This term is used to denote a set of rights and responsibilities specific to one’s station in the saṅgha. The Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya contains several different sets of “rules of customary conduct”, e.g. those for monastic wards and apprentices, for forest-dwelling monks, and for monks in different administrative positions at a vihāra.

This term is frequently used in the Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya to define the rights and responsibilities of positions within the administration of monasteries. It is also used, as here, to stipulate monastics’ regular obligations, from hygiene to training. This word appears in several variants, including rig pa spyod pa can.

This term is frequently used in the Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya to define the rights and responsibilities of positions within the administration of monasteries. It is also used, as here, to stipulate monastics’ regular obligations, from hygiene to training. This word appears in several variants throughout the Kangyur and Tengyur, including rig pa spyod pa can.