Lzh Sarv Bu Pm 2 Np 9Requesting Fine Robes From a Combined Robe Fund
Pāli / Sanskrit:Dutiyaupakkhata
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Sutta on Asking Excessively from a Common Robe Fund
Background
This sutta belongs to the Vinaya Piṭaka of the Theravāda tradition, specifically in the Pātimokkha section on disciplinary rules for monks and nuns. The background for the arising of this sutta concerns the management of common property of the Sangha, especially everyday articles such as cloth garments, outer robes (saṅghāti), and inner garments (antarvāsaka).
In the Buddha’s time, bhikkhus and bhikkhunīs needed to practice reverence and renounce greed. When monastics joined together to contribute money to buy fine cloth, those with eager desires and a lack of careful reflection might ask for more than they needed, causing trouble for the community. Therefore the Buddha established a specific rule to regulate such improper requests.
Main Content
The Dutiyaupakkhata Sutta, the second request, concerns abuse in asking for robes from a common fund. When the Sangha has a robe fund, a fund for basic equipment, members should not arbitrarily ask for excessive robes beyond actual need. The rule provides that those who ask for robes repeatedly, or ask for a quality higher than the prescribed level, are regarded as violating pārājika or pācittiya, depending on the degree and motive.
Specifically, if a bhikkhu or bhikkhunī has already received robes from the common fund according to rule, and then continues to ask for a new robe a second time without legitimate reason, such as an old robe being torn, lost, or some special situation, this is regarded as a further act of greed for property (lobha). This rule aims to educate the disciplined mind of practitioners, making them understand that simplicity and contentment (santosa) are necessary qualities on the path to liberation.
The sutta teaches that, when dealing with common funds or collective property, a practitioner must act with a high degree of care, what is called being "careful with our common property" (sannissayika), meaning frugal and not abusive.
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