Lzh Mu Bi Pm Pc 165Paribbājikā-ummaddāpana
Pāli / Sanskrit:Paribbājikā-ummaddāpana
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THE PARIBBĀJIKĀ-UMMADDĀPANA SUTTA
An Exposition According to the Theravāda Vinaya Piṭaka
Background
The Paribbājikā-ummaddāpana Sutta (a wandering woman being rubbed down) is a passage in the Vinaya Piṭaka of the Theravāda Buddhist tradition. This sutta records a disciplinary incident related to misconduct by bhikkhunīs, especially wandering bhikkhunīs (paribbājikā).
The Vinaya Piṭaka is the collection that records in detail the rules of training for the fourfold community of the disciples of the Buddha Śākyamuni. It is not merely an administrative code, but also reflects the spirit of education, self-cultivation, and the protection of harmony in the Saṅgha. Every rule in the Vinaya Piṭaka has an originating story, incidents that occurred while the Buddha was still present in the world, leading the Buddha to establish specific disciplinary rules.
In this context, Paribbājikā-ummaddāpana concerns a serious violation of attitude and conduct by bhikkhunīs in the course of travel, practice, and life within the Saṅgha community. This violation led to karmic consequences and to remedies set forth by the Buddha.
Main Content
The specific content of this sutta has not yet been fully translated in the available materials. However, based on the title "rubbing down" (ummaddāpana) and the context of the Vinaya Piṭaka, it is very likely that this sutta records an incident in which certain bhikkhunīs acted in a way unsuitable to the spirit of the discipline, possibly involving insult, bullying, or harassment of other bhikkhunīs.
According to the typical structure of the Vinaya Piṭaka, when misconduct is discovered, the Buddha or the elders of the Saṅgha will:
First, determine the nature of the offense and its degree of seriousness. Second, apply an appropriate disciplinary method, which may range from admonition to penalties such as restriction (nissaya), or requiring the performance of meritorious tasks to remedy the fault. Third, the Buddha will establish or supplement new disciplinary rules in order to prevent similar violations from occurring in the future.
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