Lzh Mg Bi Vb Np 1–10Nissaggiya Pācittiya 1–10

– MAHĀSĀṂGHIKA VINAYA

– PRECEPTS OF THE BHIKKHUNĪS

– CONCLUSION OF THE SAṂGHĀVAŚEṢA PRECEPTS.

1–10

—May the noble Saṃgha please listen. I have finished reciting the nineteen Saṃghāvaśeṣa rules. The first twelve rules: an offense is incurred from the very moment the transgression begins; the remaining seven rules require three admonitions before an offense is incurred (if one does not desist).

If a bhikkhunī commits any one of these offenses, she must undergo the Mānatta discipline before both assemblies for a fortnight. Thereafter, the rehabilitation is performed before both assemblies, each consisting of twenty persons, so as to satisfy all. If the assembly of twenty is short by even one person, the rehabilitation of this bhikkhunī is invalid, and the bhikkhus and bhikkhunīs are liable to censure.

Therefore, when performing the rehabilitation, one must ask: "Are all those present pure?"—and for the second and third time likewise: "Are all those present pure? Those present who are pure should remain silent. I take note of the matter thus."

Summary verses:

"Acting as go-between, false accusation,

Litigation, traveling alone.

Not giving, one who commits offenses,

Crossing a river, self-absolution.

Receiving goods from one who is impure,

Urging acceptance of donated goods.

Twelve belong to the primary offenses.

Disrupting the Saṃgha and abetting it.

Anger and disparagement of the Saṃgha,

Obstinacy, dwelling in close proximity.

Urging intimacy, abandoning the precepts—

This concludes the second chapter."

The first part of the thirty matters.

"Ten days, sleeping apart from one's robe,

Untimely, accepting gold and silver.

Buying and selling, and soliciting robes,

Requesting and soliciting—receiving two,

Demanding robes from two householders,

The king and his servants are the tenth matter,

As already stated among the bhikkhus.

This concludes the first part."

Vietnamese translation: Thích Phước Sơn. MAHĀSĀṂGHIKA VINAYA

Chinese translation: THE TRIPIṬAKA MASTER BUDDHABHADRA OF INDIA

TOGETHER WITH THE ŚRAMAṆA FAXIAN, TRANSLATED DURING THE EASTERN JIN DYNASTY

Doctrinal verification: Thích Đỗng Minh