Lzh Dg Bi Pm Pc 171Not Going Away After Expulsion
Pāli / Sanskrit:Not going away after expulsion
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Commentary on the Sutra: Not Leaving After Being Expelled
Background
The Vinaya Piṭaka is the collection of rules of moral training and communal regulations established by the Buddha for bhikkhus and bhikkhunīs. Within it, regulations concerning expulsion (parivāsa) and corrective measures in the path of training are important educational means, intended to maintain the spirit of practice and communal discipline.
The sutra “Not Leaving After Being Expelled” belongs to the Pātimokkha, especially among the rules of censure (dukkaṭa). The background of this sutra arises from specific cases in which disciples behaved wrongly and the Sangha decided to apply a measure of temporary expulsion, but the person did not obey the order to leave the monastic community. This is a matter of discipline and obedience within the Sangha.
Main Content
This regulation concerns the case of a bhikkhu to whom the Sangha applies a measure such as parivāsa, a period of restriction, or another corrective measure requiring that the bhikkhu leave the community and undertake certain disciplinary penalties. However, if after the decision to remove him has been made, that person still remains in the monastery or does not obey the order to leave, this is considered a further violation of another rule.
The sutra clearly states that this act of “not leaving” is classified as a censure (dukkaṭa), that is, a lesser violation than offenses such as Pāṭidesanīya, which must be declared. These are disciplinary violations that the offender must correct through the kindness and guidance of the Sangha. The sutra emphasizes that failing to obey the order of the Sangha is disrespect for the community’s self-governance and unity in practice.
These regulations are recorded in detail in the Bhikkhunī Pātimokkha, the code for bhikkhunīs, where issues of women’s discipline are handled in a similar way. The purpose is not punishment, but education and the restoration of harmony in the community of practice.
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