Lzh Mu Bu Pm Sk 19Well-Restrained
Pāli / Sanskrit:Susaṁvuta
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SUSAṀVUTA SUTTA — ON THOSE WELL-TRAINED IN NOBLE DISCIPLINE
Context
The Susaṁvuta Sutta (Pāli: su = well, saṁvuta = restrained, trained) is found in the Vinaya Piṭaka of the Pāli Canon, the collection of rules of moral training and discipline in the Sangha. This scripture is not a sermon of doctrinal exposition like the suttas in the Sutta Piṭaka, but consists of regulations and instructions on how renunciants, especially teachers and bhikkhus, should live so as to be “well-trained” according to the Buddha’s Dharma.
In the context of the Vinaya Piṭaka, the word “susaṁvuta” is a central description of the character of an excellent monk or nun. It does not speak only of formal observance, but of deep training in mind, action, and speech. This sutta reflects the layers of learning and practice of the Sangha in the early period of Buddhism, when the elders were establishing the foundation of a disciplined organization of practice.
Main Content
The Susaṁvuta Sutta focuses on the concept of being “well-trained,” a state in which a practitioner fully observes the laws of the Dhamma and the restraints (saṁvara) established by the Buddha. This includes five principal areas:
Moral discipline (Sīla): Observing the precepts voluntarily, not out of fear, but from clear understanding of the value of purity of mind.
Meditative concentration (Samādhi): The capacity to concentrate the mind through meditation, helping to remove the five hindrances (nīvaraṇa): sensual desire, ill will, sloth and torpor, restlessness, and doubt.
Wisdom (Paññā): The development of understanding of the Four Noble Truths, dependent arising, and the impermanent, suffering, and non-self nature of phenomena.
Seclusion (Paṭisallāna): Withdrawal and quietude, so that the mind is not occupied by unprofitable thoughts.
The sutta emphasizes that one who is “well-trained” does not merely observe outward forms, but also develops a firm inner foundation.
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