Zōng Sìfēn bǐqiū suímén yàolüè xíngyí 宗四分比丘隨門要略行儀
Practical Decorum Manual for Bhikṣus following the Sìfēn Tradition (Dunhuang) (author unknown)
About the work
A one-fascicle Dunhuang Vinaya manual on practical bhikṣu decorum, organised by topical “gates” (隨門 suímén “following the gates”). 宗四分 indicates allegiance to the Sìfēn (Dharmaguptaka) Vinaya tradition.
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Abstract
The text is a working Dunhuang monastic wēiyí (decorum) handbook, providing practical behavioural guidance for monks following the Sìfēn lǜ tradition. Together with the parallel Dunhuang fragments (KR6k0133–0142), the text documents the practical Vinaya life at Dunhuang in the late-Tang period.