•Buddhist monks follow the Vinaya. •The term ‘Vinaya’ translates as ‘education’ or ‘discipline’ •It is the disciplinary code of self training that all monks and nuns follow. •There are some 227 precepts or rules that Buddhist monks follow. There are 311 rules for Buddhist nuns. This is known as the patimokkha.
Of the 227 precepts, four are considered to be the most important for monks to follow. These are called the four defeats or four parajikas. If a Buddhist monk breaks these, then they could be asked to leave the Sangha (expelled).
•Not to have sexual intercourse. •Not to steal. •Not to commit murder. •Not to claim attainments of stages of pure
mental concentration that have not been achieved.
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