Lzh Dg Bi Pm Pc 39Disrespect
Pāli / Sanskrit:Anādariya
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Discourse on Lack of Respect (Anādariya)
Background
In the Vinaya Piṭaka of the Pāli Canon, the Anādariya discourse is recorded in the Bhikkhunī Pātimokkha, the code of discipline for Buddhist nuns. This is one of the important prohibitions intended to maintain discipline in the community of female monastics. The original occasion for this rule arose from the conduct of nuns who did not show respect for the Buddha’s Dharma, for their teachers, or for the Buddha’s discourses. In the context of the early Sangha, respect (ādariya) was not merely an outward display of courtesy, but a fundamental attitude that enabled monastics to receive the teaching and develop wisdom.
This discourse reflects a common problem: when respect is eroded, study and practice become superficial and lose spiritual depth. The Buddha foresaw that if nuns treated the teaching, questions concerning relics, or instruction with contempt, they would be unable to open wisdom and progress on the path to liberation.
Main Content
Anādariya (a-nāda-riya) derives from the word “nādariya,” meaning respect, with the negative prefix “a-.” This rule forbids nuns from having a contemptuous or disrespectful attitude toward the teachings transmitted to them. Specifically, if a nun hears the Buddha’s Dharma transmitted through recitation (pariyatti), through inquiry and reflection (paripucchā), or through questions concerning meaning, and she refuses to listen with a sincere spirit, takes it lightly, or resists it, that is blameworthy conduct lacking in respect.
In the Vinaya Piṭaka, this applies not only to the Buddha’s Dharma but also to respect for teachers, those who guide training and practice. When a nun appears uninterested, or deliberately disappoints her instructor by not listening, interrupting, or showing a pattern of resistance, this is a violation. The nun’s teacher (ācariya), and even the Dharma shared by the community as a whole, require respect in order to be transmitted effectively.
This rule is also closely connected with the concepts of “appasāda” (lack of faith) and “akkhanti” (lack of patience or forbearance).
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