Xct Mu Bi Pm Pc 41Living With an Ejected Monastic
Pāli / Sanskrit:Ukkhittasambhoga
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The Sutta on Living With an Ejected Bhikkhu
Ukkhittasambhoga: The Theravāda Vinaya Piṭaka
Background
In the Theravāda tradition, the Vinaya Piṭaka consists of rules governing the communal life of monks and nuns. The text Ukkhittasambhoga, living together with an ejected bhikkhu, appears among the Pācittiya rules, violations of a lighter kind requiring confession before the community.
The background of this text concerns a bhikkhu ejected from the community (ukkhitta) because of a violation of the Vinaya Piṭaka. When a bhikkhu has been subject to this penalty, other bhikkhus must not live in the same place with him, share food, or take part in communal activities with the ejected person. This rule maintains discipline and allows the person who has been penalized the opportunity to confess and return to the community.
The text was taught by the Blessed Buddha to clarify the attitude and conduct of the remaining bhikkhus in the community toward one who has been ejected. This is not cruel punishment, but a skillful means (upāya) in collective practice.
Main Content
According to Pācittiya rule 41, if a bhikkhu knows that another person has been ejected by the community, yet still lives in the same place with him, shares food, or engages in intimate association, that bhikkhu commits a pācittiya, an offense requiring private confession before another bhikkhu.
This rule does not apply if the bhikkhu does not know about the ejection, or if the ejected person has been reinstated in the community. It also has exceptions in urgent or special cases permitted by the Blessed Buddha.
The spirit of the rule emphasizes that the Sangha functions as a single body. When one member commits a serious violation, temporary isolation is a way to preserve the unity and purity of the community. However, this isolation is not permanent; it opens the way for the offender to confess and be received back.
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