A Theravada code of conduct for good Buddhists: the Upasakamanussavinaya.(Critical essay)

From: The Journal of the American Oriental Society | Date: April 1, 2006| Author: Crosby, Kate | Copyright information

The purpose of this article is to provide a description of the Upasakamanussavinaya, a Pali text noted with interest by several scholars but not yet described in any detail in the secondary literature. (1) On the basis of this, I shall also make some observations on the issue of upasaka versus monastic practice in Theravada literature, a topic currently under reconsideration in Buddhist studies.

Theravada texts dedicated to lay practice have received relatively little a...

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