Lzh Mi Bi Pm Np 7Requesting Fine Robes From a Combined Robe Fund
Pāli / Sanskrit:Dutiyaupakkhata
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Sutta on Requesting Fine Robes From a Combined Robe Fund
Background
The Vinaya Piṭaka is the collection of disciplinary rules that the Buddha established for the Sangha. These regulations arose from specific situations that occurred in the course of monastic life, with the aim of maintaining purity and harmony within the community of monastics. The Dutiyaupakkhata sutta belongs to the Nissaggiya Pācittiya section (offenses requiring forfeiture and confession) of the Vinaya, and concerns the matter of monastics requesting fine robes from the combined robe fund of the Sangha.
The historical context of this sutta reflects the living conditions of the monastic community during the time the Buddha was still present. Monastics were permitted to possess certain necessary requisites, among which the triple robe (paccaya) was one of the four essential needs: robes, almsfood, lodging, and medicine. However, in order to prevent covetousness and to ensure fairness, the Dhamma set out specific rules regarding the use of communal property and the requesting of requisites.
Main Content
This sutta addresses the situation in which a monastic or a group of monastics requests high-quality robes from the combined robe fund (cīvara bhāṇḍa) that the Sangha has formed. The principal rule is: if a monastic, acting in the name of the combined robe fund, requests robes of a quality exceeding genuine need, or exploits communal property to satisfy a greedy mind, this is regarded as a Nissaggiya Pācittiya offense (requiring forfeiture and confession).
This rule prohibits such conduct as soliciting robes from others—especially from those who supply robes to the Sangha—with the intention of receiving garments that are fine and costly. The primary reasons are to discourage covetousness, to protect the spiritual independence of monastics, and to maintain a wholesome relationship with those who provide supplies. Should a violation occur, the monastic must forfeit those robes to the Sangha and perform a confession before the community of monastics.
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