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Khandhaka


Khandhaka (Pali) is the second book of the Theravadin Vinaya Pitaka and includes the following two volumes:

The Mahavagga has 10 chapters:

The Cullavagga has 12 chapters:

According to tradition, the Khandhaka was compiled at the first council, mentioned in the text, with the account of the first council added at the second and that of the second at the third. Scholars do not take this literally, but differ as to how far they disagree with it. Professor Erich Frauwallner argued in 1956 that the original version of this book was compiled at the second council, and this theory is still taken seriously by many scholars. For further scholarly opinions see Vinaya Pitaka and Pali Canon.


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