Vinaya — Regras dos Monges (Bhikkhu Vibhaṅga) — The training rule on masturbation

1Venerables, these thirteen rules on suspension come up for recitation.

2First substory
At one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery. At that time Venerable Seyyasaka was dissatisfied with the spiritual life. He became thin, haggard, and pale, with veins protruding all over his body. Venerable Udāyī saw him in this condition and said to him, “Seyyasaka, you’re not looking well. You’re not dissatisfied with the spiritual life, are you?”

3“I am.”

4“Well then, eat, sleep, and bathe as much as you like. And whenever you become discontent and lust overwhelms you, just masturbate with your hand.” “But is that allowable?”

5“Yes, I do it too.”

6Then Seyyasaka ate, slept, and bathed as much as he liked, and whenever he became discontent and lust overwhelmed him, he masturbated with his hand. After some time Seyyasaka had a good color, a bright face, clear skin, and sharp senses. The monks who were his friends said to him, “Seyyasaka, you used to be thin, haggard, and pale, with veins protruding all over your body. But now you have a good color, a bright face, clear skin, and sharp senses. Have you been taking medicine?”

7“No. I just eat, sleep, and bathe as much as I like, and whenever I become discontent and lust overwhelms me, I masturbate with my hand.” “Do you eat the food given in faith with the same hand you use to masturbate?”

8“Yes.”

9The monks of few desires complained and criticized him, “How can Venerable Seyyasaka masturbate with his hand?”

10They rebuked Seyyasaka in many ways and then told the Buddha. The Buddha then had the Sangha gathered and questioned Seyyasaka: “Is it true, Seyyasaka, that you do this?”

11“Yes, sir.”

12The Buddha rebuked him, “Foolish man, it’s not suitable, it’s not proper, it’s not worthy of a monastic, it’s not allowable, it’s not to be done. How can you do this? Haven’t I given many teachings for the sake of dispassion, not for the sake of lust; for the sake of freedom from bondage, not for the sake of bondage; for the sake of non-grasping, not for the sake of grasping? When I’ve taught like this, how can you choose lust, bondage, and grasping? Haven’t I given many teachings for the fading away of lust, for the clearing away of intoxication, for the removal of thirst, for the uprooting of attachment, for the cutting off of the round of rebirth, for the stopping of craving, for fading away, for ending, for extinguishment? Haven’t I given many teachings for the abandoning of worldly pleasures, for the full understanding of the perceptions of worldly pleasures, for the removal of thirst for worldly pleasures, for the elimination of thoughts of worldly pleasures, for the stilling of the fevers of worldly pleasures? Foolish man, this will affect people’s confidence, and cause some to lose it.” Then, after rebuking Seyyasaka in many ways, the Buddha spoke in dispraise of being difficult to support … “And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:

13Preliminary ruling
‘Intentional emission of semen is an offense entailing suspension.’”

14In this way the Buddha laid down this training rule for the monks.

15Second substory
Soon afterwards some monks ate fine foods, fell asleep absentminded and heedless, and emitted semen while dreaming. They became anxious, thinking, “The Buddha has laid down a training rule that intentional emission of semen is an offense entailing suspension. We had an emission while dreaming, which is not without intention. Could it be that we’ve committed an offense entailing suspension?” They told the Buddha. “It’s true, monks, that a dream is not without intention, but it’s negligible. And so, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:

16Final ruling
‘Intentional emission of semen, except while dreaming, is an offense entailing suspension.’”

17Definitions
Intentional:

18knowing, perceiving, having intended, having decided, he transgresses.

19Semen:

20there are ten kinds of semen: blue, yellow, red, white, the color of buttermilk, the color of water, the color of oil, the color of milk, the color of curd, the color of ghee.

21Emission:

22making it move from its base—this is what is meant by “emission”.

23Except while dreaming:

24apart from that which occurs while dreaming.

25An offense entailing suspension:

26only the Sangha gives probation for that offense, sends back to the beginning, gives the trial period, and rehabilitates—not several monks, not an individual. Therefore it is called an offense entailing suspension. This is the name and designation of this class of offense. Therefore, too, it is called an offense entailing suspension.

27Summary
He emits by means of his own body. He emits by means of something external. He emits both by means of his own body and by means of something external. He emits shaking the pelvis in the air.

28He emits because of stiffness due to sensual desire. He emits because of stiffness due to feces. He emits because of stiffness due to urine. He emits because of stiffness due to intestinal gas. He emits because of stiffness due to being stung by caterpillars.

