San Lo Bi Vb Pc 32Lying Down With One Not Fully Ordained
Pāli / Sanskrit:Anupasampannasahaseyya
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ANUPASAMPANNASAHASEYYA SUTTA
Sleeping Together With One Who Has Not Received Full Ordination
Background
This is one of the regulations concerning living together and sleeping in the same lodging (sahaseyya) in the Theravāda Vinaya tradition. In the early Buddhist period, while the Buddha was still in the world, bhikkhus had to live according to a strict system of discipline in order to protect concentration, collectedness of mind, and the maintenance of noble virtue. The rules related to “sleeping together” (sahaseyya) were compiled to prevent conduct unsuitable for the life of practice of a bhikkhu.
The background of this sutta is rooted in the fact that some bhikkhus did not observe the principle regarding lying down to sleep with those who had not received full ordination (anupasampanna), that is, people who had not yet received full precepts and had not become bhikkhus or bhikkhunīs, including young novices or those newly beginning the path of training. Such conduct could create dangers to concentration, ethics, and the reputation of the Sangha.
Main Content
The Anupasampannasahaseyya Sutta provides that a fully ordained bhikkhu may not lie down to sleep in the same dwelling (sahaseyya) with a person who has not received full ordination, except under special circumstances that are permitted. This is a Pācittiya, a rule concerning a minor violation, in the Pātimokkha system, the list of two hundred fifty, or two hundred sixty, rules that every bhikkhu must observe.
The reasons behind this regulation include several aspects. First, sleeping together may create favorable conditions for improper actions or violations of intention. Second, this is related to protecting the reputation of the Sangha before the public, especially in societies where such conduct may be misunderstood or give rise to slander. Third, this rule aims to preserve the purity of the Dharma and the virtue of bhikkhus.
Those who have not received full ordination (anupasampanna) include samaṇeras (沙彌, young novices), upāsakas, and upāsikās (male and female lay followers).
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