Atonement of Pārājika Transgressions in Fifth-Century Chinese Buddhism
By Eric Greene
40 pagesHow the śikṣādattaka observance gradually mixed with emerging Mahāyāna repentance ceremonies to produce a ritual for the atonement of Pārājika offenses in medieval China.
For Venerable Analayo’s thoughts on how the śikṣādattaka emerged from earlier Vinaya practices, see Pārājika Does Not Necessarily Entail Expulsion.