Abbreviations AN Aṅguttara Nikāya As Adhikaraṇa-samatha Ay Aniyata BD Book of Discipline BMC1 The Buddhist Monastic Code, vol. I C Commentary Cp Cariyāpiṭaka Cv Cullavagga DN Dīgha Nikāya Dhp Dhammapada Iti Itivuttaka Khp Khuddakapāṭha MN Majjhima Nikāya Mv Mahāvagga NP Nissaggiya Pācittiya Pc Pācittiya Pd Pāṭidesanīya Pr Pārājika PTS Pali Text Society Pv Parivāra SN Saṃyutta Nikāya Sn Sutta Nipāta SC Sub-commentary Sg Saṅghādisesa Sk Sekhiya Thag Theragāthā V Vimati-vinodanī 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 (saṃyutta or nipāta) and discourse; in the references to Dhp, verse.