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Vinaya refers to the original rules laid down by Buddha to his followers, the Sangha, and which are detailed in the first of the four Pali texts, Vinaya-Pitaka. Vinaya is the fourth of the five primary subjects for the Buddhist teacher or Geshe degree. This subject concerns itself mainly with disciplinary laws and the laws of cause and effect.
