Wikivinaya:Distinguishing origins of rules
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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 those who choose to do so.
