San Lo Bi Vb Ss 12Encouraging Receiving Food From One With Lust
Pāli / Sanskrit:Kiṁ te avassuto vā anavassuto vā
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Explanation of San Lo Bi Vb Ss 12
On Receiving Rice from a Person With Lust
Background
This sutta belongs to the Vinaya Piṭaka in the Theravāda Buddhist tradition, specifically the Suttavibhaṅga of the Bhikkhunī Vibhaṅga, the discipline for bhikkhunīs. The background of this sutta concerns rules of diligence and the way of life of female renunciants.
According to the tradition of the Pāli Canon, regulations in the Vinaya Piṭaka are not anonymous, but often arise from specific events. This sutta was recorded to address an issue of discrimination or misunderstanding in the process of receiving food. In particular, it refers to the case of a woman with a mind of lust (rāga), with impure motives, who herself brings rice to the female renunciants.
This issue is raised not in order to find a simple answer, but to understand the true purpose of giving, the motivation of the giver, and the effect on the practice of the receiver. This is a profound educational method in the Vinaya Piṭaka, not stopping at the outward act but seeing through to the inward motive.
Main Content
The original Pāli title “Kiṁ te avassuto vā anavassuto vā” means “Whether you are lustful or not lustful?” This question is posed as a way of reflection: does receiving rice from a person with lust, with impure motives, affect the Dharma practice of a female renunciant?
The Theravāda Vinaya Piṭaka emphasizes that female renunciants should be careful with situations that may lead to misunderstanding or damage virtue (sīla). When a woman with a mind of lust brings food to female renunciants, this may be an expression of desire or impure motives.
However, the Theravāda Vinaya Piṭaka does not judge absolutely. It instructs that female renunciants must consider the context, the motive of the giver, and whether receiving the food will cause harmful consequences.
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