Mpt Pc 35Encouraging Another Monastic to Eat More After Refusing an Invitation
Pāli / Sanskrit:Dutiyapavāraṇā
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The Dutiyapavāraṇā Discourse: Encouraging a Monastic to Eat After Refusing an Invitation
Background
Dutiyapavāraṇā is part of the Bhikkhunī Vibhaṅga (the rules for bhikkhunīs) in the Pāli Canon, within the Vinaya. This discourse is recorded in the context of the Buddha issuing disciplinary rules specifically for the community of women monastics in order to protect the respect and purity of the Sangha.
The title "Dutiyapavāraṇā" (pavāraṇā means "invitation" or "refusal") refers to a specific situation: a bhikkhunī refuses a householder's invitation to eat after a meal, and is then encouraged by another bhikkhunī to accept. This is a minor legal case, yet it has deep significance in building wise relationships among members of the Sangha.
This historical context arose from a practical need: the Buddha wished to ensure that bhikkhunīs were not isolated or did not create unnecessary hardship for themselves when receiving support from devotees. At the same time, this discourse also reflects a balanced attitude between strict discipline and wise choice in each concrete circumstance.
Main Content
This discourse lays down a rule for the situation in which a bhikkhunī, for personal reasons such as not wishing to cause trouble or out of humility, refuses an invitation to eat or receive a special offering from a host. However, another bhikkhunī, seeing that this refusal may hurt the donor's heart or cause imbalance in the Sangha, encourages that bhikkhunī to accept the invitation.
This rule teaches that excessive humility can become a form of conceit or self-imposed difficulty. When a host offers with sincere faith, absolute refusal may cause them to feel that their sincerity has not been received.
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