Lzh Sarv Bi Pm Pc 115Not Guiding Disciple After Ordination
Pāli / Sanskrit:Sahajīvinī-ananuggahaṇa
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Sutta on Not Guiding a Co-Resident Practitioner After Ordination
Background
This text is recorded in the Vinaya Piṭaka, the disciplinary collection of the Theravāda Buddhist school. The Vinaya Piṭaka contains regulations laid down by the Buddha to maintain discipline in the Sangha, protecting the spirit of practice and elevating moral conduct.
The Sahajīvinī-ananuggahaṇa Sutta (Pāli: Sahajīvinī = co-resident or close companion; ananuggahaṇa = not helping or guiding) concerns a common situation in the monastic community: when someone has just gone forth (pabbajjā or upasampadā, being admitted as a monk or nun), if the teacher or co-resident practitioners fail to take responsibility for guiding, teaching, and helping them, negative consequences arise for both spiritual life and communal order.
Main Content
This rule prescribes that a monk or nun must not neglect a fellow practitioner who has recently gone forth by failing to guide them. “Co-resident practitioner” (sahajīvinī) refers to those who share the same residence and practice the renunciant way of life together.
A lack of guidance means that the newcomer is not taught basic matters such as how to practice the Dharma, how to keep the discipline (sīla), how to cultivate concentration (samādhi), and how to develop wisdom (paññā). The newcomer is also not instructed in the daily communal rules of monastic life, such as proper conduct, respect for elders, and the performance of shared duties.
The act of failing to guide is regarded as a disciplinary fault. It reflects a lack of loving concern and responsibility toward the newcomer, and it adversely affects the stability and spiritual development of both the individual and the community. A newcomer who is well guided will quickly adapt to monastic life, maintain the discipline, and progress in practice. By contrast, being neglected may lead to confusion, breaches of discipline, or even abandonment of the path.
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