The Transformation of the Monastic Ordination
... Kathmandu the bare chuyegu is usually performed for a group rather than singly—undergo the pravrajyā ceremony, become monks4 for three days,5 and then disrobe in order to remain householder Buddhists for the rest of their lives. In the process the boys become full-fledged members of the monastic com ...
... Kathmandu the bare chuyegu is usually performed for a group rather than singly—undergo the pravrajyā ceremony, become monks4 for three days,5 and then disrobe in order to remain householder Buddhists for the rest of their lives. In the process the boys become full-fledged members of the monastic com ...
buddhist nuns in the global community
... traditions. A major thrust of the organization has been to make available to Buddhist women of all nations the highest level of education, ordination, and commitment to Buddhist ideals. Since 1987, many institutions and programs to benefit Buddhist nuns have begun. An international network of Buddhi ...
... traditions. A major thrust of the organization has been to make available to Buddhist women of all nations the highest level of education, ordination, and commitment to Buddhist ideals. Since 1987, many institutions and programs to benefit Buddhist nuns have begun. An international network of Buddhi ...
Dhamma Studies – Level 1 Essay Example
... In this essay on ethical conduct a meaning of the above mentioned Dhamma proverb will be discussed. Ethical conduct (Sila) is one of the three divisions of the Noble Eightfold Path (ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo) together with Wisdom (Panna) and Concentration (Samadhi). Sila includes right speech (samma va ...
... In this essay on ethical conduct a meaning of the above mentioned Dhamma proverb will be discussed. Ethical conduct (Sila) is one of the three divisions of the Noble Eightfold Path (ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo) together with Wisdom (Panna) and Concentration (Samadhi). Sila includes right speech (samma va ...
Bhikkhunī Sāsana Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... Saṅghamittā.25 In Sri Lanka the bhikkhunī order appears to have disappeared at some point around the 11th century during a period of political turmoil that had decimated the entire monastic community.26 Only the bhikkhu order was re-established from Burma.27 Thus, while the bhikkhunī The expression ...
... Saṅghamittā.25 In Sri Lanka the bhikkhunī order appears to have disappeared at some point around the 11th century during a period of political turmoil that had decimated the entire monastic community.26 Only the bhikkhu order was re-established from Burma.27 Thus, while the bhikkhunī The expression ...
2nd-Annual-IBD-2012-long
... at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine, Australia. • Ajahn Brahm was then “delisted” from the Ajahn Chah lineage. ...
... at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine, Australia. • Ajahn Brahm was then “delisted” from the Ajahn Chah lineage. ...
Vinaya Piṭaka in Buddhist Religious Literature
... The Buddha dispatched his first sixty disciples of whom he was confident that they were as qualified as himself for this mission. The sole purpose of this was that all beings be liberated from the miseries of existential continuance that every being inherits. Thus his first teachings which came to b ...
... The Buddha dispatched his first sixty disciples of whom he was confident that they were as qualified as himself for this mission. The sole purpose of this was that all beings be liberated from the miseries of existential continuance that every being inherits. Thus his first teachings which came to b ...
The Revival of the Bhikkhuni Order and the Decline of the Sasana
... Sa'ghamitt!.25 In Sri Lanka the bhikkhun! order appears to have disappeared at some point around the 11th century during a period of political turmoil that had decimated the entire monastic community.26 Only the bhikkhu order was re-established from Burma.27 Thus, while the bhikkhun! The expression ...
... Sa'ghamitt!.25 In Sri Lanka the bhikkhun! order appears to have disappeared at some point around the 11th century during a period of political turmoil that had decimated the entire monastic community.26 Only the bhikkhu order was re-established from Burma.27 Thus, while the bhikkhun! The expression ...
Forty-Three Years Ago
... modern world. It has all been an extraordinarily rich and creative experience, not least because of the extent to which Sangharakshita has allowed us, or rather encouraged us – above all by his example – on the one hand to uncover and honour certain essential principles, and on the other to experime ...
... modern world. It has all been an extraordinarily rich and creative experience, not least because of the extent to which Sangharakshita has allowed us, or rather encouraged us – above all by his example – on the one hand to uncover and honour certain essential principles, and on the other to experime ...
Reclaiming the Robe
... bhikkhuni.[1] The Bhikkhuni Sangha that developed after the ordination of Prajapati and her 500 followers existed in India until at least the 11th century. The Bhikkhuni Sangha produced many fully awakened women and arhats who made significant contributions to the early Buddhist monastic order in In ...
