The story of the Buddha’s authorizing the Sangha to accept new members establishes the legitimacy of each new bhikkhu accepted in line with the prescribed pattern. The Sangha that has accepted him owes its status to an allowance coming from the Buddha, and his preceptor belongs to a lineage stretching back to the Buddha himself. In this way, the opening narratives establish the legitimacy of the Bhikkhu Sangha and of the training for the bhikkhus as embodied in the Khandhakas and the Vinaya as a whole. As for the closing narratives, both the Mahavagga and Cullavagga end with accounts that juxtapose misbehaving city bhikkhus with well behaved wilderness bhikkhus. The placement of these accounts seems intended to make a point: that the survival of the Dhamma. The aim of this book is to present a core of this subject knowledge that is desirable for students. Every attempt has been made to keep abreast of the advances in the subject and at the same time to include the fundamentals.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Pradeep Kumar
Dr. Pradeep Kumar is Associate Dean and PhD Programme Coordinator at Icfai Business School, Gurgaon. He has obtained his Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Engineering from NITIE, Mumbai and PhD from Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi. He has more than 23 years of professional (Industrial and Academic) experience to his credit. Dr. Kumar has published and presented more than 50 research papers and articles in national and international journals and conferences. He has also authored/co-authored a number of books. Dr. Kumar has supervised more than 150 students for their MBA projects. He has also supervised many PhD students. He is a member of Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of International Technology and Information Management, AdHoc reviewer of Editorial Review Board of IRMJ and IJECE, USA and paper reviewer in so many international and national conferences. He is also IRMA (USA)'s World representative for India (North). Dr. Kumar is/was a member of various professional bodies like IIIE, AIMA, CSI, IE (Australia), IE (India), Federation of Business Disciplines (USA), IRMA (USA) and AIMS International (USA).
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