Vyavahāra
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Vyavahāra is a Jain canonical text section that deals with rules of conduct, legal procedures, and monastic discipline within the Chedasūtras.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chedasūtra
ⓘ
Jain canonical text section ⓘ Jain scripture ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
maintain purity of the monastic order
ⓘ
standardize judicial procedures within the saṅgha ⓘ |
| associatedWithSect | Śvetāmbara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalCategory | disciplinary text ⓘ |
| contains |
guidelines for expiation (prāyaścitta)
ⓘ
procedures for confession of faults ⓘ regulations on community discipline ⓘ rules for handling disputes ⓘ |
| dealsWith |
legal procedures
ⓘ
monastic discipline ⓘ rules of conduct ⓘ |
| etymology | from Sanskrit ‘vyavahāra’ meaning ‘procedure, legal practice, conduct’ ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
regulation of monastic life
ⓘ
transgressions and penalties ⓘ |
| genre | normative religious law text ⓘ |
| hasTitleInTransliteration | Vyavahārasūtra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | composed in early centuries of the Jain tradition ⓘ |
| influences | Jain monastic disciplinary practice ⓘ |
| language | Prakrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chedasūtras
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Śvetāmbara Jain canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Śvetāmbara manuscript traditions ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
cheda (disciplinary cutting off of privileges)
ⓘ
ācāra (conduct) ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Jainism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | various Indic scripts (historically) ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
Jain ethics
ⓘ
Jain monastic law ⓘ |
| textType | legal-disciplinarian code ⓘ |
| traditionClassification | one of the Chedasūtras in the Śvetāmbara canon ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Jain monks
ⓘ
Jain nuns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
adjudicating monastic offenses
ⓘ
guiding internal legal processes of the order ⓘ |
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