29He emits for the sake of health. He emits for the sake of pleasure. He emits for the sake of medicine. He emits for the sake of a gift. He emits for the sake of merit. He emits for the sake of sacrifice. He emits for the sake of heaven. He emits for the sake of seed. He emits for the sake of investigating. He emits for the sake of fun.

30He emits blue. He emits yellow. He emits red. He emits white. He emits the color of buttermilk. He emits the color of water. He emits the color of oil. He emits the color of milk. He emits the color of curd. He emits the color of ghee.

31Definitions
By means of his own body:

32by means of his own organic body.

33By means of something external:

34by means of something organic or inorganic, externally.

35Both by means of his own body and by means of something external:

36by means of both.

37Shaking the pelvis in the air:

38for one making an effort in the air, the penis becomes erect.

39Because of stiffness due to sensual desire:

40for one oppressed by sensual desire, the penis becomes erect.

41Because of stiffness due to feces:

42for one oppressed by feces, the penis becomes erect.

43Because of stiffness due to urine:

44for one oppressed by urine, the penis becomes erect.

45Because of stiffness due to intestinal gas:

46for one oppressed by intestinal gas, the penis becomes erect.

47Because of stiffness due to being stung by caterpillars:

48for one stung by caterpillars, the penis becomes erect.

49For the sake of health:

50thinking, “I’ll be healthy.”

51For the sake of pleasure:

52thinking, “I’ll produce a pleasant feeling.”

53For the sake of medicine:

54thinking, “There will be medicine.”

55For the sake of a gift:

56thinking, “I’ll give a gift.”

57For the sake of merit:

58thinking, “There will be merit.”

59For the sake of sacrifice:

60thinking, “I’ll offer a sacrifice.”

61For the sake of heaven:

62thinking, “I’ll go to heaven.”

63For the sake of seed:

64thinking, “There will be seed.”

65For the sake of investigating:

66thinking, “Will it be blue?”, “Will it be yellow?”, “Will it be red?”, “Will it be white?”, “Will it be the color of buttermilk?”, “Will it be the color of water?”, “Will it be the color of oil?”, “Will it be the color of milk?”, “Will it be the color of curd?”, “Will it be the color of ghee?”

67For the sake of fun:

68desiring to play.

69Exposition part 1
If, by means of his own body, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

70If, by means of something external, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

71If, both by means of his own body and by means of something external, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

72If, shaking the pelvis in the air, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

73If, when there is stiffness due to sensual desire, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

74If, when there is stiffness due to feces, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

75If, when there is stiffness due to urine, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

76If, when there is stiffness due to intestinal gas, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

77If, when there is stiffness due to being stung by caterpillars, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

78A single purpose
If, for the sake of health, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

79If, for the sake of pleasure … If, for the sake of medicine … If, for the sake of a gift … If, for the sake of merit … If, for the sake of sacrifice … If, for the sake of heaven … If, for the sake of seed … If, for the sake of investigating … If, for the sake of fun, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

80One kind of semen
If he intends blue, makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

81If he intends yellow … If he intends red … If he intends white … If he intends the color of buttermilk … If he intends the color of water … If he intends the color of oil … If he intends the color of milk … If he intends the color of curd … If he intends the color of ghee, makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

82The basic series is finished.

83Two purposes
If, for the sake of health and for the sake of pleasure, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

84If, for the sake of health and for the sake of medicine … If, for the sake of health and for the sake of a gift … If, for the sake of health and for the sake of merit … If, for the sake of health and for the sake of sacrifice … If, for the sake of health and for the sake of heaven … If, for the sake of health and for the sake of seed … If, for the sake of health and for the sake of investigating … If, for the sake of health and for the sake of fun, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

85The unconnected permutation series based on one item is finished.

