Lzh Mu Bi Vb Sk 90Na śivikānūḍhāya
Pāli / Sanskrit:Na śivikānūḍhāya
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EXPLANATION OF THE NA ŚIVIKĀNŪḌHĀYA SUTTA
Background
The Na śivikānūḍhāya Sutta (“not for benefit”) belongs to the Vinaya Piṭaka of the Pāli Canon, a core part of the Theravāda Buddhist tradition. The Vinaya Piṭaka is the collection of rules and teachings established by the Buddha Gotama to govern the community of monks and nuns (Saṃgha). This sutta is found in the Vibhaṅga section, where each rule and its disciplinary category within the Pātimokkha are explained in detail.
Na śivikānūḍhāya concerns specific situations in the daily practice of monastics. During the Buddha’s lifetime, practical issues arose from the community, and the Buddha gave guidance to resolve them, not from rigidity but from the wish to protect the Teaching and the purity of the Saṃgha.
Main Content
The specific content of this sutta has not been fully translated in this context. However, based on the structure of the Vinaya Piṭaka, this sutta concerns a specific issue that the Buddha needed to address in the monastic community. Vinaya texts usually have the structure: (1) an event occurs — usually a monk or nun commits some action; (2) the Buddha recognizes the problem and establishes a rule to prevent it; (3) details are given concerning related cases and exceptions.
The phrase “Na śivikānūḍhāya” means “not for benefit” or “not because of benefit.” This suggests that the sutta addresses a situation in which a monk or nun acts with the motive of seeking gain or personal advantage, which is considered unsuitable to the aspiration of practice of one gone forth. The Vinaya Piṭaka emphasizes that the purpose of going forth is liberation from suffering, not the pursuit of fame, wealth, or material comfort.
Practical Meaning
The Na śivikānūḍhāya Sutta, although specific to a Vinaya situation, offers a profound lesson for all Buddhist practitioners.
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