Xct Mu Bi Pc 81Not Ordaining Trainees After She Follows
Pāli / Sanskrit:Anubandha-sikkhamānana-vuṭṭhāpana
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SUTRA ON NOT GIVING ORDINATION TO FEMALE TRAINEES AFTER FOLLOWING
Background
This regulation appears in the Bhikkhunī Vibhaṅga of the Pāli Canon, the section that gives detailed rules for the community of nuns. In the early Buddhist context, when the Blessed One converted women disciples, the establishment of the system of trainees (sikkhamānā, young women in monastic training) required specific regulations in order to maintain discipline and the purity of the Sangha body.
The rule "Anubandha-sikkhamānana-vuṭṭhāpana" (not receiving following foreign trainees) concerns the management of personnel in training within communities of nuns. Specifically, it prevents a situation in which a female monastic follows another nun to a different place and then receives new trainees there, which could lead to a lack of control over the quality of training and observance of the law.
Main Content
The specific content of this sutra has not been fully translated in the present material. However, based on the context of the Theravāda Vinaya Piṭaka, this regulation affirms that when a bhikkhunī or a leading trainee "follows" (anubandha) another teacher away from the original community, she is not permitted to continue receiving new trainees until she is recognized again by the community of nuns (saṅgha).
This principle expresses the philosophy of communal governance in Theravāda Buddhism: stability and the continuity of the long-standing lineage. A bhikkhunī cannot arbitrarily change residence or guide and still retain authority to train new disciples. This ensures that trainees are instructed according to consistent standards and are not affected by sudden changes or personal motives.
Behind this regulation is the protection of the integrity of practice on the path. Trainees are still young and need steady and consistent guidance.
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