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Theravāda Vinayapiṭaka

The Monastic Law for the Theravāda school in Pali. This collection is followed by mendicants of the Theravāda school. It is the only Vinaya for which we have a complete collection in the original Indic.

1. Not wearing the sarong evenly all around

Bu Sk 1
Parimaṇḍala

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2. Not wearing the upper robe evenly all around

Bu Sk 2
Dutiyaparimaṇḍala

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3. Not being well-covered

Bu Sk 3
Suppaṭicchanna

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4. Not being well-covered

Bu Sk 4
Dutiyasuppaṭicchanna

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5. Being unrestrained

Bu Sk 5
Susaṁvuta

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6. Being unrestrained

Bu Sk 6
Dutiyasusaṁvuta

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7. Not lowering the eyes

Bu Sk 7
Okkhittacakkhu

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8. Not lowering the eyes

Bu Sk 8
Dutiyaokkhittacakkhu

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9. Lifting the robes

Bu Sk 9
Ukkhittaka

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10. Lifting the robes

Bu Sk 10
Dutiyaukkhittaka

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11. Laughing loudly

Bu Sk 11
Ujjagghika

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12. Laughing loudly

Bu Sk 12
Dutiyaujjagghika

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13. Being noisy

Bu Sk 13
Appasadda

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14. Being noisy

Bu Sk 14
Dutiyaappasadda

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15. Swaying the body

Bu Sk 15
Kāyappacālaka

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16. Swaying the body

Bu Sk 16
Dutiyakāyappacālaka

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17. Swinging the arms

Bu Sk 17
Bāhuppacālaka

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18. Swinging the arms

Bu Sk 18
Dutiyabāhuppacālaka

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19. Swaying the head

Bu Sk 19
Sīsappacālaka

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20. Swaying the head

Bu Sk 20
Dutiyasīsappacālaka

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21. Hands on hips

Bu Sk 21
Khambhakata

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22. Hands on hips

Bu Sk 22
Dutiyakhambhakata

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23. Covering the head

Bu Sk 23
Oguṇṭhita

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24. Covering the head

Bu Sk 24
Dutiyaoguṇṭhita

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25. Squatting on the heels

Bu Sk 25
Ukkuṭika

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26. Clasping the knees

Bu Sk 26
Pallatthika

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27. Not receiving respectfully

Bu Sk 27
Sakkaccapaṭiggahaṇa

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28. Not receiving with attention on the almsbowl

Bu Sk 28
Pattasaññīpaṭiggahaṇa

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29. Not receiving in the right proportions

Bu Sk 29
Samasūpakapaṭiggahaṇa

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30. Not receiving on an even level

Bu Sk 30
Samatittika

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31. Not eating respectfully

Bu Sk 31
Sakkacca

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32. Not eating with attention on the almsbowl

Bu Sk 32
Pattasaññī

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33. Not eating in order

Bu Sk 33
Sapadāna

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34. Not eating in the right proportions

Bu Sk 34
Samasūpaka

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35. Making food into a heap

Bu Sk 35
Thūpakata

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36. Covering with rice

Bu Sk 36
Odanappaṭicchādana

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37. Requesting rice and bean curry

Bu Sk 37
Sūpodanaviññatti

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38. Finding fault

Bu Sk 38
Ujjhānasaññī

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39. Making an overlarge mouthful

Bu Sk 39
Nātimahanta

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40. Not making rounded mouthfuls

Bu Sk 40
Parimaṇḍala

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41. Opening the mouth

Bu Sk 41
Anāhaṭa

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42. Putting whole hand in mouth

Bu Sk 42
Sabbahattha

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43. Speaking with food in mouth

Bu Sk 43
Sakabaḷa

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44. Eating from lifted mouthfuls

Bu Sk 44
Piṇḍukkhepaka

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45. Breaking up mouthfuls

Bu Sk 45
Kabaḷāvacchedaka

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46. Stuffing the cheeks

Bu Sk 46
Avagaṇḍakāraka

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47. Shaking the hand

Bu Sk 47
Hatthaniddhunaka

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48. Scattering rice

Bu Sk 48
Sitthāvakāraka

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49. Sticking out the tongue

Bu Sk 49
Jivhānicchāraka

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50. Chomping

Bu Sk 50
Capucapukāraka

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51. Slurping

Bu Sk 51
Surusurukāraka

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52. Licking the hand

Bu Sk 52
Hatthanillehaka

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53. Licking the almsbowl

Bu Sk 53
Pattanillehaka

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54. Licking the lips

Bu Sk 54
Oṭṭhanillehaka

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55. Receiving with soiled hand

Bu Sk 55
Sāmisa

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56. Discarding waste water with rice

Bu Sk 56
Sasitthaka

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57. Holding a sunshade

Bu Sk 57
Chattapāṇi

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58. Holding a staff

Bu Sk 58
Daṇḍapāṇi

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59. Holding a knife

Bu Sk 59
Satthapāṇi

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60. Holding a weapon

Bu Sk 60
Āvudhapāṇi

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61. Wearing shoes

Bu Sk 61
Pāduka

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62. Wearing sandals

Bu Sk 62
Upāhanāruḷha

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63. Sitting in a vehicle

Bu Sk 63
Yāna

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64. Lying down

Bu Sk 64
Sayana

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65. Clasping the knees

Bu Sk 65
Pallatthika

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66. Wearing a headdress

Bu Sk 66
Veṭhita

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67. Covering the head

Bu Sk 67
Oguṇṭhita

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68. Sitting on the ground

Bu Sk 68
Chamā

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69. Sitting on a low seat

Bu Sk 69
Nīcāsana

The background story includes the Chava Jātaka tale, "the Jātaka on the low-caste man", found in slightly different form in the Jātaka collection.

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70. Standing

Bu Sk 70
Ṭhita

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71. Walking behind

Bu Sk 71
Pacchatogamana

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72. Walking next to the path

Bu Sk 72
Uppathenagamana

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73. Defecating while standing

Bu Sk 73
Ṭhitouccāra

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74. Defecating on cultivated plants

Bu Sk 74
Hariteuccāra

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75. Defecating in water

Bu Sk 75
Udakeuccāra

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