(156)
Jburnai
ofIhdian
andBuddhistStudies
V)1.
63,
No.
3,
March
2015
Rethinking
ukkhepantyakamma
in
the
V)'nayapit.
aka:
In
Relation
to
the
Issue
ofthe
Rejection
and
Acceptance
ofUnorthodox
Views
in
Buddhist
Monastjcism
AoNo
Michihiko
1.
Introduction
This
paper
fbcuses
onthe
question
ofhow
unorthodox views aredealt
within
Buddhist
monasticism.
TVvo
scholarshave
addressedthis
question
with regardto
the
vanaya
in
recentyears.
Sasaki
Shizuka
(2000)
examinedthe
monasticterms
cakrabhedbi andharmabhede
and offered a
theoretical
model ofthe coexistence ofdiverse
and competingideas,
openingthe
possibility
that
Mahayana
Buddhism
has
its
rootsin
so-called mainstreamBuddhism.
Lee
Jarang
(2008)
analyzedtwo
other monasticterms,
samanasamvdsaha andnanlZsamva-saka, and offered another
theoretical
model.In
the
light
ofthe
points
discussed
by
these
scholars,
the
latter
in
particular,
I
wouldlike
to
fbcus
my attention onthe
disciplinary
pro-cedure called ukkhepantyakamma
fbund
in
the
Vinayqpit,aka
in
an attemptto
tackle
the
same
question
from
adifferent
perspective
in
this
paper.
2.
The
Meaning
of
ukkhepanlyakammaLet
usbegin
by
briefly
expleringthe
meaning ofthe
term
ukkhepaniyakamma.Ukkkepantyahamma
is
defined
as an "actor resolution of suspension"
in
the
Pali-English
Dictiona,:y
(ed.
T.
W.
Rhys
Davids
andW.
Stede),
as a "(fbrrnalact ofsangha)
leading
to
suspension"in
the
&itical
Pdli
Dietionary
(begun
by
V.
Trenckner)
, and as"a
(fbrmal)
act of suspension"
in
the
Dictionary
ofPali
(ed.
M.
Cone)
.The
Dietiona,:y
ofPdli
defines
the
term
ukkhipati usedin
the
sense of executingukkhEzpantyakamma as "throws away; rejects,
dismisses;
esp. suspends(a
bhikkhu
from
the
saitgha)."
Based
onthis
definition,
the
term ukkhepanlyakommathus
means "thefbrmal
act ofthrowing away, rejection,
or
dismissal."
This
meaningis
supportedby
the
fact
that
amonk or a nun undergoing ukkhe:panlyakamma
is
excludedfrom
the
community of regularmonks or nuns.
Concretely
speaking,they
aredebarred
from
sharing(sambhaga)
the
-1250-NII-Electronic Library Service
Rethinking
ukichqpantyakammain
the
Vinayapit.aka
(M.
AoNo)
(157)
cessities
[ofmenastic
life]
(amisa)
anddoctrine
(cthamma),
participating
in
formal
acts(hamma)
, such asthe
uposatha
ceremony andthe
pavarana
ceremony, and sleeping underthe
same roofwith regular monks or nuns. i)In
addition,this
meaningis
supportedby
the
Vlrij'irabuddhi.tiha
a subcommentary onthe
P'7nayapit.aka
likely
composed aroundthe
10th
century,2) which
describes
ukkhepantyakamma as "thefbrmal
act ofejection."
To
quote
from
the
text
oftheVby'irabudclhit.iha:
"it shouldbe
understoodthat
the
fbrmal
actis
calleduhahepantyakamma
because
by
it,
a culpable[monk]
is
`thrown out' or `ejected'from
the
ground
ofthe same community3)(samdnasaptvdsakabhfimi)
by
an order ofmonks."4)3.
The
Purpose
of ukkhepanlyakammaThere
arethree
types
of orkkhepanlyahamma:iipattiyarm
adassane ukkhepanlyakamma,tipa-tttyb
appatikamme
ukkhepantyakamma, andplipiknya
dit.ghtyd
appa(inissagge
ukkhepani-yahamma.
