Lzh Mg Bi Vb Np 9Requesting Fine Robes From a Combined Robe Fund
Pāli / Sanskrit:Dutiyaupakkhata
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Scripture Commentary: Requesting Fine Robes From a Combined Robe Fund
Background
The Vinaya Piṭaka in the Pāli Canon is the collection of monastic rules that the Buddha Śākyamuni established to protect the Sangha. The scripture "Dutiyaupakkhata" (Requesting Fine Robes From a Combined Robe Fund) is found in the Nidāna or Sambahuluppakkhata section of the Vinaya Piṭaka, and deals with legal situations concerning the sharing of common Sangha property.
The context arises when bhikkhus wish to request fine, superior robes from a common property fund administered by the monastic community. The question posed is: is it consonant with the spirit of the religious life for a bhikkhu to request valuable articles from common property? This is a matter of balance between essential need and the principle of humility, one of the core values of the Dharma.
Principal Content
This scripture addresses the situation in which bhikkhus request high-quality robes from the combined robe fund (khandhavasana — the common property fund). The Buddha established clear guidelines: a bhikkhu has the right to request robes from the common fund only when his own robes are worn out or no longer serviceable, and he must be content with ordinary robes befitting the station of one who has gone forth from the household life.
Requesting "fine" robes (uppakkhata) without proper justification is regarded as a violation of the principles of Saṅghādisesa (offenses requiring formal meeting of the Sangha), or at the very least as inconsistent with a bhikkhu's ethical conduct. The scripture emphasizes that humility and contentment with what is sufficient are virtues to be cultivated, not greed or fondness for luxury.
The Buddha taught that a true monastic should keep only three robes (ticīvarika): the inner robe (antaravāsa), the upper robe (uttarāsaṅga), and the outer robe (saṅghāṭi). Needs that exceed this standard are regarded as arising from desire, which the Dharma counsels one to avoid.
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