SHĀSANĀVATARANAYA – COMPENDIUM OF BHIKKHU VINAYA

Ten defeats (Dasa pariji or dasa nāsana)  Anujānami bhikkhave, dasahaugehi samannāgatan sāmaueran nāsetun, pāuātipātī hoti, adinnādāyī hoti, abbrahmacārī hoti, musāvādī

Sāmasera ten precepts   Ten precepts, ten defeats (pārājikā)/ten expulsions, ten punishments, seventy-five rules of conduct (sekhiyā) and assigned duties

Past reflection It is necessary to reflect every time robes, food, senāsana and gilanpasa are used. It is difficult to

English reflection Paras Reflection on robes I use these robes to overcome cold, overcome heat, to overcome possible harm from

Past reflection Reflection on robes Mayā paccekkhitvā ajja yan cīvaran paribhuttan, tan yāvadeva sītassa patighātāya, uchassa patighātāya, aansamakasavātātapasirinsapa                     samphassānan patighātāya,

Pali stanzas on reflection   Reflection on robes Paiisankhāyoniso cīvaran paiisevāmi, yāvadēva sītassa paiighātāya uchassa paiighātāya aansamakasavātātapa sirinsapa – samphassānan

Reflection Humans utilize many items such as food and drink and clothing. Among them are items that enhance defilements. They

Utilisation of the four requisites   Bhikkhūs are not allowed to earn a living by activities such as trade and

The other method of undertaking the precepts   Pacātipātā veramacī sikkhāpadan samādiyāmi. Adinnādāna veramacī sikkhāpadan samādiyāmi. Abhrahmacariyā veramacī sikkhāpadan samādiyāmi.

The formula requesting precepts   Okāsa ahan bhante, tisaracena saddhin pabbajjā  dasasīlan dhamman yācāmi. Anuggahan  katvā  sīlan  detha me bhante.

How to perform ordination Evan ca pana bikkhave, pabbājetabbo, upasampādetabbo, paIhaman kesamassun ohāretvā kāsāyāni vatthāni acchādetvā ekausan uttarāsaugan kārāpetvā bhikkhunan

TEACHERS QUALIFIED TO ORDAIN NOBLE SONS   Ordaining and bringing up pupils in the Buddha sāsana is a serious matter.

PERSONS SUITED AND UNSUITED FOR ORDINATION Not all persons are suitable for ordination. Therefore, the teacher giving pabbajja should select

Beginning of Pabbajja  Our Sammāsambuddha the blessed one, the perfected one, the self enlightened one who acted for the well

Lay pleasure and bhikkhu pleasure   Dvemāni bhikkhave, sukhāni. Katamāni dve? Gihīsukhañca pabbajjā sukhañca, imāni kho bhikkhave, dvesukhāni. Etadaggan bhikkhave,

Shāsanāvataranaya Homage to him the blessed one, the perfected one, the self enlightened one. Sammāsambuddha the blessed one, the perfected

PREFACE The Buddha the all compassionate one, the blessed one, the perfected one, the supremely enlightened one established the sāsana