A report on Vinaya
Division of the Buddhist canon (Tripitaka) containing the rules and procedures that govern the Buddhist monastic community, or Sangha.
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Gautama Buddha
9 linksAscetic and spiritual teacher of South Asia who lived during the latter half of the first millennium BCE.
Ascetic and spiritual teacher of South Asia who lived during the latter half of the first millennium BCE.
Several centuries after the Buddha's death, his teachings were compiled by the Buddhist community in the Vinaya, his codes for monastic practice, and the Suttas, texts based on his discourses.
Theravada
6 linksTheravāda (Sinhala: ථේරවාද, Thai: เถรวาท) (lit.
Theravāda (Sinhala: ථේරවාද, Thai: เถรวาท) (lit.
In contrast to Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna, Theravāda tends to be conservative in matters of doctrine (pariyatti) and monastic discipline (vinaya).
Bhikkhunī
8 linksFully ordained female monastic in Buddhism.
Fully ordained female monastic in Buddhism.
Both bhikkhunis and bhikkhus live by the Vinaya, a set of rules.
Tripiṭaka
5 linksTraditional term for ancient collections of Buddhist sacred scriptures.
Traditional term for ancient collections of Buddhist sacred scriptures.
The "three baskets" were originally the receptacles of the palm-leaf manuscripts on which were preserved the collections of texts of the Suttas, the Vinaya, and the Abhidhamma, the three divisions that constitute the Buddhist Canons.
Dharmaguptaka
5 linksThe Dharmaguptaka (Sanskrit: धर्मगुप्तक; ) are one of the eighteen or twenty early Buddhist schools, depending on the source.
The Dharmaguptaka (Sanskrit: धर्मगुप्तक; ) are one of the eighteen or twenty early Buddhist schools, depending on the source.
They are one of three surviving Vinaya lineages, along with that of the Theravāda and the Mūlasarvāstivāda.
Tibetan Buddhism
4 linksForm of Buddhism practiced in Tibet and Bhutan, where it is the dominant religion.
Form of Buddhism practiced in Tibet and Bhutan, where it is the dominant religion.
The Bka'-'gyur has six main categories in the book: (1) Tantra, (2) Prajñāpāramitā, (3) Ratnakūṭa Sūtra, (4) Avatamsaka Sutra, (5) Other sutras, (6) Vinaya.
Pratimokṣa
4 linksThe Pratimokṣa (प्रातिमोक्ष) is a list of rules (contained within the vinaya) governing the behaviour of Buddhist monastics (monks or bhikṣus and nuns or bhikṣuṇīs).
Mahāsāṃghika
3 linksOne of the early Buddhist schools.
One of the early Buddhist schools.
Interest in the origins of the Mahāsāṃghika school lies in the fact that their Vinaya recension appears in several ways to represent an older redaction overall.
Sangha
4 linksSanskrit word used in many Indian languages, including Pali (सङ्घ, saṃgha/saṅgha) meaning "association", "assembly", "company" or "community"; Sangha is often used as a surname across these religions.
Sanskrit word used in many Indian languages, including Pali (सङ्घ, saṃgha/saṅgha) meaning "association", "assembly", "company" or "community"; Sangha is often used as a surname across these religions.
The key feature of Buddhist monasticism is the adherence to the vinaya which contains an elaborate set of 227 main rules of conduct (known as Patimokkha in Pāli) including complete chastity, eating only before noon, and not indulging in malicious or salacious talk.
Eight Garudhammas
3 linksThe Eight Garudhammas (Sanskrit:, translated as "rules of respect", "principles of respect", "principles to be respected" ) are additional precepts required of bhikkhunis (fully ordained Buddhist nuns) above and beyond the monastic rule (vinaya) that applied to monks.
The Eight Garudhammas (Sanskrit:, translated as "rules of respect", "principles of respect", "principles to be respected" ) are additional precepts required of bhikkhunis (fully ordained Buddhist nuns) above and beyond the monastic rule (vinaya) that applied to monks.
Garu, literally means "heavy" and when applied to vinaya, it means "heavy offense that entails penance (mānatta) consisting of 2 weeks" as described in garudhamma rule No. 5. The authenticity of these rules is contested; they were supposedly added to the (bhikkhunis) Vinaya "to allow more acceptance" of a monastic Order for women, during the Buddha's time.