Lzh Sarv Bi Pm Pc 92Crying
Pāli / Sanskrit:Rodana
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THE SUTRA ON CRYING (RODANA) - AN EXPLANATION
Background
The Sutra on Crying (Rodana) is a customary rule in the Pāli Vinaya Piṭaka, belonging to the Bodhisattva Vinaya collection or to the communal regulations of the assembly. According to the Theravāda tradition, this sutra is recorded as an act or event concerning the conduct of bhikkhus and bhikkhunīs within the Sangha community.
The circumstances in which this sutra appears are usually connected with ordinary situations encountered by practitioners. Through the teachings in the Vinaya Piṭaka, the Blessed Buddha instructed them in conduct appropriate to the spirit of practice. Crying, in the Vinaya context, is not a problem of emotion in itself, but concerns the effect of emotion on the state of practice, on the ability to cultivate concentration (samādhi) and wisdom (paññā).
Main Content
The Sutra on Crying refers to situations in which practitioners are overcome by sadness and weeping because of external causes: the loss of relatives, the experience of suffering, or unexpected events. According to the principles of Buddhist teaching, the Blessed Buddha does not absolutely reject the emotion of crying, for emotion is a natural part of human life. However, the sutra teaches that the practitioner must recognize the phenomenon of crying without being completely governed by it.
The core principle is clear comprehension (sampajañña) of the nature of emotion. When crying occurs, it is part of the worldly condition (dukkha - suffering), one of the three universal characteristics (ti-lakkhaṇa): impermanence (anicca), suffering (dukkha), and non-self (anattā). Crying is an expression of attachment to material things, people, or situations that one takes to be “I” or “mine.”
In the Pāli Vinaya Piṭaka, the regulations do not forbid a practitioner from crying, but emphasize that when crying occurs, the practitioner must maintain mindfulness (sati) and clear comprehension (sampajaññā). This means recognizing that crying is a temporary mental state; it is not “my true self.”
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