Editing Preceptor (section)

==Buddhist monastic orders==
Senior Buddhist monks can become the preceptors for newly ordained monks. In the [[Vinaya|Buddhist monastic code of discipline]], the Buddha instructed that one of the criteria to conduct the "Higher Ordination" Ceremony ([[Upasampadā]]) is that the candidate will need to have a preceptor to provide guidance on monastic discipline, consisting of [[Pāṭimokkha|227 precepts]]. During the ordination, the candidate will request one of the senior monks to be his preceptor. When the senior monk agreed to do so, he will be the preceptor of the candidate and guide him as long as he remains a [[bhikkhu]] in the [[Buddha's Dispensation]] (Buddha Sāsana). <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhistworld/ordination1.htm|title=Ordination Procedure in the Theravada Tradition - Novice and Full Ordination|publisher=Buddhanet.net|access-date= 2022-09-12}}</ref>