Lzh Mi Bi Vb Pc 122Not Departing With Disciple
Pāli / Sanskrit:Sahajīvinī-avūpakāsana
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Commentary on the Sahajīvinī-avūpakāsana Scripture (Not Abandoning a Co-resident Practitioner)
Background
This scripture is recorded in the Vinaya Piṭaka of the Theravāda Buddhist tradition, specifically in the Pātimokkha and the rules for communal monastic life. The context in which it appears concerns the relationship between monastic teachers and young practitioners or newly ordained persons. The Buddha established principles to regulate communal living and ensure purity in the Sangha.
The term Sahajīvinī (living together with a practitioner) refers to situations in which monastic teachers or fellow practitioners have responsibility to care for or teach others. Avūpakāsana (not abandoning) emphasizes that these practitioners should not be neglected, left unsupervised, or unsupported in an appropriate way. This rule arises from the need to protect the Buddha’s law and the integrity of the Sangha.
Main Content
The Sahajīvinī-avūpakāsana rule emphasizes that a monastic teacher must not abandon a practitioner living together with them in a careless or irresponsible way. When a senior monk (ācariya) or instructor (paṭṭhācariya) has accepted a practitioner under their care and guidance, that person has the responsibility to ensure that the practitioner is properly educated, practices according to the precepts, and progresses on the path of cultivation.
“Not abandoning” here does not mean never separating physically, but means not neglecting or failing to attend to spiritual guidance and supervision. If a teacher allows their practitioner to freely perform acts that violate the precepts without correction or warning, that teacher violates this rule. Similarly, failing to provide necessary guidance or overlooking faults is also considered a form of violation of Sangha law.
The scripture stipulates that care should not be too lax, but also should not be too severe.
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