Lzh Sarv Bu Vb Sk 51Na hastasaṁlagnikaya pravekṣyāma
Pāli / Sanskrit:Na hastasaṁlagnikaya pravekṣyāma
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Exposition of the Na Hastasaṁlagnikaya Pravekṣyāma Sutta
Background
The Na Hastasaṁlagnikaya Pravekṣyāma Sutta appears in the Vinaya Piṭaka, the disciplinary section of the Pāli Canon, belonging to the tradition of early Buddhist Dharma. It is part of the Bhikkhunī Vibhaṅga, the section of rules for nuns, where the Buddha established precepts specifically for his female disciples.
The background recorded in the Vinaya Piṭaka shows concrete situations that arose within the community of bhikkhunīs, leading to the clarification and completion of rules of training. The phrase "Na hastasaṁlagnikaya" (not touching the hand to fire) refers to a specific action connected with their discipline and way of life. This sutta reflects the Buddha's careful attention to each detail of the life of practice, in order to protect the purity and self-mastery of the community.
Main Content
In the Vinaya context, the rule "Na hastasaṁlagnikaya pravekṣyāma" (we shall not permit or enter into it) concerns actions that bhikkhunīs should not perform. Specifically, it refers to a prohibition or restriction concerning physical actions that might lead to a breach of the precepts.
In the Vinaya Piṭaka, especially the Bhikkhunī Vibhaṅga, the precepts are built on the principle of avoiding situations that easily give rise to wrong steps in the practice. These regulations are not arbitrary constraints, but wise guidelines that help bhikkhunīs maintain their focus on the goal of liberation and avoid conditions that could weaken spiritual life.
The rules of discipline in the Vinaya Piṭaka were established by the Buddha after he considered actual situations. Every rule has a history, a specific event that occurred, leading the Buddha to formulate a rule. This shows that the Buddha Dharma is not an abstract system, but a practical one, established on the basis of lived experience.
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