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Buddhist Monastic Discipline

by Jotiya Dhirasekera | 1964 | 113,985 words

Buddhism Theravada
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Summary: A study of Buddhist monastic code: its origin and development in relation to the Sutta and Vinaya Pitakas. The Vinaya forms a part of a Buddhist disciple’s training method, particularly within Theravada Buddhism.

This English thesis was completed by Jotiya Dhirasekera (Now Bhikkhu Dhammavihari)

Source: motilalbanarsidass.com

Contents of this online book ( + / - )

The full text of the Buddhist Monastic Discipline in English is available here and publically accesible (free to read online). Of course, I would always recommend buying the book so you get the latest edition. You can see all this book’s content by visiting the pages in the below index:

Preface
Preface to the Second Edition
Abbreviations
Chapter I - Introduction
Chapter II - Brahmacarya (the quest for emancipation and immortality)
Chapter III - The Early Buddhist Ideal of the Monk
Chapter IV - The Foundations of Monastic Life (sila, sikkha and sikkhapada)
Chapter V - Further Aids to Monastic Perfection
Chapter VI - The New Role of Sila in Buddhist Monasticism
Chapter VII - The Discipline and Development of the Mind
Chapter VIII - The Codified Law of the Sangha
Chapter IX - Of the Patimokkha (the Ritual)
Chapter X - Penalties and Punishments
Chapter XI - Additional Punitive Regulations
Chapter XII - Spiritual Leadership and Life in the Community
Chapter XIII - Women and the Religious Order of the Buddha
Chapter XIV - The Disciplinary Code of the Bhikkhunis
Appendix I - The Exclusion of Guilty Monks (from the recital of the patimokkha)
Appendix II - The Abolition of the Lesser (and minor rules of training)
Appendix III - The Concept of Sima (its origin and development)
Bibliography

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