Lzh Dg Bu Pm 2 Pc 7Announcing a Grave Offense
Pāli / Sanskrit:Duṭṭhullārocana
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The Sutta on Announcing a Grave Fault
Background
The Duṭṭhullārocana Sutta (Announcing a Grave Fault) is found in the Vinaya Piṭaka, the collection of disciplinary regulations for monks and nuns in Theravāda Buddhism. This code is called the Pāṭimokkha and is the ethical foundation of the traditional Sangha. This sutta is especially concerned with serious violations (duṭṭhulla), which require public announcement so that the Sangha may know the situation clearly and take appropriate measures.
In the historical context, as Buddhism developed, Buddha Gautama established rules of training not to punish but to protect the spirit of the Sangha, a community of those seeking liberation. Announcing faults was regarded as an act of compassion, because it helped the community maintain purity and create a suitable environment for practice. Failure to announce faults would create division and loss of trust.
Main Content
The Duṭṭhullārocana Sutta prescribes that when a bhikkhu or bhikkhunī commits faults regarded as duṭṭhulla — grave, weighty, and corrupt — the monastic community must announce them clearly before the whole assembly. These grave faults include conduct that deeply violates moral practice, such as violations of basic rules relating to action by body, speech, and mind.
The announcement is not meant to insult or humiliate the offender, but so that the Sangha knows the situation clearly and can carry out the proper procedures. The offender must be given the opportunity to confess and acknowledge the mistake publicly. This is an important step in the process of spiritual healing, reestablishing ethical purity.
The method of announcement follows formal steps and is carried out in the regular meetings of the Sangha (uposatha). This ensures that the announcement is not an arbitrary act, but a controlled process witnessed by the entire Sangha.
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