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The Buddhist Monk’s Discipline
Some Points Explained for Laypeople
 by
Bhikkhu Khantipālo
Buddhist Publication SocietyKandy • Sri Lanka
The Wheel Publication No. 130/131
Copyright © 1984 Buddhist Publication SocietyBPS Online Edition © (2008)Digital Transcription Source: BPS Transcription ProjectFor free distribution. This work may be republished, reformatted, reprinted and redistributed inany medium. However, any such republication and redistribution is to be made available to thepublic on a free and unrestricted basis, and translations and other derivative works are to beclearly marked as such.1
 
Contents
Preface..................................................................................................................................................3Introduction........................................................................................................................................4The Training Rules.............................................................................................................................8The Value of Vinaya.........................................................................................................................10“Reform of Vinaya”..........................................................................................................................12Standards of Discipline............................................................................................................15Some Aspects of the Vinaya....................................................................................................16Greetings...................................................................................................................................16Living-quarters.........................................................................................................................19Money........................................................................................................................................19Food and Drink.........................................................................................................................20Travel.........................................................................................................................................24General Conduct.......................................................................................................................25Conclusion.........................................................................................................................................29Bibliography......................................................................................................................................302
 
Preface
In the small treatise which follows, the good of both Bhikkhus (Buddhist monks) and of the layBuddhist householders has been aimed at and the information presented, the writer believes, isavailable in no other book. The standards of conduct described here are those of the Vinayawell-practiced and of the layman’s discipline well-applied. What use indeed is there inpresenting other than the high standards laid down by Lord Buddha himself in the Vinaya,since falling away from good conduct is all too easy and may all too easily be seen, not least inBuddhist lands? For those who follow the training in Buddhist Doctrine and Discipline(Dhamma-Vinaya) only the best, surely, is good enough.As to terminology, the writer has used the Pali word
añjali
for what is often called “placingtogether the palms of the hands” (
añjali-kamma
), and the “five-point-rest” (
 pañcaṅga-vandana
) forwhat is commonly called “prostration.”This book has greatly benefited from the corrections and additions suggested by my revered
upajjhāya
, Ven. Chao Khun Sāsana Sobhana, and others.May this work be for the practical welfare of all who strive on the Path of Saddhamma!
Bhikkhu Khantipālo
Wat Bovoranives ViharaBangkok, Thailand8
th
day of the Waning Moon of Citta, B.E. 25103
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