Lzh Mu Bi Vb Pc 39Lying Down With One Not Fully Ordained
Pāli / Sanskrit:Anupasampannasahaseyya
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The Discourse on Lying Down with One Not Fully Ordained
Background
This discourse belongs to the Vinaya Piṭaka of the Theravāda tradition of the Buddha-Dharma, specifically within the code concerning rules for communal living among practitioners. The Vinaya Piṭaka is the collection of rules laid down by the Buddha to maintain a pure and ethical way of life in the Sangha, thereby helping practitioners not to be distracted.
The background of this discourse concerns questions of communal living and mental concentration in collective monastic life. The term “anupasampanna,” not fully ordained, refers to those who have not completed the full ordination ceremony, that is, trainees or persons preparing to enter the Sangha but who have not yet received the full precepts of a bhikkhu or bhikkhunī.
The regulations concerning “sahaseyya,” lying together or staying together, are necessary rules to ensure privacy and concentration in practice, as well as to prevent conduct that may lead to negligence or violation of the precepts. This is an important factor in protecting the purity of the place of practice.
Main Content
The discourse states that a fully ordained bhikkhu or bhikkhunī may not lie down in the same place, especially just two persons on one bed or in a closed room, with those who are not fully ordained, such as trainees not yet qualified, lay people of another gender, or persons whose status in the Sangha is unclear.
The main reason for this rule is protection: first, protecting the reputation of and public trust in the Sangha; second, protecting the purity of the bhikkhus and bhikkhunīs themselves; third, preventing suspicions or actions that could be viewed as inappropriate to monastic ethics.
The discourse emphasizes that this separation is not due to negligence or lack of kindness, but is an expression of high discipline and respect for the precepts laid down by the Buddha. Those not fully ordained should be respected as more vulnerable persons needing protection, while bhikkhus and bhikkhunīs must maintain higher standards of purity.
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