Hariteuccāra

Theravāda Vinaya

Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law

Mahāvibhaṅga

The Great Analysis

Sekhiyakaṇḍa

The chapter on training

Pādukavagga

The subchapter on shoes

74. Hariteuccārasikkhāpada

Defecating on cultivated plants

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 harite uccārampi passāvampi kheḷampi karonti …pe….

At that time the monks from the group of six were defecating, urinating, and spitting on cultivated plants. …

Final ruling

“Na harite agilāno uccāraṁ vā passāvaṁ vā kheḷaṁ vā karissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.

“‘When not sick, I will not defecate, urinate, or spit on cultivated plants,’ this is how you should train.”

Na harite agilānena uccāro vā passāvo vā kheḷo vā kātabbo.

If one is not sick, one should not defecate, urinate, or spit on cultivated plants.

Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca harite agilāno uccāraṁ vā passāvaṁ vā kheḷaṁ vā karoti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

If, out of disrespect, a monk who is not sick defecates, urinates, or spits on cultivated plants, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

Non-offenses

Anāpatti—

There is no offense:

asañcicca,

if it is unintentional;

assatiyā,

if he is not mindful;

ajānantassa,

if he does not know;

gilānassa,

if he is sick;

appaharite kato haritaṁ ottharati,

if he does it in a place with no cultivated plants, but it then spreads to cultivated plants;

āpadāsu,

if there is an emergency;

ummattakassa,

if he is insane;

ādikammikassāti.

if he is the first offender.

Cuddasamasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.

The fourteenth training rule is finished.