… Whatever he did, inwardly or outwardly, was right in line with the principles of the Dhamma and Vinaya. There was nothing roundabout or evasive about him. That was why I had made up my mind to stay with him. If he were alive today, I still wouldn’t leave him. I’d have to stay with him, although as a matter of course I …
… Aside from the practice of the Dhamma and Vinaya, there’s nothing else for us to study, talk about, and offer opinions on.
I want each of us to understand that we now have the status of people gone forth, so we should behave in a way that’s fitting for monks and novices. We’ve all passed through the status of lay life …
… He speaks in season, speaks what is factual, what is in accordance with the goal, the Dhamma, and the Vinaya. He speaks words worth treasuring, seasonable, reasonable, circumscribed, connected with the goal.
“He abstains from damaging seed and plant life.
“He eats only once a day, refraining from the evening meal and from food at the wrong time of day.
“He abstains from dancing …
… They blame themselves, and not others, (saying,) “We were unfortunate and without merit, in that even though we went forth into such a well-taught Dhamma & Vinaya, we were unable to follow the holy life, complete and perfect, throughout life.” Becoming monastery attendants or lay followers, they undertake and observe the five training rules. In this way, Gotama the contemplative is honored, respected, revered …
… teaching his
contemporaries the path to awakening, and establishing the
Dhamma and Vinaya so that the True Dhamma would last a long
time. To understand the challenges he faced in accomplishing
these tasks, it would be good to pause here for a brief sketch
of what the Pāli Canon has to report about the philosophical
and religious views current at his time.
A survey …
… The word “subduing” (vineyya) is related to the word for “discipline” (vinaya). This suggests that greed and distress are not yet uprooted in this part of the practice. They are simply put aside and kept in check. The tense of the verb—it’s a gerund—can mean either “having subdued” or “subduing.” In other words, the activity is either already accomplished or in …
… he brightens the world
like the moon set free from a cloud. — Dhp 172–173
§ 211. “It is a cause of growth in the Dhamma & Vinaya of the noble ones when, seeing a transgression as such, one makes amends in accordance with the Dhamma and exercises restraint in the future.” — DN 2
§ 212. “Monks, there are these eight grounds for laziness. Which eight?
“There …
APPENDIX THREE
Vuṭṭhāna-vidhī for Saṅghādisesa Offenses
It would be impossible to give examples for all the various permutations that could conceivably happen when a bhikkhu has committed a saṅghādisesa offense and must negotiate the vuṭṭhāna-vidhī. Here, only some of the more likely permutations are given. Others can be inferred from what is given here. The best way to use this appendix would …
… Having become a human being, acquiring conviction in the Dhamma-&-Vinaya taught by the Tathāgata: This is the devas’ reckoning of the gain that is good to gain. When that conviction is settled within one—rooted, established, & strong, not to be destroyed by any contemplative or brahman; deva, Māra, or Brahmā; or anyone else in the world: This is the devas’ reckoning of becoming …
… Only in the disciplinary rules in the Vinaya does he assume the added authority of a lawgiver. In the suttas, he calls himself a doctor; a trainer; an admirable, experienced friend who has mastered a specific skill: putting an end to suffering. He provides explicit recommendations on how to act, speak, and think to bring about that result; instructions on how to develop qualities …
… But at the same time, I tell you that there is no making an end of suffering & stress without reaching the end of the cosmos.
“These five strings of sensuality are, in the Vinaya of the noble ones, called the cosmos. Which five? Forms cognizable via the eye—agreeable, pleasing, charming, endearing, fostering desire, enticing; sounds cognizable via the ear… aromas cognizable via the …
… However, the Vinaya—the section of the Canon containing the rules by which the monks should live—prohibits this form of behavior in no uncertain terms. A monk who has sexual intercourse with anyone at all is immediately expelled. If a monk even suggests that someone would benefit from having sex with an advanced spiritual practitioner—such as himself—he has to undergo a …
… He speaks in season, speaks what is factual, what is in accordance with the goal, the Dhamma, and the Vinaya. He speaks words worth treasuring, seasonable, reasonable, circumscribed, connected with the goal. This is how cleansing with regard to speech is fourfold.
