སོ་སོར་ཐར་པའི་སྡོམ་པ། | Glossary of Terms

The regulations and rules that constitute Buddhist discipline. The number and scope of the vows differs depending on one’s status (lay, novice monastic, or full monastic) and whether one is a monk or a nun.

The regulations and rules that constitute Buddhist discipline. The number and scope of the vows differs depending on one’s status (whether lay, novice monastic, or full monastic) and whether one is a monk or a nun.

The vows of moral discipline which are followed by monks and nuns. The term “prātimokṣa” can be used to refer both to the disciplinary rules themselves and to the texts from the Vinaya that contain them.

The vows or rules of conduct for those who pursue liberation, sometimes contrasted with the bodhisattva vows.

The vows of moral discipline which are followed by monks and nuns. The term “prātimokṣa” can be used to refer both to the disciplinary rules themselves and to the texts from the Vinaya that contain them.