86If, for the sake of pleasure and for the sake of medicine, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

87If, for the sake of pleasure and for the sake of a gift … If, for the sake of pleasure and for the sake of merit … If, for the sake of pleasure and for the sake of sacrifice … If, for the sake of pleasure and for the sake of heaven … If, for the sake of pleasure and for the sake of seed … If, for the sake of pleasure and for the sake of investigating … If, for the sake of pleasure and for the sake of fun, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

88If, for the sake of pleasure and for the sake of health, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

89If, for the sake of medicine and for the sake of a gift … If, for the sake of medicine and for the sake of merit … If, for the sake of medicine and for the sake of sacrifice … If, for the sake of medicine and for the sake of heaven … If, for the sake of medicine and for the sake of seed … If, for the sake of medicine and for the sake of investigating … If, for the sake of medicine and for the sake of fun, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

90If, for the sake of medicine and for the sake of health … If, for the sake of medicine and for the sake of pleasure, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

91If, for the sake of a gift and for the sake of merit … If, for the sake of a gift and for the sake of sacrifice … If, for the sake of a gift and for the sake of heaven … If, for the sake of a gift and for the sake of seed … If, for the sake of a gift and for the sake of investigating … If, for the sake of a gift and for the sake of fun, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

92If, for the sake of a gift and for the sake of health … If, for the sake of a gift and for the sake of pleasure … If, for the sake of a gift and for the sake of medicine, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

93If, for the sake of merit and for the sake of sacrifice … If, for the sake of merit and for the sake of heaven … If, for the sake of merit and for the sake of seed … If, for the sake of merit and for the sake of investigating … If, for the sake of merit and for the sake of fun, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

94If, for the sake of merit and for the sake of health … If, for the sake of merit and for the sake of pleasure … If, for the sake of merit and for the sake of medicine … If, for the sake of merit and for the sake of a gift, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

95If, for the sake of sacrifice and for the sake of heaven … If, for the sake of sacrifice and for the sake of seed … If, for the sake of sacrifice and for the sake of investigating … If, for the sake of sacrifice and for the sake of fun, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

96If, for the sake of sacrifice and for the sake of health … If, for the sake of sacrifice and for the sake of pleasure … If, for the sake of sacrifice and for the sake of medicine … If, for the sake of sacrifice and for the sake of a gift … If, for the sake of sacrifice and for the sake of merit, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

97If, for the sake of heaven and for the sake of seed … If, for the sake of heaven and for the sake of investigating … If, for the sake of heaven and for the sake of fun, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

98If, for the sake of heaven and for the sake of health … If, for the sake of heaven and for the sake of pleasure … If, for the sake of heaven and for the sake of medicine … If, for the sake of heaven and for the sake of a gift … If, for the sake of heaven and for the sake of merit … If, for the sake of heaven and for the sake of sacrifice, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

99If, for the sake of seed and for the sake of investigating … If, for the sake of seed and for the sake of fun, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

100If, for the sake of seed and for the sake of health … If, for the sake of seed and for the sake of pleasure … If, for the sake of seed and for the sake of medicine … If, for the sake of seed and for the sake of a gift … If, for the sake of seed and for the sake of merit … If, for the sake of seed and for the sake of sacrifice … If, for the sake of seed and for the sake of heaven, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

101If, for the sake of investigating and for the sake of fun, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

102If, for the sake of investigating and for the sake of health … If, for the sake of investigating and for the sake of pleasure … If, for the sake of investigating and for the sake of medicine … If, for the sake of investigating and for the sake of a gift … If, for the sake of investigating and for the sake of merit … If, for the sake of investigating and for the sake of sacrifice … If, for the sake of investigating and for the sake of heaven … If, for the sake of investigating and for the sake of seed, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

103If, for the sake of fun and for the sake of health … If, for the sake of fun and for the sake of pleasure … If, for the sake of fun and for the sake of medicine … If, for the sake of fun and for the sake of a gift … If, for the sake of fun and for the sake of merit … If, for the sake of fun and for the sake of sacrifice … If, for the sake of fun and for the sake of heaven … If, for the sake of fun and for the sake of seed … If, for the sake of fun and for the sake of investigating, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

104The linked permutation series based on one item is finished.

105Three purposes
If, for the sake of health and for the sake of pleasure and for the sake of medicine, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension. … If, for the sake of health and for the sake of pleasure and for the sake of fun, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

106The unconnected permutation series based on two items is finished.

107If, for the sake of pleasure and for the sake of medicine and for the sake of a gift, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension. … If, for the sake of pleasure and for the sake of medicine and for the sake of fun … If, for the sake of pleasure and for the sake of medicine and for the sake of health, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

108The linked permutation series based on two items in brief is finished.

109If, for the sake of investigating and for the sake of fun and for the sake of health, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension. … If, for the sake of investigating and for the sake of fun and for the sake of seed, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

110The section based on two items is finished.

111Four to nine purposes
The sections based on three items, four items, five items, six items, seven items, eight items, and nine items are to be expanded in the same way.

