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Theravada Bhikkhu Pāṭimokkha Buddhist monks Patimokkha pali chanting in the Buddhist temple on Uposatha Day, recorded from Wat Khung Taphao, Uttaradit

Buddhist monastics are governed by a set of rules called the prātimokṣa or pātimokkha. Their lifestyles are shaped to support their spiritual practice: to live

the separation of schools. The Pāli Vinaya consists of: Suttavibhaṅga: Pāṭimokkha and commentary Mahāvibhaṅga: rules for monks Bhikkhunīvibhaṅga: rules

Theravadin tradition, there are Eight Precepts, Ten Precepts, and the Patimokkha. Eight Precepts are a more rigorous practice for laypeople. Ten Precepts

celibacy. Other monastic training rules from the Code of Discipline (Patimokkha or Pratimoksasutra) and canonical Vinaya scriptures are to prevent masturbation

Ten Precepts for monastic life, as well as rules of Dhamma (Vinaya or Patimokkha) adopted by a monastery. Other important elements of Buddhist ethics include

Uposatha days, Buddhist monks at each monastery assemble and recite the Patimokkha, a concise compilation of the Vinaya. In Mahayana countries that use the

(upasampadā) and other ritual ceremonies, such as the recitation of the Pāṭimokkha. The ordination hall is located within a boundary (sīmā) that defines

are relatively late. The core of the Vinaya is a set of rules known as Patimokkha in Pāli and Prātimokṣa in Sanskrit. This is the shortest portion of every

material it details. In both Sinhalese (Mori et al. 1994) and Burmese The Patimokkha (Pruitt & Norman 2001, page xxxvi) and its commentary Kankhavitarani,