འདལ་བ་གཞ intro.120
The Chapter on Going Forth; The Chapter on the Restoration Rite; The Chapter on Lifting Restrictions; The Chapter on the Rains; The Chapter on Medicines intro.120
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intro.120
The second interpretation reads prati (with a short a) to mean “individual,” as in “an individual person,” while mokṣa again means “liberation.” This yields the most familiar interpretation of pratimokṣa, meaning “individually liberated.” Importantly, however, Ācārya Śūra does not suggest that the Buddhist vow holder cares only for their own “individual liberation.” He appeals rather to the basic principles of karmic cause and effect; observance of a vow liberates only the individual vow holder and not others.