:!: This is a silly spin-off of the actually very interesting 'Ordination' thread.
Ok, here is the scenario:
The creation of Vinaya precepts did not cease after the Buddha’s death, but rather kept accumulating. As Harry and Ken have suggested, we are now at 19,333 in total. In order to help this important process along (and insure the legitimacy of ordained Monks), what additional Vinaya precepts should be added?
To get the ball rolling…
#19,334- Never wear socks in sandals.
#19,335- You break it, you’ve bought it!
#19,336- Cell phones off in the meditation hall.
#19,337- Movie night on Wednesdays.
Originally posted by Kenneth
Hi Harry,
OK, I'll give it a go.
There were 250 monks precepts and 348 precepts for nuns. Let's assume the latter include the former and since we're all for equality here at Treeleaf let's assume those 348 rules apply to males and females for our purposes. I think the Buddha taught for about 45 years. Also let's assume 2500 years have gone by since then (since there is no real concensus on his dates of birth/death).
So, we have 348 / 45 = 7.73333 precepts / year.
2500 years * 7.73333 precepts / year = 19,333.333 precepts.
Hey, that's not too bad at all, in any case it's a lot less than 740,000 !
Who wants to think about what they may be and start typing them in for use at Treeleaf???
Gassho
Ken
OK, I'll give it a go.
There were 250 monks precepts and 348 precepts for nuns. Let's assume the latter include the former and since we're all for equality here at Treeleaf let's assume those 348 rules apply to males and females for our purposes. I think the Buddha taught for about 45 years. Also let's assume 2500 years have gone by since then (since there is no real concensus on his dates of birth/death).
So, we have 348 / 45 = 7.73333 precepts / year.
2500 years * 7.73333 precepts / year = 19,333.333 precepts.
Hey, that's not too bad at all, in any case it's a lot less than 740,000 !
Who wants to think about what they may be and start typing them in for use at Treeleaf???
Gassho
Ken
The creation of Vinaya precepts did not cease after the Buddha’s death, but rather kept accumulating. As Harry and Ken have suggested, we are now at 19,333 in total. In order to help this important process along (and insure the legitimacy of ordained Monks), what additional Vinaya precepts should be added?
To get the ball rolling…
#19,334- Never wear socks in sandals.
#19,335- You break it, you’ve bought it!
#19,336- Cell phones off in the meditation hall.
#19,337- Movie night on Wednesdays.
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