Early Monastic Buddhism v1.c15.s1.2
Early Monastic Buddhism v1.c15.s1.2
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v1.c15.s1.2
According to the Buddhists, *sīla* consists of *sammā vācā*, *sammā kammanta* and *sammā ājīva*, the three of the eight divisions of the Path leading to Nibbāna. These three terms practically include the whole code of moral laws that are prescribed for the conduct of the Buddhist monks.¹ In the *Vibhaṅga* (pp. 235-6) and the *Majjhima Nikāya* (III, pp. 251 ff.) these are detailed as follows:
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- Saccavibhaṅgasutta — Pāli
- Vibhaṅga — Pāli