Śīlavratopādāna

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śīlavratopādāna (P. sīlabbatupādāna; T. tshul khrims dang brtul zhugs mchog 'dzin nye bar len pa; C. jie[jin] qu 戒[禁]取) is translated as "clinging to rites and ceremonies," "clinging to rules and rituals," etc. It is one of the four types of clinging (upādāna).

A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma states:

Clinging to rites and ceremonies is the wrong view that the performance of rites and rituals or the undertaking of ascetic practices and related observances can lead to liberation.[1]

Buddhist Dictionary states:

What is the clinging to mere rules and ritual? The holding firmly to the view that through mere rules and ritual one may reach purification: this is called the clinging to mere rules and ritual.[2]

Śīlavratopādāna is also synonymous with the fetter of "clinging to mere rules and rituals (śīlavrataparāmarśa)."

Notes

  1. ↑ Bhikkhu Bodhi 2000, s.v. Chapter XII. Compendium of Categories.
  2. ↑ Nyanatiloka Thera 2019, s.v. upādāna.


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