Khun Mae shared that when she first ordained, she relied on Navakovada as a guide- when she went tudong in the forest, she had only Navakovada (Thai version). She said we should study carefully and contemplate the guidelines taught – we may not be able to follow all but to do it gradually. Khun Mae said it is hard to find this book as it took her years to find the English version. As such, we would want to make it available to those who seek for this information.
Below is a scanned copy of the book Navakovada compiled by Somdet Phra Maha Samana Chao Krom Phraya Vajirananavarorasa (standard text for the Dhamma student, 3rd Grade).
Translated from Thai to English by the late Bhikkhu Pannavaddho (Peter J Morgan) (Wat Pa Barn Tard, Udorn Thani).
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- PART A: FOREWORD AND INTRODUCTION (pages i- xiv)
- PART B: VINAYA PANNATI- The Vinaya Rules (pages 3- 31)
- PART C: DHAMMA VIBHAGA- Dhamma Classified (pages 35-74)
- PART D: GIHI PATIPATTI- The Lay Person’s Practice pages 77- 91)
TABLE OF CONTENTS | Page |
Foreword | i |
Somdet Phra Maha Samana Chao Krom Phraya Vajirananavarorasa | iii |
Introduction to the 5th Siamese edition | vii |
Introduction to the 9th Siamese edition | xi |
Introduction to the 12th Siamese edition | xiii |
Introduction to the 1st English edition | xiv |
PART ONE: VINAYA PANNATTI- The Vinaya Rules | |
The Eight Anusasana- Admonitions | 3 |
The Three Sikkhas- Trainings | 3 |
The Seven Kinds of Appati- Offences | 4 |
The Six Reasons Why Apatti are Committed | 4 |
The 227 Patimokkha Sikkhapada- Precepts | 5 |
The Four Parajika – Defeat | 5 |
The 13 Sanghadisesa- Formal Meeting | 5 |
The Two Aniyata- Indefinite | 7 |
The 30 Nissagiya Pacittiya- Expiation with Forfeiture | 8 |
Civaravagga- The Section on Robes | 8 |
Kosiyavagga- The Section on Silk | 10 |
Pattavagga- The Section on Bowls | 11 |
The 92 Pacittiya- Expiation | 14 |
Musavadavagga- The Section on False Speech | 14 |
Bhutagamavagga- The Section on Vegetation | 15 |
Ovadavagga- The Section on Exhortation | 16 |
Bhojanavagga- The Section on Food | 17 |
Acelakavagga- The Section on Naked Ascetics | 19 |
Surapanavagga- The Section on Drinking Liquor | 20 |
Sappanavagga- The Section on Living Beings | 21 |
Sahadhammikavagga- The Section on According with Dhamma | 22 |
Ratanavagga- The Section on Treasures | 24 |
The Four Patidesaniya- To Be Confessed | 25 |
The 75 Sekhiyavatta- Trainings | 26 |
26 Saruppa- The Section on Proper Behaviour | 27 |
30 Bhojanapatisamyutta- The Section on Food | 28 |
16 Dhammadesanapatisamyutta- The Section on Teaching Dhamma | 29 |
Three Pakinnaka- The Section on Miscellanny | 30 |
The Four Adhikarana- Legal Processes | 30 |
The Seven Adhikaranasamatha- The Settlement of Legal Processes | 30 |
PART TWO: DHAMMA VIBHAGA- Dhamma Classified | |
Textual References from Pali Sources | 35 |
Duka- Groups of Two | |
1. Dhammas Which Are of Very Great Assistance | 36 |
2. Dhammas Which Are Lokapala- Protectors of the World | 36 |
3. Dhammas Which Make for Gracefulness | 36 |
4. People Whom It is Rare to Meet | 36 |
Tika- Groups of Three | |
1. The Three Ratana- Jewels | 36 |