112Ten purposes
This is the section based on all items:

113If, for the sake of health and for the sake of pleasure and for the sake of medicine and for the sake of a gift and for the sake of merit and for the sake of sacrifice and for the sake of heaven and for the sake of seed and for the sake of investigating and for the sake of fun, he intends and makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

114The section based on all items is finished.

115Two kinds of semen
If he intends blue and yellow, makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

116If he intends blue and red … If he intends blue and white … If he intends blue and the color of buttermilk … If he intends blue and the color of water … If he intends blue and the color of oil … If he intends blue and the color of milk … If he intends blue and the color of curd … If he intends blue and the color of ghee, makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

117The unconnected permutation series based on one item is finished.

118If he intends yellow and red, makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

119If he intends yellow and white … If he intends yellow and the color of buttermilk … If he intends yellow and the color of water … If he intends yellow and the color of oil … If he intends yellow and the color of milk … If he intends yellow and the color of curd … If he intends yellow and the color of ghee, makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

120If he intends yellow and blue, makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

121The linked permutation series based on one item is finished.

122If he intends red and white, makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

123If he intends red and the color of buttermilk … If he intends red and the color of water … If he intends red and the color of oil … If he intends red and the color of milk … If he intends red and the color of curd … If he intends red and the color of ghee, makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

124If he intends red and blue … If he intends red and yellow, makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

125If he intends white and the color of buttermilk … If he intends white and the color of water … If he intends white and the color of oil … If he intends white and the color of milk … If he intends white and the color of curd … If he intends white and the color of ghee, makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

126If he intends white and blue … If he intends white and yellow … If he intends white and red, makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

127If he intends the color of buttermilk and the color of water … If he intends the color of buttermilk and the color of oil … If he intends the color of buttermilk and the color of milk … If he intends the color of buttermilk and the color of curd … If he intends the color of buttermilk and the color of ghee, makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

128If he intends the color of buttermilk and blue … If he intends the color of buttermilk and yellow … If he intends the color of buttermilk and red … If he intends the color of buttermilk and white, makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

129If he intends the color of water and the color of oil … If he intends the color of water and the color of milk … If he intends the color of water and the color of curd … If he intends the color of water and the color of ghee, makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

130If he intends the color of water and blue … If he intends the color of water and yellow … If he intends the color of water and red … If he intends the color of water and white … If he intends the color of water and the color of buttermilk, makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

131If he intends the color of oil and the color of milk … If he intends the color of oil and the color of curd … If he intends the color of oil and the color of ghee, makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

132If he intends the color of oil and blue … If he intends the color of oil and yellow … If he intends the color of oil and red … If he intends the color of oil and white … If he intends the color of oil and the color of buttermilk … If he intends the color of oil and the color of water, makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

133If he intends the color of milk and the color of curd … If he intends the color of milk and the color of ghee, makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

134If he intends the color of milk and blue … If he intends the color of milk and yellow … If he intends the color of milk and red … If he intends the color of milk and white … If he intends the color of milk and the color of buttermilk … If he intends the color of milk and the color of water … If he intends the color of milk and the color of oil, makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

135If he intends the color of curd and the color of ghee, makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

136If he intends the color of curd and blue … If he intends the color of curd and yellow … If he intends the color of curd and red … If he intends the color of curd and white … If he intends the color of curd and the color of buttermilk … If he intends the color of curd and the color of water … If he intends the color of curd and the color of oil … If he intends the color of curd and the color of milk, makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

137If he intends the color of ghee and blue, makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

138If he intends the color of ghee and yellow … If he intends the color of ghee and red … If he intends the color of ghee and white … If he intends the color of ghee and the color of buttermilk … If he intends the color of ghee and the color of water … If he intends the color of ghee and the color of oil … If he intends the color of ghee and the color of milk … If he intends the color of ghee and the color of curd, makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

139The linked permutation series based on one item is finished.

140Three kinds of semen
If he intends blue and yellow and red, makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension. … If he intends blue and yellow and the color of ghee, makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

141The unconnected permutation series based on two items is finished.

142If he intends yellow and red and white, makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension. … If he intends yellow and red and the color of ghee … If he intends yellow and red and blue, makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

143The linked permutation series based on two items in brief is finished.

144If he intends the color of curd and the color of ghee and blue, makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension. … If he intends the color of curd and the color of ghee and the color of milk, makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

145The section based on two items is finished.

