Dharmaguptaka-vinaya 18.46

18.46

爾時佛在舍衛國祇樹給孤獨園。時六群比丘聽諸比丘鬪諍言語已，而向彼人說，令僧未有諍事而有諍事，已有諍事而不除滅。諸比丘作如是念：「以何因緣令僧未有諍事而有諍事，已有諍事而不除滅？」諸比丘即察知之，是六群比丘聽諸比丘鬪諍語言已，而向彼說故耳。爾時諸比丘聞，其中有少欲知足、行頭陀、樂學戒、知慚愧者，嫌責六群比丘言：「汝等云何聽諸比丘鬪諍已，而向彼說，令僧未有諍事而有諍事，已有諍事而不除滅？」諸比丘往世尊所，頭面禮足在一面坐，以此因緣具白世尊。世尊爾時以此因緣集比丘僧，呵責六群比丘言：「汝所為非，非威儀、非沙門法、非淨行、非隨順行，所不應為。云何汝等聽諸比丘諍已，而向彼說，令僧未有諍事而有諍事，已有諍事而不除滅？」世尊以無數方便呵責已，告諸比丘：「此六群比丘癡人！多種有漏處，最初犯戒。自今已去與比丘結戒，集十句義乃至正法久住，欲說戒者當如是說：若比丘，比丘共鬪諍已，聽此語向彼說者，波逸提。」

At that time the Buddha was staying in Śrāvastī at the Jetavana Anāthapiṇḍadārāma. At that time, the group of six bhikṣus, having eavesdropped on the quarreling words of the bhikṣus, spoke of them to those other people, causing the saṅgha to have disputes where there were none, and where there were already disputes, not to settle them. The bhikṣus thought: "For what reason does the saṅgha have disputes where there were none, and where there were already disputes, does not settle them?" The bhikṣus investigated and found out: it was simply because the group of six bhikṣus, having eavesdropped on the quarreling words of the bhikṣus, went and spoke of them to the other parties. When the bhikṣus heard of it, those among them who had few desires and were easily satisfied, practiced dhūta, delighted in training in the śīla, and possessed shame and remorse, rebuked the group of six bhikṣus, saying, "Why did you, having eavesdropped on the quarreling of the bhikṣus, speak of it to the other parties, causing the saṅgha to have disputes where there were none, and where there were already disputes, not to settle them?" The bhikṣus went to the Bhagavat, bowed their heads at his feet, sat to one side, and reported this matter in full to the Bhagavat. Thereupon the Bhagavat, on this account, assembled the bhikṣusaṅgha and rebuked the group of six bhikṣus, saying, "What you have done is wrong; it is not dignified deportment, not the Dharma of a śramaṇa, not pure conduct, not compliant conduct, and what ought not to be done. Why did you, having eavesdropped on the quarreling of the bhikṣus, speak of it to the other parties, causing the saṅgha to have disputes where there were none, and where there were already disputes, not to settle them?" Having rebuked them with countless skillful means, the Bhagavat addressed the bhikṣus: "These foolish men of the group of six bhikṣus! They are the source of various corruptions and are the first to transgress the precepts. From now on, I lay down this precept for the bhikṣus, gathering the ten objectives up to the long endurance of the true Dharma. Those who wish to recite the precepts should recite them thus: 'If a bhikṣu, when bhikṣus are quarreling together, eavesdrops on these words and speaks of them to the other party, it is a pāyattika.'"