On Some Curious Cases Where the Buddha Did Not Make a Rule: Palliative Care, Assisted Suicide, and Abortion in an Indian Buddhist Monastic Law Code
By Shayne Clarke
101 pagesThe Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya’s vibhaṅga to pārājika three reports that the Buddha refused to establish a rule in a number of “borderline” cases—including for an abortion.