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Theravāda Vinaya
Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law
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Mahāvibhaṅga
The Great Analysis
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Sekhiyakaṇḍa
The chapter on training
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Ujjagghikavagga
The subchapter on laughing loudly
14. Dutiyauccasaddasikkhāpada
14. The second training rule on being noisy
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 uccāsaddaṁ mahāsaddaṁ karontā antaraghare nisīdanti …pe….
At that time the monks from the group of six were noisy while sitting in inhabited areas. …
Final ruling
“Appasaddo antaraghare nisīdissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.
“‘I will not be noisy while sitting in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.”
Appasaddena antaraghare nisīditabbaṁ.
One should not be noisy while sitting in an inhabited area.
Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca uccāsaddaṁ mahāsaddaṁ karonto antaraghare nisīdati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.
If a monk, out of disrespect, is noisy while sitting 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.
Catutthasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.
The fourth training rule is finished.
