BUDDHIST MONASTIC CODE I

Pali formulae: ForfeitureAppendix VIImāni me bhante cīvarāni aññātakaṃ gahapatikaṃ aññatra samayā viññāpitāninissaggiyāni. Imānāhaṃ āyasmato nissajjāmi.NP 7. For a robe (robe-cloth) requested from an unrelated householder during anallowable occasion, but beyond the allowable limit:Idaṃ me bhante cīvaraṃ aññātakaṃ gahapatikaṃ tad'uttariṃ viññāpitaṃnissaggiyaṃ. Imāhaṃ āyasmato nissajjāmi,which means, "This robe (robe-cloth) of mine, venerable sir, requested beyond that(allowable) from an unrelated householder, is to be forfeited. I forfeit it to you."For more than one robe:Imāni me bhante cīvarāni aññātakaṃ gahapatikaṃ tad'uttariṃ viññāpitāninissaggiyāni. Imānāhaṃ āyasmato nissajjāmi.NP 8. For a robe received after making a stipulation to an unrelated householder:Idaṃ me bhante cīvaraṃ pubbe appavārito aññātakaṃ gahapatikaṃupasaṅkamitvā cīvare vikappaṃ āpannaṃ nissaggiyaṃ. Imāhaṃ āyasmatonissajjāmi,which means, "This robe, venerable sir — mine after, without having been invitedbeforehand, I approached an unrelated householder and made stipulations about arobe — is to be forfeited. I forfeit it to you."NP 9. For a robe received after making stipulations to two or more unrelatedhouseholders, use the same formula as for the preceding rule, changing aññātakaṃgahapatikaṃ to aññātake gahapatike.NP 10. For a robe (robe-cloth) received after reminding one's steward too manytimes:Idaṃ me bhante cīvaraṃ atireka-tikkhattuṃ codanāya atireka-chakkhattuṃṭhānena abhinipphāditaṃ nissaggiyaṃ. Imāhaṃ āyasmato nissajjāmi,which means, "This robe (robe-cloth) of mine, venerable sir, produced after morethan three reminders, after more than six standings, is to be forfeited. I forfeit it toyou."NP 18 & 19. The formulae for these rules are given at the beginning of this appendix.NP 20. For an article received in trade:485