Lzh Mu Bu Vb Pc 35Encouraging Another Monastic to Eat More After Refusing an Invitation
Pāli / Sanskrit:Dutiyapavāraṇā
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Interpretive Rendering of the Dutiyapavāraṇā Discourse (Encouraging a Renunciant to Eat More)
Background
The Dutiyapavāraṇā discourse is found in the Vinaya Piṭaka, in the Pācittiya section, which gathers detailed training rules for the Sangha community in the time of Buddha Śākyamuni. The Pāli “Dutiya” means “second,” while “Pavāraṇā” indicates the act of encouraging or inviting someone to do something.
The historical background of this discourse concerns everyday situations in monastic life during early Buddhism. This is not an abstract philosophical scripture, but practical guidance helping monastics practice with purity, observe the five precepts or eight precepts, and maintain harmony and discipline in the Sangha community.
Main Content
The Dutiyapavāraṇā discourse treats a specific situation: when a renunciant refuses a meal invitation, or does not wish to eat more during a meal, another monastic may encourage that person to eat more. The subtle point here is the difference between “encouraging” (pavāraṇā) in a natural, reasonable way and “pressuring” or “compelling” (āṇā), which the Vinaya Piṭaka prohibits.
According to the principle of Pācittiya — rules that “give rise to remorse” — if a monk encourages another renunciant to eat more after that person has refused, for a personal or unreasonable purpose, this can result in an offense. However, the discourse states that reasonable and natural encouragement, especially when there is no bad intention, is not considered an offense.
The Vinaya Piṭaka emphasizes that the act of “encouraging” becomes an offense only when certain factors are present: the actual intention to make another eat more in an improper way, the clear performance of that act, and knowledge that a refusal has been made. Apart from those conditions, courteously encouraging a renunciant is entirely in harmony with the compassionate spirit of the Buddhadharma.
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