bhikkhunī ordination; triple platform ordination; ordination; monasticism; Mahāyāna; Chinese Buddhism
摘要
The use of Chinese tradition bhikṣuṇī ordinations to revitalize female monastic lineages in other traditions has led to disputes as to their Mahāyāna status. Here we examine the Chinese Buddhist triple plat- form ordination in terms of its Mahāyānic features using a polythetic rather than monothetic definition of what constitutes Mahāyāna Buddhism. Our examination of these ordinations’ organizational structures, preceptors and preceptees, and daily lifestyle, as well as the rites themselves for each of the three ordinations and the instructive lectures that accompany the rites, reveals that the Mahāyāna spirit pervades and embraces the entirety of these ordinations.
目次
THE DISPUTED STATUS OF MAHĀYĀNA ORDINATIONS 129 1. Defining a "Mahāyāna Ordination" 137 2. Organization and Operational Structures and Traditions 141 3. Preceptors and Preceptees 143 4. Daily Lifestyle and Schedule 145 5. The Rites in General 149 6. First Platform Rites—Śramanera/Śramanerikā Ordination 154 7. Second Platform Rites—Bhikṣu/Bhikṣuṇī Ordination 157 8. Third Platform Rites—Bodhisattva Ordination 160 9. Classes and Lectures on Vinaya Thought and Teachings 163 ŚRĀVAKA ORDINATION IN A MAHĀYĀNA EMBRACE 165
