Lzh Sarv Bi Vb Pc 123Not Ordaining Trainees After Promising
Pāli / Sanskrit:Cīvaradāna-sikkhamānana-vuṭṭhāpana
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Sutta on Not Ordaining a Trainee After Promising to Give a Robe
Background
This rule appears in the Vinaya Piṭaka, in the section of training rules for female monastics (Bhikkhunī Vibhaṅga), among the provisions concerning regrettable offenses (Pācittiya). This is an essential part of the Vinaya, where the Buddha and the Sangha elders established rules for the communal life of monastics in order to maintain discipline and harmony in the Sangha.
The background arose from a specific incident: some nuns promised to give robes to female trainees (sikkhamānā), but afterward did not fulfill the promise. Or, conversely, they accepted someone as a trainee on the condition of giving a robe, but then refused or failed to complete it. This situation caused a loss of trust, division in the community of practice, and violated the basic spirit of loving-kindness and compassion (Mettā-Karunā) in the teaching.
Main Content
This rule states that if a nun has promised to give a robe to a woman who wishes to go forth as a trainee, or has accepted someone into training with this promise, but afterward does not ordain that person, that is, does not organize or complete the ordination rite into the status of trainee, then that nun commits a Pācittiya offense.
A Pācittiya is an offense requiring the offender to:
1. Acknowledge the offense (Āpatti) — openly confess the fault before the Sangha
2. Parisuddhi — be instructed again in the rule
3. Sammati — be accepted by the community as having corrected the fault
This offense is not bloody or as grave as a Pārājika offense, an offense of defeat, but it reflects a slackening of intention and dedication in training. The spirit of this rule emphasizes that promises within the Sangha must be respected; they are the foundation of trust and ethical discipline.
Practical Meaning
In the context of early Buddhism, this rule teaches responsibility and fundamental trust.
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