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CHAPTER SEVENTEEN Kaṭhina As mentioned in Chapter 11, one of the rewards for having completed the first Rains-residence is being eligible to participate
Read moreCHAPTER SEVENTEEN Kaṭhina As mentioned in Chapter 11, one of the rewards for having completed the first Rains-residence is being eligible to participate
Read moreCHAPTER EIGHTEEN Community Officials The Bhaddāli Sutta (MN 65) reports that, as a general principle, the Buddha preferred small Communities over large
Read moreCHAPTER NINETEEN Penance & Probation As mentioned in Chapter 12, the procedures for settling the most complicated offense-issue—the incurring of a saṅghādisesa offense—involve
Read moreCHAPTER TWENTY Disciplinary Transactions There are cases where the standard penalties are not enough to prevent a bhikkhu from committing repeated
Read moreCHAPTER TWENTY-ONE Schism A schism (saṅgha-bheda, literally a split in the Saṅgha) is a division in the Community in which two groups of
Read moreCHAPTER TWENTY-TWO Inheritance Belongings The Canon states that when a bhikkhu passes away, his belongings all go to the Community of
Read morepart three Co-religionists CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE Bhikkhunīs Rules governing the life of the bhikkhunīs are scattered throughout the Vinaya. Here we will
Read moreCHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR Novices The word sāmaṇera—translated here as “novice”—literally means a young contemplative. When the Buddha discontinued the going-for-refuge as a method
Read moreAppendices APPENDIX ONE General Transaction Statements A. Territories (sīmā) To remove a ti-cīvara-avippavāsa: (Mv.II.12.5) Suṇātu me bhante saṅgho. Yo so saṅghena
Read moreAPPENDIX TWO Going-forth & Acceptance This section includes only the fixed formulae for these transactions. Passages not from the Canon are
Read moreAPPENDIX THREE Vuṭṭhāna-vidhī for Saṅghādisesa Offenses It would be impossible to give examples for all the various permutations that could conceivably happen when
Read moreAPPENDIX FOUR Disciplinary Transactions The transaction statements the Canon gives for these disciplinary transactions follow closely the details of the origin
Read moreAPPENDIX FIVE Technical Terms A. Sampatti: The Validity of Community Transactions As stated in Chapter 12, the Khandhakas’ discussion of what constitutes a
Read moreGlossary Abbhantara: a unit for measuring distance, approximately equal to 14 meters. Akkosa-vatthu: a topic for abuse. See BMC1, Pc 2 & 3. Andhaka: one of the
Read moreSelect Bibliography Primary sources For the Pali Canon, I have used the Thai edition published in Bangkok by Mahāmakut Rajavidyalaya
Read moreThe Question of Bhikkhunī Ordination Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu Copyright Copyright 2018 Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu This work is licensed under the Creative Commons
Read moreOn Ordaining Bhikkhunīs Unilaterally Introduction In an article entitled, “On the Bhikkhunī Ordination Controversy,” Bhikkhu Anālayo makes several points with
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