Dharmaguptaka Vinaya

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Buddhist monastic code Vinaya scriptural text

The Dharmaguptaka Vinaya is a foundational Buddhist monastic code, preserved in Chinese translation, that governs the discipline and ordination procedures of many East Asian monastic communities.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Dharmaguptaka Vinaya canonical	6
Bhikkhunī Vinaya	1
Dharmaguptaka Nikaya	1
Dharmaguptaka Vinaya Piṭaka	1
Mahāyāna Vinaya tradition	1
Vinaya of Dharmaguptaka school	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5233221 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Dharmaguptaka Vinaya
Context triple: [Chinese Buddhism, hasMonasticCode, Dharmaguptaka Vinaya]

A. Vinaya Pitaka
The Vinaya Pitaka is the canonical Buddhist text that lays down the monastic rules and disciplinary code for monks and nuns, especially central in the Theravada tradition.
B. Patimokkha
Patimokkha is the foundational code of monastic discipline in Theravada Buddhism, outlining the rules and ethical conduct for monks and nuns.
C. Vajrasekhara Sutra
The Vajrasekhara Sutra is a key esoteric Buddhist tantra that, together with the Mahavairocana Sutra, forms a primary doctrinal foundation for Shingon Buddhism’s ritual and cosmological system.
D. Gautama Dharmasutra
Gautama Dharmasutra is an ancient Hindu legal and religious text, traditionally attributed to the sage Gautama, that outlines social duties, legal norms, and ritual practices.
E. Āgamas
Āgamas are early Buddhist scriptural collections preserving discourses attributed to the historical Buddha, closely paralleling the Pali Nikāyas in content and structure.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Dharmaguptaka Vinaya
Target entity description: The Dharmaguptaka Vinaya is a foundational Buddhist monastic code, preserved in Chinese translation, that governs the discipline and ordination procedures of many East Asian monastic communities.

A. Vinaya Pitaka
The Vinaya Pitaka is the canonical Buddhist text that lays down the monastic rules and disciplinary code for monks and nuns, especially central in the Theravada tradition.
B. Patimokkha
Patimokkha is the foundational code of monastic discipline in Theravada Buddhism, outlining the rules and ethical conduct for monks and nuns.
C. Vajrasekhara Sutra
The Vajrasekhara Sutra is a key esoteric Buddhist tantra that, together with the Mahavairocana Sutra, forms a primary doctrinal foundation for Shingon Buddhism’s ritual and cosmological system.
D. Gautama Dharmasutra
Gautama Dharmasutra is an ancient Hindu legal and religious text, traditionally attributed to the sage Gautama, that outlines social duties, legal norms, and ritual practices.
E. Āgamas
Āgamas are early Buddhist scriptural collections preserving discourses attributed to the historical Buddha, closely paralleling the Pali Nikāyas in content and structure.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist monastic code ⓘ Vinaya ⓘ scriptural text ⓘ
associatedWith	Dharmaguptaka Nikaya ⓘ linked to: Dharmaguptaka Vinaya
canonicalPlacement	Vinaya-pitaka ⓘ linked to: Vinaya Pitaka
contains	Pratimoksha rules for bhikshunis ⓘ Pratimoksha rules for bhikshus ⓘ procedures for ordination ⓘ procedures for sangha governance ⓘ rules on communal ceremonies ⓘ rules on confession and expiation ⓘ rules on robes and requisites ⓘ
genre	monastic law code ⓘ
geographicalInfluence	China ⓘ Japan ⓘ Korea ⓘ Taiwan ⓘ linked to: Taiwan, Province of China Vietnam ⓘ linked to: Viet Nam
influenced	Mahayana monastic practice in East Asia ⓘ
languageOfPreservation	Classical Chinese ⓘ
ordinationLineage	Dharmaguptaka ordination lineage ⓘ
originalLanguage	Gandhari ⓘ Prakrit ⓘ
partOf	Chinese Buddhist Canon ⓘ
preservedAs	Chinese translation in the Taishō Tripiṭaka ⓘ
primaryFunction	ordination procedures ⓘ regulation of monastic discipline ⓘ
relatedWork	Mulasarvastivada Vinaya ⓘ linked to: Vinaya of the Mūlasarvāstivāda school Pali Vinaya ⓘ linked to: Vinaya Pitaka
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
roleInOrdination	normative code for full ordination in East Asia ⓘ
scripturalCollection	Tripitaka ⓘ
status	dominant Vinaya lineage in East Asian Buddhism ⓘ
subject	Buddhist ethics ⓘ monastic discipline ⓘ sangha organization ⓘ
TaishoNumber	T1428 ⓘ
timeOfTranslation	4th century ⓘ 5th century ⓘ
tradition	Dharmaguptaka school ⓘ
translationLanguage	Chinese ⓘ
usedBy	Chinese Buddhist monastic communities ⓘ East Asian Buddhist monastic communities ⓘ Japanese Buddhist monastic communities ⓘ Korean Buddhist monastic communities ⓘ Taiwanese Buddhist monastic communities ⓘ Vietnamese Buddhist monastic communities ⓘ

How these facts were elicited