San Lo Bi Vb Sk 50Standing
Pāli / Sanskrit:Ṭhita
Save your scripture progress
Create a free account to save scriptures, track progress, and continue your daily learning path.
Standing Sutta (Ṭhita)
Background
The Standing Sutta belongs to the Samantapāsādika section (the Great Saint’s commentary on the Vinaya narratives), an important text in the Pāli Vinaya tradition. This sutta is recorded in the Sanghabhedavastu (matters concerning the harmony of the Sangha) and is deeply connected with regulations concerning bodily posture and attentiveness in the practice of the Buddha Dharma.
The background for the formation of this sutta relates to the early periods of Buddhism, when the Buddha and his disciples needed to establish basic rules of conduct in order to preserve discipline and dignity within the Sangha. Standing is not merely a physical action; it also expresses respect, wakefulness, and mental readiness for study and practice.
Main Content
The Standing Sutta considers the standing posture (ṭhita) as one form of expressing respect and courtesy within the Sangha. This posture carries deep meaning: one who is standing can quickly act, is ready to receive the Buddha Dharma, and can carry out assigned duties. In the context of Vinaya, standing also relates to regulations concerning active presence and wakefulness during Sangha meetings or Dharma talks.
The sutta emphasizes that standing quietly, without lingering and without swaying, is an expression of concentration (samādhi) and respect toward those senior within the Sangha, especially the Buddha and the teachers. When standing in a balanced posture, with eyes lowered and mindfully aware, the disciple expresses deep readiness for study and practice.
In addition, the sutta also mentions specific cases in the monastery: when bhikkhus or bhikkhunīs stand before the Buddha or before elders, they must maintain a pure posture and not let the mind wander. This is directly related to the regulations in the Pāṭimokkha and the rules of daily conduct.
Practical Meaning
In the practice of the Buddha Dharma, standing posture is not merely a matter of form.
🌏 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.