Vinaya

Many people have participated in the discussion regarding the Kālāma Sutta. Unfortunately, a bundle of people only focus on a single passage and misrepresent the whole sutta. More details of this will be explored further in the later section, Buddhism and Authority. In “The Buddha’s Charter of Free Inquiry” Soma Thera says that the Kālāma Sutta is teaching to the Kālāmas but is also an incentive of free inquiry. The teaching is exemption from the authoritative dogmas, intolerance and personal interest

concerning the nature of The Buddha, and, though each camp has since split into the myriad disciplines Buddhism is known for today, every succeeding schism is an analog of the first, a battle between the essentially Indian (and therefore Hindu) ideal of Vinaya and the dogged quest for Dharma. ASHOKA MAURYA, NOT WITHOUT SORROW Ashoka’s rise to the head of the Mauryan Empire was necessarily brutish, owing to the battle for succession that would leave siblings dead and the empire trembling. It would require

Firstly when Tim arrives at the monastery, Pah Nanachat he is given an explanation about the vinaya rules and the precepts carried out in the monastery. These rules are set by the Ajahn (head monk) to assure the method of living with each other and have peace among each other. The Ajahn states that; “The rules we follow are the same ones the Buddha laid down in the Vinaya twenty five hundred years ago… The monks follow two hundred and twenty seven training precepts” (Ward, 17). Tim was to be ordained

Pali). The Tripitaka/Tipitaka consists of three sections/baskets of the Buddha's Teachings. They are the Vinaya Pitaka/Discipline Basket, the Sutra Pitaka/Basket of Discourses, and the Abhidharma Pitaka/ Basket of Discourses. I went home and searched for the English version of these Baskets and read about it for a deeper understanding of her sharing. I learned that the first basket the Vinaya Pitaka/Discipline basket contains hundreds of monastic rules for monks and nuns. It consists of five books:

However, there are some loopholes made by the Ajahn and other monks for certain Vinaya to get around them. In the fifth precept it states that it’s prohibited to use alcohol or drugs or to smoke. The Ajahn himself states that chewing tobacco is permitted as he too chews tobacco. The Ajahn states, “Actually there is one small loophole I’ve been indulging in during the last two years, and that’s chewing tobacco…” (Ward, 18). Next, in the sixth precept it clearly states non consumption of food after

the teachings and he would say these speeches on special occasions or at festivals. The second writing was called the Pali Canon and was written down at the Fourth council in about 25 BC. The writing was in three sections Vinaya Pitaka, Sutta Pitaka and Abhidhamma Pitaka. The Vinaya has 227 rule of conduct for the monks and the nunns. The Sutta is about the main teaching and are divided into 5 teachings. The Abhidhamma has seven books called the higher or further

nuns abide the rules of the Vinaya-Pitaka, which is one of the three main Buddhist scriptures; its primary matter is the monastic rules for monks and nuns. Where the monks and nuns are not allowed to engage in sexual intercourse however if they do, they are “defeated”. If a monk sexual comments to a woman, the community of monks address and discuss the disobedience of the monk, this also the same case for a nun. Most Buddhist clerics or priests in Asia follow the Vinaya-pitaka excluding most of Japan

Introduction > This report will include the ethical teachings and environmental ethics of Buddhism. It will detail the buddhist approach to issues including climate change, vegetarianism, deforestation and tree logging. Buddhism dates back to 560 BC making the tradition approximately 2500 years old. The principal teachings of Buddhism include the Three Jewels which consist of the Buddha, Dharma, and the Sanha. Buddhists believe as the founder of the Sangha, Buddha is a very important, immeasurable

The orthodox fundamentalist view of the Pali Canon by those who look to it for the foundation of their system of spirituality, religion, and culture is that the Pali Canon is the Buddhavacana, the literal word of the historical Buddha; therefore, the Pali language in which it is written is the literal language of Magadhi, where the Buddha lived and taught. In this scenario, the Pali words simply transcribe the dialogue of the living Buddha, preserved perfectly in the photographic memory of Ananda

This week’s readings are focused on how Buddhist monasteries in China and India play an important role in producing merit. Both Lopez and Gethin explain the differences each region played in producing merit through devotional practices. Lopez explains in chapter 27, how monasteries in China implemented acts of merit into their daily practice. In addition Gethin illustrates how monks in India lived their lives practicing merit. Even though Buddhist monasteries play a significant role in producing