ASIAN 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Samanera, Sesame, Bhikkhu
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Account of buddha and how originally monks were ordained. Process of becoming a monk became much more complex. No aspect of you that"s constant over time. Tiger story: good life to live in zoo. 1 deed determined that he was a tiger. Still good karma that created good life for tiger. The order = sangha = community/order of monks and nuns. Claim = if all at least stream enterer, do not need rules. Buddha began making rules for order of monks. Waited for something to go wrong, then rule made against it. Parents do not allow and goes on hunger strike. Buddha says suffering from having child = greater suffering that keeps you in cycle of samsara. Intercourse = penetration of penis into any carouse by size of sesame seed. Not about pleasure, it"s the attachments that come from sex. Must finish food by noon and can"t eat until dawn next day.
