Sangha Flashcards
before 20 years old, monks and nuns
novice ordination
to make someone a priest or a religious disciple
ordain
monks and nuns, has taken all of the vows of buddhism in vinayas, must require parents permission
full ordination
Chinese term for becoming a monk
leaving the family
for monks, this symbolizes you are a beggar and you cannot cook or keep food
monk’s bowl
what language are the theravadas written in?
Pali
the tradition of the elders, very early, dominant tradition in Sri Lanka, SE Asia
Theravada
the great vehicle, they have new radical sutras, nepal, tibet, china, korea, jpn
Mahayana
the small vehicle, other 18 schools, everyone who does not believe in Mahayana
Hinayana
vehicle of the auditors, the hinayana but less offensive
Sravakayana