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The Story of Dharmadinnā: Ordination by Messenger in the Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya
Author Yao, Fumi
Source Indo-Iranian Journal
Volumev.58 n.3
Date2015
Pages216 - 253
PublisherBrill
Publisher Url http://www.brill.com/
LocationLeiden, the Netherlands [萊登, 荷蘭]
Content type期刊論文=Journal Article
Language英文=English
Keywordnun; bhikṣuṇī; Dharmadinnā; Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya; Kṣudrakavastu; avadāna; ordination
AbstractIn the Kṣudrakavastu of the Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya, the nun Dharmadinnā is ordained not in the usual way, but rather by a messenger, a valid type of ordination listed in the various lists of types of ordination in Indian Buddhist texts. While both the story of Dharmadinnā and these lists have received some scholarly attention, what has not been noted is the peculiarity of the Mūlasarvāstivādin tradition in relation to other existing vinayas on the issue of ordination by messenger. In this paper, I examine the story of Dharmadinnā's ordination in the Kṣudrakavastu with special reference to its highly narrative characteristics and its surprising lack of legal elements. Then I discuss how the above characteristics are related to the list of different types of ordination which appears in other parts of this vinaya. As Appendices, I present a comparative table of the story and its counterparts in the other vinayas and a comparative table of the lists of types of ordination found in different texts.
Table of contentsIntroduction 217
The Story of Dharmadinna in the Ksudrakavastu 220
Ordination by Messenger in the Extant Vinayas 225
Monastic Codes or Avadanas 229
Universal Rules or Specific Events 234
Conclusions 240
Abbreviations 240
References 241
Appendix 1. A Comparative Table of Ordination by Messenger in the Extant Vinayas 247
Appendix 2. A Comparative Table of Types of Ordination Texts 251
Types of Ordination 252
ISBN15728536 (e)
ISSN00197246 (P); 15728536 (E)
DOI10.1163/15728536-05800062
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Created date2017.04.21
Modified date2019.12.17



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