The breaking of a vow the observance of which is fundamental to successfully accomplishing the path. Its definition is as follows: if the vow is kept it is the root that gives rise to all the excellent qualities of the path and result; if it is not kept it becomes the cause of lower realms and the root of suffering, and as a result one falls further and further down in subsequent lives. [TLWF 2011][NS]

A vow the observance of which is fundamental to successfully accomplishing the path. Defined as follows: if the vow is kept, it is the root that gives rise to all the excellent qualities of the path and result; if it is not kept, it becomes the cause of lower realms and the root of suffering, and as a result one falls further and further down in subsequent lives. [GWPT 2004]