Aspects of Jaina Monasticism

Author(s): Nathmal Tatia, Mahendramuni
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati

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An offence is committed in the pot. Here also there is an stages starting with the intention. offence of dukkața. But now if he The penalty prescribed is in accor- shakes (phandāpeti) it, he commits dance with the stage of the offence. a grave offence called thullaccaya For instance, for the initial stage (a serious transgression). Further. of intending to do some offence, it if he removes the pot from the is sufficient to confess the guilt as a place, and appropriates its contents, dukkada (wrong-doing). And at a he commits the gravest guilt called later stage, some higher penalty is pārājika which makes him liable to necessary. This principle has been be expelled from the Order.5 accepted also in the monastic code Now let us enumerate the of the Buddhists. Let us here offences called sabala (taint) as conquote the second pārājika concer- tained in the second chapter of the ned with adinnādāna (stealing) and Ayaradasāo, mentioning similar see how different penalties are ideas, if any, in the Buddhist prescribed for the different stages. code.
yo pana bhikkhu adinnam theyyasarkhātam ādiyeyya, yathārūpe THE TWENTY-ONE SABALAS
e râiano coram gahetvā 1. Hatthakamma (masturbation). hanevyum vā bandhey yum vā pabbā- This is comparable to the jeyyum vă oro'si bālo'si mūļho'si hist sanghădisesa no. 1 which reads: theno'sīti tathārūpam bhikkhu sañcetanikā sukkavissathi sanghāadin nam ādi vamāno ayam pi diseso (intentional emission of pārājiko hoti asamvāsoti.4 semen is a matter entailing the (Whatever monk, with an intention
penalty to be imposed by the to steal, should take what has not sangha). This is a very heavy been given to him, in such manner
punishment, next only to the one of taking as kings, catching a thief, prescribed for the pārājika offence flog him or imprison him or banish which is the gravest. The emission him, saying: "you are a robber, is effected by using the hand (hatiyou are foolish, you are wrong, you hena upakkamitvā). are a thief", even so a monk taking 2. Mehuņa-padisevanā (sexual interwhat is not given him, is also one course). who is párājika (defeated), is asam- This is comparable to the vāsa (not worthy of living together Buddhist pārājika no. 1 amended as on account of the diversity of be- "yo pana bhikkhu methunam dhamhaviour, purpose and training). mam pațiseveyya antamaso tiraccha
Now suppose a monk intends to nagatāya pārājiko hoti asamvāso" steal some thing which is hidden (whatever monk should indulge in under ground. He seeks for a com- sexual intercourse even with an panion or he seeks for a hoe or a animal is one who is pārājika 'defeabasket or goes towards the hidden ted' and is no longer fit to live with treasure. At this stage the offence the sangha), commuted into sanghais dukkata. Again, he lays hold of disesa in connection with the case