Monastic Rules on the Consumption of Victuals in Early Buddhism
| dc.contributor.author | Santacitto, P.M.S. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-06-16T04:35:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-06-16T04:35:52Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Theravada Bhikkhus (Pāli: “monks”) aim to live their lives according to how the Buddha acted in his lifetime, and therefore the monastic “system” devised by the Buddha, still has imperative relevance in the contemporary world. What do the sacred texts — especially the Vinaya Pitaka (“basket of discipline,” which deals mainly with monastic rules for monks and nuns) — mention regarding the proper consumption of food and beverages? From the source literature, can we gauge to what degree this was a pressing concern in the world the Buddha inhabited 2558 years ago? I will address these and related topics in attempting to comprehend how consumption was thought about in early Buddhism. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Santacitto, Phra Maha Somphong 2015. Monastic Rules on the Consumption of Victuals in Early Buddhism. Heritage as Prime Mover in History, Culture and Religion of South and Southeast Asia, Sixth International Conference of the South and Southeast Asian Association for the Study of Culture and Religion (SSEASR), Center for Asian studies of the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. (Abstract) p.80. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 978-955-4563-47-6 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/8283 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Kelaniya | en_US |
| dc.title | Monastic Rules on the Consumption of Victuals in Early Buddhism | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |