Monks’ Analysis: on How Many Offences? (Saṅghādisesa)

Monks’ Saṅghādisesa 1

^{Prv.1.2:Bu-Ss.1 Vin.5.34} Emitting semen making an effort he falls into three offences: if he wills, makes an effort, and it is emitted there is an offence requiring a Formal Meeting of the Order^[1]; if he wills, makes an effort, and it is not emitted there is a grave offence^[2]; in (a certain) action^[3] there is an offence of wrong-doing.

Monks’ Saṅghādisesa 2

^{Prv.1.2:Bu-Ss.2} Coming into physical contact with a woman one falls into three offences: if he rubs (her) body with (his) body there is an offence requiring a Formal Meeting of the Order.^[4] If he rubs an article of clothing (of hers) with (his) body there is a grave offence.^[5] If he rubs an article of clothing (of hers) with an article of clothing (of his) there is an offence of wrong doing.^[6]

Monks’ Saṅghādisesa 3

^{Prv.1.2:Bu-Ss.3} Offending a woman with lewd words he falls into three ^BD.6.51 offences: pointing out the two privies, if he speaks in praise and speaks in dispraise there is an offence requiring a Formal Meeting of the Order.^[7] Leaving out (talk on) the two privies, pointing out any part from below the collar-bone to above the knee, if he speaks in praise and speaks in dispraise there is a grave offence.^[8] Pointing out an article of clothing, if he speaks … wrong-doing.^[9]

Monks’ Saṅghādisesa 4

^{Prv.1.2:Bu-Ss.4} Speaking in praise of ministering to sense-pleasures for (him)self he falls into three offences; if he speaks … in the presence of a woman, there is an offence requiring a Formal Meeting of the Order^[10]; if he speaks … in the presence of a eunuch there is a grave offence^[11]; if he speaks … in the presence of an animal there is an offence of wrong-doing.^[12]

Monks’ Saṅghādisesa 5

^{Prv.1.2:Bu-Ss.5} Acting as a go-between he falls into three offences; if he accepts, examines, brings back there is an offence requiring a Formal Meeting of the Order^[13]; if he accepts and examines but does not bring back, there is a grave offence^[14]; if he accepts, but does not examine, does not bring back, there is an offence of wrong-doing.^[15]

Monks’ Saṅghādisesa 6

^{Prv.1.2:Bu-Ss.6} Begging for having a hut built for oneself he falls into three offences: if he has one built, in (each) operation^[16] there is an offence of wrong-doing. If one lump (of plaster) is still to come there is a grave offence;^[17] when that lump has come there is an offence requiring a Formal Meeting of the Order.^[18]

Monks’ Saṅghādisesa 7

^{Prv.1.2:Bu-Ss.7} Having a large vihāra built …^[19] see Prv.1.2:Bu-Ss.6.

Monks’ Saṅghādisesa 8

^{Prv.1.2:Bu-Ss.8} Defaming a monk with an unfounded charge of an offence involving Defeat he falls into three offences: if he speaks desiring his expulsion but without having gained his leave there is an offence of wrong-doing together with an offence requiring a Formal Meeting of the Order;^[20] if he speaks intending abuse, having gained his leave, there is an offence of insulting speech.^[21]

Monks’ Saṅghādisesa 9

^{Prv.1.2:Bu-Ss.9 BD.6.52} Defaming a monk with a charge of an offence involving Defeat, taking up some point as a pretext in a legal question really belonging to something else, he falls into three offences as in Prv.1.2:Bu-Ss.9.

Monks’ Saṅghādisesa 10

^{Prv.1.2:Bu-Ss.10} A schismatic monk, though being admonished up to three times but not giving up (his course), falls into three offences: following the motion there is an offence of wrong-doing^[22]; following the two resolutions there are grave offences^[23]; following the conclusion of the (three) resolutions there is an offence requiring a Formal Meeting of the Order.^[24]

Monks’ Saṅghādisesa 11

^{Prv.1.2:Bu-Ss.11 Vin.5.35} Monks throwing in their lot with a schism, though being admonished up to three times but not giving up (their course), fall into three offences: following the motion^[25] … as in Prv.1.2:Bu-Ss.10.

Monks’ Saṅghādisesa 12

^{Prv.1.2:Bu-Ss.12} A monk who is difficult to speak to, though being admonished up to three times but not giving up (his course) falls into three offences: …^[26] as in Prv.1.2:Bu-Ss.10.

Monks’ Saṅghādisesa 13

^{Prv.1.2:Bu-Ss.13} A monk who brings a family into disrepute, though being admonished up to three times but not giving up (his course), falls into three offences: …^[27] as in Prv.1.2:Bu-Ss.10.

Concluded are the thirteen Offences requiring a Formal Meeting of the Order^[28]

Footnotes and references:

[1]:

Vin.3.116.

[2]:

Vin.3.116.

[3]:

payoga, a word which does not appear to occur in Bu-Ss.1. On the other hand, there seem to be only two types of this behaviour which, in this Saṅghādisesa, are ranked as dukkaṭa.

[4]:

Vin.3.121.

[5]:

Vin.3.123.

[6]:

Vin.3.124.

[7]:

Vin.3.129.

[8]:

Vin.3.129.

[9]:

Vin.3.130.

[10]:

Vin.3.134.

[11]:

Vin.3.134.

[12]:

tiracchānagata, animal, does not occur in Bu-Ss.4, nor in the relevant parts of Commentary or Kaṅkhāvitaraṇī.

[13]:

Vin.3.140–Vin.3.142.

[14]:

Vin.3.143.

[15]:

Vin.3.143.

[16]:

payoge, but at Vin.3.151 payoge payoge.

[17]:

Vin.3.151.

[18]:

Vin.3.151.

[19]:

Vin.3.157.

[20]:

The parallel paragraph at Vin.3.166 gives four types of offence: saṅghādisesena dukkaṭa, saṅghādisesa, omasavādena dukkaṭa, and omasavāda possible therefore that a clause has been omitted above.

[21]:

The parallel paragraph at Vin.3.166 gives four types of offence: saṅghādisesena dukkaṭa, saṅghādisesa, omasavādena dukkaṭa, and omasavāda. It is possible therefore that a clause has been omitted above.

[22]:

Vin.3.174.

[23]:

Vin.3.174.

[24]:

Vin.3.174.

[25]:

Vin.3.176.

[26]:

Vin.3.179.

[27]:

Vin.3.185.

[28]:

The Undetermined Offences are omitted as they cannot be treated by this method.