Xct Mu Bi Pm Sk 23Na vikṣiptikākṛtā pravekṣyāma
Pāli / Sanskrit:Na vikṣiptikākṛtā pravekṣyāma
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Exposition of the Na Vikṣiptikākṛtā Pravekṣyāma Sutta
Background
The Na Vikṣiptikākṛtā Pravekṣyāma Sutta is found in the Vinaya Piṭaka, the sacred collection that regulates the rules of training and discipline for the Sangha community. The phrase “Na vikṣiptikākṛtā pravekṣyāma” literally means “we shall not enter [practice] in a scattered manner,” reflecting the spirit of the Vinaya Piṭaka: to guide bhikṣus and bhikṣuṇīs to practice in a focused, disciplined, and organized way.
In the Theravāda context, the Vinaya Piṭaka is regarded as the foundation of the Teaching (Dhamma/Dharma). These rules are not restrictions imposed from outside, but guidance proclaimed by the Buddha, the Blessed One (Bhagavant), on the basis of wisdom, in order to protect the community of monks and nuns and create favorable conditions for spiritual practice. This text emphasizes the importance of concentration and order on the path seeking the Dharma that destroys suffering.
Main Content
The spirit of this text is to guide those gone forth not to enter the path of practice casually or without determination. The phrase “not scattered” (na vikṣipta) points directly to a state of unconcentrated mind (asamādhitā citta), a great obstacle on the path toward nirvana.
According to the tradition of the Pāli Canon, discipline is managed through paccaya (conditions) and sīla (virtue). Sīla is divided into five, eight, or one hundred eighty-three rules depending on the level of practice. These are not meant to restrict freedom, but to remove actions that agitate the mind or produce defilements (kilesa), obstructing the development of concentration (samādhi) and wisdom (paññā).
This text also continues the Vinaya principle that every action has an effect (kamma) and result. When the mind is scattered, the practitioner cannot clearly perceive the nature of phenomena and cannot develop the path (magga) leading to nirvana. Therefore, maintaining discipline and concentration is a basic need of Buddhist practice.
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