Lzh Mi Bi Pm Pc 172Not Going Away After Expulsion
Pāli / Sanskrit:Not going away after expulsion
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Explanation of the Discourse "Not Departing After Being Expelled"
Background
This discourse belongs to the Vinaya Piṭaka of the early tradition, specifically the Pātimokkha (Pātimokkha Saṃvara), the collection of basic training rules that all monks and nuns must observe. The Vinaya Piṭaka is not a collection of supernatural doctrines, but the code of communal life for monks and nuns, built on specific events in the history of the Sangha.
The discourse called "Not Departing After Being Expelled" (Apakkante āpatti) concerns a serious disciplinary situation. When a monk, nun, or bhikkhu has been expelled by a decision of the Sangha (saṅghādhikāra), a penalty for violating grave training rules or conduct inappropriate to restraint, that person must leave the community immediately. However, this discourse concerns the case of some who refuse to comply with this decision, continuing to remain in the community or related places without departing as required.
Main Content
This is a regulation governing the conduct of those who have been expelled but do not obey the order. In the legal thought of the early Sangha, a decision of expulsion is the final decision of the community to protect the purity and discipline of the Sangha. If a member fundamentally violates these principles, that person must accept the consequence of leaving the community.
The discourse states that if a monk or nun has been expelled but deliberately does not leave, or continues to participate in the religious activities of the Sangha, such as joining jātika, Sangha meetings, or common recitation ceremonies, this is not only disobedience but a direct affront to the authority and legitimacy of the Sangha's decision. This will lead to additional penalties or more specific regulations of action.
This rule also aims to protect the remaining members of the community.
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