Establishment of Rules in the Pāṭimokkha
…y established and developed after the time of the Lord Buddha. This claim is based on a comparative study of the different Vinayapitaka belonging to six Buddhist sects, and which have been handed down unti…
…s sects, it 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…