{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-np27","title":"Bribing weavers","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Brahmāli · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-np27","title":"Bribing weavers","units":[{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:0","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:0.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:0.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:0.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:0.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:0.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Theravāda Vinaya\nMahāvibhaṅga\nNissaggiyakaṇḍa\nPattavagga\n27. Mahāpesakārasikkhāpada","en":"Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law\nThe Great Analysis\nThe chapter on relinquishment\nThe subchapter on almsbowls\nBribing weavers"}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.5","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.6","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.7","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.8","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.9","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.10","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.11","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.12","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.13","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.14","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.15","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.16","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.17","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.18","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.19","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.20","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.21","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.22","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.23","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.24","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.25","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.26","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.27","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.28","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.29","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.30","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.31","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.32","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.33","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.34","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.35","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.36","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.37","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.38","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.39","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.40","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.41","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.42","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.43","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.44"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Origin story\nAt one time when the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery,\na man who was going away said to his wife, “Please weigh some thread, take it to the weavers, get them to weave robe-cloth, and put the robe-cloth aside.\nWhen I return, I’ll give it to Venerable Upananda.”\nAn alms-collecting monk heard that man speaking those words.\nHe then went to Upananda the Sakyan and said, “Upananda, you have much merit.\nIn such-and-such a place I heard a man, as he was going away, tell his wife to get robe-cloth woven so that he could give it to you when he returned.”\n“He’s my supporter.”\nAnd the weaver was Upananda’s supporter too.\nUpananda then went to that weaver and said,\n“This robe-cloth that you’re weaving for me, make it long and wide. And make it closely woven, well-woven, well-stretched, well-scraped, and well-combed.”\n“Venerable, they’ve already weighed the thread and given it to me,\ntelling me to weave the robe-cloth with that.\nI won’t be able to make it long, wide, or closely woven.\nBut I’m able to make it well-woven, well-stretched, well-scraped, and well-combed.”\n“Just make it long, wide, and closely woven.\nThere’ll be enough thread.”\nThen, when all the thread had been used up, that weaver went to that woman and said, “Ma’am, I need more thread.”\n“But didn’t I tell you to weave the robe-cloth with that thread?”\n“You did.\nBut Venerable Upananda told me to make it long, wide, and closely woven.\nAnd he said there would be enough thread.”\nThat woman then gave him as much thread again as she had done the first time.\nWhen Upananda heard that her husband had returned from his travels, he went to his house and sat down on the prepared seat.\nThat man approached him, bowed, and sat down.\nHe then said to his wife, “Has the robe-cloth been woven?”\n“Yes, it has.”\n“Please bring it. I’ll give it to Venerable Upananda.”\nShe then got the robe-cloth, gave it to her husband, and told him what had happened.\nAfter giving the robe-cloth to Upananda, he complained and criticized him,\n“These Sakyan monastics have great desires; they’re not content.