Lzh Sarv Bi Pm Dh Pc 126Not Ordaining Trainees After She Follows
Pāli / Sanskrit:Anubandha-sikkhamānana-vuṭṭhāpana
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Discourse on Not Giving Full Ordination to Female Trainees After They Follow
Background
This discourse is recorded in the Vinaya Piṭaka of the Early Buddhist tradition, specifically the Bhikkhunī Pātimokkha, the discipline of female monastics. It is one of the regulations concerning the management of the community of nuns in the Buddha’s time, reflecting the strict and systematic organization of the Sangha in the early years of the Buddha’s Dharma.
The background for the arising of this rule lies in ensuring discipline and order in the training process for female trainees (sikkhamānā). These female trainees are women who have committed themselves to the Buddha’s path but have not yet received the full precepts as bhikkhunīs. Therefore, their state of training must be carefully supervised, especially at times of transition in status.
Main Content
The rule “Anubandha-sikkhamānana-vuṭṭhāpana” concerns not being permitted to give full ordination to female trainees under certain circumstances. Specifically, if a bhikkhunī presides over the training of female trainees and then leaves the life of renunciation, that is, gives up the precepts or dies, the female trainees she had guided are not permitted to receive full bhikkhunī ordination immediately afterward.
This rule reflects a principle of Sangha administration: continuity and responsibility on the part of the guide are essential conditions for a female trainee to proceed toward becoming a fully ordained bhikkhunī. If the teacher no longer has the spirit or capacity for practice, this is a sign that those under her guidance need to wait or be assigned to another teacher in order to ensure the quality of their training.
This is not a punishment for the female trainees, but a protective measure: it ensures that formal ordination occurs only under the supervision of persons truly capable and committed to the Buddha’s path.
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