146Four to nine kinds of semen
The sections based on three items, four items, five items, six items, seven items, eight items, and nine items are to be expanded in the same way.

147Ten kinds of semen
This is the section based on all items:

148If he intends blue and yellow and red and white and the color of buttermilk and the color of water and the color of oil and the color of milk and the color of curd and the color of ghee, makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

149The section based on all items is finished.

150Purposes combined with kinds of semen
If he intends for the sake of health and blue, makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

151If he intends for the sake of health and for the sake of pleasure and blue and yellow, makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

152If he intends for the sake of health and for the sake of pleasure and for the sake of medicine and blue and yellow and red, makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

153(In this way both aspects are to be expanded.)

154If he intends for the sake of health and for the sake of pleasure and for the sake of medicine and for the sake of a gift and for the sake of merit and for the sake of sacrifice and for the sake of heaven and for the sake of seed and for the sake of investigating and for the sake of fun and blue and yellow and red and white and the color of buttermilk and the color of water and the color of oil and the color of milk and the color of curd and the color of ghee, makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

155The mixed permutation series is finished.

156Intending one kind of semen, emitting another kind
If he intends, “I’ll emit blue,” makes an effort, and yellow is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

157If he intends, “I’ll emit blue,” makes an effort, and red is emitted … white … the color of buttermilk … the color of water … the color of oil … the color of milk … the color of curd … the color of ghee is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

158The unconnected permutation series is finished.

159If he intends, “I’ll emit yellow,” makes an effort, and red is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

160If he intends, “I’ll emit yellow,” makes an effort, and white is emitted … the color of buttermilk … the color of water … the color of oil … the color of milk … the color of curd … the color of ghee … blue is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

161The basis of the linked permutation series in brief is finished.

162… If he intends, “I’ll emit the color of ghee,” makes an effort, and blue is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

163If he intends, “I’ll emit the color of ghee,” makes an effort, and yellow is emitted … red … white … the color of buttermilk … the color of water … the color of oil … the color of milk … the color of curd is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

164The core permutation series is finished.

165If he intends, “I’ll emit yellow,” makes an effort, and blue is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

166If he intends, “I’ll emit red … white … the color of buttermilk … the color of water … the color of oil … the color of milk … the color of curd … the color of ghee,” makes an effort, and blue is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

167The first round of the additional permutation series is finished.

168If he intends, “I’ll emit red,” makes an effort, and yellow is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

169If he intends, “I’ll emit white … the color of buttermilk … the color of water … the color of oil … the color of milk … the color of curd … the color of ghee … blue,” makes an effort, and yellow is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

170The second round of the additional permutation series is finished.

171If he intends, “I’ll emit white,” makes an effort, and red is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

172If he intends, “I’ll emit the color of buttermilk … the color of water … the color of oil … the color of milk … the color of curd … the color of ghee … blue … yellow,” makes an effort, and red is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

173The third round of the additional permutation series is finished.

174If he intends, “I’ll emit the color of buttermilk,” makes an effort, and white is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

175If he intends, “I’ll emit the color of water … the color of oil … the color of milk … the color of curd … the color of ghee … blue … yellow … red,” makes an effort, and white is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

176The fourth round of the additional permutation series is finished.

177If he intends, “I’ll emit the color of water,” makes an effort, and the color of buttermilk is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

178If he intends, “I’ll emit the color of oil … the color of milk … the color of curd … the color of ghee … blue … yellow … red … white,” makes an effort, and the color of buttermilk is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

179The fifth round of the additional permutation series is finished.

180If he intends, “I’ll emit the color of oil,” makes an effort, and the color of water is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

181If he intends, “I’ll emit the color of milk … the color of curd … the color of ghee … blue … yellow … red … white … the color of buttermilk,” makes an effort, and the color of water is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

182The sixth round of the additional permutation series is finished.

183If he intends, “I’ll emit the color of milk,” makes an effort, and the color of oil is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

184If he intends, “I’ll emit the color of curd … the color of ghee … blue … yellow … red … white … the color of buttermilk … the color of water,” makes an effort, and the color of oil is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

185The seventh round of the additional permutation series is finished.

186If he intends, “I’ll emit the color of curd,” makes an effort, and the color of milk is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

187If he intends, “I’ll emit the color of ghee … blue … yellow … red … white … the color of buttermilk … the color of water … the color of oil,” makes an effort, and the color of milk is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

188The eighth round of the additional permutation series is finished.

