Parivāra

The Compendium

The Parivāra, “the Compendium”, is a technical analysis of the content of the Suttavibhaṅga and the Khandhakas. It summarizes and distils the essence of the Vinaya, leaving out all narratives and stories. The Parivāra is unique to the Theravada school and it is probable that it was compiled in the sectarian period. Its manner of analysis shares certain characteristics with the Abhidhamma, such as expanding and filling in schemes of classification not given in full detail in the other canonical texts.

• Pvr 1.1KatthapaññattivāraQuestions and answers on the monks’ Monastic Code and its analysis
• Pvr 1.2KatāpattivāraThe number of offenses within each rule
• Pvr 1.3VipattivāraThe classes of failure to which each rule belongs
• Pvr 1.4SaṅgahitavāraThe classes of offenses to which each rule belongs
• Pvr 1.5SamuṭṭhānavāraThe number of originations of each offense
• Pvr 1.6AdhikaraṇavāraThe legal issues to which each offense belongs
• Pvr 1.7SamathavāraHow each offense is settled
• Pvr 1.8SamuccayavāraSummary of the previous six sections
• Pvr 1.9KatthapaññattivāraQuestions and answers on the monks’ Monastic Code and its analysis
• Pvr 1.10KatāpattivāraThe number of offenses within each rule
• Pvr 1.11VipattivāraThe classes of failure to which each rule belongs
• Pvr 1.12SaṅgahitavāraThe classes of offenses to which each rule belongs
• Pvr 1.13SamuṭṭhānavāraThe number of originations of each offense
• Pvr 1.14AdhikaraṇavāraThe legal issues to which each offense belongs
• Pvr 1.15SamathavāraHow each offense is settled
• Pvr 1.16SamuccayavāraSummary of the previous six sections
• Pvr 2.1KatthapaññattivāraQuestions and answers on the nuns’ Monastic Code and its analysis
• Pvr 2.2KatāpattivāraThe number of offenses within each rule
• Pvr 2.3VipattivāraThe classes of failure to which each rule belongs
• Pvr 2.4SaṅgahavāraThe classes of offenses to which each rule belongs
• Pvr 2.5SamuṭṭhānavāraThe number of originations of each offense
• Pvr 2.6AdhikaraṇavāraThe legal issues to which each offense belongs
• Pvr 2.7SamathavāraHow each offense is settled
• Pvr 2.8SamuccayavāraSummary of the previous six sections
• Pvr 2.9KatthapaññattivāraQuestions and answers on the nuns’ Monastic Code and its analysis
• Pvr 2.10KatāpattivāraThe number of offenses within each rule
• Pvr 2.11VipattivāraThe classes of failure to which each rule belongs
• Pvr 2.12SaṅgahavāraThe classes of offenses to which each rule belongs
• Pvr 2.13SamuṭṭhānavāraThe number of originations of each offense
• Pvr 2.14AdhikaraṇavāraThe legal issues to which each offense belongs
• Pvr 2.15SamathavāraHow each offense is settled
• Pvr 2.16SamuccayavāraSummary of the previous six sections
• Pvr 3SamuṭṭhānasīsasaṅkhepaThe thirteen groups of originations of offenses
• Pvr 4AntarapeyyālaVarious topics with a focus on the origination of offenses
• Pvr 5SamathabhedaThe legal issues and their settling
• Pvr 6KhandhakapucchāvāraThe classes of offenses in the Chapters
• Pvr 7EkuttarikanayaThe numerical method
• Pvr 8UposathādipucchāvissajjanāAspects of the legal procedures
• Pvr 9AtthavasapakaraṇaThe ten reasons for the laying down of training rules
• Pvr 10GāthāsaṅgaṇikaVerses on the training rules
• Pvr 11AdhikaraṇabhedaVarious aspects of the four kinds of legal issues
• Pvr 12CodanādipucchāvissajjanāVerses on how to accuse properly
• Pvr 13CodanākaṇḍaAccusations and the process of investigation
• Pvr 14AnuvijjakassapaṭipattiThe short chapter on the resolution of conflicts
• Pvr 15MahāsaṅgāmaThe great chapter on the resolution of conflicts
• Pvr 16KathinabhedaThe robe-making ceremony
• Pvr 17UpālipañcakaVen. Upāli questions the Buddha
• Pvr 18AtthāpattisamuṭṭhānaThe origination of offenses
• Pvr 19DutiyagāthāsaṅgaṇikaVerses on offenses, training rules, and legal procedures
• Pvr 20SedamocanagāthāThe sudorific verses
• Pvr 21PañcavaggaLegal procedures, why the Monastic Law, resolution of legal issues