[Buddha-l] Vinaya Texts trans/ed. by Oldenberg

[James A Stroble]

On Friday 22 January 2010 05:43:21 Richard P. Hayes wrote:
> On Fri, 2010-01-22 at 22:30 +0800, Weng-Fai Wong wrote:
> > The Mula-sarvastivadin Vinaya (T23 #1442 page 672):
> >
> > 問曰在家俗侶頗得聞不。
> > 報言。得聞二藏謂論及經。
> > 毘奈耶教是出家軌式。俗不合聞。
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>
> Is this rule recursive? That is, is it also against the
> Mula-sarvastivadin vinaya to discuss the Mula-sarvastivadin vinaya on
> buddha-l? Perhaps even mentioning that the vinaya exists is forbidden.
> Perhaps even allowing oneself to wonder whether there is a vinaya, or
> ever has been, is forbidden. Perhaps all curiosity of every kind on any
> topic whatsoever is forbidden. What if it turns out that only digression
> is allowed?

I think we have already seen what this would be like.  It is buddha-l!

("The first rule of vinaya is you don't talk about vinaya.")

-- 
James Andy Stroble
University of Hawai'i, Leeward Community College