Lzh Mu Bi Pm Sk 56Slurping
Pāli / Sanskrit:Surusurukāraka
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The Surusurukāraka Sutra - On the Act of Making Sounds
Background
The Surusurukāraka Sutra (Pāli: those who make sounds) is recorded in the Vinaya Piṭaka, especially among the disciplinary regulations of the Buddhist Sangha. This text appears in the context of the Buddha and his disciples practicing in mountainous water regions, where the renunciant community lived according to the Four Establishments of Mindfulness and the Five Uposatha Precepts.
The incident is recorded when some trainees, because they were too tired or their minds were not concentrated, made long sounds, such as the sound “surusuru,” during meditation or mindfulness practice. This conduct was considered careless and lacking solemnity in the environment of practice, because it disrupted the silence necessary for the practice of concentration (samādhi).
Main Content
In the Vinaya Piṭaka, the Buddha instructed the Sangha that those who make sounds during practice are to be regarded as lacking self-discipline. This is not a serious moral fault sufficient to expel one from the Sangha, but it reflects a lack of carefulness and concentration.
The Buddha taught that a true monastic must: First, maintain continuous alertness (sampajañña) while sitting in meditation, so as to be aware of unconscious actions; Second, cultivate concentration strong enough that the mind does not fall into sleepiness or unconsciousness; Third, practice with respect for the Sangha and not disturb those practicing nearby.
The Surusurukāraka Sutra emphasizes that practice is not only a matter of good intention, but also of complete control over the actions of body, speech, and mind (trikāya samyama). Even seemingly harmless acts such as making sounds need to be recognized and improved, because they reflect the state of the practitioner’s mind.
Practical Meaning
The Surusurukāraka Sutra teaches us that one-pointed attention (eka-citte) in meditation cannot arise if we do not attend to the smallest details. Mindfulness practice is not only in the mind, but must permeate every action of the body.
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