[1088] "The basis should be known" means: the basis (vatthu) of the eight pārājika offenses should be known; the basis of the twenty-three saṅghādisesa offenses should be known; the basis of the two aniyata offenses should be known; the basis of the forty-two nissaggiya offenses should be known; the basis of the one hundred and eighty-eight pācittiya offenses should be known; the basis of the twelve pāṭidesanīya offenses should be known; the basis of the dukkaṭa offenses should be known; the basis of the dubbhāsita offenses should be known.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.