Bi Pc 148148. Supporting a novice nun with a bad view
Pāli / Sanskrit:Samaṇuddesaantarāyika
A nun who lives with a novice nun who has been expelled for holding the view that things declared as obstructive by the Buddha are not actually obstructive must confess the offense.
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Samaṇuddesaantarāyika: On Supporting a Novice Nun with Wrong View
Background
The Samaṇuddesaantarāyika belongs to the Bhikkhunī Pātimokkha (the code of discipline for nuns) of the Pāli Canon, within the Vinaya Piṭaka—the foundation of monastic discipline in Theravāda Buddhism. The Theravāda tradition regards the Pātimokkha as the primary fundamentals that a bhikkhunī must observe.
The historical context of this rule arises from practical situations within the monastic community following the Buddha's parinibbāna. Nuns lived together with novice nuns (sāmaṇerī—those who had gone forth from lay life), and the concern was not only one of conduct but also of ideological influence. A young person without a firm foundation in training, upon coming into contact with wrong views, could be led astray in her spiritual development.
Main Content
This rule concerns a specific case: a nun living together with a novice nun who has been expelled from the Sangha on account of holding wrong view. The wrong view here (micchādiṭṭhi) is the position that those things which the Buddha declared to be obstructions and harmful to persons (aniṭṭhānīya) are not truly so—in other words, this person rejects the ethical standpoint of the Buddha.
The matter becomes grave when the nun continues to reside with this person after she has already been expelled. Continuing to live together is not merely a subtle matter of association; it also carries the potential for wrong view to spread. A nun who does not separate herself from the expelled novice, or who fails to take note of this fact, commits an offense under the Pātimokkha and must undergo penance (pabbājana).
A nun must abide by the Sangha's determination of who has been expelled. If an expelled person continues to reside with her, supporting or cohabiting with that person creates the impression that the nun approves of the wrong view or is disobedient to the decision of the Sangha.
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