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Theravāda Vinaya Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law
Mahāvibhaṅga The Great Analysis
Sekhiyakaṇḍa The chapter on training
Pādukavagga The subchapter on shoes
61. Pādukasikkhāpada Wearing shoes
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 pādukāruḷhassa dhammaṁ desenti …pe…. At that time the monks from the group of six gave teachings to people wearing shoes. …
Final ruling
“Na pādukāruḷhassa agilānassa dhammaṁ desessāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti. “‘I will not give a teaching to anyone wearing shoes who is not sick,’ this is how you should train.”
Na pādukāruḷhassa agilānassa dhammo desetabbo. One should not give a teaching to anyone wearing shoes who is not sick.
Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca akkantassa vā paṭimukkassa vā omukkassa vā agilānassa dhammaṁ deseti, āpatti dukkaṭassa. If a monk, out of disrespect, gives a teaching to someone who is not sick and who is standing on shoes, whose shoes are fastened, or whose shoes are loose, he commits an offense of wrong conduct. Sp 2.638: Akkantassāti chattadaṇḍake aṅgulantaraṁ appavesetvā kevalaṁ pādukaṁ akkamitvā ṭhitassa. Paṭimukkassāti paṭimuñcitvā ṭhitassa. Upāhanāyapi eseva nayo. Omukkoti panettha paṇhikabaddhaṁ omuñcitvā ṭhito vuccati, “Akkantassa: not having entered the toes into the chattadaṇḍaka, he stands on top of the entire shoe. Paṭimukkassa: he stands after fastening. But here, standing after loosening the heel strap, it is called omukka.” It is not clear what a chattadaṇḍaka, literally, “a sunshade rib”, means in this context. Perhaps it refers to the thong that goes between the toes.
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.
Paṭhamasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ. The first training rule is finished.