Lzh Dg Bi Pm Np 7Requesting Fine Robes From a Combined Robe Fund
Pāli / Sanskrit:Dutiyaupakkhata
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The Dutiyaupakkhata Rule: Requesting Valuable Robes from a Common Robe Fund
Background
The Dutiyaupakkhata rule belongs to the Vinaya Piṭaka, in the Bhikkhunī Pātimokkha of the Theravāda Buddhist tradition. These are corrective regulations for the order of bhikkhunīs, gradually formalized by the Buddha when situations of violation arose in communal life.
The background of this rule arose from the issue of managing common property within the order of nuns. During the Buddha’s lifetime, the Sangha had to resolve disputes and injustices in the allocation of resources for study and practice, especially robe cloth (civara), the most essential and sacred possession of each monastic. The formation of a common fund by a group of bhikkhunīs to buy valuable robes led to complications concerning ownership and entitlement, and so the Buddha gave clear regulations.
Main Content
This rule concerns a Vinaya regulation on how to handle the case in which a bhikkhunī requests to receive a fine robe from a common robe fund accumulated by the community. The issue is this: may a member of the common fund unilaterally request to take a valuable robe without consulting the others? Or what rule applies in order to ensure fairness and collective consent?
According to the principles of the Vinaya Piṭaka, such regulations are meant to prevent greed, self-interest, and seeking benefit for oneself while forgetting the communal spirit (Sangha). If a bhikkhunī could arbitrarily take the best robes from the common fund according to her own wishes, this would break harmony (samaggi) in the Sangha and create envy and jealousy.
This rule likely stipulates that taking robes from the common fund must follow a certain procedure, perhaps requiring confirmation or consent from other members, or conformity with certain standards of character and timing. Through this, the Buddha protects the spirit of sharing and lawful financial independence.
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