Lzh Mu Bi Pm Pc 122Not Ordaining Trainees After Promising
Pāli / Sanskrit:Cīvaradāna-sikkhamānana-vuṭṭhāpana
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Scripture on Not Giving Robes to Trainees After Promising
Background
This scripture belongs to the Vinaya section of the Pāli Canon and is found in the Pātimokkha, the basic ethical rules of the Buddhist Sangha. The Pāli title Cīvaradāna-sikkhamānana-vuṭṭhāpana refers to not giving robes to sikkhamānās, female trainees or trainees, after having promised to provide robes.
The background occurs when these trainees had been recognized by the Sangha and promised robes, but afterward the promise was not fulfilled. The scripture records an act that violates the Vinaya, in which abbots or leaders fail to show truthfulness in their commitments toward students practicing the path of collected mind.
The Buddhist Vinaya Piṭaka regulates not only bodily actions but also protects integrity and basic trust within the monastic community. This rule reflects the Buddha’s teaching that speech must correspond with action, and that commitments concerning material or spiritual support must be carried out.
Main Content
The scripture states that when a sikkhamānā, a female trainee or one in an intermediate stage before recognition as a bhikkhunī or bhikkhu, is accepted by the Sangha and there is a promise to provide robes (cīvaradāna, the giving of the ochre robe), those responsible are not permitted to abandon or avoid this commitment. If they violate it, this is a legal offense (āpatti) of serious character.
The matter is not the ochre robe in a narrow sense; it symbolizes the provision of necessities for monastics. In Theravāda Buddhism, there are four basic requisites called nissaya or paccaya: robes, food, lodging, and medicine. These commitments create a bond of mutual support (sambandha), a monastic relationship based on trust and shared responsibility.
The scripture also emphasizes that this violation arises from an insincere and unreliable mind. The Buddha taught that a clean mind and truthful speech are the foundation of the entire Vinaya.
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