Although one might think one knows all about 'one's bhikkhus', on going elsewhere things are never quite the same, and sometimes in quite startling ways.īhikkhus do sometimes follow the rules in different ways according to their particular traditions, and these pages may help to explain the whys and wherefores of their practice. My own perspective comes from twenty years as a bhikkhu in the forest monasteries of Thailand (and now more than five years in the 'West') so I am very aware that this guide needs more information from the traditions in other countries.Īs you read through this book, it will become plain how much I have relied on other people and authorities. I wish especially to mention my gratitude to Venerable Thanissaro Bhikkhu for his great contribution through his commentary on the bhikkhus' rules, The Buddhist Monastic Code to Venerable Thiradhammo Bhikkhu for his manuscript of The Heritage of the Sangha to Venerable Brahmavangso Bhikkhu for permission to quote from his Vinaya Notes and to the Mahamakut Foundation in Bangkok for the works on the monk's rules that they publish. Lay people in half a dozen countries helped with advice and suggestions, and my thanks and appreciation go to all of them. I was very pleasantly surprised that they found our rules so fascinating and were willing to give so much of their time to going through the original manuscript with such care and interest. Yet on reflection, they are right to feel part of the Dhamma-Vinaya, as the Lord Buddha said:
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