Establishment of Rules in the Pāṭimokkha
…hose rules in the seventh group, the so called Sekhiya, as they are considered to be minor with the lightest offences. As a result, a number of the rules in this group have become considerably different am…
…t argues that the Buddha indeed set the Pāṭimokkha rules, categorized by seriousness. The study highlights that while rules among sects differ, they originally stemmed from the Buddha's teachings. The chan…