Reasons for laying down the course of training for monks, purpose of monastic legislation

Sikkhapada-pannatti atthavasa: Reasons for laying down the course of training for monks, purpose of monastic legislation


1 For the excellence of the unanimous Order. Sanghasutthutaya

2. For the comfort of the Order. Sanghaphasutaya

3. For the control of shameless person. Dummankunam puggalanam niggahaya

4. For the living in comfort of well-behave monks. Pesalanam Bhikkhunam phasuviharaya

5. For the restraint of the cankers in the present; for the prevention of temporal decay and troubles. Dhitthadhammiknam asavanam sanvaraya

6. For warding off the cankers in the hereafter; for the protection against spiritual decay and troubles. Samparayikānam asavanam pathigataya

7. For the confidence of those who have not yet gain confidence. Appasannanam pasadaya

8. For the increase of the confidence of the confident. Pasannanam biyayobhavaya

9. For the lastingness of the true doctrine. Saddhammatthathitiya

10. For the support of the discipline.

Vinyanuggahaya

(Vin III 20)



Caritta sila
Varitta sila

Viratti sila
Aviratti sila

Abhisamacaritta sila
Adhibhramacariyaka sila

Lokiya sila
Lokuttara sila

2 kinds of patimokkha
Ovadapatimokkha

Anapatimokkha


The Digha Nikaya are largely aimed at popular audience and seem intended to attract potential converts to the teaching by demonstration the superiority of the Buddha and his doctrine.

The Majjhima Nikaya are largely directed inward toward the Buddhist community and seem designed to acquaint newly ordained monks with the doctrines and the practice of Buddhism.

The Sanyutta Nikaya is organized by way of subject matter. Each subject is the “yoke’ (samyutta) that connects the discourses into a samyutta or chapter.


Some salient points in the DN

1 Sila - Cula 26
-Majjhima 10
-Maha 6

2. Ditthi 62
3. Vanna
4. Yañña
5. Patihariya (miracle)
6. Aparihaniyadhamma
7. Paticcasamuppada
8. Satipatthana