\nIt’s no easy matter to give them robe-cloth.\nHow could Venerable Upananda go to the weavers and say what kind of robe-cloth he wanted without first being invited by me?”\nThe monks heard the complaints of that man,\nand the monks of few desires complained and criticized Upananda,\n“How could Venerable Upananda go to a householder’s weavers and say what kind of robe-cloth he wants without first being invited?”\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.”\n“Is he a relative of yours?”\n“No, sir.”\n“Foolish man, people who are unrelated don’t know what’s appropriate and inappropriate, what’s good and bad, in dealing with each other.\nAnd still you did this.\nThis will affect people’s confidence …” …\n“And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:","pi":"Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.\nTena kho pana samayena aññataro puriso pavāsaṁ gacchanto pajāpatiṁ etadavoca—“suttaṁ dhārayitvā amukassa tantavāyassa dehi, cīvaraṁ vāyāpetvā nikkhipa,\nāgato ayyaṁ upanandaṁ cīvarena acchādessāmī”ti.\nAssosi kho aññataro piṇḍacāriko bhikkhu tassa purisassa imaṁ vācaṁ bhāsamānassa.\nAtha kho so bhikkhu yenāyasmā upanando sakyaputto tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṁ upanandaṁ sakyaputtaṁ etadavoca—“mahāpuññosi tvaṁ, āvuso upananda,\namukasmiṁ okāse aññataro puriso pavāsaṁ gacchanto pajāpatiṁ etadavoca—‘suttaṁ dhārayitvā amukassa tantavāyassa dehi, cīvaraṁ vāyāpetvā nikkhipa, āgato ayyaṁ upanandaṁ cīvarena acchādessāmī’”ti.\n“Atthāvuso, maṁ so upaṭṭhāko”ti.\nSopi kho tantavāyo āyasmato upanandassa sakyaputtassa upaṭṭhāko hoti.\nAtha kho āyasmā upanando sakyaputto yena so tantavāyo tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā taṁ tantavāyaṁ etadavoca—\n“idaṁ kho, āvuso, cīvaraṁ maṁ uddissa viyyati; āyatañca karohi vitthatañca. Appitañca suvītañca suppavāyitañca suvilekhitañca suvitacchitañca karohī”ti.\n“Ete kho me, bhante, suttaṁ dhārayitvā adaṁsu;\niminā suttena cīvaraṁ vināhī”ti.\n“Na, bhante, sakkā āyataṁ vā vitthataṁ vā appitaṁ vā kātuṁ.\nSakkā ca kho, bhante, suvītañca suppavāyitañca suvilekhitañca suvitacchitañca kātun”ti.\n“Iṅgha tvaṁ, āvuso, āyatañca karohi vitthatañca appitañca.\nNa tena suttena paṭibaddhaṁ bhavissatī”ti.\nAtha kho so tantavāyo yathābhataṁ suttaṁ tante upanetvā yena sā itthī tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā taṁ itthiṁ etadavoca—“suttena, ayye, attho”ti.\n“Nanu tvaṁ ayyo mayā vutto—‘iminā suttena cīvaraṁ vināhī’”ti.\n“Saccāhaṁ, ayye, tayā vutto—‘iminā suttena cīvaraṁ vināhī’ti.\nApi ca maṁ ayyo upanando evamāha—‘iṅgha tvaṁ, āvuso, āyatañca karohi vitthatañca appitañca,\nna tena suttena paṭibaddhaṁ bhavissatī’”ti.\nAtha kho sā itthī yattakaṁyeva suttaṁ paṭhamaṁ adāsi tattakaṁ pacchā adāsi.\nAssosi kho āyasmā upanando sakyaputto—“so kira puriso pavāsato āgato”ti. Atha kho āyasmā upanando sakyaputto yena tassa purisassa nivesanaṁ tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā paññatte āsane nisīdi.\nAtha kho so puriso yenāyasmā upanando sakyaputto tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṁ upanandaṁ sakyaputtaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi.\nEkamantaṁ nisinno kho so puriso pajāpatiṁ etadavoca—“vītaṁ taṁ cīvaran”ti?\n“Āmāyya, vītaṁ taṁ cīvaran”ti.\n“Āhara, ayyaṁ upanandaṁ cīvarena acchādessāmī”ti.\nAtha kho sā itthī taṁ cīvaraṁ nīharitvā sāmikassa datvā etamatthaṁ ārocesi.\nAtha kho so puriso āyasmato upanandassa sakyaputtassa cīvaraṁ datvā ujjhāyati khiyyati vipāceti—\n“mahicchā ime samaṇā sakyaputtiyā asantuṭṭhā.\nNayime sukarā cīvarena acchādetuṁ.\nKathañhi nāma ayyo upanando mayā pubbe appavārito tantavāye upasaṅkamitvā cīvare vikappaṁ āpajjissatī”ti.\nAssosuṁ kho bhikkhū tassa purisassa ujjhāyantassa khiyyantassa vipācentassa.\nYe te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—\n“kathañhi nāma āyasmā upanando sakyaputto pubbe appavārito gahapatikassa tantavāye upasaṅkamitvā cīvare vikappaṁ āpajjissatī”ti.\nAtha kho te bhikkhū āyasmantaṁ upanandaṁ sakyaputtaṁ anekapariyāyena vigarahitvā bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ …pe…\n“saccaṁ kira tvaṁ, upananda, pubbe appavārito gahapatikassa tantavāye upasaṅkamitvā cīvare vikappaṁ āpajjī”ti?\n“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.\n“Ñātako te, upananda, aññātako”ti?\n“Aññātako, bhagavā”ti.\n“Aññātako, moghapurisa, aññātakassa na jānāti patirūpaṁ vā appatirūpaṁ vā santaṁ vā asantaṁ vā.\nTattha nāma tvaṁ, moghapurisa, pubbe appavārito aññātakassa gahapatikassa tantavāye upasaṅkamitvā cīvare vikappaṁ āpajjissasi.\nNetaṁ, moghapurisa, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…\nevañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—"}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.45","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.45.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.45.