THE BUDDHIST MONASTIC CODE

Select Bibliography Primary sources For the Pali Canon, I have used the Thai edition published in Bangkok by Mahāmakut Rajavidyalaya

Glossary 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

APPENDIX FIVE Technical Terms A. Sampatti: The Validity of Community Transactions As stated in Chapter 12, the Khandhakas’ discussion of what constitutes a

APPENDIX FOUR Disciplinary Transactions The transaction statements the Canon gives for these disciplinary transactions follow closely the details of the origin

APPENDIX THREE Vuṭṭhāna-vidhī for Saṅghādisesa Offenses It would be impossible to give examples for all the various permutations that could conceivably happen when

APPENDIX TWO Going-forth & Acceptance This section includes only the fixed formulae for these transactions. Passages not from the Canon are

Appendices 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

CHAPTER 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

part three Co-religionists CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE Bhikkhunīs Rules governing the life of the bhikkhunīs are scattered throughout the Vinaya. Here we will

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO Inheritance Belongings The Canon states that when a bhikkhu passes away, his belongings all go to the Community of

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE Schism A schism (saṅgha-bheda, literally a split in the Saṅgha) is a division in the Community in which two groups of

CHAPTER TWENTY Disciplinary Transactions There are cases where the standard penalties are not enough to prevent a bhikkhu from committing repeated

CHAPTER NINETEEN Penance & Probation As mentioned in Chapter 12, the procedures for settling the most complicated offense-issue—the incurring of a saṅghādisesa offense—involve

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Community Officials The Bhaddāli Sutta (MN 65) reports that, as a general principle, the Buddha preferred small Communities over large

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN Kaṭhina As mentioned in Chapter 11, one of the rewards for having completed the first Rains-residence is being eligible to participate

CHAPTER SIXTEEN Invitation As we noted in the preceding chapter, the uposatha observance regularly provides an opportunity for bhikkhus to accuse

CHAPTER FIFTEEN Uposatha In the Mahāparinibbāna Sutta (DN 16) the Buddha lists seven conditions that will help prevent the decline of the