Vinaya Pitaka. The Vinaya Piṭaka is a Buddhist scripture, one of the three parts that make up the Tripitaka. Its primary subject matter is the monastic rules for monks and nuns. The name Vinaya Piṭaka (vinayapiṭaka) is the same in Pāli, Sanskrit and other dialects used by early Buddhists, and means basket of discipline. Date[edit] Scholarly consensus places the composition of the Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya in the early centuries of the first millennium, though all the manuscripts and translations are relatively late.[1] Surviving versions[edit] Six versions survive complete, of which three are still in use.
In addition, portions of various versions survive in various languages. Origins[edit] It was compiled at the First Council shortly after the Buddha's death, and recited by Upali, with little later addition. Contents[edit] The Pali version of the Patimokkha, the code of conduct that applies to Buddhist monastics, contains 227 major rules for bhikkhus and 311 major rules for bhikkhunis. See also[edit] Dhammapada. The Dhammapada (Pāli; Prakrit: धम्मपद Dhammapada;[1] Sanskrit: धर्मपद Dharmapada) is a collection of sayings of the Buddha in verse form and one of the most widely read and best known Buddhist scriptures.[2] The original version of the Dhammapada is in the Khuddaka Nikaya, a division of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism.
The Buddhist scholar and commentator Buddhaghosa explains that each saying recorded in the collection was made on a different occasion in response to a unique situation that had arisen in the life of the Buddha and his monastic community. His commentary, the Dhammapada Atthakatha, presents the details of these events and is a rich source of legend for the life and times of the Buddha.[3] Title[edit] History[edit] Although the Pāli edition is the best-known, a number of other versions are known:[11] Organization[edit] Excerpts[edit] The following English translations are from Müller (1881).
Literary merits[edit] English translations[edit] Musical Settings[edit] Notes[edit] Pāli Canon. Standard edition of the Thai Pali Canon The Pāli Canon (Pali: Tipitaka) is the standard collection of scriptures in the Theravada Buddhist tradition, as preserved in the Pāli language.[1] It is the most complete extant early Buddhist canon.[2][3] It was composed in North India, and preserved orally until it was committed to writing during the Fourth Buddhist Council in Sri Lanka in 29 BCE, approximately four hundred and fifty four years after the death of Gautama Buddha.[4][5][6] The Pāli Canon falls into three general categories, called pitaka (from Pali piṭaka, meaning "basket", referring to the receptacles in which the scrolls were kept).
Because of this, the canon is traditionally known as the Tipiṭaka (Sanskrit: Tripiṭaka; "three baskets"). The three pitakas are as follows:[7] The Vinaya Pitaka and the Sutta Pitaka are remarkably similar to the works of other early Buddhist schools. The Canon in the tradition[edit] Origins[edit] Attribution according to scholars[edit] Sutta Pitaka[edit] Vinaya. The Vinaya (a word in Pāli as well as in Sanskrit, with literal meaning 'leading out', 'education', 'discipline') is the regulatory framework for the Buddhist monastic community, or sangha, based on the canonical texts called Vinaya Pitaka. The teachings of the Buddha, or Buddhadharma can be divided into two broad categories: 'Dharma' or doctrine, and 'Vinaya', or discipline. Another term for Buddhism is dharmavinaya.
Extant vinaya texts include the Theravāda Vinaya, Mahāsāṃghika Vinaya, Mahīśāsaka Vinaya, Dharmaguptaka Vinaya, Sarvāstivāda Vinaya, and the Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya.[1] Overview[edit] At the heart of the Vinaya is a set of rules known as Patimokkha (Pāli), or Pratimoksha (Sanskrit). Texts[edit] The Prātimokṣa is traditionally a section of the Vinaya. Mahīśāsaka Vinaya (T. 1421)Mahāsāṃghika Vinaya (T. 1425)Dharmaguptaka Vinaya (T. 1428)Sarvāstivāda Vinaya (T. 1435)Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya (T. 1442) Traditions[edit] Theravada[edit] East Asian Buddhism[edit] Tibetan Buddhism[edit]
Tripiṭaka. Tripiṭaka (Pali: Tipitaka) is a Pali word meaning Three Baskets. It is the traditional term used by Buddhist traditions to describe their various canons of scriptures.[1] The expression Three Baskets originally referred to three receptacles containing the scrolls on which the Buddhist scriptures were originally preserved. [citation needed] Hence, the Tripiṭaka traditionally contains three "baskets" of teachings: a Sūtra Piṭaka (Sanskrit; Pali: Sutta Pitaka), a Vinaya Piṭaka (Sanskrit & Pali) and an Abhidharma Piṭaka (Sanskrit; Pali: Abhidhamma Piṭaka).
The three categories[edit] Tripitaka is the three main categories of texts that make up the Buddhist canon. Sutras[edit] The Buddha delivered all His sermons in local language of northern India. Abhidharma[edit] Philosophical and psychological discourse and interpretation of Buddhist doctrine. Vinaya[edit] Rules and regulation of monastic life that range from dress code and dietary rules to prohibition in personal conduct.
Mahāsāṃghika[edit] Early Buddhist Manuscripts Project. Dipavamsa. The Dipavamsa or Deepavamsa (i.e., "Chronicle of the Island"; in Pali: Dīpavaṃsa), is the oldest historical record of Sri Lanka. It means Chronicle of the Island. The chronicle is believed to be compiled from Atthakatha and other sources around the 3-4th century. Together with the Mahavamsa, it is the source of many accounts of ancient history of Sri Lanka and India. Its importance resides not only as a source of history and legend, but also as an important early work in Buddhist and Pali literature.
Contents[edit] It is probably authored by several Buddhist monks of the Mahavihara tradition of Anuradhapura in the 3rd-4th century. The Dipavamsa refers to three visits to the Island by the Buddha, the places being: Kelaniya, Dighavapi, the place where the Bo-sapling was later planted within the Maha Mewna-uyana (Park) of Anuradhapura. Depiction of Buddhist sects[edit] These 17 sects are schismatic, only one is non-schismatic. With the non-schismatic sect, there are eighteen in all.