San Mu Bu Pm GBM 2 As 2Resolution Through Recollection
Pāli / Sanskrit:Sativinaya
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THE SATIVINAYA SUTTA: RESOLVING A MATTER BY RECOLLECTION
Background
The Sativinaya Sutta (Pāli: Sati-vinaya, provisionally translated as "resolution by recollection") is part of the Vinaya Piṭaka in the traditional Theravāda Pāli Canon. The Vinaya Piṭaka consists of the rules of training and conduct for the fourfold Buddhist community: monks, nuns, laymen, and laywomen. This sutta lies among the regulations concerning how to resolve disputes or questions in the Sangha.
Sati, or recollection and mindfulness, is one of the seven factors of awakening (Bojjhaṅga) and plays a central role in mental concentration and practice. This sutta explores the role of sati not only in personal meditation but also in maintaining harmony and accuracy within the monastic community.
Main Content
The Sativinaya Sutta focuses on the procedure of using "recollection" to clarify matters related to discipline or disputes in the Sangha. When disagreements arise about training rules or events that have occurred, the Sangha can use this method to discover the truth through calling matters back to recollection.
This procedure requires a member recognized as having firm recollection (sati sampajañña), able to recall events or rules clearly. This person presents what they remember, allowing the Sangha to examine and verify its accuracy. The method is based on the principle that recollection is a reliable tool for recovering the truth, because in Buddhist teaching, recollection is regarded as a quality of trained and advanced monastics.
The sutta emphasizes that recollection is not arbitrary or mistaken, but clear memory verified by deep understanding (paññā). When a person truly has sati, they can recall not only details but also context, motives, and consequences of actions. Thus this sutta grants recollection a role that is not only spiritual but also legal and administrative within the monastic community.
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