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2. The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II Saṅghādisesa | The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II
    … Dhamma as not-Dhamma; not-Dhamma as Dhamma; Vinaya as not-Vinaya; not-Vinaya as Vinaya; what was not spoken by the Buddha as having been spoken by him; what was spoken by the Buddha as not; what was not regularly practiced by him as having been regularly practiced by him; what was regularly practiced by him as not; what was not formulated by … 
3. The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II Personal Grooming | The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II
    … The Vinaya-mukha, noting that the prohibition against using a mirror comes in the context of rules against beautifying the face, argues that looking at one’s reflection for other purposes—for example, as an aid in shaving the head or the beard—should be allowed. Alternatively, it might be argued that the use of a mirror while shaving would lessen the danger of … 
4. The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II Pācittiya One: The Lie Chapter | The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II
    … The Vinaya-mukha argues that this rule should take precedence in cases where a particular lie would entail only a dukkaṭa under any of the other rules—as in the last example—but this contradicts the Vibhaṅga. Non-offenses A bhikkhu who misrepresents the truth unintentionally commits no offense under this rule. The Vibhaṅga gives two examples: speaking quickly and saying one thing while … 
5. The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II Pācittiya Nine: The Valuable Chapter | The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II
    … In fact, the Vinaya-mukha states that if he does not pick up the valuable and put it in safe-keeping, he incurs a dukkaṭa. None of the other texts mention this point, although it is probably justified on the grounds that the bhikkhu is neglecting his duty in not following the “proper course” here. The Vibhaṅga advises that if a bhikkhu has picked … 
6. The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II Medicine | The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II
    … The Sub-commentary to the Vinaya defines rancid urine as any sort of urine at all, citing as a parallel the Pali expression pūti-kāya, decomposing body, which refers to any human body, living or dead, “even one with golden skin.” However, it does not say whether rancid urine medicine is the rancid urine itself or, as suggested by the example from the commentaries … 
7. The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II Rule Index | The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II
    … Complaining that the Community acted out of favoritism is a pācittiya offense. (Pc 81) When the Community is dealing formally with an issue, the full Community must be present, as must all the individuals involved in the issue; the proceedings must follow the patterns set out in the Dhamma and Vinaya. (As 1) If the Community unanimously believes that a bhikkhu is innocent of … 
8. The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II Pācittiya Eight: The In-accordance-with-the-Rule Chapter | The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II
    … One has been admonished by a fellow bhikkhu who cites a rule formulated in the Vinaya. 2) Intention: One does not want to train oneself in line with the rule. 3) Effort: As a ploy to excuse oneself, one says something to the effect that one will not train in line with the rule. Only two of these factors—object and effort—require explanation … 
9. The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II Ch. 2 Cloth Requisites | The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II
    … The second interpretation, which for some reason the Vinaya-mukha prefers, is that these pieces are, respectively, the vivaṭṭa and the anuvaṭṭas in the upper robe. If one needs to make a cut robe but the amount of cloth available is enough only for an uncut robe (i.e., folding the edges of the cut pieces to make a proper seam would use up … 
10. The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II Misbehavior | The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II
     … We have noted elsewhere—for example, under the discussions of NP 10 and Pc 11 in BMC1—that the Commentary seems to have used the open-ended nature of this list of bad habits to impose dukkaṭas on activities that, according to DN 2, a bhikkhu consummate in virtue would abstain from but are not explicitly mentioned in the Vinaya. Because the Commentary has … 
11. The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II General Transaction Statements | The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II
     … Idha amhesu āyasmā Itthannāmo sabba-mahallako bahussuto dhamma-dharo vinaya-dharo, sabrahmacārīnaṁ sandassako samādapako samuttejako sampahaṁsako, bahunnaṁ ācariyo [vā upajjhāyo vā] hutvā, ovādako anusāsako, samattho ca taṁ taṁ vinaya-kammaṁ avikopetvā kaṭhinaṁ attharituṁ. Maññām’aham-evaṁ “Sabbo’yaṁ saṅgho imaṁ sapparivāraṁ kaṭhina-dussaṁ āyasmato Itthannāmassa dātu-kāmo, tasmiṁ kaṭhinaṁ attharante sabbo’yaṁ saṅgho samma-d-eva anumodissati.” Āyasmato Itthannāmasseva imaṁ sapparivāraṁ kaṭhina-dussaṁ dātuṁ … 
