#Vinaya
There Are No Mahayana Monasteries
When we examine what we call "Mahāyāna" monasteries, we discover something quite surprising to many: they are, institutionally speaking, Śrāvaka communities that happen to study and practice based on Mahāyāna literature...
At least, not in the way we think
There Are No Mahayana Monasteries
Redefining Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism can look strange from the outside — monks in red robes, deities with many arms, drums and bells and long horns. But underneath the cultural wrapping is something startling: of all the living Buddhist traditions today, Tibetan Buddhism is the one that most faithfully preserves the Buddhism of classical India.
Why what looks Tibetan is actually Indian
Redefining Tibetan Buddhism
Posadha and Confession Rituals of the Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya
The rituals of confession for fully ordained monks and novices of the Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya, together with the concluding prayers, the individual posadha blessing, the Sakya-Ngor Prātimokṣa lineage prayer and the bodhicitta aspiration prayer. Tibetan with English translation.
The rituals of confession for bhikshus and novices, with concluding and lineage prayers
Posadha and Confession Rituals of the Mūlasarvāstivāda VinayaRituales de Posadha y Confesión del Vinaya Mūlasarvāstivāda
Los rituales de confesión para monjes completamente ordenados y novicios del Vinaya Mūlasarvāstivāda, junto con las recitaciones para concluir, la consagración individual de posadha, la oración Sakya-Ngor del linaje Prātimokṣa y la oración de aspiración de bodhicitta. Tibetano con traducción al español.
Los rituales de confesión para bhikshus y novicios, con las oraciones para concluir y del linaje
Rituales de Posadha y Confesión del Vinaya MūlasarvāstivādaArya Mūlasarvāstivādin Sramanera Karika
A concise guide to the daily conduct, precepts, and training of a Buddhist novice monk, covering everything from morning recitations to the four pārājikas, food-timing rules, and the practice of wakefulness...
Verses for the Novice Monks of the Mūlasarvāstivāda
Arya Mūlasarvāstivādin Sramanera Karika
Ārya Mūlasarvāstivādin Śrāmaṇera Kārikā (Getsul Karika)
A concise guide to the daily conduct, precepts, and training of a Buddhist novice monk, covering everything from morning recitations to the four pārājikas, food-timing rules, and the practice of wakefulness.
Verses for the Novice Monks of the Mūlasarvāstivāda
Ārya Mūlasarvāstivādin Śrāmaṇera Kārikā (Getsul Karika)What Theravada Can Teach Us
Western Tibetan monastics are struggling. Our tradition offers the university education, but we've forgotten to build the primary school. And without that foundation, fewer and fewer people will make it to graduation...
How to Keep Tibetan Monasticism Alive
What Theravada Can Teach Us
Vinaya Schools Network Diagram
This diagram represents a simplified view of Buddhist institutional development. The actual historical development was likely more complex and non-linear though...
A diagram representing the development of monastic institutions
Vinaya Schools Network Diagram