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| The Vinaya of the living Theravada Buddhist tradition in the West | ||
| 作者 | Fung, Timothy |
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| 出版日期 | 1999 |
| 頁次 | 210 |
| 出版者 | California Institute of Integral Studies |
| 出版者網址 | http://www.ciis.edu |
| 出版地 | San Francisco, CA, US [舊金山, 加利福尼亞州, 美國] |
| 資料類型 | 博碩士論文=Thesis and Dissertation |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 學位類別 | 博士 |
| 校院名稱 | California Institute of Integral Studies |
| 畢業年度 | 1999 |
| 關鍵詞 | Vijnana=Perception; 尸羅=戒=command=Precept=sila=morality=rule=discipline=prohibition; 中道=The Middle Way; 心靈=Spiritual; 正念=覺知=Mindfulness=Awareness; 佛教人物=Buddhist; 戒經=Patimokkha; 修行方法=修行法門=Practice |
| 摘要 | Discipline in one's practice of the Middle Way is an essential component for making spiritual progress towards liberation. It includes both the obvious, outward discipline that reduces unwholesome activities, increases wholesome activities, expresses the wisdom that is being cultivated and the not so obvious inward discipline that serves this same function for one's thoughts, emotions, motivations, and assumptions. In each case, there is the need to stop the habituation from reflexively taking control of one's actions in the midst of prevailing circumstances; there is the need to become aware of the situation from an objective standpoint, unbiased by perceptions, expectations, or misconceptions; there is the need to make decisions founded on the universal principles that define the truth of existence; and, most importantly with respect to discipline, there is the need to express the truth of one's decision through outward, obvious, and visible action. Further discipline is applied to the process in question by the humble recognition that the path towards liberation is a step-wise process. Realizing this, one subjects the entire process of holding back habituations, cultivating awareness, deciding on the basis of universal truths, and going forth, and doing what must be done--done to a re-evaluation with the intention that each component of the process may be improved--as it is now founded upon the greater experience of the most recent incident. In such a manner is unwholesomeness diminished, wholesomeness cultivated, and one's mind is purified through the application of discipline to every incident. The most complete model of disciplined practice is contained within the Vinaya-Pitaka of the Pali Buddhist Canon. Within the 227 rules of the Patimokkha are the guidelines that outline the path, that point the way towards liberative progress, that design a soteriological blueprint, and that contain the rules of congress for the community of monastics. The 227 Patimokkha rules are the creation of a model community, replete with deeply ingrained habituations, the wholesomeness born of enlightened self interest, and the glimpses of true reality that are intrinsic to any community. This investigation demonstrates the utility of the Patimokkha rules and its applicability to everyday life. |
| 點閱次數 | 507 |
| 建檔日期 | 2008.04.25 |
| 更新日期 | 2017.01.16 |
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