189If he intends, “I’ll emit the color of ghee,” makes an effort, and the color of curd is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

190If he intends, “I’ll emit blue … yellow … red … white … the color of buttermilk … the color of water … the color of oil … the color of milk,” makes an effort, and the color of curd is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

191The ninth round of the additional permutation series is finished.

192If he intends, “I’ll emit blue,” makes an effort, and the color of ghee is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

193If he intends, “I’ll emit yellow … red … white … the color of buttermilk … the color of water … the color of oil … the color of milk … the color of curd,” makes an effort, and the color of ghee is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

194The tenth round of the additional permutation series is finished.

195The additional permutation series is finished.

196Permutations part 2
If he intends, makes an effort, and semen is emitted, he commits an offense entailing suspension.

197If he intends, makes an effort, but semen is not emitted, he commits a serious offense.

198If he intends, but does not make an effort, yet semen is emitted, there is no offense.

199If he intends, but does not make an effort, nor is semen emitted, there is no offense.

200If he does not intend, but makes an effort, and semen is emitted, there is no offense.

201If he does not intend, but makes an effort, yet semen is not emitted, there is no offense.

202If he does not intend, nor make an effort, yet semen is emitted, there is no offense.

203If he does not intend, nor make an effort, nor is semen emitted, there is no offense.

204Non-offenses
There is no offense: if it is while dreaming; if he is not aiming at emission; if he is insane; if he is deranged; if he is overwhelmed by pain; if he is the first offender.

205Summary verses of case studies

206“Dream, feces, urine,
Thought, and with warm water;
Medicine, scratching, path,
Foreskin, sauna, massage.

207Novice, and asleep,
Thigh, pressed with the fist;
In the air, rigid, staring,
Keyhole, rubbed with wood.

208Current, mud, running,
Mud play, lotus;
Sand, mud, pouring,
Bed, and with the thumb.”

209Case studies
On one occasion a monk had an emission of semen while dreaming. He became anxious, thinking, “The Buddha has laid down a training rule. Could it be that I’ve committed an offense entailing suspension?” He told the Buddha, who said, “There’s no offense when it occurs while dreaming.”

210On one occasion a monk was defecating, and semen was emitted. He became anxious … “What were you thinking, monk?”

211“I wasn’t aiming at emission, sir.”

212“There’s no offense if one isn’t aiming at emission.”

213On one occasion a monk was urinating, and semen was emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense if one isn’t aiming at emission.”

214On one occasion a monk was thinking a worldly thought, and semen was emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense for one thinking a worldly thought.”

215On one occasion a monk was bathing in warm water, and semen was emitted. He became anxious … “What were you thinking, monk?”

216“I wasn’t aiming at emission, sir.”

217“There’s no offense if one isn’t aiming at emission.”

218On one occasion a monk bathed in warm water aiming at emission, and semen was emitted. He became anxious … “You’ve committed an offense entailing suspension.”

219On one occasion a monk bathed in warm water aiming at emission, but semen was not emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense entailing suspension, but there’s a serious offense.”

220At one time a monk had a sore on his penis. While he was applying medicine, semen was emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense if one isn’t aiming at emission.”

221At one time a monk had a sore on his penis. He applied medicine aiming at emission, and semen was emitted. … semen was not emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense entailing suspension, but there’s a serious offense.”

222On one occasion a monk scratched his scrotum, and semen was emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense if one isn’t aiming at emission.”

223On one occasion a monk scratched his scrotum aiming at emission, and semen was emitted. … semen was not emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense entailing suspension, but there’s a serious offense.”

224On one occasion a monk was walking along a path, and semen was emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense if one isn’t aiming at emission.”

225On one occasion a monk walked along a path aiming at emission, and semen was emitted. … semen was not emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense entailing suspension, but there’s a serious offense.”

226On one occasion a monk took hold of his foreskin, urinated, and semen was emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense if one isn’t aiming at emission.”

227On one occasion a monk, aiming at emission, took hold of his foreskin, urinated, and semen was emitted. … semen was not emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense entailing suspension, but there’s a serious offense.”

228On one occasion a monk was having his belly heated in the sauna, and semen was emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense if one isn’t aiming at emission.”

229On one occasion a monk, aiming at emission, had his belly heated in the sauna, and semen was emitted. … semen was not emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense entailing suspension, but there’s a serious offense.”

230On one occasion a monk massaged his preceptor’s back in the sauna, and semen was emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense if one isn’t aiming at emission.”

