Lzh Mu Bu Pm Pc 35Encouraging Another Monastic to Eat More After Refusing an Invitation
Pāli / Sanskrit:Dutiyapavāraṇā
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Explanation of the Dutiyapavāraṇā Text
Encouraging Another Monk to Eat More After Refusing an Invitation
Background
The Dutiyapavāraṇā text (Pāli: Du-tiya-pa-vāraṇā, meaning "Second Extension") is a regulation from the Vinaya Piṭaka in the Theravāda Buddhist tradition. Its background arises from situations in the life of the Sangha, the community of Buddhist monastics, when monks had to decide whether to receive food from supporters, especially on occasions when a monk had refused for some reason connected with practice.
In the early Sangha community, eating and drinking were directly connected with the health and capacity for practice of monks. The Buddha and the elders established wise rules to balance the spirit of austere practice with the practical care of the health of the Sangha body. Dutiyapavāraṇā is one such flexible regulation, allowing a decision to be revised when circumstances change.
Main Content
This text concerns the situation in which a monk initially refuses an invitation to a meal from a householder (pavāraṇā), but later realizes that the refusal may not have been appropriate. The regulation allows the monk an opportunity for a "second extension" to accept the food he had previously refused.
The important point is this: once a monk has refused (pavāraṇā), he cannot change the decision by himself, but needs permission or encouragement from other monks in the community. Thus, "encouraging another monk to eat more" is a responsible act of the Sangha body, ensuring that members do not suffer from lack of nourishment because of excessive rigidity in rules of practice.
This regulation expresses the wisdom of the Vinaya Piṭaka: not absolutely rigid, but also not arbitrary. Every change of decision needs to be confirmed by the Sangha, ensuring transparency and public accountability.
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