Lzh Sarv Bi Vb Pc 125Not Ordaining Trainees After She Follows
Pāli / Sanskrit:Anubandha-sikkhamānana-vuṭṭhāpana
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VINAYA SUTTA ON NOT ORDAINING A TRAINEE AFTER SHE HAS FOLLOWED
Background
This disciplinary sutta belongs to the Vinaya Piṭaka of the Theravāda tradition, specifically the Bhikkhunī Vibhaṅga, the rules for bhikkhunīs. It is one of the detailed regulations of early Buddhism for managing the female monastic community, protecting the purity of the Sangha, and maintaining the discipline of training.
The historical background of this rule comes from real situations in the community of bhikkhunīs during the Buddha’s lifetime. The issue concerns the training of female trainee monastics (sikkhamānā, those who observe additional precepts before formal ordination) and the responsibilities of the bhikkhunīs who guide them. The word “Anubandha” (following after, continuing) indicates the continuing relationship between the guide and the trainee.
Main Content
This rule addresses a specific situation: when a bhikkhunī who guides female trainees leaves the community, perhaps because of a change of residence, hermitage, or other reasons, that guiding bhikkhunī is not permitted to continue training new students until the situation has been clarified and handled according to the official procedure of the Sangha.
The rule states that if a bhikkhunī has responsibility for training female trainees and then leaves without completing the training process or properly transferring responsibility to another person, she should not accept new trainees, in order to avoid leaving female trainees abandoned or incompletely trained.
The purpose of this regulation is to ensure that each female trainee receives complete and continuous guidance and training from her guide. Abandoning or interrupting the training process may lead to deficiencies in practice, weakening the purity and discipline of the entire female monastic community.
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