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________________ 156 STUDIES IN BUDDHIST AND JAINA MONACHISM the legal heir to all his or her belongings. It was not to be transferred in any case from the Bhikkhusangha to the Bhikkhunīsangha or vice ver sa.1 But the persons who attended him or her (i. e. the deceased monk or nun or samanera or samaneri) during his or her last sickness neglected. In such cases, robes and bowl were to fall in their share and the trifles were to be distributed to the members of the Sangha present there, and the heavy articles belonged to the Sangha of the four quarters." After the conversion of a heretic into the Buddhist Order, his properties vested in the Sangha. The case of Uruvela Kassapa may be taken as an instance in points 1. CV, 10. 7. 18, p. 388. 2. MV, 8. 23. 42-43, pp. 318-19. 3. CV, 5. 18. 52, p. 233.
SR No.006567
Book TitleStudies in Buddhist and Jaina Monachism
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorNand Kishor Prasad
PublisherResearch Institute of Prakrit Jainology & Ahimsa Mujjaffarpur
Publication Year1972
Total Pages306
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size16 MB
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