Sikkhapada, Sikkh膩pada: 3 definitions
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines'steps of training', moral rules.
The 5 moral rules, also called pa帽ca-s墨la which are binding on all Buddhist laymen, are:
- (1) abstaining from killing any living being,
- (2) from stealing,
- (3) from unlawful sexual intercourse,
- (4) from lying,
- (5) from the use of intoxicants. (s. sur膩meraya etc.)
The 10 rules (dasa-s墨la) are binding on all novices and monks, namely:
- (1) abstaining from killing,
- (2) from stealing,
- (3) from unchastity,
- (4) from lying,
- (5) from the use of intoxicants,
- (6) from eating after midday,
- (7) from dancing, singing, music and shows,
- (8) from garlands, scents, cosmetics and adornments, etc.,
- (9) from luxurious beds,
- (10) from accepting gold and silver.
In the 8 rules (attha-s墨la) which on full and new moon days, and on the first and last quarter of the moon, are observed by many lay-followers (up膩saka), the 7th and 8th of the above 10 rules are fused into one as the 7th rule, while the 9th becomes the 8th.
Therav膩da is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
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Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarysikkh膩pada : (nt.) a precept; a religious rule.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionarySikkh膩pada, (nt.) (sikkh膩+pada, the latter in sense of pada 3. Cp. BSk. 艣ik峁Ｄ乸ada) set of precepts, 鈥減receptorial, 鈥� code of training; instruction, precept, rule.鈥�1. in general: D. I, 63, 146, 250; M. I, 33; A. I, 63, 235 sq.; II, 14, 250 sq.; III, 113, 262; IV, 152, 290 sq.; S. II, 224; V, 187; Vin. I, 102; II, 95, 258; III, 177; IV, 141 (sahadhammika), 143 (khudd鈥櫭ukhuddak膩ni); It. 96, 118; VbhA. 69 (bhesajja掳); DhA. III, 16.鈥�2. in special: the 5 (or 10) rules of morality, or the precepts to be adopted in particular by one who is entering the Buddhist community either as a layman or an initiate. There seem to have been only 5 rules at first, which are the same as the first 5 s墨las (see s墨la 2 b): S. II, 167; Vbh. 285 (explained in detail at VbhA. 381 sq.); DhA. I, 32 and passim. To these were added another 5, so as to make the whole list (the 诲补蝉补蝉颈办办丑腻辫补诲补峁� or 掳pad膩ni) one of 10 (which are not the 10 s墨las!). These are (6) 惫颈办腻濒补-产丑辞箩补苍腻 (-verama峁嚹�) not eating at the wrong hour; (7) 苍补肠肠补-驳墨迟补惫腻诲颈迟补-惫颈蝉奴办补-诲补蝉蝉补苍腻掳 to avoid worldly amusements; (8) 尘腻濒腻-驳补苍诲丑补-惫颈濒别辫补苍补-诲丑腻谤补峁嘺-尘补峁囜笉补苍补-惫颈产丑奴蝉补苍补峁弓丑腻苍腻掳 to use neither unguents nor ornaments; (9) 耻肠肠腻-蝉补测补苍补-尘补丑腻-蝉补测补苍腻掳 not to sleep on a high, big bed; (10) j膩tar奴pa rajata-pa峁璱ggaha峁嚹伮� not to accept any gold or silver: Vin. I, 83=Kh II.; A. I, 211, and frequently.鈥�诲补蝉补-蝉颈办办丑腻辫补诲颈办腻 (f.) conforming to the 10 obligations (of a nun) Vin. IV, 343 (=s膩ma峁噀r墨). There is nowhere any mention of the 8 sikkh膩padas as such, but they are called a峁弓ha峁単ika uposatha (see s墨la 2b), e.g. Mhvs 37, 202.鈥�诲颈测补岣嶀笉丑补-蝉颈办办丑腻辫补诲补-蝉补迟补 the 150 precepts, i.e. the P膩峁璱mokkha A. I, 230, 234; Miln. 243. (Page 708)
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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Chapter IV - The Foundations of Monastic Life (sila, sikkha and sikkhapada)
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