Xct Mu Bi Pm Pc 94Dildos
Pāli / Sanskrit:Jatumaṭṭhaka
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This item is an AI interpretation based on the provided descriptive information: the Vietnamese title “Dương Vật Giả,” the English title “Dildos,” the Pali title “Jatumaṭṭhaka,” the number “Xct Mu Bi Pm Pc 94,” the tradition “Sectarian Canon · Comparative,” the collection “Comparative Vinaya — Tibetan,” and a truncated ending of the Vietnamese text. The full source text has not been compared within the scope of the data. Therefore, the version below is not a translation of the original Vinaya text, does not confirm the details of the regulation, and does not add context, persons, chapters, sections, or comparative sources beyond the data provided.
Context
The title of this item directly concerns a sexual implement. The ending passage indicates that the previous interpretation did not approach the matter as though the object were “evil” in its own nature, but rather in terms of how it could lead the mind away from the goal of practice: the ending of defilements and the attainment of Nibbana. This way of reading accords with the spirit of Buddhist Vinaya: the problem does not lie in fear of the body or condemnation of matter, but in the effect such an object has on sensual desire, guarding the sense faculties, and the holy life.
In the renunciant life, celibacy is not merely an abstract ideal. It is protected by very concrete training rules, including the way a practitioner relates to the body, feeling, sense objects, and means that may stimulate sensual desire. A rule concerning a sexual implement should therefore be understood within the broader structure of the discipline: keeping body and mind away from things that nourish craving, weaken concentration, and break the trust of the community.
Content Identifiable from the Descriptive Information
From the descriptive information, it can be determined that this item belongs to the Comparative Vinaya, has the number “Pc 94,” and bears the Pali title “Jatumaṭṭhaka.” The English title “Dildos” and the Vietnamese title “Dương Vật Giả” show that the main object of the training rule is an implement imitating the male sexual organ or used in a context of sexual stimulation. The ending passage mentions the Pali principle “indriya-samvara,” that is, guarding or restraining the sense faculties.
The content can be identified at a general level as follows: for a renunciant, contact with, use of, or involvement with objects that arouse sensual pleasure is regarded as incompatible with the aim of practicing the holy life. The ending passage clearly says that this incompatibility does not arise from the notion that matter itself is sinful, but from a practical recognition of the mind: sexual stimuli can become conditions causing the mind to become distracted, increasing sensual attachment and weakening the effort toward liberation.
The ending passage also refers to a bhikkhu who transgresses having to confess before another bhikkhu or before the Sangha, depending on the level of the offense. This detail is preserved only at the level of interpretation from the available passage; there is not enough data to determine the official procedure, precise classification, or conditions of application. What can be stated more surely is that the spirit of confession in the Vinaya is not aimed at obtaining forgiveness from an external power, but at acknowledging fault, restoring mindfulness, and reestablishing a proper relationship with the discipline.
Meaning for Practice
The meaning for practice in this item lies in the practical guarding of the sense faculties. A practitioner cannot simply declare the ideal of abandoning sensuality while deliberately keeping close those objects that nourish sensual perception. The human mind functions according to conditions: what is seen, touched, remembered, and repeated forms tendencies. If a practitioner frequently creates conditions for sensual greed, then concentration and wisdom find it difficult to have a firm foundation.
This does not mean an attitude of contempt toward the body. Buddhist thought does not view the body as an enemy, nor does it need to nourish guilt regarding the body. The body is an object for contemplation: impermanent, conditioned, and not self. But when the body and feeling are viewed through the lens of possession and gratification, they become doorways for sensual craving. Thus the discipline helps a practitioner set clear boundaries before objects that easily cause the mind to lose self-mastery.
For renunciants, the purity of the holy life also has communal meaning. An act related to sensual pleasure is not merely a private matter if it harms confidence in the life of practice. The Sangha is maintained by trust: trust that those living the renunciant life are truly striving to follow the path of dispassion. When private conduct contradicts the image of celibacy, the injury does not stop with the individual.
For lay Buddhist students, this item still has contemplative value. Each person can look back at what objects are governing the senses and making the mind less free. Guarding the sense faculties is not denial of life, but clear knowledge of the power of sensory habit. When one knows how to choose an appropriate environment, objects, and modes of contact, one reduces conditions for defilement and increases conditions for mindfulness.
Comparative Note
There is not enough data to determine the full text, variants, circumstances of establishment, confession procedure, or detailed Vinaya classification beyond the data. The Source link is provided as a reference marker, but this interpretation is not based on direct comparison of the full text there. The terms “Jatumaṭṭhaka,” “Dildos,” “Dương Vật Giả,” “indriya-samvara,” “Nibbana,” and the ideas concerning guarding the sense faculties are used within the limits of the descriptive information and the truncated Vietnamese text ending. Any specific scholarly confirmation needs to be carried out with the complete source.
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