Lzh Sarv Bi Pm As 3Resolution Because of Past Insanity
Pāli / Sanskrit:Amūḷhavinaya
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Discourse on a Decision Because of Past Delusion
Amulhavinaya — Vinaya Pitaka
Background
The Vinaya Pitaka is the collection of rules for the life of liberation and the historical events that led the Buddha Shakyamuni to establish the disciplinary rules. The Amulhavinaya Discourse, “Decision Because of Past Delusion,” lies within the Bhikkhuni Patimokkha, the rules for female monastics, and is a specific story concerning a legal decision that arose from a real situation.
According to the Early Buddhist Pali Canon, the disciplinary rules did not arise from arbitrariness or dry dogma, but from specific cases that the Buddha taught about and adjusted for the community of monks and nuns. This discourse records a legal decision of the Sangha concerning a female monastic who had once acted improperly or committed an offense, but later corrected herself and practiced according to the Dharma.
Main Content
The title “Amulhavinaya” may be translated as “the discipline of non-delusion” or “decision because of non-delusion.” This is a decision (natti) of the Sangha intended to handle the case of a female monastic who had once committed a fault due to delusion, lack of understanding, or lack of awareness of the law.
In the Pali Canon, “amulha” (a-mulha) means “not foolish, not deluded, possessing wisdom.” This decision reflects the virtuous principle of the Buddha-Dharma: there is no absolute judgment, but there is recognition of the causes and conditions (paccayo) that lead to wrongful conduct. If a person once committed a fault but now shows a repentant mind, practices rightly, and is recognized by the Sangha as no longer deluded about the law, then this decision allows that change to be acknowledged.
This discourse emphasizes that the Sangha has authority not only to punish and judge, but also to recognize progress in practice. This is an expression of compassion (metta) combined with fairness (sammatta) in the law.
Practical Meaning
The Amulhavinaya Discourse teaches us that on the path of Buddhist practice, the past is not permanent.
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