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#Or is it a current practice, of which it maybe cannot be said that it has a basis in any rule contained in the scripture of the Tipitaka?
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Maybe people can put forth ideas to achieve this on the following page: [[origin
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Maybe people can put forth ideas or suggestions to achieve this on the following page: [[WikiVinaya:Distinguishing_origins_of_rules]]
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==Accounts==
The WikiVinaya can be read and consulted by anybody, but if you want to contribute to WikiVinaya, and edit or add articles or pages, you should open an account. Opening an account can be done very quickly by clicking on the link on the top of this page.
The WikiVinaya can be read and consulted by anybody, but if you want to contribute to WikiVinaya, and edit or add articles or pages, you should open an account. Opening an account can be done very quickly by clicking on the link on the top of this page.
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When editing or adding to the WikiVinaya, an effort should be made not to mix the original 'Vinaya of the Buddha' with later interpretations, scriptures and practices. This may be done by dividing the articles up in different paragraphs, or splitting articles up in smaller articles. Contributors to the WikiVinaya are encouraged to always include references to texts in order to avoid confusion about who said what, when. The purpose of this is to make it easy for readers to make the distinction between the words of the Buddha and the various opinions and interpretations which are of a later origin and of a commentarial nature. The references should be sufficiently clear so that they can be verified by who chooses to do so.
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==Pali and translations==
The Vinaya Wikia is aimed at the Vinaya of the Pali Canon (or Tipitaka), so sometimes quotations in the Pali language will need to be included, but please be sure to accompany those by an accurate English translation.
The Vinaya Wikia is aimed at the Vinaya of the Pali Canon (or Tipitaka), so sometimes quotations in the Pali language will need to be included, but please be sure to accompany those by an accurate English translation.

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Welcome to the Community Portal of the WikiVinaya, the area where you can find out more about WikiVinaya and get into contact with (other) contributors to WikiVinaya.

Contributing to the WikiVinaya

Although rules with different origins can all be included on WikiVinaya, it should at all times be clear what the 'status' of a certain practice or rule is:

  1. Is it Buddha-Vinaya (contained in the Vinaya Pitaka)?
  2. Is it one of a number of variant interpretations of a passage or rule in the Vinaya Pitaka?
  3. Is it a commentarial comment on the Vinaya, written down (many) centuries after the passing away of the Buddha?
  4. Or is it a current practice, of which it maybe cannot be said that it has a basis in any rule contained in the scripture of the Tipitaka?

Maybe people can put forth ideas or suggestions to achieve this on the following page: WikiVinaya:Distinguishing_origins_of_rules

Accounts

The WikiVinaya can be read and consulted by anybody, but if you want to contribute to WikiVinaya, and edit or add articles or pages, you should open an account. Opening an account can be done very quickly by clicking on the link on the top of this page.

Pali and translations

The Vinaya Wikia is aimed at the Vinaya of the Pali Canon (or Tipitaka), so sometimes quotations in the Pali language will need to be included, but please be sure to accompany those by an accurate English translation.

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