Lzh Sarv Bu Vb As 5Further Penalty
Pāli / Sanskrit:Tassapāpiyasikā
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TAS-SA-PĀP-NHI-YA-SI-KĀ DISCOURSE (Tassapāpiyasikā)
Further Consequences
Context
The Tassapāpiyasikā discourse belongs to the Vinaya Pitaka, specifically the Bhikkhu-vibhaṅga or Patimokkha-samvara, the most fundamental training rules for bhikkhus. These are not abstract legal teachings, but profound ethical principles set forth by the Buddha based on understanding of cause and effect (kamma-vipāka) and the nature of the practitioner's mind.
This discourse concerns violations of the discipline and the consequences that follow, not only formal punishment or the recording of faults, but deep spiritual decline. The word "Tassapāpiyasikā" means "what is worse" or "further consequences," indicating invisible but real effects upon the mind of the practitioner.
Main Content
The specific content of this discourse has not yet been fully translated in widely available materials. However, based on the general context of the Pāli Vinaya Pitaka, the Tassapāpiyasikā discourse focuses on an important principle: when a bhikkhu violates the discipline, whether in small or great faults, without true restoration or sincere confession, the consequences spread beyond the rigid framework of administrative penalty.
These "further consequences" include deterioration of the mind, loss of mindfulness (sati), loss of concentration (samādhi), and the mind being covered by obstructions (āvarana). The offender not only faces the acknowledgment of fault, but also bears real spiritual effects: the weakening of meditative concentration, the fragility of wisdom, and the decline of merit in this very life.
The discourse teaches that discipline (sīla) is not observed out of fear of being discovered or punished, but because one clearly understands that unwholesome actions will themselves disturb the mind. This is a profound understanding of the law of causality, requiring no deity or external authority.
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