Abbreviations
| AN | Aṅguttara Nikāya |
| As | Adhikaraṇa-samatha |
| Ay | Aniyata |
| BD | Book of Discipline |
| BMC1 | The Buddhist Monastic Code, vol. I |
| BMC2 | The Buddhist Monastic Code, vol. II |
| C | Commentary |
| Cp | Cariyāpiṭaka |
| Cv | Cullavagga |
| DN | Dīgha Nikāya |
| Dhp | Dhammapada |
| Iti | Itivuttaka |
| K | Kaṅkhāvitaraṇī |
| Khp | Khuddakapāṭha |
| MN | Majjhima Nikāya |
| Mv | Mahāvagga |
| NP | Nissaggiya Pācittiya |
| Pc | Pācittiya |
| Pd | Pāṭidesanīya |
| Pr | Pārājika |
| Pv | Parivāra |
| SN | Saṁyutta Nikāya |
| Sn | Sutta Nipāta |
| SC | Sub-commentary |
| Sg | Saṅghādisesa |
| Sk | Sekhiya |
| Thag | Theragāthā |
| V | Vimati-vinodanī |
| Vism | Visuddhimagga |
Numbers in the references to Mv, Cv, and Pv denote chapter, section and sub-section; in the references to DN, Iti, Khp, and MN, discourse (sutta); in the references to AN, Cp, SN, and Sn, section (saṁyutta or nipāta) and discourse; in the references to Dhp, verse.
