Lzh Dg Bu Pm Np 10Excessive Prompting for Robe Funds
Pāli / Sanskrit:Rāja
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SUTTA ON EXCESSIVE PROMPTING FOR FUNDS FOR FINE ROBES
Background
The Vinaya Piṭaka is the collection of rules of virtuous training that the Buddha established to maintain discipline in the community of monks and nuns. The sutta "Rāja" records an event that occurred when monks behaved in a way unsuitable to the renunciant life. This is one of the precedents the Buddha used to establish regulations, in order to protect the purity and honor of the Sangha.
In the social context of ancient India, clothing (monastic garments) was an essential item, yet its use also carried symbolic meaning regarding practice. Abusing authority or using improper means to accumulate material goods is conduct contrary to the Buddhist principle of renunciation.
Main Content
The specific content of this sutta has not been fully translated in the available data. However, based on the title and the context of the Vinaya Piṭaka, this sutta records cases in which monks and nuns engaged in "excessive prompting"; that is, using inappropriate means, such as psychological manipulation, subtle speech, or improper activities, to urge others to provide robes or necessary items.
According to the Theravada tradition, this kind of behavior is regarded as a violation of rules concerning restraint (danta) and self-control (indriya-saṃvara). Such monks use monastic status to gain unworthy offerings, which creates distrust between the lay community and the Sangha.
After hearing of these events, the Buddha intervened to establish rules. He emphasized that monks must observe the principle of "vinaya" when receiving robes or items from the faithful community: asking in a proper way, without excess.
Practical Meaning
This sutta teaches profound lessons about ethics and honesty. For monastics, it reminds them of the duty to preserve purity of mind and intention, and not to exploit the trust of others.
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