Lzh Sarv Bi Pm Pc 101Making Ill at Ease
Pāli / Sanskrit:Aphāsukaraṇa
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The Sutta on Causing Distress (Aphāsukaraṇa)
Background
The Aphāsukaraṇa Sutta belongs to the Vinaya Piṭaka, specifically the Pātimokkha, the list of rules of training that monks must observe. This is not an ordinary Dhamma discourse but a disciplinary regulation meant to protect harmony within the Sangha, the monastic community.
The title “Causing Distress” (Aphāsukaraṇa) refers to actions or words by monks that make themselves and others feel uneasy, uncomfortable, or discouraged in practice. This is a practical issue: when a member of the Sangha acts frivolously, causes disorder, or diminishes respect, the entire community is adversely affected and diverted from the shared aim of practice.
The historical background records that the Buddha recognized these problems as the Sangha developed, and gradually established rules to maintain discipline, purity, and harmony in the community.
Main Content
The Aphāsukaraṇa rule concerns actions or words that cause discomfort to others in the Sangha. This includes such conduct as secretly causing disturbances, speaking evasively in order to create confusion, or carrying out actions intended to make fellow monastics uncomfortable.
The rule emphasizes that monks must preserve purity of mind and noble conduct, not only for their own benefit but for the common community. When a person acts in a way that causes discomfort to others, not for reasons of Dhamma or practice, that is a violation.
The specific content of this text has not yet been fully translated in the available materials; however, according to the general context of the Theravāda Vinaya Piṭaka, rules of this kind usually prescribe that a monk must not intentionally perform actions meant to disadvantage, harm, or discourage other monks. If they violate this rule, they need to confess the fault and carry out the Dharma procedure of reconciliation.
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