O R D I N A N D S T R A I N I N G N O T E S

Rules and Regulations

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Important Vinaya Rules

Parajika and Sanghadisesa

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Nissaya [with Upajjhaya or Acariya]

Causes for breaking Nissaya [Either pupil or teacher]

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2.
3.

Dies, disrobes, joins another religion

Ordered away
Separated for a single day

Causes for Release from Nissaya [All 4 to be fulfilled,judged by upajjhaya]

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2.
3.
4.

Five or more Vassas

When one has faith, shame, effort and mindfulness
Complete in moral precepts, good conduct, right view and deep learning
Knows what is apatti and is not apatti. i.e. Patimokkha.

Relating to Women.

Relating to Money.
pavarana

Relating to cloth.
Determining.
Being with robes at dawn.
Repairing. holes.
Parikkhara-cola.
Bindukappa.

Dukkatas. some extra dukkatas most of which arent mentioned in Patimokkha.

- Sitting on a bench with a woman or eunuch

- sleeping outdoors.
- Throwing rubbish out of window
- Going to see an entertainment.
- Handling anything belonging to a woman e.g., clothes or female dolls or animals.
- Handling musical instruments or weapons, animal traps, fruit trees, fruit.
- not hanging robes properly.
- Using mirror properly.
- Wearing laymans clothes.
- Frequenting wrong resorts.
- Speaking playfully about the Three Refuges.
- Bowing to an unordained person, a junior bhikkhu, someone in another sect, someone under
sanghadisesa, someone naked.
Inappropriate but not dukkata.
- To bow to someone eating, defaecating, or in a public place.
- To wear sandals, use a sitting cloth, wear a hat, when the senior monk isnt.

- To overdo polite relating to monks in public, e.g., always paying anjali.

The Eight Vattas, or Duties.
1 Senasana- Lodging.
- not to lean against walls.in monastery with bare flesh, (usually head, but by extension, bare
flesh on mattresses.)
- walking with damp or dirty feet.
- keeping room tidy.
2 Visiting Bhikkhus- arriving vatta.
- to greet bhikkhu,
- to offer refreshment,
- if he's senior, receive bowl and robe immediately and enquire vassas.
- if he's junior, technically you tell him where to find water.
- introduce him to Guestmaster.
3 Visiting bhikkhu vatta.
- should find senior monk to pay respect to, or if not, bow to shrine.
- uncover right shoulder as soon as getting out of vehicle. Don't bow with covered shoulders.
- find one's place to sit, correct asana.
- make yourself easy with other residents, (not aloof, difficult to look after.)
4 When a bhikkhu goes to stay.
- take leave of Acariya,
- put lodging in good order, and return things to distributor of lodging..
- upon arriving, enquire about lodging, pindapata, toilets,and daily routine.
5 Acariya.
- student should look after and be attendant to him
- desires or seeks his instruction.
- makes effort to end any deterioration in him.
- keeps him in good humour.
- shows respect to him.
- takes leave when going and arranges another attendant..
- keen to nurse him when sick.
6 Student vatta.
- the Upajjhaya/Acariya should look after student.
- help to find requisites.
- Instruct him.
- Look after him when sick.
7 Toilet Vatta.
- toilets are used according to arrival and need, not seniority.
- check by coughing before entry.
- remove robes,upper and outer.,(alright to urinate with robes on. alright in lay person's house
with robes on.)
- not straining oneself.
- not to do something else.
- keep toilet clean and well supplied with water (nowadays, with paper.)
8 Sick Bhikkhu Vatta.
- Fellow bhikkhus should be keen to nurse other bhikkhus.
- sick bhikkhus should make themselves easy to look after.

Patimokkha
1 Preliminary Duties.
2 Confessing.
3 Post Patimokkha chanting (to be learnt.)
Bowls
1 Practice putting on and taking off bowl covers.
2 Bowl washing and bowl care.
Etiquette
1 How to relate to a senior monk.
- sitting lower if possible.
- anjali.
- not to use a sitting cloth if he isnt.
- offering him a seat.
- not to dominate a conversation. Speaking second.
2 Practice putting on robes and folding Sanghati.
3 Practice getting on and off asana and sitting discreetly.
4 Practice proper bowing and anjali.
5 Eating etiquette.
- not scraping spoon., slurping.
- fruit.
- bowl lid.
6 Leaving the monastery for a Dana.
- what to take; Yam. Tissues.
- practice putting on and wearing robe over both shoulders.
7 Pindapata Etiquette.
8 How to behave on ordination day.
- not to start opening gifts in front of everyone.
- to bindu and determine cloth..
- Give up any medicines.
To Be Learnt
1 Learn 37 Bodhipakkhiyadhamma
2 The Five qualities a new bhikkhu should establish. (Anguttara Nikaya.)
- Be self controlled keeping within the Vinaya.i.e.,not doing what is not allowed, doing what
is allowed.
- Be self controlled with regard to the six senses, i.e., not letting pleasure or displeasure
overwhelm one on sense contact.
- not to loud or boistrous with regard to speech, not to talk too much.
- Dwell in solitude.
- Establish Right View.

3 Formulas.
.- Entering Vassa.
- Dependence.
- Forgiveness.
- Forfeiture of robes kept more than ten days.
- Forfeiture of medicines.
- Forfeiture of robes not with one at dawn.
at least to have these written in notebook and to be familiar with them.
4 Practicing ordination chanting in pairs and in group, and practicing ordination procedure.
Dyeing
- cotton, use salt.
- wool, use vinegar.
- not to wash monastery-dyed cloth with commercial powder, but to use washing-up
detergent.
Read a copy of Navakovada.
Instructions for newly ordained Bhikkhus.