#Repost @translate84000 with @get_repost ・・・ SUNDAY REFLECTIONS | “The Chapter on Going Forth” is the first of seventeen chapters in The Chapters on Monastic Discipline, a four-volume work which outlines the statutes and procedures that govern life in a Buddhist monastic community. This first chapter traces the development of the rite by which postulants were admitted into the monastic order, from Buddha Śākyamuni’s informal invitation to “Come, join me,” to the more elaborate “Present Day Rite.” Along the way, the posts of preceptor and instructor are introduced, their responsibilities defined, and a dichotomy between reliable monks and immature novices described. While the heart of the chapter is a transcript of the “Present Day Rite,” the text is interwoven with numerous narrative asides, depicting the spiritual ferment of the north Indian region of Magadha during the Buddha’s lifetime, the follies of untrained and unsupervised apprentices, and the need for a formal system of tutelage. Read this chapter in full here: http://read.84000.co/translation/toh1-1.html [LINK IN BIO] #HaveYouReadASutraYet #WisdomFromTheSource #WordsOfTheBuddha #WordsOfWisdom #TranslationForPreservation #Preservation #BuddhaWords #WisdomHeritage #CulturalHeritage #PhilosophicalHeritage #LiteraryHeritage #Buddha #Buddhism #Dharma #Dhamma #History #Kangyur #Sutra #Translation #Translate84000 https://www.instagram.com/p/BxpjKLWAy8TO-6j6M19q2_UhYsWyTzNnQUdtYE0/?igshid=4yaasbgs2l5h