Lzh Sarv Bu Pm 2 Sk 31Nātyastikākṛtā niṣatsyāma
Pāli / Sanskrit:Nātyastikākṛtā niṣatsyāma
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Exposition of the Nātyastikākṛtā Niṣatsyāma Scripture
Context
This scripture belongs to the Vinaya Piṭaka of the Early Buddhist tradition, a sacred body of teaching on the rules of practice and discipline of the Sangha. The Vinaya Piṭaka is not merely a formal code of law, but also a collection of teachings on how to live purely, preserve morality, and nurture spiritual life within the community of bhikkhus and bhikkhunīs.
The title Nātyastikākṛtā niṣatsyāma carries a meaning related to not engaging in actions, speech, or conduct unsuitable to Buddhist discipline. This is one of the prohibitions in the code of discipline (Pātimokkha), compiled to protect the morality of the Sangha and maintain the purity of the community of practice.
Main Content
The scripture teaches that a bhikkhu or bhikkhunī must avoid actions that arouse sensuality, anger, or delusion. In particular, one should not participate in activities such as dancing, singing, or other sensual conduct, because these cause the mind to fall away from the path of pure practice and lead to the growth of greed (lobha), anger (dosa), and delusion (moha), the three basic spiritual diseases.
The Vinaya teaches that those who have gone forth have vowed to live apart from worldly sensual pleasures. When participating in sensual acts or unsuitable activities, a monastic not only violates discipline but also turns away from the ideal of the Buddha's path, which is the search for liberation (nirvāṇa), not the satisfaction of temporary desires. The scripture also emphasizes that such actions affect not only the individual but also the honor and respect of the whole Sangha.
The deeper reason is that these acts distract the mind (citta), obstructing the concentration (samādhi) necessary for insight (vipassanā) and meditative cultivation (bhāvanā). A mind governed by sensual pleasure cannot attain the right concentration and mindfulness needed to understand clearly the nature of suffering, impermanence, and non-self.
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