Khandhaka
| Khandhaka | |
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| Type | Canonical text |
| Parent | Vinaya Piṭaka |
| Contains | Mahāvagga; Cūḷavagga |
| Attribution | Bhāṇaka |
| Commentary | Samantapāsādikā (Mahāvagga-aṭṭhakathā, Cūḷavagga-aṭṭhakathā) |
| Commentator | Buddhaghosa |
| Subcommentary | Sāratthadīpanī-ṭīkā (Mahāvagga-ṭīkā, Cūḷavagga-ṭīkā); Vajirabuddhi-ṭīkā; Vimativinodanī-ṭīkā |
| Abbreviation | Kd; Mv; Cv |
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| Theravāda Buddhism |
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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).