Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya Nidāna Mātṛkā (根本說一切有部尼陀那目得迦)

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Tang · Source text translated by 義淨

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The Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya Nidāna and Mātṛkā, translated by the eminent Tang Dynasty monk Yijing, is a key canonical text of the Vinaya Pitaka belonging to the Indian Buddhist Mūlasarvāstivāda school. This scripture compiles the disciplinary regulations and detailed procedural guidelines for the monastic community, encompassing aspects of clothing, food, lodging, conduct, monastic institutions, and legal precedents. It reflects the practical functioning of Indian Buddhist monastic communities around the 7th century CE. As a core text of the Vinaya literature, it provides an authoritative basis for studying the development of early Buddhist monastic discipline and sectarian transmission. It exerted a profound influence on the formation of the Vinaya school within Chinese Buddhism and remains a vital primary source for the study of Buddhist monastic law and history.