Lzh Mg Bi Pm Sk 59Soiling

Source Status

This entry has been regenerated as an AI interpretation based on the supplied descriptive information and a truncated ending of the Vietnamese text. The descriptive information indicates that this is the entry “Làm Dơ Bẩn,” English “Soiling,” Pali “Sāmisa,” belonging to the Sectarian Canon · Parallels group, in the Vinaya Parallels — Chinese collection, with the code Lzh Mg Bi Pm Sk 59. No complete source text has been included in the data, so the content below is not presented as a translation of the original scripture, nor does it confirm the details of the original rule.

The textual source is acknowledged only to the extent that there is a descriptive information link to suttacentral.net; no direct comparison with the full Chinese, Pali, or any other translation has been made within the scope of this data.

Context

The title “Soiling” and the Pali name “Sāmisa” suggest a rule within the sphere of decorum or discipline related to cleanliness in monastic life. The truncated ending mentions keeping personal requisites clean, handling them properly, and not leaving them in public places in a way that affects the purity of the Sangha. From this, the text may be understood as being interpreted in the direction that cleanliness is not only external hygiene, but also an aspect of bodily discipline and respect for the community.

In the Vinaya tradition, small matters such as the way robes, bowls, water, places for keeping requisites, or attitudes toward belongings are handled often carry a deeper educational meaning. One who has gone forth does not live according to private preference, but within a shared order, where every action can affect faith, harmony, and the pure quality of the assembly. Therefore, even something that appears small may be established as a rule of training.

Content That Can Be Determined From the Descriptive Information

From the descriptive information, it can be determined with certainty that this is an entry in the Chinese Vinaya parallels, code Sk 59, bearing the Vietnamese title “Làm Dơ Bẩn.” The names “Soiling” and “Sāmisa” indicate that the focus of the interpretation revolves around acts of polluting, soiling, or using requisites in a way not in accord with standards of purity. However, the data does not provide the wording of the rule, does not state the originating situation, does not identify the specific object, and does not indicate exactly under what circumstances this applies.

Therefore, one can only say cautiously that this entry is related to avoiding the causing of filth and maintaining a dignified way of life. The truncated ending emphasizes three aspects: caring for personal requisites, handling requisites properly, and avoiding harm to the cleanliness of the Sangha. These are points that may be used to construct an interpretation, but they should not be expanded into specific scriptural details if the descriptive information does not confirm them.

Meaning for Practice

On the level of practice, “Soiling” may be understood as a reminder that purity begins with what is very near: the body, clothing, requisites, dwelling place, the way one sets things down and the way one stores them. A practitioner does not guard the mind only while sitting in meditation or reciting, but also while washing a bowl, folding a robe, tidying a sleeping place, passing through a shared space, and coming into contact with one’s own belongings. When bodily action is placed within mindfulness, daily life becomes a continuous field of practice.

Cleanliness here should not be understood in a rigidly formal sense. If one only cleans the outside while the mind remains scattered, conceited, or disrespectful, that cleanliness has not yet touched the spirit of Vinaya training. Conversely, when one knows how to keep one’s requisites from troubling others and does not leave the community to bear the consequences of one’s carelessness, that action expresses a mind that knows shame, knows respect, and knows how to live together in the Dharma.

For Buddhist students today, this lesson still has value. A clean altar, an orderly place of practice, a scripture placed in its proper place, or a shared object returned intact are all opportunities to train awareness. Discipline is not meant to make life dry and rigid, but to help the mind become less arbitrary. When arbitrariness lessens, the practitioner more easily recognizes subtle careless habits that nourish attachment to self.

Comparative Note

Because the complete source text is not present in the data, it is not possible to confirm the original wording of the rule, the corresponding Chinese terminology, the context of promulgation, or the degree of offense. The understandings above are only cautious interpretations based on the title, collection classification, Pali name, English name, and truncated Vietnamese text passage. When comparison becomes possible, the original source at the descriptive information link should be checked, corresponding versions should be compared if available, and a clear distinction should be made between the wording of the Vinaya text and modern interpretation.

In its present condition, this entry should be read as a practice note on cleanliness, mindfulness, and communal responsibility, not as a translation or assertion about the full Vinaya text.