Vinaya

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simsapa
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Vinaya

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What is the meaning of the word "vinaya" (breaking it down into parts)? Is the word ever used with reference to laypeople in the Canon?
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I found this. Posting in case anyone is interested:
Vinaya... [fr. vi+nī, cp. vineti] 1. driving out, abolishing destruction, removal Vin i.3 (asmi-mānassa), 235= iii.3 (akusalānaŋ dhammānaŋ vinayāya dhammaŋ desemi);
Looks like it primarily means the "removal of" something.
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Bāhusaccañca sippañca, vinayo ca susikkhito
Subhāsitā ca yā vācā, etaṃ maṅgalamuttamaṃ

Great learning and skill in work, a highly trained discipline
And well-spoken speech, this is the most auspicious sign.
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vinayo ca susikkhito
Yes, I was wondering if this refers to discipline in learning and crafts, or more generally to a well-disciplined life. I don't read Pali, so I have no idea how it could be interpreted.
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Vinayå = discipline, removal (purification)
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Dhammapadå 370
"Tinggalkanlah 5 (belantara) dan patahkan 5 (belenggu rendah),
Serta kembangkan 5 potensi (4 iddhipādā + 1 ussoḷhi).
Bhikkhu yang telah menaklukkan 5 kungkungan (belenggu tinggi),
Lebih layak disebut 'orang yang telah mengarungi air baih (saṃsārå)'."
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