Lzh Mi Bi Pm Pd 5Asking for Milk
Pāli / Sanskrit:Khīraviññāpana
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Khīraviññāpana Sutta (Requesting Milk)
Background
The Khīraviññāpana Sutta belongs to the Vinaya Piṭaka of the Pāli Canon, a core collection of the early Buddhist Dharma. The Vinaya Piṭaka is not merely a code of conduct, but an expression of disciplined practice and purity of bodily conduct, an indispensable foundation on the Buddhist path.
Suttas in the Vinaya Piṭaka are often recorded as specific stories illustrating situations that arose in the Sangha after the Buddha had given instruction. The Khīraviññāpana Sutta is one such event, reflecting the wisdom of the Buddha and his disciples in resolving practical issues connected with the living needs of bhikkhus or bhikkhunīs in the community.
Main Content
The word “khīra” means milk, while “viññāpana” means requesting or asking. This sutta records an event related to a renunciant, or the whole Sangha, needing to ask for milk or a nutritious substance to support health.
In the context of the Vinaya Piṭaka, these suttas on “requesting” usually concern regulations on how monastics may ask for or receive necessities without violating the spirit of humility and non-greed. The Buddha taught that although monastics have gone forth, they remain human beings with bodily needs, but the way they meet those needs must accord with moral conduct and liberation from craving.
This sutta may record one or more events in which bhikkhus needed to ask for milk for health reasons or to support a sick disciple. The Buddha may have issued instructions on how to do this properly, or dialogues between the Buddha and the disciples concerning thoughtful principles in making requests.
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