2. The Value of the Three Jewels | 37 |
3. The Three Ways in Which Lord Buddha Taught | 37 |
4. The Three Exhortations of the Lord Buddha | 38 |
5. The Three Duccarita- Bad Ways of Behaviour | 38 |
6. The Three Sucarita- Proper Ways of Behaviour | 39 |
7. The Three Akusalamula- Bad Roots | 40 |
8. The Three Kusalamula- Good Roots | 40 |
9. The Three Sappurisapannatti- Those Things Which Worthy People Establish | 40 |
10. The Three Apannaka Patipada- Practices Which Are Free from Faults | 41 |
11. The Three Punnakiriyavatthu- Meritorious Fields of Action | 41 |
12. The Three Samannalakkhana- Characteristics Common to All Sankhara | 42 |
Catukka- Group of Four | |
1. Vuddhi- Growth by Way of Dhamma | 42 |
2. The Four Cakka- Wheels | 42 |
3. The Four Agati- Wrong Courses | 43 |
4. Four Dangers to Newly Ordained Bhikkhus and Samaneras | 43 |
5. The Four Padhana- Dilligent Efforts | 43 |
6. The Four Adhitthanadhamma- Dhammas Which Should Be Established in the Heart | 44 |
7. The Four Iddhipada- The Four Valuable Tools Which Enable One to Reach the Goal | 44 |
8. In Four Things One Should Not Be Careless | 45 |
9. The Four Parisuddhisila- Purity of Moral Behaviour | 46 |
10. The Four Arakkhammatthana- Protective Meditations | 46 |
11. The Four Brahmavhiahara- Divine Abidings | 47 |
12. The Four Satipatthana- Foundations of Mindfulness | 47 |
13. The Four Dhatukammatthana- Meditation on the Elements | 48 |
14. The Four Ariyasacca- Noble Truths | 49 |
Pancaka- Groups of Five | |
1. The Five Anantariyakamma- The Forms of Bad Kamma Which Bring Immediate Result | 50 |
2. The Five Abhinhapaccavekkhana- Recollections to be Frequently Practised | 51 |
3. The Five Vesarajjakaranadhamma- Dhammas Which Make for Self-Confidence | 52 |
4. Five Qualities New Bhikkhus Should Establish | 52 |
5. Five Qualities of a Dhammakathika- One Who Gives a Desana | 52 |
6. Five Dhammasavananisamsa- Benefits of Listening to Dhamma | 53 |
7. The Five Bala- Dhammas Which Are Powers | 53 |
8. The Five Nivarana- Hindrances | 54 |
9. The Five Khanda- Groups | 54 |
Chakka- Groups of Six | |
1. Six Kinds of Gavara- Reverence | 55 |
2. Six Kinds of Saraniyadhamma- Dhammas Which Should be Recollected | 55 |
3. The Six Internal Ayatana- Sense Fields | 57 |
4. The Six External Ayatana- Sense Fields | 57 |
5. The Six Vinnana- Sense Awareness | 57 |
6. The Six Samphassa- Contacts | 57 |
7. The Six Vedana- Feeling | 58 |
8. The Six Dhatu- Elements | 58 |
Sattaka- Groups of Seven | |
1. The Seven Aparihaniyadhamma- Dhammas Which Do Not Lead to Loss But Only to Development and Gain (for Bhikkhus) | 59 |
2. The Seven Ariyan Treasures | 59 |
3. Seven Kinds of Sappurisadhamma- The Dhammas of the Worthy (Developed) Man | 60 |
4. Another Seven Kinds of Sappurisadhamma | 61 |
5. The Seven Bojjhanga- Factors Leading to Enlightenment | 62 |
Atthaka- Groups of Eight | |
1. The Eight Lokadhamma- Worldly Dhammas | 63 |
2. The Eight Marks by Which to Decide What is Dhamma and Vinaya and What is Not | 63 |
3. The Path (Magga) Which Has Eight Factors (Anga) | 64 |
Navaka- Groups of Nine | |
1. The Nine Mala- Stains or Blemishes | 66 |
