SearchBrowseAboutContactDonate
Page Preview
Page 249
Loading...
Download File
Download File
Page Text
________________ SECTION III THE BUDDHIST PRĀTIMOKŞA & THE JAINA PRĀYAŚCITTA : A COMPARATIVE STUDY Having noted down the main points of convergence and divergence of the Buddhist and the Jaina monastic administration, we now pass on to a prominent feature of monastic life, viz., transgressions and expiations, designated as rules of the Pratimok şa by the Buddhists and laws of Prayaścitta by the the Jainas. It may be borne in mind that their significant characteristics lie in the fact that they deal with the daily affairs of the Fraternity and as such we would be failing in our duty to put forward a coherent picture of the Buddhist and the Jaina monastic life, if we overlook this aspect of the Church affairs. First we must thank the framer or rather the framers of the Buddhist laws as they not only put forward two separate lists of transgressions and expiations, one for the monks (Bhikkhupātimokkha) and the other for the nuns (Bhikkhunipātimokkha) classified in descending order of their gravity, but also state the circumstances which led to their formulation. The Parājika being the gravest and the Sekhiya the lightest, these groups ut infra contain altogether 227 rules for monks and 311 for nuns. No. of offences No. of offences Groups of offences Bhikkhu PM Bhikkhuni PM 1. Parājika Expulsion 2. Saŭghādisesal Suspension 3. Aniyatā? Indeterminates 4. Nissaggiya Pacittiya Forfeiture 5. Pacittiya Expiation 6. Pațidesaniya Confession 7. Sekhiyā Rules of training 8. Adhikarapa- Ways of settling samatha disputes ya 227 311 1. The offences comprising the Pārājika and the Sanghādisesa groups collecti. vely are called Dutthalla. 2. The Bhikkhunt pātimokkha, like the Bhikkhu pātimokkha, contains all the sections but Aniyatā.
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
Copyright © Jain Education International. All rights reserved. | Privacy Policy