Vinaya Treasure Veneration Record (毗尼珍敬錄)

If one engages in sexual misconduct, Steals property worth five coins, Or intentionally takes a human life, Or lies about spiritual attainment— These are the four grave offenses, Except for those who act out of prideful ignorance. Those who commit them cannot be saved.

Losing semen through contact with women, Roughly demanding sexual offerings, Arranging marriages, Exceeding the limit of dwelling size, Not distributing a large dwelling, Slandering without basis, Taking fragments of speech, Causing schism and forming factions, Striking back and resenting the Sangha, Having a malicious nature and not accepting admonishment— The first nine are offenses from the first act, The last four require three admonitions. These are the thirteen Sangha offenses requiring confession, To be repented before the assembly of twenty.

There are two uncertain rules, Three and two according to the offense.

There are thirty offenses requiring forfeiture: Keeping an extra robe beyond ten days, Storing a robe elsewhere overnight, Accepting cloth beyond the permitted amount, Taking a robe from a nun not related by family, Having a nun wash, dye, or beat a robe, Accepting a robe from a layperson not related by family, Accepting an invitation for the next day's meal, Requesting better quality or more expensive robes, Asking for a robe more than six times, These are the first ten rules.

Using silk for bedding, Using pure black wool without mixing colors, Keeping a new robe for less than six years, Using a sitting mat without patching it, Carrying wool over a long distance, Having a nun wash, dye, or separate wool, Accepting gold or silver, buying and selling, Engaging in trade—these make twenty.

Keeping an extra bowl beyond ten days, Having a robe woven by a non-relative, Requesting better quality weaving after agreeing on a price, Taking back a robe given in anger, Keeping leftover medicine beyond seven days, Using a rain robe before the rainy season, Keeping an emergency robe beyond the permitted time, Staying away from the monastery for more than six nights, Taking communal property for personal use, These complete the thirty rules. Forfeited items must be returned to the community, And the offense confessed.

There are ninety offenses requiring confession: Lying, harsh speech, Slander, staying alone with a woman, Spending three nights with someone not fully ordained, Reciting scriptures together, revealing another's offense, Claiming spiritual attainments, Teaching Dharma to a woman in private, Digging the earth—these are the first ten.

Damaging plants and trees, Causing annoyance, complaining, Leaving communal bedding uncovered, Not tidying the meditation hall, Forcing someone out of their lodging, Dragging someone out of the meditation hall, Sitting on a high bed with removable legs, Pouring water containing living beings on grass or soil, Covering a hut with more than three layers of thatch, These complete the second ten.

Teaching nuns without permission, Teaching nuns until dusk when assigned, Criticizing someone teaching nuns, Giving a robe to a non-relative, Sitting privately while sewing a robe, Traveling by arrangement, traveling by boat, Accepting food after praise from a nun, Walking alone with a woman—these make thirty.

Accepting more than one meal invitation, Eating separately from the community, Accepting more than three bowls of food, Not performing the proper sharing of leftovers, Causing another to break a rule, Giving food at the wrong time or from a previous day, Accepting fine food without being offered, These complete the forty rules.

Giving food to non-Buddhists, Visiting a lay household without informing others, Forcing oneself to sit in a household during a meal, Sitting privately with a woman, Sitting alone with a woman in an open place, Preventing another from receiving food, Accepting medicine beyond what is offered, Observing the military for more than three days, Watching military exercises during wartime, These complete the fifty rules.

Drinking alcohol, playing in water, Tickling others, not heeding advice, Frightening others while bathing, Lighting a fire in an open area without reason, Hiding others' belongings as a joke, Wearing a donated robe without permission, Not dyeing a new robe properly, These complete the sixty rules.

Intentionally killing an animal, Drinking water containing living beings, Annoying others, concealing another's offense, Giving ordination improperly, Reviving a settled dispute, Traveling with thieves, Holding wrong views and not correcting them, Supporting and associating with wrongdoers, Keeping an expelled novice, These complete the seventy rules.

Rejecting admonishment, disrespecting the rules, Acting out of ignorance, violating community procedures, Not giving consent and later regretting it, Eavesdropping, acting in anger, striking others, Making false accusations of a serious offense, These complete the eighty rules.

Entering the royal palace without reason, Handling jewels, Entering a village at the wrong time, Using a high bed, a soft cotton mattress, Using ornaments of bone, ivory, or horn, An oversized sitting mat or bandage cloth, A rain robe or bathing robe beyond the permitted size, Or one equal to the Buddha's robe size, These complete the ninety rules.

If confessed properly, one becomes pure; If not confessed, one falls into fault without doubt.

There are four offenses requiring acknowledgment: Accepting food from a nun not related by family, Not stopping a nun from requesting on one's behalf, Accepting food from a household under suspicion, These are the rules of acknowledgment.

The rules of training include: Wearing the robe properly, Entering a lay household respectfully, Receiving food, using the restroom, Teaching Dharma, showing respect to stupas, Walking hand in hand, climbing trees, Carrying a staff—these should be practiced.

Present and recollection, Non-delusion and self-admission, Seeking fault, multiple testimonies, Grass covering, seven ways to resolve disputes— Such are the sections and collections A bhikkhu should know. Those who practice as taught, The Buddhas praise them.