Ukkuṭika

Theravāda Vinaya

Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law

Mahāvibhaṅga

The Great Analysis

Sekhiyakaṇḍa

The chapter on training

Khambhakatavagga

The subchapter on hands on hips

25. Ukkuṭikasikkhāpada

Squatting on the heels

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 ukkuṭikāya antaraghare gacchanti …pe….

At that time the monks from the group of six were moving about while squatting on their heels in inhabited areas. …

Final ruling

“Na ukkuṭikāya antaraghare gamissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.

“‘I will not move about while squatting on my heels in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.”

Na ukkuṭikāya antaraghare gantabbaṁ.

One should not move about while squatting on one’s heels in an inhabited area.

Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca ukkuṭikāya antaraghare gacchati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

If a monk, out of disrespect, moves about while squatting on his heels in an inhabited area, 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.

Pañcamasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.

The fifth training rule is finished.