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1. The Buddha Smiles Abbreviations
   Abbreviations Pali Suttas: AN Aṅguttara Nikāya Dhp Dhammapada DN Dīgha Nikāya MN Majjhima Nikāya SN Saṁyutta Nikāya Thig Therīgāthā Ud Udāna Pali Vinaya: Cv Cullavagga Mv Mahāvagga NP Nissaggiya Pācittiya Pc Pācittiya Pr Pārājika Sg Saṅghādisesa Sk Sekhiya All translations are based on the Royal Thai Edition of the Pali Canon (Bangkok: Mahāmakut Rājavidyālaya, 1982).
2. The Buddha Smiles Glossary
    … used in ancient India for a person who has attained the highest religious goal. In Buddhism, it usually denotes the Buddha, although occasionally it also denotes any of his arahant disciples. Vinaya: The monastic discipline, whose rules and traditions comprise six volumes in printed text. Yakkha: Spirit; a lower level of deva—sometimes friendly to human beings, sometimes not—often dwelling in trees or … 
3. The Buddha Smiles Introduction
    … His instructions to Rāhula in MN 61 note that one shouldn’t tell a deliberate lie, “even in jest.” A passage in the Vinaya (Sk 51) tells of a monk, formerly an actor, who made a joke about the Saṅgha. The Buddha, in response, made it an offense for a monk to tell a joke not only about the Saṅgha, but also about the … 
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