Bi Pc 135135. Disrespect
Pāli / Sanskrit:Anādariya
A nun who is disrespectful when rightly corrected about a breach of the monastic code must confess the offense.
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Anādariya Sutta (Disrespect) - Bhikkhunī Pc 135
Background
This sutta belongs to the Vinaya Piṭaka of the Theravāda tradition, specifically the Bhikkhunī Pātimokkha (the Discipline for nuns). It is recorded in the context of governing discipline within the monastic community, where the maintenance of proper order and respect for the training rules forms the foundation for diligent spiritual practice.
Theravāda — the ancient tradition — holds in high regard specific rules for the protection of virtue (sīla) and for creating an environment conducive to the practice of the Four Noble Truths. The Vinaya Piṭaka is not merely a collection of restrictions, but a set of guidelines that assist practitioners in removing conduct harmful to themselves and to the community.
This rule concerns the situation in which a nun, having been admonished for an infraction, displays an attitude of disrespect (anādariya) — refusing to accept the correction, criticizing those who correct her, or dismissing deserved reproach.
Main Content
According to the Pātimokkha, when a nun transgresses any rule of the Vinaya, the other nuns bear the responsibility of admonishing her skillfully and with loving-kindness. This forms part of the process of "Dhamma-osāraṇa" (formal exhortation), through which the community acts to help the individual correct herself.
However, if that nun displays an attitude of anādariya — failing to respect the admonition, or even responding with contempt, denial, or refusal without legitimate cause — she thereby commits a separate offense, independent of the original transgression.
The act of breaking a rule is one matter, but to hold the admonition of the monastic community in contempt is an additional failing of character. This constitutes a violation of the principle of "ādariya" — respect, together with heedfulness (appamāda), one of the central values of Theravāda Buddhism. The nun must perform penance (paṭidesanā) — that is, publicly confess her fault before the community — in order to restore discipline.
The distinction between these two offenses is significant: a violation of the rules may arise from carelessness or lack of reflection, whereas disrespect reflects a problem of disposition and of will — something far more dangerous upon the path of practice.
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