In
the
Kdmmabltkancthaka
ofthe
Cullavagga,
severalpassages
explainthe
rea-son why
the
Buddha
is
saidto
have
instituted
these
fbrmal
acts.According
to
the
passages
relating
to
the
fbrmer
two,
5)opattlyd
aclassane ukkhepantyakamma wasdesigned
to
punish
the
monkChanna,
who refusedto
acknowledgehis
offense(na
icchati
ap-
attim.passitu,p)
,while
opattlya
appalikamme
uldthepantyakamma was establishedto
punish
the
same monkfbr
refusingto
redresshis
offense(na
icchati
ap-
attim.paeikiitttpa)
.
Thus,
these
first
two
areaimed at monks or nuns who obstinately
deny
committing an offense or monks or nunswho
do
not regardtheir
action as an offense onthe
basis
oftheir
ownindividual
interpreta-tion
of monastic rules.According
to
the
passage
relatingto
pjipihaya
dit.(htya
appa(inissagge
ukkhepantyaka-mma,6)this
rule wasinstituted
to
punish
the
monkArittha
whenhe
refusedto
give
up aview
that
was regarded asincorrect:
"regardingthe
cthamma
taught
by
the
Blessed
One,
I
understandthat
in
indulging
in
these
things
called obstacles[to
the
entranceto
heaven
ornirvana]
(antarllyika-cthamma)
7)by
the
Blessed
One,
there
are no obstacles at all."The
meaning of
this
passage
is
somewhat ambiguous and canbe
interpreted
in
atleast
two
dif
ferent
ways.If
the
incorrect
view shows atypical
example of various unorthodox views,this
type
of ukkhqpantyakamma should applyto
a monk or nun with unonhodox viewsin
general,
including
the
incerrect
viewdetailed
above.
On
the
other
hand,
if
the
incorrect
view cannot
be
generalized,
the
fbrmal
act shouldbe
airned at a monk withthe
specificin-correct view
presented
above.-1251-(158)
Rethinking
ukkhqpanlyahammain
theP7nayapit.aka
(M.
AoNo)
4.
The
Decision
to
Carry
Out
ukkhepanlyakammaAccording
to
the
Ktimmakkhancthaka
oftheCullavagga,
an order ofmonksis
perrnitted
to
carry out ukkhepanlyakamma against a mollk who commits any ofthefo11owing
deeds:
giving
riseto
strife,quarrels,
disputes,
contention, andlegal
questions
in
an order; one whois
ignorant,
unintelligent,fu11
ofoffenses, and unableto
discern
(what
is
an offense); onewho associates
in
an unseemly manner withhouseholders;
one whois
lacking
in
morality; one whois
lacking
in
proper
conduct; one whois
lacking
in
proper
understanding; onewho
defames
the
Awakened
One;
one whodefames
the
dhamma;
or one whodefames
the
order.
However,
whether or nottQ
carry out uldthepantyakammais
ultimately atthe
discre-tion
of an order(akahkhamano
safigho) .8)
The
point
is
vividlyillustrated
by
the
fo]lewing
passage
quoted
from
the
introductory
story ofSdnghddisesa
4
(
Ukkhittaka-osarauasik
khd-padu)
oftheBhikkhunivibhafiga.At
thattime,
theAwakened
One,
theBlessed
One
was staying nearS5vatthi,
in
Jeta's
Grove,
An5thapirpdika's
monastery.Now
at thattime,the nunCapdakali
was a maker ofstrife, a maker ofquarrels,
a maker ofdisputes, a maker ofcontention, and a maker eflegalguestions
in
an order.The
nun
Thullananda
always complained(i.e.,
vetoed) when[the
order ofnuns] carried outthe
fbrmal
act
(ukkhepanlyakamma)
againsther
(CarpdakEli).
At
that time, the nunThullananda
went to asmall village on account ofsome
business.
Then
the order ofnuns carried outthe
opattiya
adossaneukkhepantyakamma against
the
nunCarpdakali
because
the nunThullananda
left
[the
nunnery].
9)This
passage
shewsthat
it
is
diMcult
to
carry out ukkhepanlyahamma against a monk or anun
ifanother
memberofthe
order
sympathizes
withhim
orher.
