Lzh Mu Bi Vb Pc 30Seeing a Mobilized Army
Pāli / Sanskrit:Uyyuttasenā
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The Uyyuttasenā Rule: Seeing a Mobilized Army
Background
The Uyyuttasenā rule, seeing a mobilized army, is recorded in the Pāti-Moggallāna-Vatthu (The Story of Pāti-Moggallāna) within the Vibhaṅga (Vb) of the Vinaya Piṭaka. This is an instructive account (Ovāda-Vatthu) connected with Sangha discipline in the Theravāda tradition.
The event took place at Sāvatthī, where the Buddha and the Sangha were staying. At that time, an incident occurred involving a monk who saw a mobilized army (uyyuttasenā), and this gave rise to a situation requiring handling according to Sangha discipline. This discourse records how the Buddha instructed the Sangha to deal with matters related to inappropriate conduct in the political and military context of secular society.
Main Content
The specific content of this discourse has not been fully translated in common Vietnamese materials; however, according to the general context of the Vibhaṅga, it records an event in which a monk saw a mobilized army, and this may have been connected with violating rules of practice or participating in worldly events inappropriate for one who has gone forth.
In the Theravāda tradition, a monk’s participation in or observation of military activities is considered unsuitable to the state of renunciation and the mental conduct of a practitioner. A mobilized army (uyyuttasenā) represents violence, killing, and activities bound up with the taking of life, entirely contrary to the vow of Uposatha observance and the Five Precepts (Pañcasīla), which all Buddhists are to observe.
Through this discourse, the Buddha reshaped standards of conduct for the Sangha, emphasizing that those who have gone forth should maintain purity of mind and action, avoiding sights that arouse violent impressions or stir up unwholesome mental states.
Practical Meaning
The meaning of the Uyyuttasenā rule for Theravāda Buddhist practice is exceedingly profound.
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