Lzh Mg Bi Vb Sk 51Slurping
Pāli / Sanskrit:Surusurukāraka
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Commentary on the Surusurukāraka Sutta (The Discourse on the Act of Slurping)
Background
The Surusurukāraka Sutta is recorded in the Vinaya Piṭaka, specifically within the Bhikkhunī Vibhaṅga—the regulations pertaining to nuns. It is among the most detailed disciplinary texts of Theravāda Buddhism, guiding the monastic community in even the smallest matters of daily practice.
According to the Theravāda tradition, the Blessed One Gotama established these Vinaya regulations in order to maintain discipline within the Saṅgha. Each prohibition or counsel has a specific cause, typically arising from the improper conduct of disciples in past instances. The Surusurukāraka Sutta, though it may appear trivial, contains profound expression of the fundamental principles of moral cultivation in the Buddha-Dhamma.
The Pāli word "surusuru" denotes the sound produced by the act of sucking or sipping, particularly when liquid is drawn in with an audible noise. This is a form of conduct that Buddhism regards as lacking in refinement and unsuitable to the dignified comportment expected of one who has gone forth into the homeless life.
Principal Content
The Surusurukāraka Sutta lays down that monks or nuns should not drink water or other liquids with an audible slurping sound in the course of their daily activities. Such conduct is considered to reflect a lack of full composure (sambodhi) in body, speech, and mind.
This regulation does not exist merely for the outward purpose of prohibiting a harmless act; rather, it reflects an absence of mindfulness (sati) and of self-restraint in even the most minute particulars. In Theravāda Buddhism, the maintenance of virtuous conduct (sīla) extends not only to the great precepts but also to details that might seem of little consequence. This reflects the principle that "no action is too small to be overlooked" in the path of thorough cultivation.
Regulations of this kind within the Vinaya Piṭaka are intended to assist members of the Saṅgha in developing luminosity (pabhassara) and purity (suddha)—not only in their mental states but also in their outward manner of conduct. When a person who has gone forth into the homeless life practises every action with mindfulness, they gradually cultivate the capacity for complete mastery over themselves.
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