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शिक्षापद (zikSApada)

 
Monier Williams Cologne
English
शिक्षा—पद
n.
 moral precept,
Buddh.
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
English
śikṣāpada, nt. (Skt. in Harṣac.
= Pali sikkhāpada, see also śiṣyā°), moral commandment
as in Pali, there are five incumbent on all Buddhists, referred to as binding on an upāsaka and listed Mv 〔iii.268.10—13〕, in the form of promises made, yāvajjīvaṃ prāṇātipātāt (adattādānāt, kāmehi mithyācārāt, mṛṣāvādāt, surāmaireyamadyapramādasthānāt) prativiramiṣyaṃ
the second five bind only monks, śrāmaṇerasya śikṣāpadaṃ 〔iii.268.16—17〕, here not listed but referred to, yāvaj (this means that the first four are understood) jātarūparajatapratigrahaṇa-śikṣāpadaṃ dhārayāmi 17
the first eight are listed Mvy 〔8693—8700〕 in the form of cpds. in -viratiḥ (6—8 being gandhamālyavilepanavarṇaka-[rouge etc.]-dhāraṇa-v°, uccaśayanamahāśayana-v°, vikālabhojana-v°)
here omitted is nṛtyagītavāditā, which is separate in the Pali list but grouped with gandhamālyavilepana in AbhidhK. LaV-P. 〔iv.47〕, altho this text proceeds to point out that the standard number ten is made up by separating these two (and adding the prohibition against gold etc., which curiously, in AbhidhK. as in Mvy, is left out of the formal list of eight)
the order of the second group of five varies slightly in different lists
pañca śi° Mv 〔i.211.14〕 = 〔ii.15.13〕 (observed by the Bodhisattvaʼs mother while carrying him)
〔i.321.18〕
in Śikṣ 〔174.1 ff.〕, besides the ‘five’ and ‘ten’ śi°, are mentioned larger numbers, ye ca bodhisattvasaṃvaraṃ caturthaṃ śataṃ (Tib. acc. to note 400) śikṣāpadānāṃ dhārayanti, ye punar abhiniṣkrāntagṛhāvāsā bhikṣavaḥ (250 śi°) … dhārayanti, and 500 which nuns keep
no number, Mv 〔iii.52.2〕
〔265.14〕 (buddhaprajñapti-śi°): Divy 〔51.8〕
〔549.6〕.