Lzh Mu Bi Pm Pd 11Receiving Food From Designated Families
Pāli / Sanskrit:Tatiyapāṭidesanīya
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Tatiyapāṭidesanīya Sutta: Regulation on Receiving Food from Designated Families
Background
Tatiyapāṭidesanīya is one of the important regulations in the Vinaya Piṭaka of Theravāda Buddhism, belonging to the Pāṭidesanīya section, rules that the Buddha Siddhattha entrusted to his disciples to practice. This regulation arose from specific situations in the early Sangha community, when disputes or misunderstandings occurred concerning how bhikkhus received food offerings from certain families.
The historical context shows that in the Buddha’s time, the Sangha community depended on the offerings of virtuous laypeople. However, to avoid disturbance, partiality, or suspicion about monastic motives, the Buddha established clear rules. Tatiyapāṭidesanīya specifically concerns bhikkhus not regularly or selectively receiving food from a particular family without approval verified by the Sangha community or worthy persons.
Main Content
The Tatiyapāṭidesanīya regulation provides that if a bhikkhu on his own receives food offerings from a designated family (pāṭidesanīya), for personal benefit or to create special favor, he must publicly confess this fault before the Sangha.
Specifically, “designated family” refers to families to which bhikkhus should not regularly or exclusively go for alms. This may arise for many reasons: to avoid creating relationships that are overly intimate and easily lead to mental defilement; to avoid making other families feel neglected; or to prevent monetary inducements and material benefits from a particular family.
When this rule is violated, the bhikkhu must perform the act of “Pāṭidesanīya,” that is, publicly confessing and apologizing before the Sangha.
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