Excommunication: Difference between revisions

There is no direct equivalent to excommunication in [[Buddhism]]. However, in the [[Theravadan]] monastic community monks can be expelled from monasteries for heresy or other acts. In addition, monks have four vows, called the four defeats, which are abstaining from sexual intercourse, stealing, and murder, and refraining from lying about spiritual gains (e.g., having special power or ability to perform miracles). If evenany one is broken, the monk is automatically a layman again and can never become a monk in his or her current life.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bhikkhu Pāṭimokkha: The Bhikkhus' Code of Discipline|url=https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/vin/sv/bhikkhu-pati.html#pr|access-date=2022-02-21|website=www.accesstoinsight.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Buddhist Monastic Code: Chapter 4|url=https://www.nku.edu/~kenneyr/Buddhism/lib/modern/bmc/ch4.html|access-date=2022-02-21|website=www.nku.edu}}</ref>