theravada buddhism

Question 1

what is theravada buddhism?

Answer 1

•a strong monastic tradition, relating to monks and nuns living under religious vows
•they believe that their teachings come directly from the historical buddha

Question 2

what are bhikkhus?

Answer 2

monks

Question 3

what are bhikkuhis?

Answer 3

nuns

Question 4

what are the four parajikas?

Answer 4

•the four defeats
•rules that entail the expulsion (forced to leave) from the monastic order. if a monk or nun breaks one of these rules he/she is automatically defeated in the holy life and falls from monk-hood immediately

the 4 parajikas include:
~sexual intercourse
~stealing
~intentionally brining out the death of another human being
~deliberately lying to another person

Question 5

what are the 13 sanghadisesas?

Answer 5

•rules that entail the meeting of the sangha
•if a monk breaks one of these rules he has to go through a period of probation, if he shows himself to be repentant, he may be reinstated by the sangha

some of the 13 sangadisesas include:
~discharge of semen expect while dreaming
~lustful bodily contact with a woman
~making lustful remarks towards a woman
~requesting sexual favours from a woman
~arranging for a date, affair, or marriage between a man and a woman
~building a hut without permission
~having someone else build a hut for you without permission

Question 6

what is the dasa sila?

Answer 6

there are 5 moral precepts in which all buddhists use, which include:
~refrain from killing living creatures
~refrain from stealing
~refrain from sexual misconduct
~refrain from incorrect speech e.g swearing
~refrain from intoxicating drink or drugs in which lead to carelessness

however there is an additional 5 for the monastic sangha
~refrain from eating at a forbidden time
~refrain from dancing and singing
~refrain from beautifying the body with cosmetics/garlands/perfumes
~refrain from sleeping on a high or luxurious sleeping place
~refrain from accepting money

Question 7

what is the patimokka?

Answer 7

the basic code for discipline for the monastic sangha, consisting of 227 rules fit bhikkhus, and 311 for bhikkhunis

Question 8

what is the sangha?

Answer 8

in buddhism, sangha refers to the monastic communities of bhikkhu (monks) and bhikkhuni (nuns)

Question 9

what is the pali canon?

Answer 9

standard collection of scriptures in theravada buddhism