San Sarv Bi Pm Tf 3215 Np 5Accepting Too Many Robes
Pāli / Sanskrit:Tatuttari
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THE SUTTA ON ACCEPTING TOO MANY ROBES - TATUTTARI
Background
The Tatuttari Sutta (Accepting Too Many Robes) belongs to the Vinaya Piṭaka in the Theravāda Buddhist tradition, specifically the Nisaggiya Pācittiya section, offenses involving forfeiture. This is one of the detailed disciplinary rules laid down by the Buddha Gotama for the Sangha in order to guide practice in the life of training.
According to the Theravāda tradition, the Vinaya Pitaka was compiled from the rules that the Buddha established in the course of governing the monastic community. Each rule has an originating cause (nidāna), usually connected with incidents or inappropriate actions by disciples. This sutta focuses on the issue of possessing material things beyond need, especially robes, one of the four requisites necessary for bhikkhus.
Main Content
The core of Tatuttari revolves around the principle of restraint in receiving requisites for practice, especially robes. According to the Vinaya Pitaka, a bhikkhu may possess at most three robes: the upper robe (uttarāsaṅga), the inner robe (antaravāsaka), and the outer robe (saṅghāṭi). If he receives additional robes beyond this limit without giving up the old one or giving it to someone else, the monastic violates Nisaggiya Pācittiya, an offense involving property.
This sutta recalls the story of bhikkhus who, through excessive greed or negligence, accumulated too many robes, leading to imbalance in the Sangha. The Buddha then established a clear rule: when receiving a new robe, if one already has a sufficient number, the bhikkhu must give it away or refuse it. If he miscalculates or intentionally conceals the number he owns, the act must be corrected through confession and self-disclosure before the Sangha.
This rule is an expression of the principle of Saṃvara, self-restraint and the wholesome guarding of body, speech, and mind, in Theravāda discipline.
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