Lzh Dg Bi Pm Pj 7Siding With One Ejected
Pāli / Sanskrit:Ukkhittānuvattikā
Save your scripture progress
Create a free account to save scriptures, track progress, and continue your daily learning path.
UKKHITTĀNUVATTIKĀ SUTTA
According to the Traditional Theravāda Vinaya Piṭaka
Background
The Ukkhittānuvattikā Sutta (Pāli: ukkhitta = expelled; anuvattikā = following, supporting) is an important regulation in the Vinaya Piṭaka, specifically belonging to the Pātimokkha, the basic discipline of monks and nuns. This sutta is recorded in the Pāli Canon as part of the Vinaya Piṭaka, detailing complex situations in the management of the monastic community.
The background of this sutta is connected with cases in the Sangha community during the Buddha’s time, when some monastics seriously violated the discipline and were decided by the Sangha community to be expelled or subjected to various disciplinary measures. The question arose: are other monastics permitted to support, help, or continue to be friendly with the expelled person? This is a complex matter concerning the unity of the Sangha and respect for collective decisions.
Main Content
The sutta states that a monastic who has been decided by the Sangha to be “suspended” (ukkhitta) must bear certain consequences. Other monastics must not “support or follow” (anuvattati) this punished person, meaning they must not publicly show support or take instruction from them as usual.
However, the sutta also notes special cases. If a monastic “follows” the expelled person without knowing about the decision, or if they carry out such actions for valid reasons and with clear explanation, then the degree of offense may differ. This shows that the Vinaya Piṭaka is not entirely rigid but takes context and intention (cetanā) into account.
The sutta emphasizes: division in the Sangha is extremely grave, because the Sangha is the gathering of sincere practitioners. When the Sangha makes a disciplinary decision, it is an expression of consensus in protecting the Dharma and Vinaya. Those who support the person removed also indirectly oppose this consensus, thereby causing division (bheda).
🌏 The Buddhist canon is vast — some sūtras (such as comparative Vinaya across schools, or untranslated Tibetan-canon texts) have to this day NEVER been translated into Vietnamese or English by anyone, scholars included. Rather than leave it blank, Inti AI offers a FAITHFUL summary grounded in the tradition — from the sūtra's title, origin and essence — so you can still reach this rare part of the treasury. Whenever an original translation exists, the app shows the original first.
Translations belong to the translator/source credited above. The bilingual compilation, presentation, and AI translations compiled by Inti are © Inti Foundation. Please attribute when quoting; do not bulk-copy or use commercially without permission.