RLGN 2020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Mahayana Sutras, Samanera, Pillars Of Ashoka
13 Nov 2017
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Novices sramanera: bihikshus - monks, bhishunis - nuns, upasakas - laymen, upasikas laywomen. 1 5: listed in lecture 9: no eating after noon. Might go 2 alms rounds/ day that would take much time. Secretly have medicine food - heals hunger in the evening. Can drink juice or hard candies/ chocolate (but not chewed: no dancing, music, seeing shows, dancing, no wearing jewelry, perfume, cosmetics, garlands, no lying on high or luxurious beds, no handling gold and silver. Fully ordained monks will be at age 20 after being sramanera. Breaking them means expulsion from sangha e. g claiming that you have got arhatship is very bad. Sanghas: get along well for a very long time but after nirvana about 100 yrs, 2 different types created: mahasamghika and sthavari. Maha ka believed less strict than sthavira which were authentic. Sarvastivada beame most influenced school in india. In fact, there are some monks having sex in social relationship.
