Lzh Dg Bi Vb Sk 74Not Urinate on Stupa
Pāli / Sanskrit:Not urinate on stupa
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The Text on Not Urinating on a Stupa
Background
This text belongs to the Vinaya Piṭaka in the Pāli Canon, specifically the Bhikkhu Vibhaṅga (analysis of the discipline for monks). The Vinaya Piṭaka is the foundation of monastic discipline in the Theravāda Buddhist tradition, perfected by the Buddha over nearly fifty years of teaching. The rules in the Vinaya Piṭaka are not arbitrary prohibitions, but instructions that help monastics protect purity, respect sacred environments, and build harmonious relations within the community.
This specific rule on not urinating on a stupa reflects reverence for sacred Buddhist structures. A stupa in the Buddhist tradition is not only an architectural work but a symbol of awakening, a place preserving the remains of the Buddha or great bodhisattvas. Therefore, maintaining cleanliness and reverence at these places is an important part of virtuous training.
Main Content
The rule “not urinating on a stupa” is one of the basic virtues that every monk must observe. According to the Vinaya Piṭaka, this act is forbidden for many profound reasons. First, it shows disrespect toward sacred objects of worship belonging to the Buddhist community. Second, it violates the rule of maintaining cleanliness, a basic element in the cultivation of pure moral intention (sīla).
Urinating on a stupa not only soils a sacred structure but also brings shame upon the monastic community and diminishes the respect of other Buddhists. Therefore, this rule ensures that religious spaces are protected physically and spiritually.
According to the Vinaya Piṭaka, if a monk violates this rule, he needs to expiate the offense through rituals of confession and repentance (paccattaniya) and be guided by senior monks in order to reform his conduct. This is not intended as punishment but as education and the restoration of reverence.
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