Lzh Mu Bi Pm Sk 33Na sarvakāyaṁ samavadhāyā niṣatsyāma
Pāli / Sanskrit:Na sarvakāyaṁ samavadhāyā niṣatsyāma
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Exposition of the Na sarvakāyaṁ samavadhāyā niṣatsyāma Sutta
Background
This text is included in the Vinaya Pitaka, the disciplinary section of Theravāda Buddhism. The Vinaya Piṭaka is regarded as the system of rules for the life and practice of the community of monks and nuns, used to discipline the mind, protect the community of practice, and guide disciples along the path of awakening.
The title “Na sarvakāyaṁ samavadhāyā niṣatsyāma” is a phrase in the Vinaya Piṭaka, mainly connected with Sangha discipline, especially regulations on sitting, dwelling, and assembling by monastics in official Sangha activities. The context of this text reflects practical situations in collective monastic life, where monastics need to observe specific rules to ensure harmony, discipline, and a spirit of focus in practice.
Main Content
The phrase “Na sarvakāyaṁ samavadhāyā niṣatsyāma” may be translated as “Not the entire Sangha sits with full preparation and arrangement.” This is a regulation connected with formal assemblies of the Sangha, where sitting and arrangement in rows have systematic significance in terms of hierarchy, discipline, and respect.
In the context of the Vinaya Piṭaka, when the Sangha gathers to perform important rites, formal inquiries, or Sangha meetings, the arrangement of seats is not arbitrary. Monastics are arranged according to seniority, in the order of ordination, forming an orderly structure. However, this text may indicate that not every situation or every gathering requires complete preparation by the whole body, or that not at all times must all monastics sit according to strict regulation.
This is a flexible statement, allowing the Sangha to adjust disciplinary regulations according to actual circumstances while still maintaining the spirit and core principles of the Vinaya.
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