Satthapāṇi

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.

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.