1994~2001年,中道僧团的比丘僧戒以缅甸传承为主。自2012年起,中道僧团的比丘僧是以斯里兰卡阿曼罗普罗系(Amarapura Nikāya)传承为主。2014年起,中道僧团得到斯里兰卡的大长老、戒师与僧团的支持,双方合作发展华人社会的比丘僧团。
2018年,斯里兰卡阿曼罗普罗系(Amarapura Nikāya)第二十代首席大戒师Most Ven. Kammatthanacara Dodampahala Chandrasiri Maha Nayaka Thero领导十位比丘僧团长老,前来台湾建立「根本戒场」、传比丘戒,并承认中道僧团是阿曼罗普罗系僧律传承于华人社会的代表。
中道比丘僧团的僧律传承,源自缅甸、斯里兰卡。中道比丘僧团依止随佛长老(Ven. Vūpasama Thero),认定 释迦佛陀的教法、僧团是一家不分,不论是斯里兰卡、泰国、缅甸的僧律传承,中道僧团皆尊崇。
Inheritance and Nissaya of Sambodhi Saṅgha Bhikkhus
From 1994 to 2001, most of the Bhikkhus of Sambodhi Saṅgha followed the Vinaya lineage of Myanmar. From 2012, the majority mainly get Higher Ordination from Amarapura Nikāya from Sri Lanka. From 2014, Sambodhi Saṅgha made a close cooperation with the Sri Lankan Saṅgha on developing the Bhikkhu Saṅgha in the Chinese community, and gained wide support from the Maha Theros and Preceptor Masters.
The 20th chief preceptor master from Amarapura Nikāya Most Ven. Dodampahala Chandrasiri Maha Nayaka Thero led ten Bhikkhus to Taiwan, established the Fundamental Sima, conferred the Bhikkhu high ordination, and confirmed Sambodhi Saṅgha as the representative of Amarapura Nikāya in the Chinese community.
The Vinaya inheritance of the Sambodhi Saṅgha Bhikkhus originate from Myanmar and Sri Lanka. The Sambodhi Saṅgha Bhikkhus follow Ven. Vūpasama Thero, and firmly believe that the teachings of Buddha Śākyamuni and the Saṅgha are inseparable. Sambodhi Saṅgha respect all the Vinaya lineages, no matter from Sri Lanka, Thailand, or Myanmar.