Lzh Mi Bu Pm As 3Resolution Because of Past Insanity
Pāli / Sanskrit:Amūḷhavinaya
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THE SUTTA ON RESOLUTION BECAUSE ONE HAD BEEN DELUDED
Background
Amūḷhavinaya, the disciplinary procedure for one no longer deluded, is part of the Vinaya Piṭaka of the Theravāda tradition of the Buddha-Dharma. The Vinaya Piṭaka is the collection of training rules and decisions of the Sangha recorded to maintain discipline in practice and harmony in the community.
This sutta revolves around a specific situation: a bhikkhu or bhikkhunī who previously, because of delusion (avijjā) and lack of clarity in understanding, violated a precept or acted contrary to the noble teaching. After clearly recognizing that action, this person needs a decision or corrective act to resolve the situation. This is part of the Sangha’s disciplinary process, intended to restore mistakes that arise from lack of clarity rather than from malicious intention.
This context reflects the compassion of Theravāda Buddhism: even mistaken actions have the opportunity to be adjudicated and restored, provided the person awakens and is willing to correct himself or herself.
Main Content
The sutta defines that when a bhikkhu or bhikkhunī acknowledges his or her wrongful conduct as having arisen from delusion (avijjā, ignorance of the Four Noble Truths, the nature of suffering, its cause, and its cessation), that person may be accepted back into the Sangha community through a formal decision.
The key point is the distinction between an offense committed through delusion and an offense committed with the intention to harm. A person who violates the discipline through delusion, that is, without clearly understanding the consequences of the action or without fully recognizing its wrongful nature, is considered to have mitigating circumstances. The Vinaya Piṭaka does not regard such mistakes as equal in seriousness to violations committed out of ill will.
The process of resolution includes acknowledgment of the wrongdoing, genuine remorse (paccavekkhana), and usually a temporary penalty or specific corrective steps.
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