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Freedom Wherever We Go : A Buddhist Monastic Code for the Twenty-first Century.
Title:
Freedom Wherever We Go : A Buddhist Monastic Code for the Twenty-first Century.
Author:
Nhat Hanh, Thich.
ISBN:
9781935209614
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (96 pages)
Contents:
Title Page -- Preface -- Introduction -- Recitation Ceremony of the Bhikshu Precepts -- OPENING THE CEREMONY -- RECITATION -- CONCLUSION -- Recitation Ceremony of the Bhikshuni Precepts -- OPENING THE CEREMONY -- RECITATION -- CONCLUSION -- Sangha Restoration Offenses: Methods for Practicing Dwelling Apart, Beginning ... -- Text of Admitting a Sangha Restoration Offense -- Text of an Announcement to Be Made Every Day while Practicing Dwelling Apart -- Text to Request to Practice Six or Fifteen Days of Beginning Anew -- Text of an Announcement To Be Made Every Day while Practicing Six or Fifteen ... -- Text for Requesting Purification of a Sangha Restoration Offense -- Release and Expression of Regret Offense: Methods for Practicing Expressing ... -- Conclusion: Step by Step -- Copyright Page.
Abstract:
Freedom Wherever We Go takes the centuries-old Buddhist monastic guidelines of conduct (Pratimoksha) and updates them for the twenty-first century. "The Buddha," Thich Nhat Hanh says, "needs courageous disciples to make this revolutionary step." The Pratimoksha can be seen as the Buddhist equivalent to the rules of St. Benedict. Each rule has mindfulness as its foundation. Reading the revised Pratimoksha allows lay practitioners to understand the monastic codes of conduct as well as the monastic lifestyle.This is the first time that this text is made available to lay practitioners and non-monastic readers. It will nourish the practice of all practitioners. It can inspire everyone to go in the direction of living our daily lives with compassion, love, and understanding in order to protect and care for ourselves, our loved ones, the environment, and all living beings.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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