Lzh Mi Bi Vb Sk 20Swaying (2nd)
Pāli / Sanskrit:Dutiyakāyappacālaka
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Exposition of the Dutiyakāyappacālaka Discourse (The Second Time Concerning Movement of the Body)
Background
The Dutiyakāyappacālaka discourse belongs to the Vinaya Piṭaka of Theravāda Buddhism and is found among the disciplinary regulations of the Buddhist Sangha. The title “The second time concerning movement of the body” indicates clearly that this is the second time the Buddha addressed an issue related to the actions or attitude of monastics in practice.
In the Vinaya Piṭaka, discourses on “pacālaka” (movement, disturbance) often concern actions lacking alertness or falling short of disciplinary standards. These regulations help protect the purity and concentration of the place of practice, ensuring that monastics maintain dignity and quietude in daily conduct.
The background of this discourse may relate to a specific event in the early monastic community, when disciples of the Buddha acted inappropriately and the Buddha needed to emphasize the matter a second time for the sake of instruction.
Main Content
The specific content of this discourse has not been fully translated in the available material. However, based on the title and the context of the Vinaya Piṭaka, this discourse reminds monastics of regulations concerning the way they use the body in practice and communal life.
In Theravāda Buddhism, “kāyapacālaka” (movement of the body) usually indicates careless actions such as hasty movement, waving the hands chaotically, or undignified attitudes in daily activities or ceremonies. These points may seem small, but they have deep significance for the mind.
The Buddha’s second emphasis on this matter shows that it was a recurring issue requiring continual instruction. This regulation encourages monastics to maintain mindfulness in all postures, mindfulness of the four postures: walking, standing, sitting, and lying down, and in every action.
Practical Meaning
The regulation concerning “movement of the body” is not a meaningless harsh rule, but a tool for practice.
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