THE BUDDHIST MONASTIC CODE
MAIN CONTENT
The Buddhist Monastic Code
The Pāṭimokkha Rules
Translated & Explained
by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu
(Geoffrey DeGraff)
Contents
- BMC I: The Pāṭimokkha Rules
- Contents
- Cover
- Copyright
- Quotation
- Abbreviations
- Preface
- Dhamma-Vinaya
- Disagreements among the texts
- Pāṭimokkha
- Offenses
- Nissaya
- Choosing a mentor
- Taking dependence
- Duties
- The pupil’s duties to his mentor
- The mentor’s duties to his pupil
- Dismissal
- Dependence lapses
- Temporary exemption from dependence
- Release from dependence
- Return to dependence
- Disrobing
- State of mind
- Intention
- The statement
- The witness
- Pārājika
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- Saṅghādisesa
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- Aniyata
- 1
- 2
- Nissaggiya Pācittiya
- One: The Robe-cloth Chapter
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- Two: The Silk Chapter
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- Three: The Bowl Chapter
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- One: The Robe-cloth Chapter
- Pācittiya
- One: The Lie Chapter
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- Two: The Living Plant Chapter
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- Three: The Exhortation Chapter
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- Four: The Food Chapter
- Staple foods
- Non-staple foods
- Juice drinks
- The five tonics
- Medicines
- Keeping and consuming
- Mixed foods
- 31
- 32
- 33
- 34
- 35
- 36
- 37
- 38
- 39
- 40
- Five: The Naked Ascetic Chapter
- 41
- 42
- 43
- 44
- 45
- 46
- 47
- 48
- 49
- 50
- Six: The Alcoholic Drink Chapter
- 51
- 52
- 53
- 54
- 55
- 56
- 57
- 58
- 59
- 60
- Seven: The Animal Chapter
- 61
- 62
- 63
- 64
- 65
- 66
- 67
- 68
- 69
- 70
- Eight: The In-accordance-with-the-Rule Chapter
- 71
- 72
- 73
- 74
- 75
- 76
- 77
- 78
- 79
- 80
- 81
- 82
- Nine: The Valuable Chapter
- 83
- 84
- 85
- 86
- 87
- 88
- 89
- 90
- 91
- 92
- One: The Lie Chapter
- Pāṭidesanīya
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- Sekhiya
- One: The 26 Dealing with Proper Behavior
- 1 [2]
- 3 [4]
- 5 [6]
- 7 [8]
- 9 [10]
- 11 [12]
- 13 [14]
- 15 [16]
- 17 [18]
- 19 [20]
- 21 [22]
- 23 [24]
- 25
- 26
- Two: The 30 Dealing with Food
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
- 32
- 33
- 34
- 35
- 36
- 37
- 38
- 39
- 40
- 41
- 42
- 43
- 44
- 45
- 46
- 47
- 48
- 49
- 50
- 51
- 52
- 53
- 54
- 55
- 56
- Three: The 16 Dealing with Teaching Dhamma
- 57
- 58
- 59
- 60
- 61 [62]
- 63
- 64
- 65
- 66
- 67
- 68
- 69
- 70
- 71
- 72
- Four: The 3 Miscellaneous Rules
- 73
- 74
- 75
- One: The 26 Dealing with Proper Behavior
- Adhikaraṇa-samatha
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- Appendices
- I. Controversial points: Dawn and dawnrise
- II. Controversial points: Sugata measures
- III. Controversial points: Meals
- IV. Pali formulae: Determination
- V. Pali formulae: Shared ownership
- VI. Pali formulae: Forfeiture
- VII. Pali formulae: Confession
- VIII. Pali formulae: Transaction Statements
- Rebukes
- Verdicts
- Others
- IX. Thullaccaya offenses
- Thullaccayas in the Sutta Vibhaṅga
- Thullaccayas in the Khandhakas
- X. A pupil’s duties as attendant to his mentor
- Glossary
- Rule Index
- Right Speech
- Lying
- Divisive speech
- Abusive speech
- Idle chatter
- Right Action
- Killing
- Taking what is not given
- Sexual Misconduct
- Right Livelihood
- General
- Robes
- Food
- Lodgings
- Medicine
- Money
- Bowls and other requisites
- Communal Harmony
- The Etiquette of a Contemplative
- Right Speech
- Select Bibliography
- Addendum
- BMC II: The Khandhaka Rules
- Cover
- Copyright
- Abbreviations
- Preface
- The Khandhakas
- Format
- Rules
- Discussions
- General
- Personal Grooming
- Discussions
- Bathing
- Care of the teeth
- Hair of the head
- Beard
- Face
- Hair of the body
- Nails
- Ears
- Ornamentation
- Rules
- Discussions
- Cloth Requisites
- Discussions
- Robe material
- Making Robes: Sewing Instructions
- Repairing Robes
- Making Robes: Sewing Equipment
- Making Robes: Dyeing
- Washing Robes
- Other Cloth Requisites
- Dressing
- Rules
- Discussions
- Alms Bowls & Other Accessories
- Discussions
- Alms bowls
- Footwear
- Water strainers
- Miscellaneous accessories
- Rules
- Discussions
- Food
- Discussions
- Cooking & storing foods
- Eating
- Famine allowances
- Garlic
- Green gram
- Rules
- Discussions
- Medicine
- Discussions
- Support medicine
- The five tonics
- Life-long medicines
- Specific treatments
- Medical procedures
- The Great Standards
- Rules
- Discussions
- Lodgings
- Discussions
- Outdoor resting spots
- Dwellings
- Furnishings
- Etiquette with regard to lodgings
- Rules
- Discussions
- Monastery Buildings & Property
- Discussions
- Monasteries
