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Pāli / Sanskrit:Nātyutkṛṣtaṁ nivāsayiṣyāma
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Commentary on the Sūtra Nātyutkṛṣtaṁ Nivāsayiṣyāma
Background
The sūtra Nātyutkṛṣtaṁ Nivāsayiṣyāma belongs to the Vinaya Piṭaka within the Theravāda Buddhist tradition, forming part of the scriptural code governing the monastic life of monks and nuns. The Vinaya Piṭaka is regarded as the legal and ethical foundation of the Buddhist Saṅgha, compiled after the parinirvāṇa of Śākyamuni Buddha for the purpose of maintaining discipline and harmony within the monastic community.
The title "Nātyutkṛṣtaṁ Nivāsayiṣyāma" means "We shall dwell in a manner that is not excessively elevated." This is one of the rules pertaining to the manner of dwelling, daily conduct, and deportment of members of the monastic community. This sūtra reflects the profound aspiration of the Dharma to teach the noble path through concrete, everyday actions.
Principal Content
This sūtra reminds bhikkhus (Bhikkhu — male monastics) and bhikkhunīs (Bhikkhunī — female monastics) that their manner of living must be kept simple and restrained, free from luxury and ostentation. The essential teaching centers upon the principle that Buddhist monastics should reside in places of stillness and solitude, without craving excessive comfort or longing for things that are elevated or opulent.
Specifically, the sūtra teaches that when choosing a place of residence, a bhikkhu should not seek lodgings that are overly fine, overly agreeable, or situated too near a city or town, since such circumstances easily give rise to greed and attachment to sensual pleasures (Kāma). Instead, monastics should choose secluded places, close to nature and remote from distraction, so that the mind may readily become settled and conducive to the cultivation of meditation (Jhāna) and wisdom.
This sūtra also pertains to principles of moderation in regard to clothing and the use of daily requisites. The purpose is not self-mortification, but rather the removal of those factors that cause distraction, so that the minds of sentient beings may be focused upon the Path.
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