Vinaya Karma Potha

The Buddha’s teachings are primarily categorized into three divisions - sutta abhidhamma and vinaya. The Vinaya is the code of discipline primarily meant for the Buddhist monks. However the laity too can take cues to improve their lifestyle. The Vinaya contains specific guidelines that the Buddha had recommended on a number of occasions. The vinaya canon was passed down orally for generations until it came to be written down a few centuries ago. Some guidelines of the Vinaya are not meant to be altered while there are minor ones which are allowed to be changed based on the environment that the monk has to settle in. Vinaya Karma Potha offers a condensed idea of the overall Vinaya laid down in the Buddha’s teachings.