Lzh Dg Bu Vb Pc 54Disrespect

– DHARMAGUPTAKA VINAYA

– PĀCITTIYA

54. DISRESPECT

A. ORIGIN

At one time, the Buddha was dwelling in the Ghosita Park in the country of Kosambī. At that time, Chanda was on the verge of committing an offense. The monks admonished him, saying, "You should not think in such a way. This is not appropriate." Chanda did not heed the admonishment of the monks, and thereupon committed the offense.

The monks heard of this matter, and among them were those of few desires and contentment, who practiced the ascetic practices, delighted in the training of the precepts, and knew shame and remorse. They reproached Chanda, saying, "Chanda! Why, when you were about to commit an offense and the monks admonished you, did you not listen, and so allowed the offense to occur?"

The monks went to the place of the Blessed One, bowed their heads at the feet of the Buddha, and sat to one side. They then reported this matter in full to the Blessed One. The Blessed One thereupon, on account of this matter, assembled the community of monks and reproached Chanda:

"What you have done is wrong, is not proper conduct, is not the conduct of a recluse, is not pure conduct, is not fitting conduct—it is what should not be done. Chanda! Why, when the monks admonished you, did you not listen and so committed an offense?"

Having reproached Chanda with countless means, the Buddha said to the monks:

"This foolish person is a fertile ground for many seeds of the outflows; he is the first to commit this offense. From now on, for the sake of the monks, I shall lay down a rule, comprising ten beneficial purposes, up to and including the purpose of the true Dharma enduring long."

The rule should be stated as follows:

Whatever monk does not accept admonishment, it is a pācittiya.

B. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE OFFENSE

Monk: as explained above.

Does not accept admonishment: when another person admonishes him and tells him not to act in such a way, yet he acts accordingly—for this reason he commits the root offense of not following instruction (mūla anānuvattitā), a dukkaṭa. If one knows for oneself that acting in such a way is wrong, yet persists in doing so, one commits the root offense of not following instruction, a pācittiya.

For a bhikkhunī, it is a pācittiya. For a sikkhāmānā, a sāmaṇera, or a sāmaṇerī, it is a dukkaṭa. This is called an offense.

Non-offense: if a person without wisdom comes to admonish, one should say, "You should ask your preceptor in order to study, recite the scriptures, and come to understand the proper way to admonish; only thereafter may you admonish. At that time, I will listen." Or if one speaks in jest, speaks to oneself, speaks in a dream, or intends to speak of one matter but inadvertently speaks of another—in all such cases there is no offense.

Those who do not commit an offense: the first offender before the rule was laid down; one who is mentally deranged; one whose mind is disturbed; one who is afflicted and overcome by pain.

Vietnamese translation: Bhikkhu Thích Đỗng Minh and Thích Đức Thắng. DHARMAGUPTAKA VINAYA, PART ONE

Chinese translation: Tripiṭaka masters Buddhayaśas and Zhu Fonian.

Revised and annotated by: Bhikkhu Thích Nguyên Chứng

(Chinese translation, fascicles 1–21; Vietnamese translation, volumes 1–2)

Buddhist Publication Committee, 2002