The Entrance to the Vinaya Vinayamukha 1

Foreword......Page 5 Somdetch Phra Mahā Samana Chao Krom Phrayā Vajirañāṇavarorasa......Page 8 Preface......Page 12 TOC......Page 21 CHAPTER I Upasampadā (Acceptance as a bhikkhu)......Page 23 The Four Fulfilling Conditions......Page 26 CHAPTER II The Vinaya......Page 31 The Root-cause of Paññatti (regulations)......Page 32 Āpatti (offences)......Page 34 The Benefits of Vinaya......Page 40 CHAPTER III The Rules of Training......Page 43 The Training-rules in the Pāṭimokkha......Page 45 The First Rule of Training......Page 49 The Second Rule of Training......Page 52 The Third Rule of Training......Page 67 The Fourth Rule of Training......Page 70 Nine Established at once upon being Āpatti......Page 77 Four Established on the Third Announcement......Page 94 Summary......Page 99 Aniyata - Indefinite......Page 100 The Section on Cloths, first......Page 104 The Section on Rugs, second......Page 123 The Section on Bowls, third......Page 129 Summary of the Bases for Nissaggiya......Page 141 Practical Treatment for Nissaggiya......Page 143 The Section on False Speech, first......Page 146 The Section on Plants, second......Page 156 The Section on Exhortation, third......Page 164 The Section on Food, fourth......Page 168 The Section on Naked Ascetics, fifth.......Page 180 The Section on Drinking Liquor, sixth.......Page 188 The Section on Living Beings, seventh.......Page 198 The Section on According with Dhamma, eighth......Page 204 The Section on Treasures, ninth......Page 213 Summary......Page 221 CHAPTER VIII Pāṭidesaniya - To be Confessed......Page 224 First group - On Proper Behaviour......Page 226 Second group - On Food......Page 232 Third Group - On Teaching Dhamma......Page 242 Fourth Group - Miscellaneous......Page 246 CHAPTER IX Adhikaraṇa-samatha - The Settlement of Legal Processes......Page 248 Time Measurement......Page 253 Linear Measurement......Page 257 Capacity Measurement......Page 258 Weight Measurement......Page 259 Standards of Money......Page 260 Special Measurements (dealing with the Sugata-span, etc.)......Page 262