5.
The
Issue
Sllrrounding
Ila-rdy'tha
7
ofthe
Bhthkhunipiitimokkha
Nuns
areprohibited
by
PdrjZi-ika
7
(UkkhittanuvattikdsikkhlU)ado)
oftheBhikkhunipdti-mokkha
from
fbllowing
(anuvattati)
a monk undergoing ukkhepanlyahamma. iO)Accord-ing
to
the
word-commentary oftheBhikkhornivibhanga,
"tofo11ow"
means "to view, wish,and
incline
in
the
same way asthe
monk undergoing ukkhepantyakamma." ii)It
fbllows
that
when a nun sympathizes withthe
opinions or views of the monk undergoingukkhEzpanlyakamma, she
is
to
be
sentenced to thePardy'iha-offense.
The
question
that
we must considerhere
is
whetherthis
rule
is
applied
to
monks as well.In
this
respect, some researchershold
the
idea
that
Pdcitttya
69
oftheBhikkhupatimokkha
plays
a similar roleto
Pari!i'ika
7
oftheBhikkhunipatimokkha.
i2)However,
we should-NII-Electronic Library Service
Rethinking
ukkhE:panlyakammain
the
P'inayapit.aka
(M.
AoNo)
(159)
ject
the
idea
and regardthe
two
rulesdistinctly,
sincePacitttya
147
ofthe
Bhikkhun-rpa-ti-mokkha corresponds
to
Pdcittiya
69
oftheBhikkJhupdtimokkha.
The
fact
that
Pdrtij'ika
7
ofthe
Bhikkhunipatimokkha
is
distinctly
different
from
Pacittiya
69
ofthe
Bhikkhupati-mokrk7ha i3)clearly shows
that
monks are notprohibited
from
fbllowing
the
monkundergo-ing
ukkhepantyaimmma.The
P'oj-irabuddhit.ikii
unfbldsthe
point
asfbllows:
"when a monkfbllows
the
monk undergoing ukkhepantyakamma,he
does
not commit an offense(an[ipa-ttika)
.However,
when a nunfbllows
the
monk undergoing ukkhqpantyakamma and[does
not stop
fo11owing
him]
in
spite ofthe
admonishment ofthe nuns[up
to
three
times]
, she.14)
is
to
be
sentenced
to
the
Pnrby'ika-offense.
6.
The
Opening
Passage
ofthe
Kosambakkhancthaka
The
topic
discussed
in
the
Kosambakkhand7raka
is
a conflictbetween
the
fbllowers
ofthe
monk undergoing ukkhepantyakamma(ukkhittanuvattaka)
andthe
executors ofthe
ukkhepanlyakamma
(called
ukkhepaka).According
to
the
openingpassage,
the
conflictcreated a
problematic
situationin
whichthe
order splitinto
two
groups,
eachgroup
carry-ing
outfbrmal
acts(kamma)
, such asthe
uposatha
ceremony separately.i5)
The
important
point
here
is
that
in
the
text,
the
Buddha
telerated
the
split ofthe order andjustifiedthe
for-mal acts
ofboth
groups.
i6)The
Buddha
elucidatesthe
reasonfor
his
judgement
as
fo11ows:
It
is
because
they
(the
fo11owers
ofthe monk undergoing ukkhepantyakamma)belong
tothe
munity which
differs
from
yours,
whileyou
(the
executors of ukkhepantyahamma)belong
tothecommunity which
differs
from
theirs.
i7)This
clearly showsthat
the
fbllowers
ofthe
monk undergoing ukkhepantyakomma andthe
executors of ukkhepanlyahamma are allowed
to
organize separate communitiesin
order
to
18)
execute
fbrmal
actsindependently.
7.
Conclusion
L
2.
3.
'Ib
summarize
the
mainpoints
discussed
above:Ukkhepantyakamma
is
afbrmal
actintended
to
excludefrom
the
communitythe
monk or nun who
has
somekinds
ofunorthodox views.It
seemspractically
diMcult
to
carry out ukkhepanlyakammaagainst
a
monk
or
a
nun
if
another member ofthe order sympathizes withhim
orher.