- Buildings
- Monastery property
- Cetiya property
- Rules
- Discussions
- Respect
- Discussions
- Paying homage
- Teaching Dhamma
- Exceptions to seniority
- Responding to criticism
- Jokes
- Rules
- Discussions
- Protocols
- Incoming Bhikkhus’ Protocol
- Resident Bhikkhus’ Protocol
- Departing Bhikkhus’ Protocol
- Anumodanā Protocol
- Meal-hall Protocol
- Alms-going Protocol
- Wilderness Protocol
- Lodging Protocol
- Sauna Protocol
- Restroom Protocol
- Protocol toward one’s Preceptor
- Protocol toward one’s Pupil
- Cullavagga XII.2.8
- Misbehavior
- Discussions
- Bad habits
- Wrong livelihood
- Cruelty
- Destructive behavior
- Self-mutilation
- Charms & omens
- Displaying psychic powers
- Off-limits
- Rules
- Discussions
- Rains-residence
- Discussions
- Periods of residence
- Entering for the Rains
- Breaking one’s promise
- Determination
- Duration
- Seven-day business
- Obstacles
- Non-dhamma agreements
- Gifts of cloth
- Privileges
- Rules
- Discussions
- Personal Grooming
- Community Transactions
- Community Transactions
- Discussions
- The validity of the object
- The validity of the transaction statement
- The validity of the assembly
- The validity of the territory
- Offenses
- Rules
- Discussions
- Territories
- Discussions
- Territories not tied off
- Tied-off territories
- Rules
- Discussions
- Ordination
- Discussions
- Going-forth & Acceptance
- The validity of the object
- The validity of the assembly
- The validity of the transaction statement
- Rules
- Discussions
- Uposatha
- Discussions
- Uposatha days
- Location
- Unity
- Excluded individuals
- Preliminaries
- Confession
- Reciting the Pāṭimokkha
- Mutual purity
- Purity
- Determination
- Borderline quorums
- Traveling
- Special cases: unity
- Special cases: accusations
- Special cases: canceling the Pāṭimokkha
- Rules
- Discussions
- Invitation
- Discussions
- Invitation days
- Conveying invitation
- Preliminary duties
- Quorum
- Community Invitation
- Mutual Invitation
- Determination
- Borderline quorums
- Accusations
- Special cases: two groups
- Special cases: delayed Invitation
- Special cases: hostile neighbors
- Other issues
- Rules
- Discussions
- Kaṭhina
- Discussions
- Time period
- The donor
- The cloth
- Transaction
- Making the robe
- Spreading
- Privileges
- Dismantling the kaṭhina
- Rules
- Discussions
- Community Officials
- Discussions
- General qualifications
- Robe-cloth officials
- Food officials
- Lodging officials
- Miscellaneous
- Work supervisors
- Removing officials from office
- Rules
- Discussions
- Penance & Probation
- Discussions
- Formal statements & transactions
- Penance
- Probation
- Multiple offenses
- Shared offenses
- Interruptions
- Rules
- Discussions
- Disciplinary Transactions
- Discussions
- Discipline for offenses
- Relations with the laity
- Other disciplinary measures
- Abuse of the system
- Rules
- Discussions
- Schism
- Discussions
- Behavior during a schism
- Ending schism
- Rules
- Discussions
- Inheritance
- Discussions
- Belongings
- Funerals
- Rules
- Discussions
- Community Transactions
- Co-religionists
- Bhikkhunīs
- Discussions
- Communal relations
- Individual relations
- Rules
- Discussions
- Novices
- Discussions
- Training
- Dependence
- Punishment
- Expulsion
- Rules
- Discussions
- Bhikkhunīs
- Appendices
- General Transaction Statements
- A. Territories (sīmā)
- B. Uposatha halls
- C. A food storage place (Mv.VI.33.2)
- D. Community officials
- E. Kaṭhina
- F. Giving robes & bowl to those who tended the sick
- G. Complete motions for shortened community invitations
- H. Invitation-delay
- I. An insanity authorization (Mv.II.25.3-4)
- Going-forth & Acceptance
- A. Going-forth (Mv.I.54.3)
- B. Acceptance
- C. Accepting a pair of applicants:
- D. Admonition
- E. Probation for an applicant previously ordained in another religion:
- Vuṭṭhāna-vidhī for Saṅghādisesa Offenses
- A. For one unconcealed offense
- B. For one concealed offense
- C. Aggha-samodhāna-parivāsa (Combined Probation)
- D. Missaka-samodhāna-parivāsa (Mixed Combination for Offenses of Different Bases)
- E. Odhāna-samodhāna (Nullifying Combination) ( = Mūlāya paṭikassanā—Sending Back to the Beginning)
- F. Suddhanta-parivāsa (Purifying Probation)
- Disciplinary Transactions
- A. Censure
- B. Further punishment
- C. Demotion
- D. Banishment
- E. Reconciliation
- F. Suspension for not seeing an offense
- G. Suspension for not making amends for an offense
- H. Suspension for not relinquishing an evil view
- I. Rescinding disciplinary acts
- J. Overturning the bowl
- Technical Terms
- A. Sampatti: The Validity of Community Transactions
- B. Saṁvāsa: Separate & Common Affiliation
- C. Saṅghassa kaṭhinaṁ: The Community’s Kaṭhina
- D. Anāmāsa
- E. Agocara: Improper Range
- General Transaction Statements
- Glossary
- Select Bibliography