Lzh Mi Bu Vb Pc 77Making Stains
Pāli / Sanskrit:Dubbaṇṇakaraṇa
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The Dubbaṇṇakaraṇa Text — Making Stains
Background
The Dubbaṇṇakaraṇa text, Making Stains, belongs to the Vinaya Piṭaka of the Pāli Canon, specifically in the Pātimokkha Sutta, the list of subtle faults for monastics. This text was formulated by the Buddha to train ethics and awaken awareness of the refined quality of mental intention throughout the life of study and practice.
In the Buddha's time in the West, the community of monks and nuns had to live according to strict rules to protect collectedness of mind and the purity of the teaching. The Vinaya Piṭaka is not merely a set of formal prohibitions, but also profound guidance on mind, action, and speech. The Dubbaṇṇakaraṇa text addresses actions that are small but may create "stains" (dubbaṇṇa) in the ethics and reputation of a practitioner.
Main Content
The word "dubbaṇṇa" means bad, dirty, or morally stained. This text examines actions, words, or attitudes that, though not great offenses such as pārājika or saṅghādisesa, may stain one's personal reputation, cause laypeople to lose faith, and weaken confidence in the Three Jewels.
The warnings include: speaking careless or coarse words not suitable to the position of one gone forth; acting carelessly in contact with companions of the opposite sex; neglecting the performance of training rituals; or revealing weaknesses of the mind that others may perceive. Although these faults do not bring severe legal consequences, they are warning signs that the mind is not concentrated, and that practice is losing its natural purity.
The Vinaya Piṭaka emphasizes that a true monastic must be self-aware and examine oneself at all times and in every place. It is not only a fault when it is discovered; negligence in one's own mind is itself the greatest stain.
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