Lzh Mu Bi Vb Pc 134Stingy With Families
Pāli / Sanskrit:Kulamaccharinī
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The Kulamaccharinī Sutta — Greed Toward Families
Background
The Kulamaccharinī Sutta is found in the Vinaya Piṭaka of the Pāli Canon, specifically in the Bhikkhunī Vibhaṅga, the discipline for female Buddhist monastics. The context of the sutta concerns the rules of conduct for the bhikkhunī Sangha, women who have gone forth according to the Buddhadharma. This sutta was taught to prevent the fault of “stinginess toward families” (kulamaccharinī), a violation of discipline related to the provision and sharing of possessions or food.
In the context of the Vinaya, ethical issues concerning property are examined carefully, because monastics live dependent on the offerings of the community (dāna). When a female monastic shows an attitude of “stinginess” or miserliness toward her family or community, that is an act contrary to the spirit of renunciation and to respect for the compassion (karuṇā) of the Dharma.
Main Content
The Kulamaccharinī Sutta clearly states the conduct of a female monastic considered “stingy toward families”: when she receives offerings of food or possessions from a supporting household, an upajjhāyikā or benefactor family, but seeks to conceal them, fails to share them with other female monastics in the community, or refuses to leave them for the community when needed.
According to the Vinaya, this conduct is considered an offense (dukkaṭa or something more serious), because it reflects a lack of compassion, miserliness, and failure to observe the principle of the Sangha, the collective community. Vinaya law distinguishes between the personal property of a monastic, what is permitted to be owned, and the property of the community. If a female monastic intentionally conceals or refuses to share what is not entirely personal property, that is a fault.
The regulation in the sutta emphasizes that a monastic should maintain a balance between humility regarding possessions and generosity in sharing. Especially when receiving offerings from those who have long provided care, the supporting families, a monastic must show gratitude and be ready to share with the Sangha.
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