San Sarv Bu Pm Finot Sk 3Na vikīrṇaṁ nivāsayiṣyāma
Pāli / Sanskrit:Na vikīrṇaṁ nivāsayiṣyāma
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Commentary on the Sūtra Na vikīrṇaṁ nivāsayiṣyāma
Background
The sūtra Na vikīrṇaṁ nivāsayiṣyāma (rendered provisionally as "We shall not allow it to be scattered") is a portion of the Vinaya Piṭaka within the Theravāda tradition. This text records the rules of training that the Buddha Śākyamuni established for the monastic Saṅgha community.
The Vinaya Piṭaka arose out of specific circumstances within the Saṅgha community. When monks or nuns violated the spirit of harmony, or conducted themselves in ways inconsistent with the Dharma, the Blessed One would teach and establish disciplinary rules (pātimokkha) in order to protect the community. These rules are not arbitrary punishments, but rather regulations intended to cultivate discipline, compassion, and wisdom in the mind of each practitioner.
This sūtra specifically concerns the principle of concentration and of not allowing mindfulness or meditative composure to be scattered in the context of collective monastic life. This is an important dimension of the path of practice within the Saṅgha community.
Principal Content
Na vikīrṇaṁ nivāsayiṣyāma emphasizes that the Saṅgha community ought not to allow the collective focus of the Dharma to be scattered or weakened. "We shall not allow it to be scattered" (na vikīrṇaṁ nivāsayiṣyāma) is an implicit vow on the part of each member of the monastic community.
In the context of the Vinaya Piṭaka, this principle pertains to shared standards of conduct. When a monastic fails to adhere to the fundamental rules of ethics, or behaves in a manner inconsistent with the Dharma, this gives rise to disruption within the community. It is for this reason that the Blessed One and the earlier teachers established clear standards.
The sūtra teaches that in order to sustain unity and clarity of discernment within the Saṅgha, each member must voluntarily observe the regulations. This is not a matter of external compulsion, but of inner self-governance.
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