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| - | The '''WikiVinaya''' is an effort to set up a place where any kind of information concerning the Vinaya of the ([[Theravada|Theravadin]]) [[Sangha|Buddhist Monastic Order]] can be found. The goal of WikiVinaya is to compose an 'open' online editable Vinaya-ebook, covering all the rules (and related conventions) relevant for [[bhikkhu]]s and [[bhikkhuni]]s.
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| | + | <div style="font-size:162%;border:none;margin: 0;padding:.1em;color:#000">Welcome to WikiVinaya,</div> |
| | + | <div style="top:+0.2em;font-size: 95%">a free and editable online Vinaya resource.</div> |
| | + | <div id="articlecount" style="width:100%;text-align:center;font-size:85%;">[[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles</div> |
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| | + | *[[Background to the Vinaya|Background]] |
| | + | *[[The structure of the Vinaya Pitaka|Structure]] |
| | + | *[[The Patimokkha Rules|Patimokkha]] |
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| | + | *[[Khandhakas]] |
| | + | *[[Vinaya teachings in the Sutta Pitaka|Sutta Pitaka]] |
| | + | *[[Commentaries]] |
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| | + | *[[Monastery rules]] |
| | + | *[[Publications|Books]] |
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| | + | *[[Monasteries in the West]] |
| | + | *[[:category:Everything|Categories]] |
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| - | The purpose of this online editable Vinaya-eboook is to generate a clearer understanding among both monks and [[laypeople]] about the actual monks' rules that the [[Buddha]] laid down (according to the Theravadin Buddhist tradition). It is hoped that WikiVinaya can help both the contributers and the readers by improving their knowledge of the 'true' Vinaya.
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| - | ==Subject-areas at WikiVinaya== | + | <!-- Start of Top Box --> |
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| - | WikiVinaya covers the following subject-areas: | + | Right now, WikiVinaya has 3 pages of value. |
| - | # General information on [[Vinaya]] as a scripture and a practice, the reasons for and background to the Vinaya.
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| - | # General Buddhist terms like [[bhikkhu]], [[Dhamma]], [[almsbowl]], [[meditation]], [[Sariputta]], etc. Many of these articles might be copied or adapted from the Wikipedia online encyclopedia[http://en.wikipedia.org].
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| - | # Detailed information on the [[bhikkhupatimokkha|227 patimokkha rules for bhikkhus]] and the [[bhikkhunipatimokkha|311 patimokkha rules for bhikkhunis]].
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| - | # Detailed information on the thousands of other prescriptions, regulations and rules as contained in the [[Mahavagga]], [[Cullavagga]] and some of the [[sutta]]s of the [[Sutta Pitaka]].
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| - | # Detailed information on the opinions of the various monks who have composed commentaries on the Vinaya during the last 2500 years.
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| - | # Differences in current interpretation and practice of these rules, as practiced in the various current [[monastic lineage]]s (or sub-groups) within the [[Theravada|Theravadin]] Buddhist [[Sangha|Monastic Order]]. An example of this are the different interpretations of the same rules in Thailand, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.
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| - | Nowadays many different rules exist in the different Buddhist [[monastery|monasteries]] and the various Buddhist monastic [[lineage]]s. One may hear different interpretations of the same rule, which can be quite confusing for the newcomer to Buddhism. WikiVinaya tries to clear things up by trying to always make a distinction concerning the origin of a certain rule:
| + | #[[Goal and Content of WikiVinaya]] |
| - | #Is the rule Buddha-Vinaya (contained in the oldest scriptures (the [[Vinaya Pitaka]]), and very likely to have been proclaimed by Buddha himself?
| + | #[[Publications|Books]] - A very complete list of ebooks (internet links) and proper paper books |
| - | #Is it one of a number of variant interpretations of a passage or rule in the Vinaya Pitaka, which subsequently lead to different practices of the very same rule.
| + | #[[Monasteries in the West]] - A list of western monasteries that are serious about Vinaya |
| - | #Is it a [[commentary|commentarial]] comment on the Vinaya, written down (many) centuries after the passing away of the Buddha? | + | |} |
| - | #Or is it a current practice, of which it maybe cannot be said that it has a basis in any rule contained in the old scripture of the [[Tipitaka]] and her (ancient) commentaries? | + | |
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