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The Banner of the Arahants, Buddhist Monks and Nuns from the Buddhas Time till Now, by Bhikkhu Khantipalo, Buddhist Publication Society, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 1979

The Book of the Discipline, trans. I.B. Horner, in 6 volumes, Pali Text Society, 1970-86, 73 Lime Walk, Headington, Oxford OX3 7AD, England. [This is the (almost) complete English translation of the original Paali texts.]

Burmese Buddhist Culture, The Initiation of Novicehood and the Ordination of Monkhood, by Sao Htun Hmat Win, Department of Religious Affairs, Rangoon, Burma, 1986

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A Lay Buddhists Guide to the Monks Code of Conduct, Serpentine Buddhist Monastery, Lot 1 Kingsbury Drive, Serpentine, WA 6205, Australia.(Also: Bodhinyanarama Monastery, 17 Rakau Grove, Stokes Valley, Wellington, New Zealand.) [Pamphlet]

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WWW resources: Access to Insight is an excellent starting point: http://www.accesstoinsight.org/

_ Demonstrating how all the Buddhist Traditions still preserve the Vinaya texts:

Advice from Buddha Shakyamuni concerning a Monks Discipline, An Abridged Exposition of the Bhikshus Precepts, by Tenzin Gyatso, translated by Tsepak Rigzin and Glen H. Mullin, Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, Dharamsala, 1982.

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