Upp Sk 25Receiving Respectfully
Pāli / Sanskrit:Sakkaccapaṭiggahaṇa
Save your scripture progress
Create a free account to save scriptures, track progress, and continue your daily learning path.
SAKKACCAPAṬIGGAHAṆA SUTTA: CAREFUL RECEIVING
Background
The Sakkaccapaṭiggahaṇa text (careful receiving) is found in the Vinaya Piṭaka of the Pāli Canon, specifically among the rules for those gone forth. This is one of the teachings on ethics and the attitude of practice that the Buddha taught to the community of monks and nuns. This sutta reflects a key principle in the Vinaya: careful attention not only in spiritual practice, but also in the way one receives, whether teachings, rules, or material blessings.
In the context of early monastic life, careful receiving (sakkaccapaṭiggahaṇa) is not an outward act, but deeply expresses the mental attitude of a practitioner: respect, attentiveness, and mindfulness. This is the foundation of the voluntary discipline that monastics vow to observe.
Main Content
The sutta teaches the attitude of receiving in monastic practice. When a bhikkhu or bhikkhunī receives anything, whether the Buddha's teaching, the rules of the Sangha, or blessings from the community, they should do so with a very careful mind, not carelessly or superficially.
"Sakkacca" means careful, diligent, painstaking; "paṭiggahaṇa" means receiving or accepting. Together, this is the art of careful receiving, an action involving both mind and conduct. It requires mindfulness, respect, and clear understanding of what is being received.
In the Vinaya Piṭaka, this is applied concretely: when receiving instructions from elders, when observing prohibitions, or when receiving necessary requisites for practice, such as robes, the alms bowl, or medicine. This way of receiving reflects respect for the Sangha and understanding of the purpose of each rule.
Practical Meaning
Sakkaccapaṭiggahaṇa teaches that practice of the Buddha-Dharma is not a hurried or careless path.
🌏 The Buddhist canon is vast — some sūtras (such as comparative Vinaya across schools, or untranslated Tibetan-canon texts) have to this day NEVER been translated into Vietnamese or English by anyone, scholars included. Rather than leave it blank, Inti AI offers a FAITHFUL summary grounded in the tradition — from the sūtra's title, origin and essence — so you can still reach this rare part of the treasury. Whenever an original translation exists, the app shows the original first.
Translations belong to the translator/source credited above. The bilingual compilation, presentation, and AI translations compiled by Inti are © Inti Foundation. Please attribute when quoting; do not bulk-copy or use commercially without permission.