Dasaka- Groups of Ten | |
1. The 10 Akusalakammapatha- Bad Paths of Action | 66 |
2. The 10 Kusalakammapatha- Good Paths of Action | 67 |
3. The 10 Punnakiriyavatthu- Fields of Meritorious Action | 68 |
4. 10 Kinds of Dhamma upon Which a Bhikkhu Should Often Reflect | 69 |
5. 10 Kinds of Nathakaranadhamma- Dhammas Which Are for Help and Protection | 70 |
6. 10 Kinds of Kathavatthu- Topics Which Are Suitable for Conversation (Among Bhikkhus) | 71 |
7. The 10 Anussati- Concepts Which One Should Recollect | 72 |
Pakinnaka- Miscellaneous Groups | |
1. The 16 Upakkilesa- Faults Which Stain One’s Character | 73 |
2. The 37 Bodhipakkhiyadhamma- Dhammas Associated with Bodhi | 74 |
PART THREE: GIHI PATIPATTI- The Lay Person’s Practice | |
Catukka- Groups of four | |
1. Four Kinds of Kammakilesa- Action Which Defile | 77 |
2. Four Kinds of Apayamukkha- Causes Which Lead to Ruin | 77 |
3. Four Kinds of Ditthadhammikatthapayojana- Things That Are of Value in the Present | 77 |
4. Four Kinds of Samparayikatthapayojana- Things That Will Be of Value in the Future | 78 |
5. Four Types of False Friends- Including Four Characteristics of Each | 79 |
6. Four Types of True Friends- Including Characteristics of Each | 80 |
7. Four Kinds of Sanghavatthu- Qualities Making for Amicable Association | 81 |
8. Four Kinds of Sukha of Lay People | 81 |
9. Four Desires Which People in the World Have and Which They Attain in the Right way with Difficulty | 82 |
10. There Are Four Kinds of Dhamma Which Are Causes That Enable One to Attain One’s Desires (as above) | 82 |
11. A Wealthy Family Which Cannot Retain Its Wealth for Long Because of Four Things | 82 |
12. Four Dhammas for Lay People | 83 |
Pancaka- Groups of Five | |
1. Five Benefits Which Come from Having Wealth | 83 |
2. The Five Sila- Precepts | 84 |
3. Five Kinds of Micchavanijja- Trading Which is Wrong Dhamma | 85 |
4. The Five “Wealths” (Qualities) of the Lay Devotee (Upasaka) | 85 |
Chakka- Groups of Six | |
1. The Six Directions | 86 |
i) Mother and Father Should Be Upheld by Their Child in Five Ways | 86 |
The Child Should Be Helped by Its Mother and Father in Five Ways | 86 |
ii) The Acariya (Teacher) Should Be Upheld by His Pupil in Five Ways | 87 |
iii) A Wife Should Be Upheld by Her Husband in Five Things | 87 |
A Husband Should Be Helped by His Wife in Five Ways | 87 |
iv) One’s Friends Should Be Upheld by Oneself in Five Ways | 88 |
One Should Be Helped by One’s Friends in Five Ways | 88 |
v) Servants Should Be Upheld by Their Master in Five Ways | 88 |
The Master Should Be Helped by His Servants in Five Ways | 88 |
vi) Samanas Should Be Upheld by Their Disciples in Five Ways | 89 |
The Samanas Should Help Their Disciples in Six Ways | 89 |
2. The Six Apayamukha – Causes of Ruin | 90 |
i) Drinking Intoxicating Liquors Is Bad in Six Ways | 90 |
ii) Wandering Abroad at Night is Bad in Six Ways | 90 |
iii) Watching Shows is Bad in Six Ways Because of the Nature of What is Seen | 90 |
iv) Gambling Is Bad in Six Ways | 91 |
v) Having Bad People as Friends is Bad Because of Following Them in Six Ways | 91 |
vi) Being Lazy in Doing Work Is Bad in Six Ways | 91 |