Lzh Sarv Bu Pm Sk 46Na vikṣiptikākṛtā niṣatsyāma
Pāli / Sanskrit:Na vikṣiptikākṛtā niṣatsyāma
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Explanation of the Na vikṣiptikākṛtā niṣatsyāma Sutta
Context
This sutta is recorded in the Vinaya Piṭaka of the Early Buddhist tradition, which treats the discipline of practitioners in the community of monks and nuns. The Vinaya Piṭaka is the most detailed collection concerning rules of training, laid down by the Buddha Gotama to protect the spirit of practice and maintain harmony in the monastic community.
The title "Na vikṣiptikākṛtā niṣatsyāma" may be translated as "We should not establish rules caused by distraction or disorder." This is a basic principle in the formation of the precepts, reflecting that prohibitions should arise from actions that truly cause harm, not from arbitrary reasons or emotional reactions.
Main Content
This sutta focuses on the theory of establishing rules within the monastic community. The Buddha established the prohibitions (Pāṭimokkha) not because of temporary discord or argument, but because of actions that were truly harmful to the practice of individuals and to the purity of the community. Each prohibition arises from a specific cause: some monk or nun committed an offense, harmed the Sangha, and therefore the Buddha laid down the corresponding prohibition.
This principle emphasizes that discipline is not arbitrary or imposed, but the natural result of understanding cause and effect and suffering. The prohibitions are built on actual experience, not on prejudice or mistaken judgment. The Buddha’s rules are objective and serve the common benefit of the community of practice.
This is the basis of the principles of legislation in the Vinaya: the three conditions for an action to become a prohibition are (1) it harms the individual, (2) it harms the Sangha, and (3) it creates difficulty for those with faith. When these three conditions appear, a prohibition is established gradually, not out of disorder, but out of necessity.
Practical Meaning
For those practicing according to the Early Buddhist tradition today, this sutta offers a profound lesson on the nature of religious discipline.
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