Four Defeating Offences (pham pa bzhi)
1. mi bsad pa killing a human being
2. ma byin par len pa taking what is not given
3. mi tshangs par spyod pa having sexual intercourse
4. mi chos bla ma'i brdzun smra ba lying about
attainment of superhuman powers
Eight Classes of Pratimoksha Vows (so
thar rigs brgyad)
1. dge slong (Skt. bhikshu) fully ordained monk
2. dge slong ma (Skt. bhikshuni) fully ordained
nun
3. dge tshul (Skt. shramanera) novice monk
4. dge tshul ma (Skt. shramanerika) novice nun
5. dge slob ma (Skt. shikshamana) probationary
nun
6. dge bsnyen (Skt. upasaka) layman
7. dge bsnyen ma (Skt. upasika) laywoman
8. bsnyen gnas one-day ordination
Seventeen Bases (gzhi bcu bdun)
1. rab tu byung ba ordination
2. gso sbyong confession, purification-renewal
3. dbyar gnas rainy season retreat
4. dgag dbye lifting of restrictions
5. ko lpags the use of leather articles
6. sman food and medicine
7. gos robes
8. sra brkyang making and distribution of robes
9. ko shambi koshambi, legal procedures
10. las formal procedures
11. dmar gser can pandulohitaka, 'orange-clad',
amending downfalls through subjugation
12. gang zag the individual
13. spo ba demotion
14. gso sbyong bzhag pa suspension from
confession
15. gnas mal rules concerning monastic quarters
16. rtsod pa procedures for settling disputes
17. dge 'dun gyi dbyen bsdus pa procedures to
resolve schisms in the community
Other Terms
bka' blo mi bde ba defiance
skyo sngogs byed pa reviving
quarrels
khab ral needlecase
gag tshil byed pa tickling
gos robes
gral rim order of seniority
dgag dbye lifting of restrictions at conclusion
of rainy season retreat
mngon tshan can usury
nyan rna byed pa eavesdropping
nyes byas minor infraction (BE)
ltung byed downfall
ltung byed 'ba' zhig downfalls that require
confession alone (i.e., not requiring forfeiture)
gding ba mat
nor bu penis
gnas ngan len lapse of discipline (BE)
gnas mal bedding, living quarters
spang ba'i ltung ba downfalls
that require forfeiture
spo ba demotion
pham 'dra'i nyes byas violations similar to
a defeat
pham pa defeat, defeating offence, moral defeat
byin 'phrog taking back gifts
dbyar gnas rainy season retreat
dbyen byed pa causing a schism
sbom po serious violation, major breach
ma ning neuter
smyan byed pa matchmaking
rtsa ba bzhi four basic vows, see pham pa
bzhi above
gzhi med groundless accusation
zag byed vagina
g.yan pa dgab pa flannel to relieve skin rash
ras chen large rain cloak
sham thabs lower robe
bshags bya'i nyes byas minor infractions to
be confessed
so sor bshags pa offenses that must be confessed
individually
sring bal gyi stan
silk mat
gso sbyong fortnightly practice of confession
gsog 'jog storing/hoarding
lhag ma partial defeat
lhung bzed begging bowl