Mahavagga
(selected texts)

The Mahavagga includes several sutta-like texts, including an account of the period immediately following the Buddha's Awakening, his first sermons to the group of five monks, and stories of how some of his great disciples joined the Sangha and themselves attained Awakening. Also included are the rules for ordination, for reciting the Patimokkha during uposatha days , and various procedures that monks are to perform during formal gatherings of the community.

The passages listed below follow the numbering convention used by I.B. Horner in her PTS English translations.

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