Bhūtagāmavagga

Vinayapiṭaka · Parivāra · Vol. 8 · Section 301

[301] One who fells plant life (bhūtagāma) commits two offences (āpatti): while he is felling it, in the act of exertion (payoga), a dukkaṭa; with each and every blow, an offence of pācittiya.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.