THE ENTRANCE TO THE VINAYA

VINAYAMUKHA VOL.III

CONTENTS 

Foreword

Introduction

CHAPTER  XXIII  Sanghakamma (Acts of the Sangha)

        Defective (kammavipatti)

        Method of pronunciation

CHAPTER  XXIV  Sima (Boundary)

        Baddhasima - Area of the sima

                             - Boundary marks (nimitta)

                             - Determining a sima

      Bbaddhasima - District sima (gamasima)

                             - Visungamasima

                             - “Seven bows’ lengths” sima

                             - Limited by water (Udakukkhepa)

        Simasankara (overlapping simas)

CHAPTER  XXV  Selecting Officers of the Sangha

1.      Robes officer

2.      Food officer

3.      Lodgings officer

4.      Arama officer

5.      Storekeeper

CHAPTER  XXVI  Kathina

CHAPTER  XXVII  Pabbajja and Upasampada

        Pabbajja

        Upasampada

                - Preliminary duties (pubbakicca)

                - Duties done after (pacchimakicca)

CHAPTER  XXVIII  The Way of Settling Vivada

                Dhikarana (Cases Arising From Disputes)

        Settling vivadadhikarana

                - Sammukhavinaya (“in the presence of”)

                - Yebhuyyasika (by majority)

CHAPTER  XXIX  The Way of Settling Anuvada dhikarana (Cases Arising From Accusations)

        Patinnatakarana (“according to the admission”)

        Sativinaya (“for one who is mindful”)

        Amulhavinaya (“when on longer insane”)

CHAPTER  XXX  The Way of Settling Apattadhikarana (Cases Arising From Offences)

        Settling heavy offences - unconcealed offences

                                              -  concealed offences

                                              - “sending back to the beginning”

        Settling light offences    - “by covering over”

CHAPTER  XXXI  Kiccadhikarana (Cases Concerning Duties) And Niggaha (rebuking)

1.      Act of censure (tajjaniyakamma)

2.      Stripping of status (niyasakamma)

3.      Act of banishment (pabbajaniyakamma)

4.      Act of reconciliation (pabbajaniyakamma)

5.      Act of suspension (ukkhepaniyakamma)

6.      Act “against an evil person” (tassa papiyasikakamma)

7.      Ostracism and reinstatement (of laypeople)

CHAPTER  XXXII  Schism and Concord of the Sangha               

CHAPTER  XXXIII  Miscellany

1.      Leaving the training

2.      Expulsion (nasana)

3.      Punishment (dandakamma)

4.      Sending away (panama)

APPENDICES

BHIKKHUNIS

        Ordination for women

        Practice of bhikkhunis

        Disappearance of the bhikkhuni-sangha

KAMMAVACA SECTION I

A.      Kammavaca about simas

B.      Kammavaca for appointing officers of the sangha

C.     Chanting to give the kathina cloth

KAMMAVACA SECTION II – Various Pabbajja and Upasampada Formulas

A.      For one applicant

B.      For a pair of applicants

C.     Anusasana (admonition)

D.     Explanation

KAMMAVACA SECTION III – Various Formula or “Means of Removal” Of the First Sanghadisesa Offence

A.      For one unconcealed offence

B.      For many unconcealed offences

C.     For one concealed offence

D.     Combining concealed and unconcealed offences Together

E.      Concurrent probation (agghasamodhana parivasa)

F.      Purifying probation (suddhanta-parivasa)

G.     Sending back to the beginning (mulaya patikassana)

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