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The '''vows of pratimoksha''' (or ‘individual liberation’) ([[Wyl.]] ''so sor thar pa'') mainly emphasize disciplining one’s physical behaviour and not harming others. Pratimoksha discipline is called the foundation of Buddhism because for ordinary people physical discipline is the beginning of spiritual training and the basis of spiritual progress. The aspiration of the pure pratimoksha discipline is the achievement of liberation for oneself, as it belongs to the [[shravaka]] training. However, since Tibetan Buddhists are automatically followers of the [[Mahayana]], they emphasize taking the pratimoksha vows with the attitude of [[bodhichitta]]. | The '''vows of pratimoksha''' (or ‘individual liberation’) (Skt. pratimokṣa; [[Wyl.]] ''so sor thar pa'') mainly emphasize disciplining one’s physical behaviour and not harming others. Pratimoksha discipline is called the foundation of Buddhism because for ordinary people physical discipline is the beginning of spiritual training and the basis of spiritual progress. The aspiration of the pure pratimoksha discipline is the achievement of liberation for oneself, as it belongs to the [[shravaka]] training. However, since Tibetan Buddhists are automatically followers of the [[Mahayana]], they emphasize taking the pratimoksha vows with the attitude of [[bodhichitta]]. | ||
==Seven | ==Seven Types of Pratimoksha Vows== | ||
These are the vows of: | These are the vows of: | ||
#a fully ordained monk or | #a [[fully ordained monk]] (Skt. bhikshu) or | ||
#nun | #a [[fully ordained nun]] (Skt. bhikshuni); | ||
#a novice monk or | #a [[novice monk]] (Skt. shramanera) or | ||
#nun | #a [[novice nun]] (Skt. shramanerika); | ||
#a female novice in training for full ordination | #a [[female novice in training for full ordination]] (Skt. shikshamana) and | ||
#a male or | #a male lay practitioner (Skt. [[upasaka]]) or | ||
#female lay practitioner. | #a female lay practitioner (Skt. [[upasika]]). | ||
There are sometimes said to be eight types of pratimoksha vows. The eighth category is that of the one day | There are sometimes said to be '''eight types of pratimoksha vows'''. The eighth category is that of the [[one day lay vows]] (Skt. ashtangopavasa shiksha; Tib. ''nyen né''). | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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[[Category:Vows and commitments]] | [[Category:Vows and commitments]] | ||
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Revision as of 16:01, 31 August 2008
The vows of pratimoksha (or ‘individual liberation’) (Skt. pratimokṣa; Wyl. so sor thar pa) mainly emphasize disciplining one’s physical behaviour and not harming others. Pratimoksha discipline is called the foundation of Buddhism because for ordinary people physical discipline is the beginning of spiritual training and the basis of spiritual progress. The aspiration of the pure pratimoksha discipline is the achievement of liberation for oneself, as it belongs to the shravaka training. However, since Tibetan Buddhists are automatically followers of the Mahayana, they emphasize taking the pratimoksha vows with the attitude of bodhichitta.
Seven Types of Pratimoksha Vows
These are the vows of:
- a fully ordained monk (Skt. bhikshu) or
- a fully ordained nun (Skt. bhikshuni);
- a novice monk (Skt. shramanera) or
- a novice nun (Skt. shramanerika);
- a female novice in training for full ordination (Skt. shikshamana) and
- a male lay practitioner (Skt. upasaka) or
- a female lay practitioner (Skt. upasika).
There are sometimes said to be eight types of pratimoksha vows. The eighth category is that of the one day lay vows (Skt. ashtangopavasa shiksha; Tib. nyen né).