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Pāli / Sanskrit:Na paryastikākṛta pravekṣyāma
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Explanation of the "Na paryastikākṛta pravekṣyāma" Sutta
Context
The "Na paryastikākṛta pravekṣyāma" Sutta is a part of the Vinaya Piṭaka, the sacred collection that regulates discipline and precepts for the Buddhist monastic community. The Vinaya Piṭaka is regarded as the foundation containing rules of conduct intended to maintain harmony, discipline, and noble spirituality within the Sangha.
This title, in Sanskrit-Pāli, has the direct meaning: "We shall not enter into places where things are arranged crosswise (chairs or implements)," or, in a broader understanding: "We shall not participate in unrighteous or deceitful actions." This is an injunction, a vow (pratiññā) from the Buddha and enlightened disciples intended to guide the actions of the Sangha community.
This sutta appears in the Vinaya Piṭaka, specifically in the section regulating questions of status, eligibility, and the conduct of bhikkhus (male monastics) and bhikkhunīs (female monastics). It relates to rules concerning dwellings, seats, the arrangement of the environment for practice, and the importance of sincerity in every action and every step.
Main Content
The sutta affirms that the disciples of the Buddha should not take part in activities that are "crosswise" or "improperly arranged," whether outwardly or hidden beneath. The phrase "paryastika" (crosswise, crooked) is symbolic: it does not refer only to the arrangement of objects such as chairs and beds, but also represents deceitful intentions, crooked decisions, or actions not in accord with right view and right conduct.
The teaching "Na pravekṣyāma" (we shall not enter) is a resolute declaration. It is a vow of action, a commitment not only in speech but from the very center of each monastic. When the Sangha accepts this teaching, they commit themselves to keep away from untruthful conduct, compromises with greed (lobha), hatred (dosa), and delusion (moha), the three root poisons of suffering.
This sutta also suggests that the arrangement and organization of a community of practice reflect the nature of its cultivation.
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