Monks,
but
not nuns, are allowedto
fo11ow
a monk whohas
been
punished
by
-(160)
Rethinking
orkkhepanlyakommain
the
Vinayapi.taka
(M.
AoNo)
uk:khepanlyahamma and
to
have
the
same view ashim.
4.
The
fbllowers
ofa monk whohas
been
punished
by
ukkhepantyakamma are allowedto
organize a new order andto
executefbrmal
acts(kamma)
independently
ofthe
group
who executedthe
ukkhepantyakamtna.These
points
in
allsuggestthat
unorthodox views are not always excludedfrom
an order ofmonks or nuns
by
ukkhepanlyakamma andthat
evenifthey
are excluded,they
have
the
po-tential to
be
legally
acceptedby
the monks whofbllow
their
proponent.
<Notes>1
)
Vin
IV
137.2-138.16.
See
Edlth
Nolot(1999:
31-32)
for
details.
2
)
Cfl
Petra
Kieffer-PUIz
(2013:
106-107).
3
)
For
details
onthe
term
samanasamvdsaka andits
antonym nanasamvlisaka, referto
Petra
Kieffer-PUIz
(1992:
52-54,
62-65).
4
)
Yjb
508.15-16:
yena
samanasarpvasakabhamito uklchipiyati chaddiyati sEtisatobhiklchusafighena,
tarp
kammam
ultkhepaniyakammarp nama tiveditabbam.5)
Vin
II
21.6-22;
25.1-6.
6)
Vin
II
25.ICF26.33.
7
)
According
totheSdmanmpdsadikli
(Sp
869.9-20),
there
arefive
types
ofobstacles:1.
fiye
kinds
of evil acts,2.
erroneous views regarding cause and effect,3.
rebirth as a eunuch, an anirnal,a her-maphrodite and so on,4.
insult
tonoble men,5.
deliberate
commission ofoffenses.t
8
)
Vin
II
22.7-9.
For
adifferent
view ofthe termakafikhamana,
refer toEdith
Nolot
(1999:
20-24)
.9
)
Vin
IV
230.27-231.1
:tena samayenabuddho
bhagava
savatthiyam viharatijetayaneanathapi4di-kassa
5rame.
tenakho
pana
samayena capdakEIibhikkhuni
bharpdanakarikE
hoti
kalahakErika
vivada-karik5
bhassak5rikE
samghe adhikara4akfirika.thullanandabhikkhuni
tassakamme
kariyamane
pati-kkosati.
tenakhe
pana
samayena thullanand5bhikkhuni
gamakam
agamEsikenacid
evakararpiyena.
athakho
bhikkhunisarpgho
thullanandabhikkhuni
pakkanta
ticarpdakalirpbhiklthunim
apattiya
ada-ssanena ukkhipi.10)
PEt
120.2-13=
Vin
IV
218.14-25.
11)
Vin
IV
219.4-5:
tam
anuvatteyyati
yarpditthiko
sohoti
yamkhantiko
yarpruciko
sapi
tamdi-!thikE
hoti
tarnkliantika
tamrucika.
t12)
Edith
Nolot
(1999:
46--47),Shih
Juo-Hsueh
(2000:
201-202
[fh.
119]).
13)
According
to
Ute
Httsken
(1997:
60)
andHirakawaAkira
(1998:
115-117),
theU7kkhittanuvatti-kltsikkhiipada
is
uniqueto
the
Bhikkhunipa-timokkha.
14)
Vljb
61.22-23:
uklchittakdnuvattanapaccayabhilckhu
ananattiko,bhikkhuni
pana
samanubhatthapdrajikahoti.
15)
VinI340.10-14.
16)
VinI340.14-28.
17)
Vin
I
340.28-30:
tarpkissa
hetu.
nEnasamvasaka etebhikkha
tumhehi
tumhe catehi
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ukVrepaniyakammain
theF
功 の仰 加舶(
M .
AoNo )
(
161
)
sak巨
.
18
)For
details
on this topio, refer toLee
Jarang (
2008 ).
1
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