Lzh Dg Bi Pm Sk 2Evenly All Around (2nd)
Pāli / Sanskrit:Dutiyaparimaṇḍala
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Exposition of the Dutiyaparimaṇḍala Sutta
Background
The Dutiyaparimaṇḍala Sutta (The Second Circle) is recorded in the Vinaya Piṭaka, corresponding to the rules of life for the Sangha, within the Theravāda Buddhist tradition. In the Vinaya Piṭaka, texts concerning “parimaṇḍala” (circle, or geographical boundary) often relate to regulations on the sphere of activity of the Sangha, where disciplinary rules are applied consistently.
This text is called “Second” because it is a continuation in a series of instructions on how to organize the space of practice. In the Buddha’s time, as the Sangha grew, the Blessed One needed to establish boundaries (sīmā) so that bhikkhus could gather and perform communal rites properly. This text serves an administrative and sacred purpose, ensuring unity and order in the Sangha.
Main Content
The specific content of this text has not yet been fully translated in current translations. However, according to the general context of the parimaṇḍala texts in the Vinaya Piṭaka, Dutiyaparimaṇḍala deals with regulations on how to determine and manage a second boundary of practice.
In the Theravāda tradition, sīmā boundaries are divided into several types, and “second” here may refer to a specific arrangement or to a situation different from the standard case. This text regulates how bhikkhus and bhikkhunīs confirm boundaries, how special observances are conducted (uposatha, the observance-day ceremony), and which actions are permitted or not permitted outside the recognized boundary.
The regulation of boundaries is not merely a geographical matter, but an expression of practicing collectedness (samādhi) at the communal level. When a group of monastics lives within the same sīmā boundary, they create an environment that supports shared Dharma practice, where observance of moral discipline (sīla) becomes clear and collectively binding.
Practical Meaning
The Dutiyaparimaṇḍala Sutta reminds us that Buddhist practice is never an isolated act.
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