Pratimoksha vows

From Rigpa Wiki
Revision as of 15:03, 19 May 2007 by Adam (talk | contribs) (New page: The '''vows of pratimoksha''' (or ‘individual liberation’) mainly emphasize disciplining one’s physical behaviour and not harming others. Pratimoksha discipline is called the foundat...)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
The printable version is no longer supported and may have rendering errors. Please update your browser bookmarks and please use the default browser print function instead.

The vows of pratimoksha (or ‘individual liberation’) mainly emphasize disciplining one’s physical behaviour and not harming others. Pratimoksha discipline is called the foundation of Buddhism because for ordinary people physical discipline is the beginning of spiritual training and the basis of spiritual progress. The aspiration of the pure pratimoksha discipline is the achievement of liberation for oneself, as it belongs to the shravaka training. However, since Tibetan Buddhists are automatically followers of the Mahayana, they emphasize taking the pratimoksha vows with the attitude of bodhichitta.