bhikkhave, nissajjitabbo.\nTena bhikkhunā saṅghaṁ upasaṅkamitvā ekaṁsaṁ uttarāsaṅgaṁ karitvā vuḍḍhānaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ pāde vanditvā ukkuṭikaṁ nisīditvā añjaliṁ paggahetvā evamassa vacanīyo—\n“ayaṁ me, bhante, patto dasāhātikkanto nissaggiyo.\nImāhaṁ saṅghassa nissajjāmī”ti.\nNissajjitvā āpatti desetabbā.\nByattena bhikkhunā paṭibalena āpatti paṭiggahetabbā,\nnissaṭṭhapatto dātabbo—\n“Suṇātu me, bhante, saṅgho.\nAyaṁ patto itthannāmassa bhikkhuno nissaggiyo saṅghassa nissaṭṭho.\nYadi saṅghassa pattakallaṁ, saṅgho imaṁ pattaṁ itthannāmassa bhikkhuno dadeyyā”ti.\nTena bhikkhunā sambahule bhikkhū upasaṅkamitvā ekaṁsaṁ uttarāsaṅgaṁ karitvā vuḍḍhānaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ pāde vanditvā ukkuṭikaṁ nisīditvā añjaliṁ paggahetvā evamassu vacanīyā—\n“ayaṁ me, bhante, patto dasāhātikkanto nissaggiyo.\nImāhaṁ āyasmantānaṁ nissajjāmī”ti.\nNissajjitvā āpatti desetabbā.\nByattena bhikkhunā paṭibalena āpatti paṭiggahetabbā,\nnissaṭṭhapatto dātabbo—\n“Suṇantu me āyasmantā.\nAyaṁ patto itthannāmassa bhikkhuno nissaggiyo āyasmantānaṁ nissaṭṭho.\nYadāyasmantānaṁ pattakallaṁ, āyasmantā imaṁ pattaṁ itthannāmassa bhikkhuno dadeyyun”ti.\nTena bhikkhunā ekaṁ bhikkhuṁ upasaṅkamitvā ekaṁsaṁ uttarāsaṅgaṁ karitvā ukkuṭikaṁ nisīditvā añjaliṁ paggahetvā evamassa vacanīyo—\n“ayaṁ me, āvuso, patto dasāhātikkanto nissaggiyo.\nImāhaṁ āyasmato nissajjāmī”ti.\nNissajjitvā āpatti desetabbā.\nTena bhikkhunā āpatti paṭiggahetabbā,\nnissaṭṭhapatto dātabbo—\n“imaṁ pattaṁ āyasmato dammī”ti."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.41","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.41.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.41.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Permutations\nIf it is more than ten days and he perceives it as more, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.","pi":"Dasāhātikkante atikkantasaññī, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3-from-pli-tv-bu-vb-np21-3.42","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.42","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.43","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.44","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.45","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.46","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.47","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.48","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.49","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.50","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.51","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.52","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.53","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.54"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Dasāhātikkante vematiko, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.\nDasāhātikkante anatikkantasaññī, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.\nAnadhiṭṭhite adhiṭṭhitasaññī, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.\nAvikappite vikappitasaññī, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.\nAvissajjite vissajjitasaññī, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.\nAnaṭṭhe naṭṭhasaññī nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.\nAvinaṭṭhe vinaṭṭhasaññī, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.\nAbhinne bhinnasaññī, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.\nAvilutte viluttasaññī, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.\nNissaggiyaṁ pattaṁ anissajjitvā paribhuñjati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nDasāhānatikkante atikkantasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nDasāhānatikkante vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nDasāhānatikkante anatikkantasaññī, anāpatti.","en":"If it is more than ten days, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.\nIf it is more than ten days, but he perceives it as less, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.\nIf it has not been determined, but he perceives that it has, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.\nIf it has not been assigned to another, but he perceives that it has, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.\nIf it has not been given away, but he perceives that it has, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.\nIf it has not been lost, but he perceives that it has, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.\nIf it has not been destroyed, but he perceives that it has, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.\nIf it has not been broken, but he perceives that it has, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.\nIf it has not been stolen, but he perceives that it has, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.\nIf he uses an almsbowl that should be relinquished without first relinquishing it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nIf it is less than ten days, but he perceives it as more, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nIf it is less than ten days, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nIf it is less than ten days and he perceives it as less, there is no offense."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.55","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.55.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.55.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Non-offenses\nThere is no offense:","pi":"Anāpatti—"}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3-from-pli-tv-bu-vb-np21-3.56","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.56","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.57","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:3.58"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"antodasāhaṁ adhiṭṭheti, vikappeti, vissajjeti, nassati, vinassati, bhijjati, acchinditvā gaṇhanti, vissāsaṁ gaṇhanti,\nummattakassa,\nādikammikassāti.","en":"if, within ten days, it has been determined, assigned to another, given away, lost, destroyed, broken, stolen, or taken on trust;\nif he is insane;\nif he is the first offender."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:4","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:4.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:4.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:4.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-np21:4.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū nissaṭṭhapattaṁ na denti.\nBhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ.\n“Na, bhikkhave, nissaṭṭhapatto na dātabbo. Yo na dadeyya, āpatti dukkaṭassā”ti.\nPattasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ paṭhamaṁ.","en":"Soon afterwards the monks from the group of six did not give back a relinquished bowl.\nThey told the Buddha.\n“Monks, a relinquished almsbowl should be given back. If you don’t give it back, you commit an offense of wrong conduct.”\nThe training rule on keeping an extra almsbowl beyond ten days, the first, is finished."}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/pli-tv-bu-vb-np21/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."}