Portion on no offence for cutting short the rains when there is danger

Now at that time in the Kosala country monks who had entered upon the rains in a certain residence came to be molested by beasts of prey who seized them and attacked them. They told this matter to the Lord. He said: “This is a case, monks, where monks who have entered upon the rains come to be molested by beasts of prey who seize them and attack them. This is indeed a danger,^[1] and you should depart. There is no offence in cutting short the rains. This is a case, monks, where monks who have entered upon the rains come to be molested by creeping things which bite them and attack them. This is indeed … in cutting short the rains. ^Vin.1.149

^Kd.3.9.2 “This is a case, monks, where monks … are molested by thieves who rob them and thrash them. This is indeed … in cutting short the rains. This is a case, monks, where monks … are molested by demons^[2] who take possession of^[3] them and sap their vitality.^[4] This is indeed … in cutting short the rains.

^{Kd.3.9.3 BD.4.197} “This is a case, monks, where the village of monks who have entered upon the rains comes to be burnt by fire and the monks go short of almsfood. This is indeed a danger … in cutting short the rains. This is a case, monks, where the lodgings of monks who have entered upon the rains come to be burnt by fire and the monks go short of lodgings. This is indeed … in cutting short the rains.

^Kd.3.9.4 “This is a case, monks, where the village of monks who have entered upon the rains comes to be carried away by water and the monks go short of almsfood. This is indeed … in cutting short the rains. This is a case, monks, where the lodgings of monks who have entered upon the rains come to be carried away by water and the monks go short of lodgings. This is indeed a danger, and you should depart. There is no offence in cutting short the rains.”

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^Kd.3.10.1 Now at that time the village of certain monks who had entered upon the rains in a certain residence was removed^[5] on account of thieves. They told this matter to the Lord. He said: “I allow you, monks, to go to that village.” The village was split in two. They told this matter to the Lord. He said: “I allow you, monks, to go where there are the more (people).” The majority came to be of little faith, not believing. They told this matter to the Lord. He said: “I allow you, monks, to go to those who have faith and are believing.”

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^Kd.3.11.1 Now at that time in the Kosala country monks who had entered upon the rains in a certain residence did not obtain a sufficiency, as much as they needed, of coarse or of sumptuous food. They told this matter to the Lord. He said “This is a case, monks, where monks who have entered upon the rains do not obtain a sufficiency, as much as they need, of coarse or of sumptuous food. This is indeed a danger,^[6] and they should depart. There is no offence in cutting short the rains. This is a case, monks, where monks who have entered upon the rains obtain a sufficiency, as much as they ^BD.4.198 need, of coarse or of sumptuous food, but they do not obtain beneficial foods. This is indeed a danger … in cutting short the rains.

^Kd.3.11.2 “This is a case, monks, where monks who have entered upon the rains obtain a sufficiency, as much as they need, of coarse or of sumptuous food, they obtain beneficial ^Vin.1.150 foods, but they do not obtain beneficial medicines. This is indeed a danger … the rains. This is a case, monks, where monks who have entered upon the rains obtain a sufficiency, as much as they need, of coarse or of sumptuous food, they obtain beneficial foods, they obtain beneficial medicines, but they do not obtain a suitable attendant. This is indeed a danger … in cutting short the rains.

^Kd.3.11.3 “This is a case, monks, where a woman invites a monk who has entered upon the rains, saying: ‘Come, honoured sir, I will give you gold^[7] or I will give you gold ornaments^[8] or I will give you a field or I will give you a site^[9] or I will give you a bull^[10] or I will give you a cow or I will give you a slave or I will give you a slave woman or I will give you (my) daughter as wife or I will be your wife or I will lead another wife to you.’ If it then occurs to the monk: ‘The mind is called quickly-changing^[11] by the Lord, and this may be a danger to my Brahma-faring’, he should depart. There is no offence in cutting short the rains.

^Kd.3.11.4 “This is a case, monks, where a low class woman … a grown girl^[12] … a eunuch invites a monk who has entered upon the rains … where relations invite … kings … thieves … men of abandoned life invite a monk who has entered upon the rains, saying: ‘Come, honoured sir, we will give you gold … or we will give you a daughter as wife or we will lead another wife to you’. If it then occurs to the monk: ‘The mind is called quickly-changing by the Lord …’ … There is no offence in cutting short the rains. This is a case, monks, where a monk who has entered upon ^BD.4.199 the rains sees a treasure^[13] without an owner. If then it occurs to the monk: ‘The mind is called quickly changing …’ … There is no offence in cutting short the rains.

Footnotes and references:

[1]:

See above, BD.4.148, where this and some of the following dangers are enumerated although not in quite the same order.

[2]:

pisāca. Not among the “ten dangers”.

[3]:

āvisanti, explained at Vin-a.1070 as “they enter into the body”.

[4]:

ojaṃ haranti, they carry off the life-strength.

[5]:

vuṭṭhāsi, arose, got up; thus, went away.

[6]:

This is a “danger to life”, the ninth danger listed at Vin.1.113.

[7]:

hirañña suvaṇṇa. See BD.1.28, n.

[8]:

hirañña suvaṇṇa. See BD.1.28, n.

[9]:

vatthu. Probably meaning a site for a hut or a dwelling-place, as in Bu-Ss.6, Bu-Ss.7.

[10]:

gāvuṃ.

[11]:

lahuparivatta citta. For this sentiment, cf. SN.ii.95, Thag.4; also the expression vibbhantacitta at It.p.91; and lahucittakata, BD.4.101, above.

[12]:

thullakumārī; cf. above, BD.4.87, n.6.

[13]:

nidhi; store, hoardings, treasure at Snp.285, Dhp.76, Kp.8.2, Kp.8.9. At Ja.vi.79 explained as vākacīranivāsana, putting on a bark dress. Cf. the ruling as to picking up treasure (ratana) at Bu-Pc.84.