THE BUDDHIST MONASTIC CODE

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

Rule Index This index lists the summaries of the training rules given in this book, organized by topic. The Sekhiya

Glossary This glossary is designed to help the reader in two sorts of situations: (1) when encountering a Pali term

CHAPTER TWELVE Appendices I. Controversial points: Dawn and dawnrise In a number of rules where the boundary between two days is

CHAPTER ELEVEN Adhikaraṇa-samatha This term means “the settling of issues.” The seven rules in this section are actually principles and procedures

CHAPTER TEN Sekhiya This term means “to be trained in.” There are 75 training rules in this category, divided by subject

CHAPTER NINE Pāṭidesanīya This term means “to be acknowledged.” As a name for training rules, it means “entailing acknowledgement.” The four

Nine: The Valuable Chapter 83 Should any bhikkhu, unannounced beforehand, cross the threshold of a consecrated noble king’s (sleeping chamber)

Eight: The In-accordance-with-the-Rule Chapter 71 Should any bhikkhu, admonished by the bhikkhus in accordance with a rule, say, “Friends, I

Seven: The Animal Chapter 61 Should any bhikkhu intentionally deprive an animal of life, it is to be confessed. There

Six: The Alcoholic Drink Chapter 51 The drinking of alcohol or fermented liquor is to be confessed. “Then Ven. Sāgata

Five: The Naked Ascetic Chapter 41 Should any bhikkhu give staple or non-staple food with his own hand to a

Four: The Food Chapter Many of the rules in this chapter classify food into two groups: bhojana/bhojaniya (consumables) and khādaniya (chewables). Scholars usually translate

Three: The Exhortation Chapter 21 Should any bhikkhu, unauthorized, exhort the bhikkhunīs, it is to be confessed. “Now at that

Two: The Living Plant Chapter 11 The damaging of a living plant is to be confessed. “A certain Āḷavī bhikkhu

CHAPTER EIGHT Pācittiya As explained in the preceding chapter, this term is most probably related to the verb pacinati, “to know,” and means

Three: The Bowl Chapter 21 An extra alms bowl may be kept ten days at most. Beyond that, it is