Patimokkha
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The Patimokkha is the basic Theravada code of monastic discipline, consisting of 227 rules for monks (bhikkhus) and 311 for nuns (bhikkhunis). It is contained in the Suttavibhanga, a division of the Vinaya Pitaka.
The rules are arranged into sections:
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Parajika
Parajika are rules entailing expulsion from the Sangha for life (defeat)
- For bhikhu see Parajika (bhikhu)
- For bhikkhuni see Parajika (bhikkhuni)
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Sanghadisesa
Sanghadisesa are rules entailing an initial and subsequent meeting of the Sangha (communal meetings)
- For bhikhu see Sanghadisesa (bhikhu)
- For bhikkhuni see Sanghadisesa (bhikkhuni)
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Aniyata
Aniyata are Indefinite rules
- For bhikhu see Aniyata (bhikhu)
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Nissaggiya Pacittiya
Nissaggiya Pacittiya are rules entailing forfeiture and confession
- For bhikhu see Nissaggiya Pacittiya (bhikhu)
- For bhikkhuni see Nissaggiya Pacittiya (bhikkhuni)
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Pacittiya
Pacittiya are rules entailing confession
- For bhikhu see Pacittiya (bhikhu)
- For bhikkhuni see Pacittiya (bhikkhuni)
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Patidesaniya
Patidesaniya are rules entailing acknowledgement
- For bhikhu see Patidesaniya (bhikhu)
- For bhikkhuni see Patidesaniya (bhikkhuni)
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Sekhiya
Sekhiya are rules of training
- For bhikhu see Sekhiya (bhikhu)
- For bhikkhuni see Sekhiya (bhikkhuni)
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Adhikarana Samatha
Adhikarana Samatha are rules for settling disputes
- For bhikhu see Adhikarana Samatha (bhikhu)
- For bhikkhuni see Adhikarana Samatha (bhikkhuni)
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See also
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External links
- Full set of rules available from the Buddhist Society of Western Australia.
