San Mg Bu Pm Sk 19Lifted Robe (2nd)
Pāli / Sanskrit:Dutiyaukkhittaka
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Explanation of the Dutiyaukkhittaka Sutta (The Robe Lifted Up a Second Time)
Background
The Dutiyaukkhittaka Sutta belongs to the Vinaya Piṭaka of the Theravāda Buddhist tradition, within the body of rules governing the lives of trainees and monastics. This is the continuation of Ukkhittaka (Lifted Robe), concerning violations and disciplinary handling in the community of those gone forth.
The Vinaya Piṭaka was compiled to maintain order, develop virtue, and create conditions for the Sangha to practice the Dharma well. The rules in the Vinaya are not arbitrary prohibitions, but training instructions laid down by the Buddha based on specific situations that occurred, intended to protect and perfect the virtue of practitioners.
The section “Lifted Robe (2nd),” Dutiyaukkhittaka, concerns rules on covering the body properly with the upper robe (uttarāsaṅga). Covering the body is not only a matter of custom, but also reflects respect for the training life and symbolizes the purpose of practice.
Main Content
Dutiyaukkhittaka addresses the second case of violation related to failing to cover the body properly, especially when a monastic does not keep the robe correctly in particular situations. These violations are classified according to different degrees of seriousness.
According to the Pāli Vinaya tradition, when one gone forth does not carefully observe the rules on covering the body, this is considered careless conduct and may affect the respect of the community of devotees. If the violation is repeated after the first warning (ukkhittaka, lifting the robe or improper covering), the second time carries a different disciplinary response, from lighter forms such as admonition to Pācittiya offenses, violations requiring confession before the Sangha.
The sutta records that when a monastic is discovered a second time not observing the rule on covering the body, the handling follows the procedure of saṅghakamma, an act of the Sangha, carried out publicly before the entire Sangha to ensure fairness and transparency.
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