Lzh Mu Bu Vb Pc 51Sending a Monastic Back from Almsround
Pāli / Sanskrit:Uyyojana
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Uyyojana Discourse - Sending a Monastic Back from Almsround
Background
The Uyyojana discourse (Pāli: Uyyojana, meaning “sending away” or “directing”) is an important part of the Vinaya Piṭaka of the Pāli Canon, specifically within the Pātimokkha, the basic code for the monastic community. It is one of the detailed regulations in the discipline, concerning offenses that require acknowledgement and renunciation of goods.
The circumstance arose from ordinary events in monastic life. Monastics were permitted to go for alms, that is, to go from house to house seeking food, in order to preserve pure independence from the worldly realm. However, the Buddha saw that some monastics were indirectly “sent back” from almsround by laypeople or friends, that is, restricted, asked to return, or prevented from continuing. This could occur for many reasons: the monastic had already received too much food from other houses, or there were outside interventions not coming from the monastic community.
Main Content
The Uyyojana regulation revolves around a situation in which another person, usually a devotee or layperson, sends a message or intervenes to stop a monastic’s almsround. According to the Vinaya Piṭaka, if a monastic is “sent back” without a truly valid reason from the Sangha, the community of monks, then the monastic must perform confession and renounce the items received in that process.
The point to understand clearly is this: the Vinaya Piṭaka prohibits monastics from accepting or allowing others to interfere with their almsround in impermissible ways. If someone intentionally “sends” a monastic back before the almsround is complete, this is regarded as a breach of discipline. A monastic should not be influenced by outside interference, whether from greed, weakness, or laxity, but must maintain independent and pure conduct.
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