As you read through this book, it will become plain how much I have relied on other people and authorities. I wish especially to mention my gratitude to Venerable Thanissaro Bhikkhu for his great contribution through his commentary on the bhikkhus' rules, The Buddhist Monastic Code; to Venerable Thiradhammo Bhikkhu for his manuscript of The Heritage of the Sangha; to Venerable Brahmavangso Bhikkhu for permission to quote from his Vinaya Notes; and to the Mahamakut Foundation in Bangkok for the works on the monk's rules that they publish.
Lay people in half a dozen countries helped with advice and suggestions, and my thanks and appreciation go to all of them. I was very pleasantly surprised that they found our rules so fascinating and were willing to give so much of their time to going through the original manuscript with such care and interest.
Yet on reflection, they are right to feel part of the Dhamma-Vinaya, as the Lord Buddha said: "Bhikkhus, I praise right practice in both, whether householder or home-leaver. I,69; M. Advanced search. Your current browser may not support copying via this button. Sign In Article Navigation. Subscriber sign in You could not be signed in, please check and try again. Username Please enter your Username. Password Please enter your Password. Forgot password? Don't have an account? Sign in via your Institution.
You could not be signed in, please check and try again. Sign in with your library card Please enter your library card number. Not to consume alcohol or other intoxicating substances. Not to tickle. Not to play in the water. Not to lack respect. Not to frighten a bhikkhu. Not to light a fire, or have a fire light. Do not wash more than twice per month if the body is not dirty. Not to use a robe without having applied one or more maroon, brown, or black marks to it. Not to hide the things of another bhikkhu.
Not to kill animals. Not to use water containing living beings. Not to agitate in order to re-open a closed issue. Not to travel with smugglers planning to perpetrate a fraud. Not to make a trip with a woman having planned it with her. Not to frequent a bhikkhu who has been placed outside the community. Not to pretend not knowing a rule of conduct. Not to hit another bhikkhu. Not to make a threatening gesture suggesting that he is about to strike.
Not to arouse remorse, doubts or anguish in another bhikkhu 's mind. Not to eavesdrop on a conflict between bhikkhus. Not to contest a decision taken after having given one's agreement chanda. Not to enter the king's chamber without warning.
Not to collect and stow away a precious object outside a monastery or the area where one lives. Not to enter a town or village after noon without having asked for approval from another bhikkhu. Not to make or have made a needle box in ivory, bone or horn. Not to make — or have made — or use beds or chairs of a height greater than 65 centimetres. Not to use mattresses, cushions or cloths filled with cotton or kapok.
Not to use a sitting cloth of more than 2. Not to make or have made a "bandage robe" of more than 4. Not to make or have made a rains robe of more than 6. Not to make or have made a robe of more than 10 metres by 6. Not to accept food from poor people who show remarkable fervor towards the dhamma , without having been invited by them. Not to eat the food offered by donors whom one has not previously warned of an existing danger in the area.
The 75 sekhiyas To wear the lower robe correctly wrapped around oneself, so as to leave the edges level. To wear the upper robe correctly wrapped around oneself, so as to leave the edges level. To close the robe up to the neck and down to the wrists when sitting in inhabited areas. To close the robe up to the neck and down to the wrists when present in inhabited areas. To behave decorously when sitting in inhabited areas.
To behave decorously when going to inhabited areas. To keep the eyes always lowered when sitting in inhabited areas. To keep the eyes always lowered when going to inhabited areas.
Not to lift the robes when sitting in inhabited areas. Not to lift the robes when going to inhabited areas. Not to laugh loudly when sitting in inhabited areas. Not to laugh loudly when going to inhabited areas. To speak only in a low voice when sitting in inhabited areas. To speak only in a low voice when going to inhabited areas.
Not to swing the body when sitting in inhabited areas. Not to swing the body when going to inhabited areas. Not to swing the arms when sitting in inhabited areas. Not to swing the arms when going to inhabited areas. Not to swing the head when sitting in inhabited areas. Not to swing the head when going to inhabited areas.
Not to place the hands on the hips when sitting in inhabited areas. Not to place the hands on the hips when going to inhabited areas. Not to cover the head when sitting in inhabited areas. Not to cover the head when going to inhabited areas. Not to stand on tiptoes or on the heels within inhabited areas. Not to sit with the knees raised and the arms wrapped around the legs when in inhabited areas.
To adopt a respectful attitude when going to collect food. Maintain the attention on the bowl when going to collect food.
Not to accept more than one ration of curry for every three rations of rice when going to collect food. Accept food in proportion to the bowl, without exceeding its inner rim, when going to collect food. Take care to adopt a respectful attitude when eating. When eating, keep the attention on the bowl.
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