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Parivāra

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The Parivāra is the appendix to the Vinaya Piį¹­aka, which is the oldest and smallest of the three sections of the Buddhist canonical Tipiį¹­aka. The Vinaya Piį¹­aka translates to "Basket of Discipline" and regulates monastic life and the daily affairs of monks and nuns according to rules attributed to the Buddha. The Parivāra itself is a classified digest of the rules found in the other Vinaya texts and appears to be specific to the Theravāda school of Buddhism. The Tipiį¹­aka is the complete canon of the Theravāda branch of Buddhism and is thought to be the oldest complete canon within Buddhism.12

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