[ Mahāvagga Contents ]

I mahākhandhako

The Great Khandhaka

1 bodhikathā: The Discussion of the Bodhi (Tree)
2 ajapālakathā: The Discussion of the Goatherd’s (Banyan Tree)
3 mucalindakathā: The Discussion of Mucalinda
4 rājāyatanakathā: The Discussion of the Rājāyatana [King’s Realm] (Tree)
5 brahmayācanakathā: The Discussion of the Brahmā’s Request
6 pañcavaggiyakathā: The Discussion of the Group-of-five
7 pabbajjākathā: The Discussion of Going-forth
catuggihisahāyakappabbajjā: The Four Householder Friends’ Going-forth
paññāsagihisahāyakapabbajjā: The Fifty Householder Friends’ Going-forth
8 mārakathā: The Discussion of Māra
9 tīhi saraṇagamanehi upasampadākathā: The Discussion of Acceptance by Three Goings-for-refuge
10 dutiyamārakathā: The Second Discussion of Māra
11 bhaddavaggiyavatthu: The Discussion of the Auspicious Group
12 uruvelapāṭihāriyakathā: The Discussion of the Marvels at Uruvelā
13 bimbisārasamāgamakathā: The Discussion of the Meeting with (King) Bimbisāra
14 sāriputtamoggallānapabbajjākathā: The Discussion of Sāriputta and Moggallāna’s Going-forth
abhiññātānaṃ pabbajjā: The Going-forth of Well-known Sons
15 upajjhāyavattakathā: The Discussion of Duties Toward a Preceptor
16 saddhivihārikavattakathā: The Discussion of Duties Toward a Student
17 paṇāmitakathā: The Discussion of Dismissed (Students)
18 ācariyavattakathā: The Discussion of Duties Toward a Teacher
19 antevāsikavattakathā: The Discussion of Duties Toward a Pupil
20 paṇāmanā khamāpanā: The Discussion of Dismissal and Asking Forgiveness
21 bālābyattavatthu: The Discussion of Inexperienced, Incompetent (Monks)
22 nissayapaṭippassaddhikathā: The Discussion of Lapses in Dependence
23 upasampādetabbapañcakaṃ: Sets of Five on Who Should Give Acceptance
24 upasampādetabbachakkaṃ: Sets of Six on Who Should Give Acceptance
25 aññatitthiyapubbakathā: The Discussion of Those Previously a Member of Another Religion
26 pañcābādhavatthu: Discussion of the Five Diseases
27 rājabhaṭavatthu: The Case of One Who is in the King’s Service
28 aṅgulimālacoravatthu: The Story of Aṅgulimāla the Criminal
29 kārabhedakacoravatthu: The Case of the Criminal who had Broken out of Prison
30 likhitakacoravatthu: The Case of the Criminal for Whom a Warrant had been Sent Out
31 kasāhatavatthu: The Case of the Man Who had been Whipped
32 lakkhaṇāhatavatthu: The Case of the Man Who had been Branded
33 iṇāyikavatthu: The Case of the Debtor
34 dāsavatthu: The Case of the Slave
35 kammārabhaṇḍuvatthu: The Case of the Shaven-headed Blacksmith
36 upālidārakavatthu: The Story of the Boy Upāli
37 ahivātakarogavatthu: The Case of Plague
38 kaṇṭakavatthu: The Case of Kaṇṭaka
39 āhundarikavatthu: The Case of Crowding
40 nissayamuccanakakathā: The Case of Release from Dependence
41 rāhulavatthu: The Case of Rāhula
42 sikkhāpadakathā: Discussion of Training Rules
43 daṇḍakammavatthu: The Case of Punishment
44 anāpucchāvaraṇavatthu: The Case of the Prohibition Made Without Having Taken Leave
45 apalāḷanavatthu: The Case of Luring Away
46 kaṇṭakasāmaṇeravatthu: The Case of Kaṇṭaka the Novice
47 paṇḍakavatthu: The Case of the Paṇḍakas
48 theyyasaṃvāsakavatthu: The Case of Affiliation Through Theft
49 tiracchānagatavatthu: The Case of the Animal
50 mātughātakavatthu: The Case of the Matricide
51 pitughātakavatthu: The Case of the Patricide
52 arahantaghātakavatthu: The Case of the Murderers of Arahants
53 bhikkhunīdūsakavatthu: The Case of the Molesters of Bhikkhunīs
54 ubhatobyañjanakavatthu: The Case of the Hermaphrodite
55 anupajjhāyakādivatthūni: The Cases of Those without Preceptors, etc.
56 apattakādivatthu: The Cases of Those Without Bowls, etc.
57 napabbājetabbadvattiṃsavāro: The List of Thirty-two Who Should not be Given the Going-forth
58 alajjīnissayavatthūni: The Cases of Dependence on/by the Shameless
59 gamikādinissayavatthūni: The Cases Concerning Dependence for Those on a Journey, etc.
60 gottena anussāvanānujānanā: The Allowance for Proclamation by Clan Name
61 dveupasampadāpekkhādivatthu: The Cases of Two Candidates, etc.
62 gabbhavīsūpasampadānujānanā: The Allowance for Giving Acceptance to One Twenty Years After Becoming a Fetus
63 upasampadāvidhi: Procedure for Giving Acceptance
64 cattāro nissayā: The Four Supports
65 cattāri akaraṇīyāni: The Four Things Never to be Done
66 āpattiyā adassane ukkhittakavatthūni: The Cases of Those Suspended for not Seeing an Offense
Tassuddānaṁ: Summary