12. The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II Kaṭhina | The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II
     … The Vinaya-mukha notes the discrepancy here between the Commentary and the Parivāra, and—siding with the Commentary—advances the thesis that the authors of the Parivāra were simply careless when they mentioned that a kaṭhina could be spread not only by a Community but also by a group. However, the Parivāra’s explanations, when taken as a whole are—with the exception of … 
13. The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II Monastery Buildings & Property | The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II
     … This is in sharp contrast to the Vinayas of some of the other early schools, such as the Mūlasarvāstivādins, who went to great lengths to prohibit non-Buddhist kings from later rescinding such arrangements. This point argues for the relative lateness of these rules in the other Vinayas: The Buddha was not so foolish as to try to legislate for kings. The Canon does … 
14. The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II Appendices | The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II
     … The Khuddakasikkhā—a Vinaya manual written by Ven. Dhammasiri, a Sinhalese monk, in the 11th or 12th century—states that the sky lightens in four stages before sunrise (measuring in Sinhalese hours, of which there are 60 in one period of day and night): a slight reddening 4 Sinhalese hours (= 1 hour and 36 minutes) before sunrise; a slight whitening 3 Sinhalese hours (= 1 … 
15. The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II Disciplinary Transactions | The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II
     … When he goes to visit the lay followers, though, instead of asking their forgiveness he quotes passages from the suttas and Vinaya showing that the Buddha did not allow bhikkhus to accept money. This time the lay followers are convinced by his arguments and announce that of all the bhikkhus in Vesālī, he is the only true son of the Sakyan. The Vajjiputta bhikkhus … 
16. The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II Community Officials | The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II
     … For those who knew the suttas, he assigned lodgings in the same place, (thinking,) “They will rehearse the suttas with one another.” For Vinaya experts, he assigned lodgings in the same place, (thinking,) “They will investigate the Vinaya with one another.” For Dhamma teachers, he assigned lodgings in the same place, (thinking,) “They will discuss the Dhamma with one another.” For those who practiced … 
17. The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II Pācittiya Seven: The Animal Chapter | The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II
     … 1) dispute-issues (vivādādhikaraṇa) concerning Dhamma and Vinaya (see Sg 10), which the Community must deal with by declaring which side is right and which wrong; 2) accusation-issues (anuvādādhikaraṇa) concerning offenses (see Sg 8 & 9; Ay 1 & 2), which the Community must deal with by judging them true or false; 3) offense-issues (āpattādhikaraṇa), in other words, the commission of offenses, which are … 
18. The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II
     … Eventually, of course, he became tormented by guilt and went to the resident Vinaya expert to admit a pārājika and disrobe. The Vinaya expert, though, wouldn’t let him disrobe until he had found the owner of the cloth and inquired about it more fully. Eventually, after a long search, the bhikkhu was able to track down the original owner at a monastery back … 
19. The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II Novices | The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II
    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 of admission into the Bhikkhu Saṅgha, he retained it as the method by which boys too young for Acceptance could go forth. Ven. Rāhula, the Buddha’s own son, was the first to receive the Going-forth … 
20. The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II Pācittiya Five: The Naked Ascetic Chapter | The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II
     … The Vinaya-mukha provides a third interpretation, defining “not aiming at privacy” with the following illustration: A bhikkhu is sitting in a secluded place with a man and woman present, but the man gets up and leaves before the bhikkhu can stop him. In other words, the bhikkhu is not intending to sit alone in private with the woman at all, but circumstances beyond … 
21. The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II Protocols | The Buddhist Monastic Code, Volumes I & II
     … If the preceptor’s or teacher’s customary habits deal with areas neither forbidden nor allowed by the Vinaya, the wise policy would be to abide by those habits for the sake of communal harmony. This ruling should apply to all instances when Communities attempt to translate the protocols into modern situations. Incoming Bhikkhus’ Protocol A certain incoming bhikkhu, unfastening the bolt and pushing … 
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