Lzh Mu Bu Pm Pc 54Lying Down With One Not Fully Ordained
Pāli / Sanskrit:Anupasampannasahaseyya
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Anupasampannasahaseyya Text: Lying Down with One Not Fully Ordained
Background
The Anupasampannasahaseyya text (Lying Down with One Not Fully Ordained) belongs to the Vinaya Piṭaka of the Theravāda Buddhist tradition. It is part of the Pātimokkha, the list of rules that monks and nuns must follow. This text is recorded among the Pācittiya rules, minor offenses requiring confession, a type of discipline for ethical matters that are smaller but still need strict control in order to protect the spiritual life of the monastic community.
The background of this text is connected with the need to maintain discipline in the monastic community. When the Buddha and his disciples were active, the question of the appropriate relationship between monks and those not fully ordained (anupasampanna), including beginner students of Buddhism or those wishing to enter the monastic community, became important. Buddhist law clearly defines the boundary between permitted and impermissible actions.
Main Content
The Anupasampannasahaseyya text forbids monks from lying down in the same sleeping place with one not fully ordained (anupasampanna), that is, people who have not been formally ordained as monks or nuns, or have not completed the rites of going forth. The action of "lying down together" (sahaseyya) here is not simply sleeping in the same room, but sharing the same bed or an adjacent sleeping place that could lead to bodily contact.
The reason for this prohibition is clear: maintaining purity in the relationship between monks and those outside the formal monastic community is necessary to protect the honor of the Sangha Jewel as well as the spiritual life of the individual. This is intended to avoid misunderstandings, suspicion, or negative effects on people’s faith in the monastic community.
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