… But those monks who were new—not long gone forth, recently come to this Dhamma & Vinaya—slept until sunrise, snoring.
The Blessed One, with his divine eye, purified & surpassing the human—saw those monks sleeping until sunrise, snoring. Seeing them, he went to the meeting hall and sat down on a seat made ready. Seated, he said to the monks, “Monks, where is Sāriputta …
… 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 …
… We don’t think of the Pali
Canon as a humorous document, but that’s because most of us don’t read
the Vinaya. The Vinaya has lots of good stories about monks and nuns
behaving in really silly ways, foolish ways, and they’re often very
funny. And you can see why they have stories like that in the
Vinaya—they’re trying …
… 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 …
… We see this often in the Vinaya, the rules that the monks have to follow. The severity of the punishment for breaking a rule, in many cases, is measured by how you perceive the object you’re involved with at the moment you’re involved with it. For instance, if, with lustful intent, a monk touches a woman while perceiving her to be a …
When you study the rules in the Vinaya, you see the huge role that
perception plays in determining offenses. Say you see a little black
spot on the sidewalk, you think it’s just a little black spot, and you
step on it. You perceive it as just a black spot. If it turns out it
was a bug, the fact that you didn …
… 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 …
… Sometimes we have a tendency to disregard the Vinaya, thinking well, it’s just a bunch of rules from old times that may or may not be applicable now. But a lot of the rules have to do with this: how to behave in an economy of gifts, in a culture of gifts. Because the principle of gift giving goes way back much earlier …
… Ajaan Mun and Ajaan Sao were accused of not following
Thai traditions, Thai customs as they were eating out of the bowl,
living in the forest, being very strict about the Vinaya. But as Ajaan
Mun would say, he wasn’t interested in following Thai customs or Lao
customs or the customs of any country, any society, because those are
the customs of people …
… Not long afterward, the Blessed One addressed the monks: “Monks, even a monk who has long penetrated the Dhamma in this Dhamma & Vinaya would do well, periodically & righteously, to refute the wanderers of other persuasions in just the way Vajjiya Māhita the householder has done.”
See also: DN 2; DN 16; MN 19; SN 42:8; AN 2:19; AN 3:62; AN 3 …
… You may definitely hold, ‘This is not the Dhamma, this is not the Vinaya, this is not the Teacher’s instruction.’
“As for the dhammas of which you may know, ‘These dhammas lead to utter disenchantment, to dispassion, to cessation, to calm, to direct knowledge, to self-awakening, to unbinding’: You may definitely hold, ‘This is the Dhamma, this is the Vinaya, this is …
… by-step training, a step-by-step activity, a step-by-step practice likewise be described in this Dhamma & Vinaya?”
“Brahman, a step-by-step training, a step-by-step activity, a step-by-step practice can likewise be described in this Dhamma & Vinaya. Just as when a dexterous horse-tamer, on getting a fine thoroughbred colt, first makes it perform the task of …
… The Buddha taught his stepmother, Mahapajapati, this multiple perspective, giving her a list of eight tests for what counts and what doesn’t count as Dhamma and Vinaya. “Dhamma,” here, means teachings, actions, and qualities that arise in the mind. “Vinaya” means the healthy, effective way of disciplining those actions and qualities. You want to make sure that your actions pass all eight tests …
… When
you’re living by the Vinaya, you have to be mindful of the rules. You
have to analyze your mind states, because an important question in the
Vinaya is often: What’s your intention? There are times when you break
the rules unintentionally, and it doesn’t count as breaking the rules.
Other times it does. Those are cases where you have to …
… The Buddha taught his stepmother, Mahāpajāpatī, this multiple perspective, giving her a list of eight tests for what counts and what doesn’t count as Dhamma and Vinaya ( AN 8:53). “Dhamma,” here, means teachings, actions, and mental qualities. “Vinaya” means the healthy, effective way of disciplining those actions and qualities. You want to make sure that your actions pass all eight tests if …
… 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 …
… When the Buddha gave instructions to Mahāpajāpati Gotami, he talked
about eight ways in which you can test the Dhamma – what’s Dhamma and
what’s not Dhamma, what’s Vinaya and what’s not Vinaya – and it’s an
all-around way of looking at things. It’s a good way of protecting
yourself on all sides.
There are basically three categories. One …
… Upāli—the same
Upāli who had been the barber of the Sakyan princes—went on to
become an arahant and the foremost expert in the Vinaya.
97. Ariṭṭha is apparently referring to
sexual intercourse.
98. The first seven of these comparisons
are treated in detail in MN 54. The simile of the butcher’s ax and
chopping block is mentioned in MN 23, the …
… There’s a part of the Canon called the
Vinaya, which is the monastic discipline. This is what we’re working
on here—we’re disciplining ourselves. And each of the rules in the
Vinaya has a story. The story is there to help you understand the
rule—and you don’t obey the rules simply because the Buddha said so or
somebody else …
… This is the Dhamma, this is
the Vinaya, this is the Teacher’s instruction.’ His statement is
neither to be approved nor scorned. Without approval or scorn,
take careful note of his words and make them stand against the
suttas and tally them against the Vinaya. If, on making them
stand against the suttas and tallying them against the Vinaya,
you find that they …
AN 6:17 Kusala Sutta | Skillful
… But those monks who were new—not long gone forth, recently come to this Dhamma & Vinaya—slept until sunrise, snoring. The Blessed One, with his divine eye, purified & surpassing the human—saw those monks sleeping until sunrise, snoring. Seeing them, he went to the meeting hall and sat down on a seat made ready. Seated, he said to the monks, “Monks, where is Sāriputta …
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 …
