Lzh Sarv Bi Pm As 5Further Penalty
Pāli / Sanskrit:Tassapāpiyasikā
Save your scripture progress
Create a free account to save scriptures, track progress, and continue your daily learning path.
Tassapapiyasika Discourse (On Heavier Penalties)
Background
The Tassapapiyasika Discourse belongs to the Vinaya Pitaka of the Early Buddhist tradition and lies within the Bhikkhu Patimokkha, the code of practice for male monastics. It is an important part of the Vinaya Pitaka, compiled under the guidance of the Buddha Gotama to maintain discipline and purity in the Sangha.
This discourse deals with matters related to penalties and supplementary regulations (aniyata), rules of a more flexible nature applied to special situations not clearly stated in the main regulations. The background arises from specific incidents in which monastics offended, leading the Buddha to issue corresponding rules to protect the Buddhist path and the community.
Main Content
The Tassapapiyasika Discourse continues the regulations on penalties mentioned earlier, focusing on more serious violations and corresponding penalties. The specific content of this discourse has not been fully translated in the existing material; however, according to the general context of the Vinaya Pitaka, this section is often related to:
Regulations on offenses of a special nature that the Buddha considered to require an additional penalty (aniyata). These include ambiguous or unclear situations, or situations not specifically stated in the parajika offenses or sanghadisesa offenses, which require reconciliation by the Sangha.
This discourse is also related to the principle of “greater and lesser” (maha-appaka) in applying the law, meaning that there are heavier and lighter offenses requiring the wise judgment of the Sangha in the process of handling them. Penalties may include patisaraniya, requiring an apology, manatta, a temporary step of disciplinary cultivation, or abbhana, restoration of status, depending on the degree of offense.
Practical Meaning
The Tassapapiyasika Discourse reflects a profound principle of Buddhist discipline: wrongful action is not absolute, but is evaluated according to context, intention (cetana), and result.
🌏 The Buddhist canon is vast — some sūtras (such as comparative Vinaya across schools, or untranslated Tibetan-canon texts) have to this day NEVER been translated into Vietnamese or English by anyone, scholars included. Rather than leave it blank, Inti AI offers a FAITHFUL summary grounded in the tradition — from the sūtra's title, origin and essence — so you can still reach this rare part of the treasury. Whenever an original translation exists, the app shows the original first.
Translations belong to the translator/source credited above. The bilingual compilation, presentation, and AI translations compiled by Inti are © Inti Foundation. Please attribute when quoting; do not bulk-copy or use commercially without permission.