‘If a monk, intending to steal, takes from an inhabited area or from the wilderness what has not been given to him—

the sort of stealing for which kings, having caught a thief, would beat, imprison, or banish him, saying, “You’re a bandit, you’re a fool, you’ve gone astray, you’re a thief”—he too is expelled and excluded from the community.’”

Definitions A: whoever … Monk: … The monk who has been given the full ordination by a unanimous Sangha through a legal procedure consisting of one motion and three announcements that is irreversible and fit to stand—this sort of monk is meant in this case. An inhabited area: an inhabited area of one hut, an inhabited area of two huts, an inhabited area of three huts, an inhabited area of four huts, an inhabited area with people, an inhabited area without people, an enclosed inhabited area, an unenclosed inhabited area, a disorganized inhabited area, and even a caravan settled for more than four months is called “an inhabited area”. The access to an inhabited area: of an enclosed inhabited area: a stone’s throw of a man of average height standing at the threshold of the gateway to the inhabited area; of an unenclosed inhabited area: a stone’s throw of a man of average height standing at the access to a house. The wilderness: apart from inhabited areas and the access to inhabited areas, the remainder is called “the wilderness”. What has not been given: what has not been given, what has not been let go of, what has not been relinquished; what is guarded, what is protected, what is regarded as “mine”, what belongs to someone else. This is called “what has not been given”. Intending to steal: the thought of theft, the thought of stealing. Takes: takes, carries off, steals, interrupts the movement of, moves from its base, does not stick to an arrangement. The sort: a <i lang='pi' translate='no'>pāda</i> coin, the value of a <i lang='pi' translate='no'>pāda</i>, or more than a <i lang='pi' translate='no'>pāda</i>.