Lzh Sarv Bi Vb Pc 9Annoyance
Pāli / Sanskrit:Vilekhana
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Vilekhana Discourse (The Matter of Causing Annoyance)
Background
The Vilekhana discourse belongs to the Pātimokkha section of the Vinaya Piṭaka in the Theravāda tradition. It is one of the important disciplinary regulations for Buddhist monastics, established in order to maintain harmony and concentration within the monastic community. The word “vilekhana” means “annoying, causing irritation,” referring to actions or speech that cause discomfort and conflict within the Sangha.
The Vinaya Piṭaka was established by the Buddha on the basis of specific events in the lives of the first monastics. These regulations are not arbitrary prohibitions, but practical guidance helping lay scholars and bhikkhus, renunciants, practice in peace and right concentration.
Main Content
The Vilekhana discourse deals with situations in which a monastic deliberately causes irritation and distress to fellow practitioners or to the community as a whole. Specifically, this rule concerns actions such as disparagement, unconstructive criticism, creating disharmony, or words intended to wound the spirit of another.
In the Vinaya context, “vilekhana” includes not only harsh words or severe criticism, but also actions carried out with the intention of making another feel uncomfortable, insecure, or isolated within the monastic community. This may include disturbing others when they are focused on practice, or intentionally trying to unsettle the spirit of cultivation.
This rule is classified among the Pātimokkha offenses (basic rules), and a monastic who violates it must confess (paṭidesanā), or, if the violation is more serious, must undergo other disciplinary procedures according to the severity of the offense.
Practical Meaning
The Vilekhana discourse emphasizes a profound principle: Buddhism is concerned not only with personal purity, but also with communal harmony. A monastic community that is divided and distressed cannot develop in meditation and wisdom (samādhi, paññā).
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