Chapter Two : Nissaya

Book Id: WPLBN0000680199
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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Chapter Two : Nissaya
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Language:	English
Subject:	Religion, Buddhism, Buddhism and literature
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Excerpt: The Dhamma and Vinaya impinge in such detail on so many areas of one's life that no new bhikkhu can be expected to master them in a short time. For this reason, the Buddha arranged for a period of apprenticeship -- called nissaya, or dependence -- in which every newly ordained bhikkhu must train under the guidance of an experienced bhikkhu for at least five years before he can be considered competent to look after himself.