Xct Mu Bi Pc 104Whispering With Monk
Pāli / Sanskrit:Whispering with monk
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The Rule on Whispering With a Monk
Background
This rule appears in the Vinaya Piṭaka of the Theravāda tradition, where the Buddha established training rules to protect the community of monks and nuns from actions harmful to harmony and purity. The sections of the Vinaya Piṭaka not only record formal regulations, but also contain specific situations from which the Buddha perceived the need to lay down new precepts.
In the Buddha’s time, within the Sangha community, communication and conduct among monastics were very important. Whispering or secret exchanges among monastics could create division, loss of trust, and damage to the unity of the Sangha. Therefore, the Buddha clearly recognized the danger in such actions.
Main Content
The Rule on Whispering With a Monk concerns the fact that monastics are not permitted to whisper, speak secretly, or exchange confidential matters with one another in unwholesome ways. In particular, such conduct may aim at creating conflict, insult, or division within the monastic community.
According to the spirit of the Vinaya Piṭaka, whispering with other monastics is regarded as conduct that violates the principles of practice, because it has the nature of secrecy, lacks clarity, and is often accompanied by unwholesome intention. Such conduct can harm the trust of other monastics, creating suspicion and disharmony within the Sangha community.
The Vinaya Piṭaka encourages openness and clarity (vijjācaraṇa sampanno) in all communication among monastics. This is intended to preserve the purity and faith that are the foundation of the community of practice. Instead of whispering, monastics are encouraged to speak directly, openly, and plainly with one another.
Practical Meaning
The deep meaning of this rule lies in understanding that the practice of the Buddha-Dharma is not only a personal matter, but also a collective matter.
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