schism observances; various duties a monk may suspend the recitation of the Patimokkha if another monk has an offence unconfessed nuns; the Buddha, after being asked seven times, finally agrees to establish an order of nuns, but warns that it will weaken the teaching and shorten its lifetime, and imposes some rules organizing nuns' orders (more on this can be found in the Pali Canon, most notably the Kunala Jataka; for the other side see Therigatha) shortly after the Buddha's death, Kassapa holds a council at which the teachings are recited; Upali answers questions on the vinaya and Ananda on the dhamma a century later a dispute arises on various points, mainly on the acceptance of gold and silver; another council is held which agrees on the stricter position, after receiving advice from an aged pupil of Ananda Translations Vinaya Texts, tr T. W. Rhys Davids & Hermann Oldenberg, Sacred Books of the East, volumes XIII, XVII & XX, Clarendon/Oxford, 1881-5; reprinted Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi (&? Dover, New York) Vol. XIII, Mahavagga I-IV, Vol. XVII, Mahavagga V-X, Kullavagga I-III, Vol. XX, Kullavagga IV-XII The Book of the Discipline, parts 4 & 5, tr I. B. Horner, Oxford 1951-2, Pali Text Society. Origins According to tradition, the Khandhaka was compiled at the first council, mentioned in the text, with the account of the first council added at the second and that of the second at the third. Scholars do not take this literally, but differ as to how far they disagree with it. Professor Erich Frauwallner argued in 1956 that the original version of this book was compiled at the second council, and this theory is still taken seriously by many scholars. For further scholarly opinions see Vinaya Pitaka and Pāli Canon. See also First Buddhist Council Second Buddhist Council Sangha Bhikkhuni Vinaya Pitaka References Citations Sources External links Original pali Text Tipiṭaka (Devanagari) on tipitaka.org (click on menu item चूळवग्गपाळि) retrieved 2018-09-04)] "Mahavagga (selected texts)", on www.accesstoinsight.org. Retrieved on 2007-05-14. "Cullavagga (selected texts)", on www.accesstoinsight.org. Retrieved on 2007-05-14. Vinaya Pitaka Theravada Buddhist texts