Vinaya Studies

by Anālayo

The present book collects research papers by Bhikkhu Analayo related to Vinaya. Recurrent topics are the nature of Vinaya narrative and the overlap between discourse and Vinaya material, both of which have significant ramifications for the use of such textual material by the modern scholar. In addition, topics taken up in the course of this book are the legal consequences of parajika, the mass suicide of monks, the tale of Vessantara's lavish giving, the impact of the account of the first sangiti on attitudes towards Vinaya rules, the account of the foundation of the order of bhikkhunis, and the legal dimensions of the revival of the bhikkhuni order.

426 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2017

About the author

Ven. Anālayo, born in 1962, was ordained a Buddhist monk in Sri Lanka in 1995, completing his Ph.D. on satipaṭṭhāna at the University of Peradeniya in 2000. He is a contributor to the Encyclopaedia of Buddhism.