Vinaya pitaka

The Vinaya Pitaka (Sanskrit and Faded), “basket of rules”, is the first of three divisions of the faded gun (Tipitaka) on which bases the current Theravada It treats Vinaya (monastic discipline) and contains the principal rules (Patimokkha) and additional, the account of the circumstances in which they were born, the sanctions in the event of infringement, of the comments and some Sutta S.

Divisions of Vinaya Pitaka

  • Suttavibhanga :
    • Mahavibhanga : patimokkha of the monks and origin of the rules;
    • Bhikkhunivibhanga: patimokkha of the moniales and origin of the rules.
  • Khandhaka :
    • Mahavagga : additional rules, general advices concerning control, suttas reporting the activities of the Buddha after its illumination, its first sermon in the park with the deer, of information on some of the principal disciples;
    • Cullavagga: monastic control and sanctions in the event of infringement.
  • Parivara : récapitualtion of the preceding sections according to various points of view for the instruction.

Other versions

The Tipitaka is in general regarded as close relation of the first Buddhist gun lying in writing to the I {{er}} front century J. - C. the guns Mahayana and Vajrayana deviate some very clearly with regard to the parts will sutras and comments , because of important addition of new texts. The part concerning the discipline is that which underwent less transformations. One currently knows five full versions of them, apart from the version theravada described above.

Two is of use

  • Dul-Ba , Vinaya Pitaka of the Mulasarvastivada school, translated into Tibetan, of use in the current vajrayana; it includes/understands the following sections:
Vinayavastu, two Pratimokshasutras (monks and moniales), two Vinayavibhangas (monks and moniales), Pratimokshasutra, Vinayavibhanga, Vinayakshudrakavastu, Vinayottaragrantha
  • Sìfēnlǜ 四分律, Vinaya Pitaka of the school Dharmaguptaka, translated first of all into Chinese, of use in the current mahayana (China, Korea, Vietnam and Japanese school Ritsu); it includes/understands the following sections:
two Bhikshuvibhanga (monks and moniales), Skandhaka, Samyuktavarga, Vinayaikottara

Three is not used any more

  • Shísònglǜ 十誦律, Vinaya Pitaka of the school Sarvastivada translates into Chinese:
Bhikshuvibhanga, Skandhaka, Bhikshunivibhanga, Ekottaradharma, Upaliparipriccha, Ubhayatovinaya, Samyukta, Parajikadharma, Sanghavasesha, Kusaladhyaya
  • Wǔfēnlǜ 五分律, Vinaya Pitaka of the Mahisasaka school translated into Chinese:
Bhikshuvibhanga, Bhikshunivibhanga, Skandhaka
  • Móhēsēngjìelǜ 摩訶僧戒律, Vinaya Pitaka of the Mahasanghika school translated into Chinese:
Bhikshuvibhanga, Bhikshunivibhanga, Skandhaka

There exist also fragments of other versions in various languages.

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