Lzh Mu Bu Pm As 5Further Penalty
Pāli / Sanskrit:Tassapāpiyasikā
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THE SUTTA ON ADDITIONAL SEVERE PENALTY
Tassapāpiyasikā — Further Penalty
Background
The Tassapāpiyasikā Sutta is part of the Vinaya Piṭaka in the Theravāda tradition of the Buddhadharma. These are disciplinary regulations concerning breaches of virtue by bhikkhus and bhikkhunīs, especially serious offenses that lead to additional or heavier penalties.
The Vinaya Piṭaka was compiled to maintain the spirit of practice within the Sangha, ensuring that its members live purely, harmoniously, and with focus on the goal of liberation. This text reflects the wisdom of the Buddha in establishing a disciplinary system that is flexible yet strict, intended not only to remove wrongdoing but also to help practitioners cultivate genuinely.
Main Content
Tassapāpiyasikā concerns cases of offenses considered “pāpīya” (serious, bad) or involving circumstances that increase the gravity of an offense. The text states that when a bhikkhu or bhikkhunī commits such acts, they must undergo a penalty greater than that for an ordinary offense, or pass through a more complex process of confession and restoration of standing.
Circumstances that increase the gravity of an offense include: repeating the act after being warned, concealing or denying the act, colluding with others to carry out wrongdoing, or violating the basic vows that have been undertaken. In such cases, the penalty is not only confession before the Sangha (parivāsa), but may also be prolonged and include additional disciplinary restraints (mānatta).
For pāpīya offenses, the process of restoration has three stages: acknowledging the fault, observing parivāsa (confession for a specified period), and undertaking mānatta (service for the Sangha) under supervision. Only after completing all these stages is the bhikkhu fully restored to good standing.
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