One of the three divisions of the Tipitaka. It contains rules und regulations for the conduct of monks und nuns in all the details of their lives. The rules are attributed to the Buddha himself, und an old commentary, incorporated into the text, gives accounts of the occasions on which the rules were formulated. A certain amount of historical matter is also found regarding the Order, especially in the last two chapters of the Cullavagga.
The Vinaya Pitaka consists of
the Sutta-Vibhanga,
the Khandhakas,
the Parivāra, und
the Pātimokkha.
The first is divided into
Pārājikā und
Pācittiya
und the second into
Mahāvagga und
Cullavagga.