SHĀSANĀVATARANAYA – COMPENDIUM OF BHIKKHU VINAYA

Pabbajja and lying The bhikkhu should be an absolutely truthful person who does not lie even to protect his life.

The quality of intolerance As much as patience (tolerance) is a virtue of bhikkhūs, intolerance towards matters that should not

Ven. Sāriputta Mahā Thero  One day a corner of the andana of the Ven. Sāriputta mahā thero was hanging down.

Assistance for bhikkhūs The Tathāgata preached the Agghikkhandhopama Sutta during a travelling period. Sixty bhikkhūs who heard this sutta were

How to protect morality Noble sons having left the parents, brothers and sisters, relatives, wealth and many other belongings, to

Catupārisuddhi sīla  There are four types of morality called pātimokkhasanvara sīla, indriyasanvara sīla, ājīvapārisuddhi sīla, paccayasannissita sīla. These four types

Ancient daily routine Noble sons who entered the sāsana with faith, should wake up before dawn, brush teeth, sweep the

Lavatory duty It is the practice in the Buddha sāsana to always give priority to the elder. However, entering the

Duties Performing duties is a part of the morality of bhikkhus. There are duties to be performed by everyone such

Seventy- five disciplinary precepts. The seventy-five disciplinary precepts described so far, are arranged in the bhikkhu pātimokkha as follows. These

Precepts concerning toilet practices   Na Ihito agilāno uccāran vā passāvan vā karissāmīti sikhā karauīyā. A healthy person should not

Precepts concerning Dhamma desanā There are sixteen disciplinary precepts concerning Dhamma desanā. They are as follows: Na chattapāuissa agilānassa Dhamman

Precepts to be observed in the village There are twenty- four disciplinary precepts to be observed in the village outside

Precepts regarding the consumption of food   There are thirty disciplinary precepts concerning the consumption of food. Sakkaccan piuaapātan paIiggahessāmīti

Matters to be known regarding robes Tathāgata has decreed the use of nine types of robes by the bhikkhūs. Among

Wearing and donning of robes Wearing and donning of robes are two important matters in the Buddha sāsana. A bhikkhu,

Ten punishments – penances   Anujāmi bhikkhave, paIcahangehi samannāgatassa sāmauerassa dauaakamman kātun, Bhikkhūnan alābhāya parisakkatī, Bhikkhūnan anatthāya parisakkati, Bhikkhūnan Avāsāya