Lzh Mu Bu Pm Sk 2Nātyavakṛṣṭaṁ nivāsayiṣyāma
Pāli / Sanskrit:Nātyavakṛṣṭaṁ nivāsayiṣyāma
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Explanation of the Nātyavakṛṣṭaṁ Nivāsayiṣyāma Sutta
Context
The Nātyavakṛṣṭaṁ Nivāsayiṣyāma Sutta belongs to the Vinaya Piṭaka in the Theravāda Pāli tradition. The Vinaya Piṭaka is a collection of rules, disciplinary principles, and stories surrounding the circumstances in which they arose, forming a body of regulations for the Sangha, the community of bhikkhus and bhikkhunīs.
These Vinaya suttas were taught by the Buddha Śākyamuni to govern collective practice, maintain discipline, and preserve harmony in the community. Each rule usually arises from a specific event, an improper action by disciples that required the Buddha’s intervention and guidance. The title of this sutta, with the words “Nātyavakṛṣṭaṁ” (dancers, actors) and “nivāsayiṣyāma” (we shall allow to reside, shelter), suggests that the content concerns matters related to people who formerly took part in worldly entertainment activities, people wishing to go forth, and how the Sangha receives or manages them.
Main Content
The content of this sutta lies in the context of managing going forth (pabbajjā) and full maturation in the monastic life (upasampadā), that is, allowing individuals to leave worldly life and become renunciants. The question raised in the sutta concerns whether those who previously worked in entertainment, such as dancers, actors, or worldly performers, should be received into the community of bhikkhus.
In related teachings, the Buddha instructed that the Sangha should not reject those who have the wholesome intention to go forth and sincerely study the Buddha-Dharma, regardless of their former occupation or social status. However, such people must commit to completely abandoning worldly ways of life, including amusements, entertainments, and activities that stir the emotions, and must observe the disciplinary rules of the Sangha. This change is not merely a change of clothing or dwelling place, but a fundamental transformation of mind, action, and purpose in life.
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