Practicing Success
Which Buddhist text included rules and regulations for those who joined the Sangha or Monastic order? |
Buddhacharita Abhidhamma Pitaka Vinaya Pitaka Sutta Pitaka |
Vinaya Pitaka |
None of the Buddha's speeches were written down during his lifetime. After his death (c. fifth-fourth century BCE) his teachings were compiled by his disciples at a council of "elders" or senior monks at Vesali (Pali for Vaishali) in present-day Bihar. These compilations were known as Tripitaka- Literally, three baskets to hold different types of texts. These were first transmitted orally and then written and classified according to length as well as subject matter. |