Lzh Mi Bu Pm As 4Further Penalty
Pāli / Sanskrit:Tassapāpiyasikā
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EXPLANATION OF THE TASSAPĀPIYASIKĀ SUTTA (Further Penalty)
Background
The Tassapāpiyasikā Sutta belongs to the Vinaya Piṭaka of the Theravāda Buddhist tradition, in the Bhikkhunī Pātimokkha, the code for nuns. This sutta was recorded in the historical context of the Buddha establishing the female Sangha, especially its rules of instruction and discipline.
The content of the sutta revolves around disciplinary matters related to offenses and additional penalties. In the Vinaya Piṭaka tradition, "tassapāpiyasikā" means "further penalty" or "heavier penalties," referring to cases in which a practitioner repeatedly violates the discipline or has circumstances that more seriously harm the Sangha community.
Main Content
This sutta refers to cases in which bhikkhunīs commit offenses requiring additional penalties beyond the basic penalties already prescribed. These penalties are not only requirements of confession (pātidesaniya) or minor restrictions, but stricter disciplinary measures intended to protect the principle of practice and the purity of the Sangha.
Cases of further penalty are often related to repeated violations, deliberate actions that harm the community, or offenses of a particularly serious nature. The Vinaya Piṭaka clearly establishes that discipline is not intended to punish the individual, but to protect the integrity of the Sangha and the spirit of the Buddha-Dharma.
In the context of the Vinaya Piṭaka, penalty is not punishment in the worldly sense, but an educational and warning measure. The final purpose is to help the offender recognize his or her fault, confess, and return to the right path of practice. These rules also establish clear boundaries of conduct for those gone forth.
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