... bhikkhuni.[1] The Bhikkhuni Sangha that developed after the ordination of Prajapati and her 500 followers existed in India until at least the 11th century. The Bhikkhuni Sangha produced many fully awakened women and arhats who made significant contributions to the early Buddhist monastic order in In ...
Dāna
... monk must live by the monastic rules that are set in the vinaya. • The more spiritually advanced the monk is the bigger their field of merit is. This serves to make the monks work towards becoming worthy recipients of the gifts of the laity. • The amount of merit is relative to spiritual advancement ...
... monk must live by the monastic rules that are set in the vinaya. • The more spiritually advanced the monk is the bigger their field of merit is. This serves to make the monks work towards becoming worthy recipients of the gifts of the laity. • The amount of merit is relative to spiritual advancement ...
Cullavagga Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... the bhikkhunīs are expected to receive an exhortation from the bhikkhus. Whereas the issue of exhortation receives legislation also elsewhere, as far as I am able to determine the inquiry about the observance day appears to be taken up only in garudhamma 3 and in pācittiya rule 59 for bhikkhunīs. Th ...
... the bhikkhunīs are expected to receive an exhortation from the bhikkhus. Whereas the issue of exhortation receives legislation also elsewhere, as far as I am able to determine the inquiry about the observance day appears to be taken up only in garudhamma 3 and in pācittiya rule 59 for bhikkhunīs. Th ...
The Bhikkhunī-ordination controversy in Thailand
... for women began to be debated heatedly in Thai society. 12 The equality between men and women in terms of their spiritual potential for awakening (bodhi) does not seem to have been doubted by anyone involved in this debate (at least explicitly); rather, the controversy revolved around whether an ord ...
... for women began to be debated heatedly in Thai society. 12 The equality between men and women in terms of their spiritual potential for awakening (bodhi) does not seem to have been doubted by anyone involved in this debate (at least explicitly); rather, the controversy revolved around whether an ord ...
Lati Rinpoche, one of the world`s foremost Buddhist scholar, has
... believe in these accounts when I really find them in the Buddha's scriptures. I have read many different Vinaya texts. But I have never seen this alleged conversation before. Q: What is Rinpoche's view on the so-called "Eight Pure Vows" that all Bhikshunis need to observe? For example what does Rinp ...
... believe in these accounts when I really find them in the Buddha's scriptures. I have read many different Vinaya texts. But I have never seen this alleged conversation before. Q: What is Rinpoche's view on the so-called "Eight Pure Vows" that all Bhikshunis need to observe? For example what does Rinp ...
Gurudharma Mūlasarvāstivāda Tradition Journal of Buddhist Ethics
... pregnant woman and confers on her the higher ordination, this is a pātayantika.”14 Mahīśāsaka Vinaya (no. 116): “If a bhikṣuṇī gives the higher ordination to a pregnant woman, this is a pātayantika.”15 Theravāda Vinaya (no. 61): “Whatever bhikṣuṇī should ordain a pregnant woman, this is a pātayantik ...
... pregnant woman and confers on her the higher ordination, this is a pātayantika.”14 Mahīśāsaka Vinaya (no. 116): “If a bhikṣuṇī gives the higher ordination to a pregnant woman, this is a pātayantika.”15 Theravāda Vinaya (no. 61): “Whatever bhikṣuṇī should ordain a pregnant woman, this is a pātayantik ...
IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS)
... from the Buddha that that allowing women into the sangha would cause his teachings to survive only half as long –- 500 years instead of a 1,000.2 Buddha said to him, ―Ananda, I will give my approval on the condition that they accept the eight Garudhammas.I have laid down these dhammas for a female S ...
... from the Buddha that that allowing women into the sangha would cause his teachings to survive only half as long –- 500 years instead of a 1,000.2 Buddha said to him, ―Ananda, I will give my approval on the condition that they accept the eight Garudhammas.I have laid down these dhammas for a female S ...
Introducing Tibetan Buddhism
... • In most Buddhist countries the key leadership role is that of the fullyordained Buddhist monk or bhikkhu (gelong in Tibetan). While there are many ordained monks in Tibet, the main religious leaders are the lamas. • While many lamas are monks, most monks are not lamas, and many lamas are not monks ...
... • In most Buddhist countries the key leadership role is that of the fullyordained Buddhist monk or bhikkhu (gelong in Tibetan). While there are many ordained monks in Tibet, the main religious leaders are the lamas. • While many lamas are monks, most monks are not lamas, and many lamas are not monks ...
On the Bhikkhunã Ordination Controversy
... for higher ordination. Because it was impossible for her at this juncture of events to act according to the sixth garudhamma, she approached the Buddha and inquired about the proper line of conduct to be adopted regarding her female followers. In reply, the Buddha authorized that bhikkhus should giv ...
