Pratimokṣa

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title: Pratimokṣa
text: The Pratimokṣa is a list of rules governing the behaviour of Buddhist monastics. Prati means "towards" and mokṣa means "liberation" from cyclic existence (saṃsāra). It became customary to recite these rules once a fortnight at a meeting of the sangha during which confession would traditionally take place. A number of prātimokṣa codes are extant, including those contained in the Theravāda, Mahāsāṃghika, Mahīśāsaka, Dharmaguptaka, Sarvāstivāda and Mūlasarvāstivāda vinayas. Pratimokṣa texts may als
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description: Collection of rules for Buddhist nuns and monks
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date created: 2005-11-16T05:54:30Z
date modified: 2024-08-28T04:41:55Z
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