Mpt Sk 55Na thutthukāraka
Pāli / Sanskrit:Na thutthukāraka
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Commentary on the Na Thutthukāraka Sutta
Background
Na Thutthukāraka is a text belonging to the Vinaya Piṭaka in the Early Buddhist tradition of the Dharma. The expression “Na thutthukāraka” means “those who do not make others pleased” or “those who do not know how to please others.” This sutta is recorded in the Vinaya, where the Buddha established rules of ethics and discipline for the community of monks and nuns, in order to preserve the purity of the fourfold assembly of disciples.
The context in which this sutta was established is directly related to the Buddha’s clear recognition of defects in the human mind, especially greed, hatred, and delusion, and the actions arising from these three poisons. Disciplinary rules were established not to punish, but to guide the fourfold assembly toward purity of mind and purity of action.
Main Content
Na Thutthukāraka points out kinds of actions and attitudes that prevent people from being pleasing to others, thereby damaging relationships and harming the community. Especially in the Vinaya, this sutta emphasizes that actions lacking loving-kindness and respect, or arising from greed and hatred, lead to negative consequences.
Monks and nuns are instructed that, for themselves and others to dwell in peace, they must cultivate five things: maintaining the precepts voluntarily, not merely out of fear of punishment; speaking beneficial words; being patient with criticism; practicing loving-kindness without seeking reward; and living with transparency in action. Those who act in the opposite way — doing harmful things, speaking hurtful words, lacking loving-kindness — are precisely those who “do not know how to please others.”
The sutta also makes clear that a person who truly practices the Buddhadharma naturally becomes agreeable, quiet, and welcomed by others. Conversely, when possessiveness, greed, and pride take over the mind, that person becomes isolated even while living in a community.
Practical Meaning
The deeper meaning of Na Thutthukāraka is not only for monks and nuns, but also applies to the life of every individual.
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