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Vinayapiṭaka · Parivāra · Vol. 8 · Section 919

[919] I shall ask about the Uposatha (uposatha), together with its origin (nidāna), together with its exposition (niddesa), together with its terms declared at the highest degree (samukkaṭṭhapadāna): how many offences (āpatti) are there? I shall answer about the Uposatha, together with its origin, together with its exposition, together with its terms declared at the highest degree: three offences.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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