A Comparative Study of the Vinaya Violation of Chabbaggiya Bhikkhus and Current Sangha

Abstract

This was a part of thesis entitled ‘A Comparative Study of the Vinaya Violation of Chabbaggiya Bhikkhus and Current Sangha’ containing the following objectives; to study the procedure of Buddhist discipline legislation, the behavior of discipline violation of Chabbaggiya Bhikkhus, and comparing the discipline violation of Chabbaggiya and current Sangha.  It was a documentary research. Its findings revealed that there are two types of discipline legislation; 1) original commandment referring to the Ādikammika Bhikkhu or the first transgressor Bhikkhu, 2) the commandment referring to the Sikkhāpada prescribed by the Buddha as a prohibition for the monks’ transgression. It includes its determination of punishment, additional commandment called as Anupaññatti or supplementary rule is divided into 2 parts: 1) Ādibrahmacariyakāsikkhā or the principle of education and training in the provisions, 2) Abhisamācārikasikkhā or the traditional proper conducts of Bhikkhus. Mostly the causes of discipline violation of Chabbaggiya and the present Bhikkhus are found in both of intentional and heedlessness.  Vinaya violation mostly comes from the lack of proper education and short time of training due to the short period of their ordination. The weighty offences violation occurs because of the lack of right knowledge and wrong views, their selfishness and greedy mind in which they do the same as ordinary men desire to do etc. because the reasons of their ordination are different. For the solution, one should study the prohibition and the precautions before, after ordination, the abbot and the mentor should give them a proper knowledge and the essence of Buddhist rules, and regulations for new Bhikkhus for faith growth of Buddhists.