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Khandhaka is the second book of the Theravadin Vinaya Pitaka and includes the following two volumes: Mahāvagga: includes accounts of Gautama Buddha's and the ten principal disciples' awakenings, as well as rules for uposatha days and monastic ordination. Cullavagga: includes accounts of the First and Second Buddhist councils and the establishment of the community of bhikkhunis, as well as rules for addressing offenses within the sangha (monastic community).

Key facts

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Canonical text
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Vinaya Piṭaka
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Samantapāsādikā (Mahāvagga-aṭṭhakathā, Cūḷavagga-aṭṭhakathā)
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Mahāvagga; Cūḷavagga
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Kd; Mv; Cv
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Buddhaghosa
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Sāratthadīpanī-ṭīkā (Mahāvagga-ṭīkā, Cūḷavagga-ṭīkā); Vajirabuddhi-ṭīkā; Vimativinodanī-ṭīkā
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Bhāṇaka
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pli-tv-kd
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Suttavibhaṅga
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Parivāra

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8 sections
Contents
  • Origins
  • Outline
  • Translations
  • See also
  • References
  • Citations
  • Sources
  • External links

Khandhaka is the second book of the Theravadin Vinaya Pitaka and includes the following two volumes: Mahāvagga: includes accounts of Gautama Buddha's and the ten principal disciples' awakenings, as well as rules for uposatha days and monastic ordination. Cullavagga: includes accounts of the First and Second Buddhist councils and the establishment of the community of bhikkhunis, as well as rules for addressing offenses within the sangha (monastic community).

== Origins ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Khandhaka” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.