Lzh Mi Bu Vb Pc 78Hiding Robes
Pāli / Sanskrit:Cīvaraapanidhāna
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The Text on Hiding Robes (Cīvaraapanidhāna)
Background
The Cīvaraapanidhāna text belongs to the Vinaya Piṭaka, specifically the Pācittiya section, training rules concerning lesser offenses in the bodily discipline of monks and nuns in Theravāda Buddhism. Robes, or cīvara in Pāli, are one of the four basic requisites that the Buddha taught monks and nuns to observe.
The background of this text arose from events in the community of monks and nuns, when some monastics behaved improperly in relation to the use, making, or hiding of robes. The Blessed One, with wisdom and sensitivity, established specific rules to ensure that the common property of the Sangha would be used properly and that individual monastics would not become infatuated with degrading things.
Main Content
The Cīvaraapanidhāna rule revolves around the act of hiding, excessive storing, or improper use of robes. Specifically, this rule forbids monastics from accumulating more robes than they can practically use, or hiding robes for others in order to avoid the supervision of the Sangha.
According to this Pācittiya, if a monk or nun intentionally hides his or her own robes or those of another without a valid reason, such as protecting property from loss or serving a real need, then this is a disciplinary violation. This act is regarded as having the nature of "mental delusion" (moha), because it arises from attachment, fear, or selfishness.
The text teaches that monastics must have a transparent mind in all matters, especially in the management of personal or common property. Robes are not for collecting or display, but only for covering the body and protecting health so that one has the conditions to practice the path of Dharma.
Meaning for Practice
This rule teaches us a profound lesson about mental practice in daily life. It applies not only to formally ordained monastics but also has meaning for anyone practicing the Buddha-Dharma.
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