Lzh Sarv Bi Vb Pc 41Living With an Ejected Monastic
Pāli / Sanskrit:Ukkhittasambhoga
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COMMENTARY ON THE UKKHITTASAMBHOGA SUTTA
Living With a Monastic Who Has Been Ejected
Background
The Ukkhittasambhoga Sutta (Pāli: ukkhitta = ejected, excluded; sambhoga = living together, sharing) is found within the Vinaya Piṭaka, specifically in the Pācittiya section (minor offenses). The context in which this sutta arose relates to regulations governing conduct among monastics within the Saṅgha community.
In the Western Pure Land of Great Bliss, during the time when the Buddha was still present in the world, he established detailed rules of Dhamma and discipline in order to protect the purity, harmony, and order of the Saṅgha. These regulations did not arise from an authoritarian character or disposition, but were the result of specific incidents—particular transgressions committed by disciples that the Buddha himself had witnessed.
The Ukkhittasambhoga Sutta was formulated to address the situation in which a bhikkhu has been determined by the Saṅgha to be excluded from communal activities due to a violation of the rules of practice or improper conduct. This exclusion is not a permanent expulsion, but rather a disciplinary measure intended to compel the bhikkhu in question to repent and reform.
Principal Content
The sutta clearly stipulates that other bhikkhus should not live together (sambhoga) with an ejected bhikkhu (ukkhitta). This means that acts of sharing are prohibited: they may not reside in the same dwelling, may not share requisites of practice such as robes and undergarments, may not eat a meal together, and may not engage in physical or familiar social contact as ordinary companions.
However, the sutta also clearly distinguishes between different kinds of exclusion. If a bhikkhu has been excluded due to a minor or temporary transgression, then other bhikkhus may still teach him the Dhamma or remind him of his faults. Nevertheless, such interaction must conform to clearly defined limits, so as to ensure that the exclusion is carried out in accordance with its intended purpose.
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