Xct Mu Bi Pm Pc 82Not Ordaining Trainees After Promising
Pāli / Sanskrit:Cīvaradāna-sikkhamānana-vuṭṭhāpana
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DISCOURSE ON NOT ORDAINING A TRAINEE AFTER PROMISING TO GIVE ROBES
Context
This discourse is recorded in the Vinaya Piṭaka, specifically in the Pācittiya section, where rules of practice whose violation requires acknowledgment and confession are prescribed. The context arose when the Buddha, in the course of guiding the Sangha, recognized situations arising from failure to observe organizational order and promises within the monastic community.
In the training systems of Theravāda Buddhism, the role of the guiding teacher (upajjhāya) toward a trainee (sikkhamānā) is extremely important. This relationship is built on the foundation of faith (saddhā) and commitment to observe the basic elements of practice. When a monastic promises to give a robe to one who is about to be formally ordained, this is not only a material act but also symbolizes a commitment to comprehensive guidance.
Main Content
This rule is intended to prohibit unethical conduct by a teacher who, after promising to provide the necessary requisites (cīvara - robes) for a female trainee, then refuses or delays fulfilling that promise and thereby does not allow the trainee to receive formal ordination (vuṭṭhāpana). This is an act that violates integrity and the established rule (paññatti).
The discourse stipulates that if a preceptor has committed to prepare the necessary material conditions to carry out the upasampadā ordination for a female trainee, but afterward fails to fulfill the promise and also does not permit someone else to do so in his or her place, that preceptor has violated a pācittiya rule. This reflects an important principle in the Vinaya Piṭaka: sincerity and responsibility cannot be broken under any pretext.
The deeper reason for this rule is to protect female trainees from exploitation or neglect, while maintaining trust in the teacher-disciple relationship.
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