... for higher ordination. Because it was impossible for her at this juncture of events to act according to the sixth garudhamma, she approached the Buddha and inquired about the proper line of conduct to be adopted regarding her female followers. In reply, the Buddha authorized that bhikkhus should giv ...
Buddhist Nuns: Between Past and Present
... women to a full ordination as a nun (bhikṣuṇ ī). Of the three extant ordination traditions — Dharmaguptaka, Theravāda and Mūlasarvāstivāda, it is only in the first one that both men and women are accepted without any dispute as fully ordained members of the monastic community. This situation has gi ...
... women to a full ordination as a nun (bhikṣuṇ ī). Of the three extant ordination traditions — Dharmaguptaka, Theravāda and Mūlasarvāstivāda, it is only in the first one that both men and women are accepted without any dispute as fully ordained members of the monastic community. This situation has gi ...
ü Vinaya-Piñaka der Theravàdin. (Monographien zur Indischen ä
... a specific rule. Waldschmidt and other scholars held the opinion that these introductory narratives are a later addition to the rule to provide a quasi rational explanation for why the Buddha had to proclaim the rule. While in the Bhikkuvibhaïga a monk is always reporting to the Buddha another monk ...
... a specific rule. Waldschmidt and other scholars held the opinion that these introductory narratives are a later addition to the rule to provide a quasi rational explanation for why the Buddha had to proclaim the rule. While in the Bhikkuvibhaïga a monk is always reporting to the Buddha another monk ...
The Sangha
... moved to Benares (aka. Varanasi where Sārnāth is located), where he preached his first sermon to five ascetic friends, who then requested his permission to go forth and be ordained The monastic order was born and this monastic community continuously expanded ...
... moved to Benares (aka. Varanasi where Sārnāth is located), where he preached his first sermon to five ascetic friends, who then requested his permission to go forth and be ordained The monastic order was born and this monastic community continuously expanded ...
THE FOUR ASSEMBLIES AND THERAVA.DA BUDDHISM 104). 1
... female candidates by bhikkhus on their own, that is, without the collaboration of an order of bhikkhunis (Vin II 257). The Vinaya continues with two more regulations that were promulgated after an order of bhikkhunis had come into existence. The first regulation originates in relation to a set of qu ...
... female candidates by bhikkhus on their own, that is, without the collaboration of an order of bhikkhunis (Vin II 257). The Vinaya continues with two more regulations that were promulgated after an order of bhikkhunis had come into existence. The first regulation originates in relation to a set of qu ...
Abhayagiri: What`s in a name - Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery
... again." Master Hua was someone who acted upon his words, so when we received the news a few days before he passed away that he had offered us 120 acres of forest 15 miles north of The City of 10,000 Buddhas in Ukiah (Mendocino County), California, we were surprised but not surprised – such open-hear ...
... again." Master Hua was someone who acted upon his words, so when we received the news a few days before he passed away that he had offered us 120 acres of forest 15 miles north of The City of 10,000 Buddhas in Ukiah (Mendocino County), California, we were surprised but not surprised – such open-hear ...
ASANKTStatement2015 - Australian Sangha Association
... These precepts are said by their teacher Kelsang Gyatso to derive from the Perfection of Wisdom Sutra and he clearly states they are different from those found in the Vinaya. According to him a monk or a nun becomes a Bhikhu or Bhikhuni “merely by holding these ten vows of ordination and developing ...
... These precepts are said by their teacher Kelsang Gyatso to derive from the Perfection of Wisdom Sutra and he clearly states they are different from those found in the Vinaya. According to him a monk or a nun becomes a Bhikhu or Bhikhuni “merely by holding these ten vows of ordination and developing ...
Buddhist Ordination Presentation
... • There was not a uniform type of practice for the śramaṇas. Some were solitary in their religious endeavours whilst others would follow a particular teachers. • The religious practices covered a number of activities. Some renouncers focusing on one particular element and others incorporating many. ...
... • There was not a uniform type of practice for the śramaṇas. Some were solitary in their religious endeavours whilst others would follow a particular teachers. • The religious practices covered a number of activities. Some renouncers focusing on one particular element and others incorporating many. ...
Ordination
Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart as clergy to perform various religious rites and ceremonies. The process and ceremonies of ordination varies by religion and denomination. One who is in preparation for, or who is undergoing the process of ordination is sometimes called an ordinand. The liturgy used at an ordination is sometimes referred to as an ordinal.