Lzh Mi Bu Vb As 2Resolution Through Recollection
Pāli / Sanskrit:Sativinaya
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SUTTA ON RESOLUTION THROUGH RECOLLECTION
Context
The Sativinaya Sutta (Resolution through recollection) is a vinaya text in the Pāli Canon of the Early Buddhist tradition. The Vinaya Piṭaka records the rules of practice and the situations that arose in the first community of monks and nuns, as well as how the Buddha resolved disputes and offenses.
The context of this text lies in the early days when the monastic community (Sangha) was still forming and developing. Members of the Sangha began to have disagreements, faults, or disputes concerning conduct in practice. The Buddha, with boundless wisdom and compassion, gave guidance for resolving these matters, in which recollection (sati) is regarded as an important tool.
The title “Resolution Through Recollection” indicates that, according to the Buddha’s teaching, when there are doubts or accusations concerning conduct in practice, a monastic may use recollection, not mechanical memory, but direct awareness of the truth of the action, to resolve that conflict.
Main Content
In this text, the Buddha teaches that when there is disagreement or doubt as to whether a monastic has performed an offending act, instead of relying only on the testimony of others, that person may be asked to recollect what he or she clearly remembers. If that person, through clear recollection (vibhatti sati), declares that he or she never performed that action, then the person cannot be regarded as having committed the offense.
Recollection (sati) here is not merely the capacity to remember. It is awareness, the direct presence of the mind with what occurred. It is related to the ability to reflect upon oneself and verify for oneself what one truly did or did not do. This is the way the Buddha respected the dignity and capacity for self-seeing of each individual.
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