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Final ruling\n‘If a male or female householder is having robe-cloth woven by weavers for an unrelated monk and, without first being invited, that monk goes to those weavers and specifies the kind of robe-cloth he wants, saying,","pi":"“Bhikkhuṁ paneva uddissa aññātako gahapati vā gahapatānī vā tantavāyehi cīvaraṁ vāyāpeyya, tatra ce so bhikkhu pubbe appavārito tantavāye upasaṅkamitvā cīvare vikappaṁ āpajjeyya—"}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1-from-pli-tv-bu-vb-np27-1.46","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.46","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.47","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:1.48"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"‘idaṁ kho, āvuso, cīvaraṁ maṁ uddissa viyyati. Āyatañca karotha vitthatañca. Appitañca suvītañca suppavāyitañca suvilekhitañca suvitacchitañca karotha.\nAppeva nāma mayampi āyasmantānaṁ kiñcimattaṁ anupadajjeyyāmā’ti.\nEvañca so bhikkhu vatvā kiñcimattaṁ anupadajjeyya antamaso piṇḍapātamattampi, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyan”ti.","en":"“This robe-cloth that you are weaving for me, make it long and wide; make it closely woven, well-woven, well-stretched, well-scraped, and well-combed,\nand perhaps I will even give you a small gift,”\nthen, in saying that and afterwards giving them a small gift, even a bit of almsfood, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.’”"}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.1","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.2","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.3","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.4","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.5","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.6","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.7","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.8","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.9","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.10","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.11","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.12","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.13","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.14","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.15","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.16","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.17","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.18","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.19","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.20","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.21","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.22","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.23","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.24","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.25","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.26","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.27","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.28","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.29","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.30","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.31","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.32","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.33","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.34","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.35","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.36","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.37"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Definitions\nFor a monk:\nfor the benefit of a monk; making a monk the object of consideration, one wants to give to him.\nUnrelated:\nanyone who is not a descendant of one’s male ancestors going back eight generations, either on the mother’s side or on the father’s side.\nA male householder:\nany man who lives at home.\nA female householder:\nany woman who lives at home.\nBy weavers:\nby those who weave.\nRobe-cloth:\none of the six kinds of robe-cloth, but not smaller than what can be assigned to another.\nIs having woven:\nis causing to weave.\nIf that monk:\nthe monk the robe-cloth is being woven for.\nWithout first being invited:\nwithout it first being said, “Venerable, what kind of robe-cloth do you need? What kind of robe-cloth should I get woven for you?”\nGoes to those weavers:\nhaving gone to their house, having gone up to them wherever.\nSpecifies the kind of robe-cloth he wants:\n“This robe-cloth that you are weaving for me, make it long and wide;\nmake it closely woven, well-woven, well-stretched, well-scraped, and well-combed;\nand perhaps I will even give you a small gift.”\nThen in saying that and afterwards giving them a small gift, even a bit of almsfood—\nAlmsfood:\ncongee, a meal, fresh food, a bit of bath powder, a tooth cleaner, a piece of string, and even if he gives a teaching.\nIf the weaver makes it long or wide or closely woven because of the monk’s statement, then for the effort there is an act of wrong conduct.\nWhen he gets the robe-cloth, it becomes subject to relinquishment.\nThe robe-cloth should be relinquished to a sangha, a group, or an individual.\n“And, monks, it should be relinquished like this. …”\n(To be expanded as in Bu NP 1:3.2.5–3.2.29, with appropriate substitutions.)\n“Venerables, this robe-cloth, for which I went to the weavers of an unrelated householder and specified what kind of robe-cloth I wanted without first being invited, is to be relinquished.\nI relinquish it to the Sangha.” …\n“the Sangha should give …”\n“you should give …”\n“I give this robe-cloth back to you.”","pi":"Bhikkhuṁ paneva uddissāti\nbhikkhussatthāya bhikkhuṁ ārammaṇaṁ karitvā bhikkhuṁ acchādetukāmo.