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Theravāda Vinaya Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law
Mahāvibhaṅga The Great Analysis
Sekhiyakaṇḍa The chapter on training
Surusuruvagga The subchapter on slurping
59. Satthapāṇisikkhāpada Holding a knife
Origin story
Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. At one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery.
Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū satthapāṇissa dhammaṁ desenti …pe…. At that time the monks from the group of six gave teachings to people holding knives. …
Final ruling
“Na satthapāṇissa agilānassa dhammaṁ desessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti. “‘I will not give a teaching to anyone holding a knife who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.”
Definitions
Satthaṁ nāma A knife:
ekatodhāraṁ ubhatodhāraṁ paharaṇaṁ. a weapon with a single-edged or double-edged blade. For paharaṇaṁ see SED, sv. praharaṇa.
Na satthapāṇissa agilānassa dhammo desetabbo. One should not give a teaching to anyone holding a knife who is not sick.
Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca satthapāṇissa agilānassa dhammaṁ deseti, āpatti dukkaṭassa. If a monk, out of disrespect, gives a teaching to someone holding a knife who is not sick, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
Non-offenses
Anāpatti—There is no offense:
asañcicca …pe… if it is unintentional;
if he is not mindful;
if he does not know;
if he is sick;
if there is an emergency;
if he is insane;
ādikammikassāti. if he is the first offender.
Navamasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ. The ninth training rule is finished.