Bu As 44. Admittance
Pāli / Sanskrit:Paṭiññātakaraṇa
All offenses, except those entailing expulsion, should be cleared by making amends in the appropriate manner.
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Paṭiññātakaraṇa (Settlement by Acknowledgment)
Background
The Paṭiññātakaraṇa is found within the Vinaya Piṭaka, specifically in the section governing the rules of training for monastics (Bhikkhu Pātimokkha). The Vinaya Piṭaka is a collection of precepts and standards of conduct established to maintain discipline within the monastic community. These rules were formulated gradually by the Buddha in response to specific situations that arose during the practice of his disciples.
The Paṭiññātakaraṇa addresses a matter of paramount importance within the system of training — namely, how a monastic who has committed an offense may be cleared and restored to the community. This reflects the spirit of the Buddha's Dharma: not merely to punish, but to guide toward correction, self-clarification, and rehabilitation.
Main Content
This text establishes that offenses against the Vinaya — with the exception of those that lead to expulsion from the Sangha (Pārājika) — may be cleared through the procedure of "settlement by acknowledgment" (paṭiññātakaraṇa). This is one of the recognized modes of redress (paṭikamma) within the Vinaya system.
Specifically, when a bhikkhu commits an offense, whether minor or serious — provided it does not constitute a Pārājika — he may voluntarily acknowledge the offense before the Sangha. Such acknowledgment is not a negative or shameful act, but rather an expression of right view (sammā-diṭṭhi) — clearly seeing one's own fault and taking active steps to correct it.
This process requires the offending monastic to: (1) genuinely recognize the transgression; (2) openly acknowledge it before the Sangha or before a witnessing bhikkhu; and (3) express a firm resolve not to repeat the offense. When these conditions are met, the offense is considered cleared, and the bhikkhu may continue his training without being burdened by it.
A crucial point is that the text excludes Pārājika offenses — those that result in permanent expulsion, such as sexual misconduct, theft, taking a human life, or falsely claiming to have attained supramundane attainments.
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