Lzh Mi Bu Vb Pc 8Truthfully Announcing Superhuman Attainments
Pāli / Sanskrit:Bhūtārocana
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The Bhūtārocana Text: Truthfully Announcing Superhuman Attainments
Background
The Bhūtārocana text, Truthfully Announcing Superhuman Attainments, is found in the Vinaya Piṭaka, especially in the Pātimokkha, the fundamental ethical rules for Buddhist monks and nuns. This text is recorded in the original Pāli tradition, reflecting the disciplinary principles of practice in the early community.
The term "bhūtārocana" means "declaring what is true": bhūta (truth, what is real) and arocana (announcement, declaration). This text revolves around honesty in declaring superhuman attainments (iddhi-anubhāva), powers beyond ordinary human capacity such as psychic powers, knowledge of others' minds, and knowledge of past lives. This is a key ethical issue related to truthfulness and avoiding false claims about spiritual attainments.
The historical background of this text reflects the need to protect the integrity of the community from untrue claims and false declarations about spiritual attainments, which could diminish the faith of Buddhists in the Dharma.
Main Content
This text establishes a basic ethical principle: monastics must be completely truthful when declaring superhuman attainments they have achieved. What is prohibited is claiming abilities not actually possessed, or exaggerating small attainments into great ones. This is regarded as a serious violation in the discipline of the community.
The content concerns the expectation that if a monk has truly attained superhuman achievements such as the four jhānas or the higher knowledges (abhiññā), then that person has the right to declare it. However, false or inaccurate declarations are acts of ethical violation. The text emphasizes that truth is the foundation of trust and respect within the monastic community.
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