“And how is cleansing with regard to the mind threefold? There is the case where a certain person is not covetous. He …
… He speaks in season, speaks what is factual, what is in accordance with the goal, the Dhamma, & the Vinaya. He speaks words worth treasuring, seasonable, reasonable, circumscribed, connected with the goal. This, too, is part of his virtue.
“He abstains from damaging seed & plant life.
“He eats only once a day, refraining from the evening meal and from food at the wrong time of …
… The first section of the Mahāvagga in the Vinaya Piṭaka
Homage to the Blessed One, worthy and rightly self-awakened.
1. bodhikathā (Mv.I.1.1)
The Discussion of the Bodhi (Tree)
[1] Tena samayena buddho bhagavā uruvelāyaṁ viharati najjā nerañjarāya tīre bodhirukkhamūle paṭhamābhisambuddho.
Now on that occasion the Buddha, the Blessed One, was staying at Uruvelā on the bank of the Nerañjarā River …
… He to whom these five
things are agreeable should take a bamboo stick.”
At that time, five hundred new Vajjian-son monks from
Vesālī—newly ordained and knowing little of what had been done,
(thinking,) “This is Dhamma; this is Vinaya; this is the
Teacher’s dispensation”—took bamboo sticks. Then Devadatta,
having split the Saṅgha, set out for Gayā Head, taking the five …
… in the Abhidhamma, this is translated literally as “around the mouth”; in the Vinaya, the same term is used to mean the front of the chest]. Always mindful, he breathes in; mindful he breathes out.
Breathing in long, he discerns, ‘I am breathing in long’; or breathing out long, he discerns, ‘I am breathing out long.’ Or breathing in short, he discerns, ‘I am …
[ Mahāvagga Contents | Mv VII Contents ]
VII kaṭhinakkhandhako
The Kaṭhina Khandhaka
187. kaṭhinānujānanā (Mv.VII.1.1)
The Allowance of the Kaṭhina [BMC]
[95] tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.
Now at that time the Buddha, the Blessed One, was staying near Sāvatthī, in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery.
tena kho pana samayena tiṁsamattā pāṭheyyakā [ME: pāveyyakā] bhikkhū sabbe āraññakā sabbe …
[ Mahāvagga Contents | Mv III Contents ]
III vassūpanāyikakkhandhako
The Entering-for-the-Rains Khandhaka
107. vassūpanāyikānujānanā (Mv.III.1.1)
The Allowance for Entering for the Rains [BMC]
[205] tena samayena buddho bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe.
Now at that time the Buddha, the Blessed One, was staying near Rājagaha, in the Bamboo Grove, the Squirrels’ Feeding Ground.
tena kho pana samayena bhagavatā bhikkhūnaṁ vassāvāso …
… Instead, he went to all the trouble of formulating the Dhamma and Vinaya, teaching and training people from all walks of life for 45 years. From this thought, it should be easy to develop a sense of shame around the idea of not taking advantage of his teachings on how to understand and prepare for aging, illness, and particularly death. He has charted the …
An Heir to the Dhamma | Straight from the Heart : Thirteen Talks on the Practice of Meditation
… Whatever he did, inwardly or outwardly, was right in line with the principles of the Dhamma and Vinaya. There was nothing roundabout or evasive about him. That was why I had made up my mind to stay with him. If he were alive today, I still wouldn’t leave him. I’d have to stay with him, although as a matter of course I …
MN 60 Apaṇṇaka Sutta | A Safe Bet
… He speaks in season, speaks what is factual, what is in accordance with the goal, the Dhamma, and the Vinaya. He speaks words worth treasuring, seasonable, reasonable, circumscribed, connected with the goal. “He abstains from damaging seed and plant life. “He eats only once a day, refraining from the evening meal and from food at the wrong time of day. “He abstains from dancing …
MvI: mahākhandhako
… The first section of the Mahāvagga in the Vinaya Piṭaka Homage to the Blessed One, worthy and rightly self-awakened. 1. bodhikathā (Mv.I.1.1) The Discussion of the Bodhi (Tree) [1] Tena samayena buddho bhagavā uruvelāyaṁ viharati najjā nerañjarāya tīre bodhirukkhamūle paṭhamābhisambuddho. Now on that occasion the Buddha, the Blessed One, was staying at Uruvelā on the bank of the Nerañjarā River …
