Analysis of parallel sets of the Patimokkha rules in each Vinaya, clarifying how the various requirements pertain to different categories of women. Tables on this page indicate rule numbers only. Follow the links below each table to see the text of each rule, including English translations (Rule Details), and for the background stories of each rule organized in the same format. For a discussion, see Evolution of Rules.

Pali

Lokottaravada

Mahasanghika

Sarvastivada

Dharmaguptaka

Mahisasaka

Mulasarvastivada: Chinese

Mulasarvastivada: Tibetan

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Pali (Total of 8 rules)

	sikkhamana	kumaribhuta	gihigata
Age for vutthapana		Pacittiya 71	Pacittiya 65
Two-year requirement (completion of training)	Pacittiya 63	Pacittiya 72	Pacittiya 66
Sangha agreement for vutthapana	Pacittiya 64	Pacittiya 73	Pacittiya 67

Further Details

The Eight Rules; Rules in parallel; Background stories in parallel: Pali; Background stories in parallel: English Translation

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Lokottaravada (Total of 8 rules )

	one [who is trained in the precepts]	maiden	married woman
Age for vutthapana		Pacittiya 96	Pacittiya 100
Two-year requirement (learning the precepts)		Pacittiya 97	Pacittiya 101
Two-year requirement (completion of training)	Pacittiya 98	Pacittiya 98	Pacittiya 102
Sangha agreement for vutthapana	Pacittiya 99	Pacittiya 99	Pacittiya 103

Further Details

The eight rules; Rules in parallel; Background Stories: Hybrid Sanskrit; Background Stories: English Translation

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Mahasanghika (Total of 8 rules)

	one [who is trained in the precepts]	maiden	married woman
Age for vutthapana		Pacittiya 96	Pacittiya 100
Two-year requirement (learning the precepts)		Pacittiya 97	Pacittiya 101
Two-year requirement (completion of training)	Pacittiya 98	Pacittiya 98	Pacittiya 102
Sangha agreement for vutthapana	Pacittiya 99	Pacittiya 99	Pacittiya 103

Further Details

Eight Rules; Rules in parallel; Background Stories in parallel: Chinese; Background Stories in parallel: English Translation

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Sarvastivada (Total of 8 rules)

	disciple	married woman	maiden
Age for vutthapana		Pacittiya 108	Pacittiya 116
Sangha agreement for vutthapana		Pacittiya 109	Pacittiya 117
Two-year requirement	Pacittiya 111	Pacittiya 111	Pacittiya 121
Sangha agreement for vutthapana after two years	Pacittiya 112	Pacittiya 112	Pacittiya 122

Further Details

The eight rules; Rules in parallel; Background Stories: Chinese; Background Stories: English Translation.

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Dharmaguptaka (Total of 6 rules)

	one [the woman candidate]	maiden	married woman
Age for vutthapana	Pacittiya 121	Pacittiya 121	Pacittiya 125
Two-year requirement		Pacittiya 122	Pacittiya 125
Six precepts requirement		Pacittiya123
Sangha agreement for vutthapana		Pacittiya 124	Pacittiya 126

Further Details

The six rules; Rules in parallel; Background Stories: Chinese; Background Stories: English Translation.

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Mahisasaka (Total of 8 rules)

	sikkhamana	married woman	maiden
	two-year training	two-year training	two-year training
Age for:	Pacittiya115	Pacittiya 115	Pacittiya 106
Sangha agreement for:	Pacittiya 111	Pacittiya 111	Pacittiya 107
	vutthapana	vutthapana	vutthapana
Age for:	Pacittiya 113	Pacittiya 104	Pacittiya 113
Sangha agreement for:	Pacittiya 114	Pacittiya 105	Pacittiya 114

Further Details

The eight rules; Rules in parallel; Background Stories: Chinese; Background Stories: English Translation.

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Mulasarvastivada (Chinese) (Total of 6 rules)

	female (sikkhamana)	married woman		maiden
		going forth (samaneri)	vutthapana	vutthapana
Age for:		Pacittiya 108	Pacittiya 108	Pacittiya 115
Two-year requirement	Pacittiya 119		Pacittiya 109	Pacittiya 116
Should be ordained after two years	Pacittiya 120

Note: * In the vibhanga, female = sikkhamana

Further Details

The six rules; Rules in parallel; Background Stories: Chinese; Background Stories: English Translation.

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Mulasarvastivada (Tibetan) (Total of 7 rules)

	girl	woman**	married woman	unmarried woman [maiden]
Age for vutthapana	Pacittiya 73*		Pacittiya 76	Pacittiya 77
Two-year requirement		Pacittiya 80	Pacittiya 78	Pacittiya 79
Should be ordained after two years		Pacittiya 81

The seven rules; Rules in parallel.

*Pacittiya 73 appeared as parallel with Mulasarvastivada Chinese P108.

** We suggested ‘woman’ = sikkhamana (P80, 81 are parallel with the Mulasarvastivada Chinese P119, 120).