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| INTRODUCTION TO THE VINAYA TEXTS FROM THE PÂLI | ix |
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| THE PÂTIMOKKHA | 1 |
| Nidâna | 1 |
| The Pârâgika Rules | 3 |
| The Samghâdisesa Rules | 7 |
| The Aniyata Rules | 16 |
| The Nissaggiya Pâkittiya Rules | 18 |
| The Pâkittiya Rules | 32 |
| The Pâtidesaniya Rules | 56 |
| The Sekhiya Rules | 59 |
| The Adhikarana-samatha Rules | 68 |
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| THE MAHÂVAGGA | 71 |
| First Khandaka (The Admission to the Order of Bhikkhus) | 73 |
| Second Khandhaka (The Uposatha Ceremony, and the Pâtimokkha) | 239 |
| Third Khandhaka (Residence during the Rainy Season) | 298 |
| Fourth Khandhaka (The Parâvanâ Ceremony) | 325 |