འདལ་བ་གཞ 1.1

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The Chapters on Monastic Discipline

Prologue to The Chapters on Monastic Discipline

Homage to the Three Jewels.

Homage to him who severed the bonds,
Destroyed the whole host of tīrthikas,
Vanquished the armies of Māra,
And thus discovered this awakening.

To begin with, it is hard to renounce a householder’s concerns and go forth.
Having gone forth, it is hard to find happiness in wandering.
It is hard to do well what one pledged to with delight.
It is hard for a skilled wearer of the ochre robes to fail.

The Chapters on Monastic Discipline includes chapters on:
, restoration,
Lifting restrictions, the rains, leather,
, robes, turning cloth into robes,
The monks of Kauśāmbī, formal acts of saṅgha,
A group of troublesome monks, types of persons,
Probations, suspension of the restoration,
Housing,