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Buddhist monasticism
- VinayaIn the early years of the Buddha's teaching, the sangha lived together in harmony without any written rules. All disciples were highly realized if not fully…
- VihāraThe Sanskrit word vihara means a form of rest house, temple or monastery in ascetic traditions of India. It particularly referred to a hall that was used as…
- ŚramaṇaThe word śramaña appears in section 2.7 of the Taittiriya Aranyaka, a layer within the Yajurveda dated to around 1000 BCE.
- Buddhist monasticismIn the fifth century BCE, Gautama Buddha accepted a group of wandering ascetics as his first followers. This moment marked the founding of the sangha, the…