Vinaya Loopholes?
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The Buddha laid down the four great standards to try and avoid this sort of thing:
- "Bhikkhus, whatever I have not objected to, saying, 'This is not allowable,' if it fits in with what is not allowable, if it goes against what is allowable, that is not allowable for you.
- "Whatever I have not objected to, saying, 'This is not allowable,' if it fits in with what is allowable, if it goes against what is not allowable, that is allowable for you.
- "And whatever I have not permitted, saying, 'This is allowable,' if it fits in with what is not allowable, if it goes against what is allowable, that is not allowable for you.
- "And whatever I have not permitted, saying, 'This is allowable,' if it fits in with what is allowable, if it goes against what is not allowable, that is allowable for you."
(from Vinaya, Mv.VI. 40)
Source: http://www.dhammawiki.com/index.php?title=4_great_standards
Still, where there's a will, there's a way, and it's easy to find loopholes if you're looking for them.
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