विनय पिटक
Vinaya Piṭaka
Basket of Discipline / Monastic code
律藏
Grammar 語法
compound: vinaya (leading away, discipline — from vi + neti) + piṭaka (basket)
Definition 釋義
The first of the three piṭakas — the monastic code containing the rules of training (sikkhāpada) for monks (bhikkhus) and nuns (bhikkhunīs), the stories of their origin, and procedures for the Sangha. The Vinaya Piṭaka has three sections: Suttavibhaṅga (analysis of the monastic rules), Khandhaka (procedures for the Sangha), and Parivāra (summary appendix). The bhikkhu's Pātimokkha contains 227 rules; the bhikkhunī's Pātimokkha contains 311 rules. The Vinaya is said to be the lifespan of the Dispensation (sāsana).
Canonical Example 典籍例句
Vinayo nāma sāsanassa āyu.
The Vinaya is the lifespan of the Dispensation.
Source: Vinaya Cullavagga X
At a Glance
- Pali
- Vinaya Piṭaka
- IAST
- Vinaya Piṭaka
- Devanagari
- विनय पिटक
- Chinese
- 律藏
- Difficulty
- beginner
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