Lzh Mi Bi Vb Np 7Requesting Fine Robes From a Combined Robe Fund
Pāli / Sanskrit:Dutiyaupakkhata
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Exposition of the Dutiyaupakkhata Sutta
Requesting Fine Robes From a Combined Robe Fund
Background
The Dutiyaupakkhata Sutta is found in the Vinaya Piṭaka, specifically in the Nissaggiya Pācittiya section, offenses requiring forfeiture and confession. These are detailed rules concerning the daily life of monks and nuns, related to the management of property, especially robes.
The historical background of this sutta arises from practical problems in the monastic community during the Buddha’s time. When monks and nuns lived together in a monastery, the sharing and management of property, especially robes, became a matter requiring regulation. Some monastics, even though they had already been provided with robes, still wished to request better robes from the common fund (upakkhata), leading to conflict and dispute. The Buddha therefore established this rule to protect the communal spirit and equality within the Sangha.
The word "upakkhata" refers to property gathered together for the use of all members of the community. This is an expression of the spirit of Dhammavinaya, the Dharma and Vinaya, encouraged by the Buddha.
Main Content
The Dutiyaupakkhata Sutta states that when a monastic has already been given a robe from the common fund (upakkhata-cīvara), that person is not permitted to request a better robe from that fund, even if others have such robes. If, after requesting, the monastic receives one, that monastic commits a Nissaggiya Pācittiya offense (niṣsaggiya-pāyattika), an offense requiring forfeiture of the object and confession.
This rule does not arise from greed or self-interest, but from fairness: every member of the Sangha is equal in the right to benefit from common property. If one person is allowed to request an additional, better robe, this leads to the mentality of "I want one too," causing competition and division in the community.
However, the sutta also provides that if a monastic needs a robe for a legitimate reason, such as an old robe being torn and no longer usable, or if a robe is personally given by a faithful donor, then this rule does not apply.
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