The Entrance to the Vinaya Vinayamukha

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