The Tibetan Vinaya: A Guide to Buddhist Conduct
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Bibliotheca Indo-Buddhica Series
Book: 188Author
Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
ISBN
8170305713
Length
iv+132p., Glossary; Bibliography; 23cm.
Subjects
Traditionally, the Buddhist teachings are divided into three major division: the Sutras, the Vinaya, and the Abhidharma. The Vinaya are the discourses of the Buddha on the conduct of the monks and nuns and also lay persons.
The Buddha taught the vinaya to monks and nuns so that they had a set of rules allowing them to devote their complete energy to reaching enlightenment. The Buddha, however, did not simply one day give these rules. Rather he waited for the ...
