THE ANUD¢PAN¢
Vinaya rules and thus remove his scruples and purify his
sÊla
).
(5) (a) Sekkha-sÊla, (b) Asekkha-sÊla, and (c) Nevasekkha-nÈsekkha-sÊla.
(a) Sekha-sÊla is the morality observed by one who is still undergoing Training. It is
the morality associated with those who have attained the Four Paths and the first
Three Fruition States.
(b) Asekkha-sÊla is the morality observed by one who no longer requires any training.
It is the morality associated with those who have attained the Fruition State of an
Arahat.
(c) The group of mundane precepts not falling under (a) and (b) is Nevasekkha-
nÈsekkha-sÊla. It is the morality observed by one who is neither a learner nor a
non-learner; it is the morality of an ordinary worldling.
Morality in Groups of Fours
(1) (a) HÈnabhÈgiya-sÊla, (b) ThitibhÈgiya-sÊla, (c) VisesabhÈgiya-sÊla, and
(d) NibbedhabhÈgiya-sÊla.
(a) The morality that is bound to decrease is called HÈnabhÈgiya-sÊla. (A certain
bhikkhu
associates himself with immoral persons only and does not associate with
the virtuous; he does not know or see the fault of committing an offence, he often
dwells with wrong thoughts and does not guard his faculties. The morality of such a
bhikkhu makes no progress, instead it decreases day by day.)
(b) The morality that remains stagnant is called ThitibhÈgiya-sÊla. (A certain
bhikkhu
remains satisfied with the morality he is already established in and does not wish to
practise meditation for further advancement. He is quite content with mere morality
and does not strive for any higher state; his morality neither makes progress nor
decreases, it just stagnates.)
(c) The morality that will gain distinction is called VisesabhÈgiya-sÊla. (A certain
bhikkhu
, having established himself in morality, is not content with mere morality
but strives for concentration of mind. The morality of that bhikkhu is called
VisesabhÈgiya-sÊla or the morality that will gain the special benefit of the
concentration of mind.)
(d) The morality that penetrates and dispels the darkness of defilements is
NibbedhabhÈgiya-sÊla. (A certain
bhikkhu
is not content with mere morality but
strives hard to get, through VipassanÈ meditation, strong VipassanÈ-insight
(
balavavipassanÈ-ÒÈÓa
) which is the knowledge of disgust with the sufferings of the
cycle of rebirths. The morality of that bhikkhu is the one that penetrates and dispels
the darkness of defilements through the Path and the Fruition.)
(2) (a) Bhikkhu-sÊla, (b) BhikkhunÊ-sÊla, (c) Anupasampanna-sÊla, and (d) GahaÔÔha-sÊla.
(a) The rules of discipline promulgated by the Exalted One for
bhikkhus
and those
which should also be observed by them although promulgated for
bhikkhunÊs
are
called Bhikkhu-sÊla.
(b) The rules of discipline promulgated for
bhikkhunÊs
and those which should also be
observed by them although promulgated for
bhikkhus
are called BhikkhunÊ-sÊla.
(c) The Ten Precepts observed by male and female novices or neophytes,
sÈmaÓeras
and
sÈmaÓerÊs
, are called Anupasampanna-sÊla. (Non-
bhikkhus
are called
anupasampanna
. Although lay men are also
Anupasampanna,
according to this
definition, they will be shown as
gahaÔÔha
separately and are, therefore, not
included here. Only
sÈmaÓeras
and
sÈmaÓerÊs
are taken as
anupasampanna
by the
Commentator. Yet there is another kind called
sikkhamÈna
. As the
sikkhamÈnas
are
elder
sÈmaÓerÊs
who undergo a special training as probationers to become
bhikkhunÊs
, they are not mentioned here separately but are reckoned as
sÈmaÓerÊs
).