Lzh Dg Bu Pm 2 Sk 26Receiving Respectfully
Pāli / Sanskrit:Sakkaccapaṭiggahaṇa
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THE DISCOURSE ON RECEIVING RESPECTFULLY
Sakkaccapaṭiggahaṇa
Background
The Sakkaccapaṭiggahaṇa Sutta (Receiving Respectfully) is found in the Vinaya Piṭaka and reflects rules concerning the discipline of the Sangha (Vinaya) in the Theravāda tradition. The Vinaya Piṭaka is not merely a collection of prohibitions, but a code of communal life established by the Buddha to protect the community of monks and nuns and maintain the spirit of practice.
This discourse concerns the principle of “receiving respectfully” (Pāli: sakkacca-paṭiggahaṇa), a key concept in monastic conduct. It speaks not only of the physical act of receiving objects or teachings, but also of the fundamental state of mind: carefulness, respect, and attentiveness in every action.
According to the Pāli Vinaya Piṭaka, these regulations were established to educate monks and nuns in ethics and help them develop virtues such as clear comprehension (sampajañña), mindfulness (sati), and self-restraint (dama). This discourse is often taught when newly ordained bhikkhus need to understand clearly how to conduct themselves in the monastic community.
Main Content
“Receiving respectfully” expresses rules about how monks and nuns should deal with one another, especially in the process of receiving objects, possessions, or instructions from those senior in age or practice (thera). This includes receiving robes, the bowl (almsbowl), and Buddhist teachings respectfully, not roughly or dismissively.
The discourse teaches that when a bhikkhu or bhikkhunī receives anything, whether material or spiritual, it must be done with a basic mind of respect. This does not arise from fear or compulsion, but from the understanding that every action, however small, affects the mind and the conduct of the practitioner.
The discipline also clearly prescribes specific cases: one should not receive valuable objects casually, nor refuse rudely, but should have an even attitude (samatha). This is the way the Buddha taught the governance of the mind through outward actions.
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