The vows of either a layman or laywoman, a novice or full monk, or a provisional, novice, or full nun. The ethical self-discipline of keeping them purely provides the basis for the individual being keeping them to attain liberation from samsara.
Tibetan: སོ་ཐར་སྡོམ་པ། so-thar sdom-pa
Sanskrit: pratimokṣasaṃvara
Synonyms: Vows for individual liberation
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