San Sarv Bu Pm Tf 11 Pc 68Transferring to Another
Pāli / Sanskrit:Vikappana
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The Discourse on Transferring (Vikappana)
Context
The Discourse on Transferring belongs to the Pharisuddhi Pātimokkha, the rules concerning purity, within the Vinaya system of the Theravāda tradition. It is one of the detailed disciplinary discourses regulating actions related to the property and requisites of monastics, especially the issue of "transferring" (vikappana), the act of exchange, handover, or change of ownership of articles used in practice.
Within the context of the monastic community (Saṅgha), these rules arose to prevent greed, competition over material goods, and unnecessary disputes. The Buddha established a careful system of discipline to maintain peace, harmony, and purity in the community of practice. The Discourse on Transferring makes this principle concrete through particular cases concerning how improper property should be handled.
Main Content
The Discourse on Transferring deals with situations in which a monastic receives an article or property and afterward wishes to hand it over, exchange it, or "transfer" it to someone else. The key point of this rule is clear: a monastic cannot arbitrarily transfer an article obtained by attachment to another person, especially if the act serves impure motives, such as greed, trade, or seeking profit.
The discourse states that if a monastic wishes to give away or transfer an article, this must be done according to proper procedure. "Transferring" cannot be a secret act or be carried out for selfish purposes. If a monastic receives an item from a donor, a layperson, and wishes to pass it to another monastic, there must be transparency and lawful permission.
Violations concerning Transferring are classified as Pācittiya, or Nissaggiya Pācittiya, offenses lighter than Pārājika but still requiring confession and forfeiture of the article. The fault does not lie in giving an article away, but in the manner of doing so, whether it follows the principle of purity.
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