\nAññātako nāma\nmātito vā pitito vā yāva sattamā pitāmahayugā asambaddho.\nGahapati nāma\nyo koci agāraṁ ajjhāvasati.\nGahapatānī nāma\nyā kāci agāraṁ ajjhāvasati.\nTantavāyehīti\npesakārehi.\nCīvaraṁ nāma\nchannaṁ cīvarānaṁ aññataraṁ cīvaraṁ vikappanupagaṁ pacchimaṁ.\nVāyāpeyyāti\nvināpeti.\nTatra ce so bhikkhūti\nyaṁ bhikkhuṁ uddissa cīvaraṁ viyyati so bhikkhu.\nPubbe appavāritoti\npubbe avutto hoti— “kīdisena te, bhante, cīvarena attho, kīdisaṁ te cīvaraṁ vāyāpemī”ti?\nTantavāye upasaṅkamitvāti\ngharaṁ gantvā yattha katthaci upasaṅkamitvā.\nCīvare vikappaṁ āpajjeyyāti—\n“idaṁ kho, āvuso, cīvaraṁ maṁ uddissa viyyati, āyatañca karotha vitthatañca.\nAppitañca suvītañca suppavāyitañca suvilekhitañca suvitacchitañca karotha.\nAppeva nāma mayampi āyasmantānaṁ kiñcimattaṁ anupadajjeyyāmā”ti.\nEvañca so bhikkhu vatvā kiñcimattaṁ anupadajjeyya antamaso piṇḍapātamattampīti.\nPiṇḍapāto nāma\nyāgupi bhattampi khādanīyampi cuṇṇapiṇḍopi dantakaṭṭhampi dasikasuttampi, antamaso dhammampi bhaṇati.\nTassa vacanena āyataṁ vā vitthataṁ vā appitaṁ vā karoti, payoge dukkaṭaṁ.\nPaṭilābhena nissaggiyaṁ hoti.\nNissajjitabbaṁ saṅghassa vā gaṇassa vā puggalassa vā.\nEvañca pana, bhikkhave, nissajjitabbaṁ.\n…pe…\n“idaṁ me, bhante, cīvaraṁ pubbe appavārito aññātakassa gahapatikassa tantavāye upasaṅkamitvā cīvare vikappaṁ āpannaṁ nissaggiyaṁ.\nImāhaṁ saṅghassa nissajjāmī”ti …pe…\ndadeyyāti …pe…\ndadeyyunti …pe…\nāyasmato dammīti."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.38","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.38.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.38.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Permutations\nIf the householder is unrelated and the monk perceives them as such and, without first being invited, he goes to their weavers and specifies the kind of robe-cloth he wants, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.","pi":"Aññātake aññātakasaññī pubbe appavārito gahapatikassa tantavāye upasaṅkamitvā cīvare vikappaṁ āpajjati, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2-from-pli-tv-bu-vb-np27-2.39","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.39","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.40","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.41","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.42","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.43"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Aññātake vematiko pubbe appavārito gahapatikassa tantavāye upasaṅkamitvā cīvare vikappaṁ āpajjati, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.\nAññātake ñātakasaññī pubbe appavārito gahapatikassa tantavāye upasaṅkamitvā cīvare vikappaṁ āpajjati, nissaggiyaṁ pācittiyaṁ.\nÑātake añātakasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nÑātake vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa.\nÑātake ñātakasaññī, anāpatti.","en":"If the householder is unrelated, but the monk is unsure of it and, without first being invited, he goes to their weavers and specifies the kind of robe-cloth he wants, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.\nIf the householder is unrelated, but the monk perceives them as related and, without first being invited, he goes to their weavers and specifies the kind of robe-cloth he wants, he commits an offense entailing relinquishment and confession.\nIf the householder is related, but the monk perceives them as unrelated, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nIf the householder is related, but the monk is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.\nIf the householder is related and the monk perceives them as such, there is no offense."}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.44","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.44.0","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.44.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"en":"Non-offenses\nThere is no offense:","pi":"Anāpatti—"}},{"id":"pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2-from-pli-tv-bu-vb-np27-2.45","sourceIds":["pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.45","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.46","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.47","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.48","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.49","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.50","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.51","pli-tv-bu-vb-np27:2.52"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"ñātakānaṁ,\npavāritānaṁ,\naññassatthāya,\nattano dhanena,\nmahagghaṁ vāyāpetukāmassa appagghaṁ vāyāpeti,\nummattakassa,\nādikammikassāti.\nMahāpesakārasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ sattamaṁ.","en":"if it is from relatives;\nif it is from those who have given an invitation;\nif it is for the benefit of someone else;\nif it is by means of his own property;\nif someone wants to have expensive robe-cloth woven, but he has them weave inexpensive robe-cloth instead;\nif he is insane;\nif he is the first offender.\nThe long training rule on bribing weavers, the seventh, is finished."}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/pli-tv-bu-vb-np27/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."}