231On one occasion a monk, aiming at emission, massaged his preceptor’s back in the sauna, and semen was emitted. … semen was not emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense entailing suspension, but there’s a serious offense.”

232On one occasion a monk was having his thigh massaged, and semen was emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense if one isn’t aiming at emission.”

233On one occasion a monk, aiming at emission, had his thigh massaged, and semen was emitted. … semen was not emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense entailing suspension, but there’s a serious offense.”

234On one occasion a monk, aiming at emission, said to a novice, “Take hold of my penis.” The novice took hold of his penis, and the monk emitted semen. He became anxious … “There’s an offense entailing suspension.”

235On one occasion a monk took hold of the penis of a sleeping novice, and the monk emitted semen. He became anxious … “There’s no offense entailing suspension, but there’s an offense of wrong conduct.”

236On one occasion a monk pressed his penis between his thighs aiming at emission, and semen was emitted. … semen was not emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense entailing suspension, but there’s a serious offense.”

237On one occasion a monk pressed his penis with his fist aiming at emission, and semen was emitted. … semen was not emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense entailing suspension, but there’s a serious offense.”

238On one occasion a monk shook his pelvis in the air aiming at emission, and semen was emitted. … semen was not emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense entailing suspension, but there’s a serious offense.”

239On one occasion a monk made his body rigid, and semen was emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense if one isn’t aiming at emission.”

240On one occasion a monk made his body rigid aiming at emission, and semen was emitted. … semen was not emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense entailing suspension, but there’s a serious offense.”

241On one occasion a lustful monk stared at a woman’s genitals, and semen was emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense entailing suspension. But you should not stare at a woman’s genitals motivated by lust. If you do, you commit an offense of wrong conduct.”

242On one occasion a monk inserted his penis into a keyhole aiming at emission, and semen was emitted. … semen was not emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense entailing suspension, but there’s a serious offense.”

243On one occasion a monk rubbed his penis with a piece of wood aiming at emission, and semen was emitted. … semen was not emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense entailing suspension, but there’s a serious offense.”

244On one occasion a monk bathed against the current, and semen was emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense if one isn’t aiming at emission.”

245On one occasion a monk bathed against the current aiming at emission, and semen was emitted. … semen was not emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense entailing suspension, but there’s a serious offense.”

246On one occasion a monk was playing in mud, and semen was emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense if one isn’t aiming at emission.”

247On one occasion a monk played in mud aiming at emission, and semen was emitted. … semen was not emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense entailing suspension, but there’s a serious offense.”

248On one occasion a monk ran in water, and semen was emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense if one isn’t aiming at emission.”

249On one occasion a monk ran in water aiming at emission, and semen was emitted. … semen was not emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense entailing suspension, but there’s a serious offense.”

250On one occasion a monk was playing by sliding in the mud, and semen was emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense if one isn’t aiming at emission.”

251On one occasion a monk, aiming at emission, was playing by sliding in the mud, and semen was emitted. … semen was not emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense entailing suspension, but there’s a serious offense.”

252On one occasion a monk was running in a lotus grove, and semen was emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense if one isn’t aiming at emission.”

253On one occasion a monk ran in a lotus grove aiming at emission, and semen was emitted. … semen was not emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense entailing suspension, but there’s a serious offense.”

254On one occasion a monk inserted his penis into sand aiming at emission, and semen was emitted. … semen was not emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense entailing suspension, but there’s a serious offense.”

255On one occasion a monk inserted his penis into mud aiming at emission, and semen was emitted. … semen was not emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense entailing suspension, but there’s a serious offense.”

256On one occasion a monk poured water on his penis, and semen was emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense if one isn’t aiming at emission.”

257On one occasion a monk poured water on his penis aiming at emission, and semen was emitted. … semen was not emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense entailing suspension, but there’s a serious offense.”

258On one occasion a monk rubbed his penis against his bed aiming at emission, and semen was emitted. … semen was not emitted. He became anxious … “There’s no offense entailing suspension, but there’s a serious offense.”

259On one occasion a monk rubbed his penis with his thumb aiming at emission, and semen was emitted. … semen was not emitted. He became anxious, thinking, “The Buddha has laid down a training rule. Could it be that I’ve committed an offense entailing suspension?” He told the Buddha, who said, “There’s no offense entailing suspension, but there’s a serious offense.”

260The training rule on masturbation, the first, is finished.