Establishment of Rules in the Pāṭimokkha
Abstract:
When Were the Rules in the Pāṭimokkha Established?
by THANAVUDDHO BHIKKHU
Many modern scholars in both the East and West share the view that most of the content in the Vinayapitaka, t
…onastic rules in the Pāṭimokkha, challenging the view that these rules were developed post-Buddha. Through comparative studies of various Vinayapitaka across sects, it argues that the Buddha indeed set …