Motif
alms exchange regulated for lay protection
alms_exchange_regulated_for_lay_protection
A motif of the Sacred Exchange and Reciprocity family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
buddhist
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Vinaya Texts, Part III: The Kullavagga IV-XII (Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 20) JTULLAVAGGA. / XULLAVAGGA. / VII, 3 , 13. / TIT, 3, 14.; lines 11863-11914 confidence: medium
Rule: no more than three may enjoy alms together at people's houses; stated reasons include restraint of evil-minded persons, ease of the good, prevention of using a party to break up the Sangha, and compassion for laity.
The rule concerns Bhikkhus taking alms at lay houses and states compassion for the laity as part of its rationale.
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