Lzh Mi Bu Pm Sk 26Na hastasaṁlagnikaya niṣatsyāma
Pāli / Sanskrit:Na hastasaṁlagnikaya niṣatsyāma
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Explanation of the Na Hastasaṁlagnikaya Niṣatsyāma Sutta
Background
The Na Hastasaṁlagnikaya Niṣatsyāma Sutta is part of the Vinaya Piṭaka, the disciplinary basket of the traditional Theravāda Buddhist Tipiṭaka. The Vinaya Piṭaka was compiled to regulate the way of life, training rules, and communal discipline of the Bhikkhu Sangha, male renunciants, and Bhikkhunī Sangha, female renunciants. In the historical context, after the Blessed Buddha entered nirvana, the Sangha had to maintain and protect his Dharma and Vinaya; thus the Vinaya Piṭaka came into being as a mechanism for governing the community of practitioners.
The title of this sutta, Na hastasaṁlagnikaya niṣatsyāma, means “we should not sit with hands joined together,” or may be understood as a rule about arrangement and conduct in specific situations involving the gathering of bhikkhus. This is a small but important regulation in the communal life of the Sangha, reflecting the spirit of discipline and respect for the Dharma taught by the Buddha.
Main Content
The specific content of this sutta in the Theravāda Vinaya Piṭaka concerns concrete rules of conduct for those gone forth when they gather or in certain circumstances. Although the full details of the sutta have not yet been completely translated in the present document, we may understand that it belongs to the broader context of the Pāṭimokkha rules, the 227 rules for bhikkhus.
The rules in the Vinaya Piṭaka are commonly divided into several categories: Pārājika, offenses entailing expulsion from the Sangha; Saṅghādisesa, offenses requiring confession before the Sangha; Aniyata, undetermined offenses; Nissaggiya Pācittiya, offenses requiring forfeiture of property and confession; Pācittiya, offenses requiring confession; and Pāṭidesanīya, offenses requiring declaration. The Na Hastasaṁlagnikaya Sutta may be related to simple but essential rules of conduct intended to maintain harmony and discipline in the community.
The spirit of these rules is that bhikkhus should live cleanly, dignifiedly, and focused on the main goal: practicing to attain nirvana.
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