Buddhist Monastic Code
BMC1 is primarily concerned with the Pāṭimokkha rules while BMC2 is primarily concerned with the Khandhaka rules although there is no clear demarcation between the two volumes and much of the material overlaps.
Abbreviations Used in BMC 1 and BMC2
| AN | Aṅguttara Nikāya |
| As | Adhikaraṇa-samatha |
| Ay | Aniyata |
| BD | Book of Discipline |
| BMC1 | The Buddhist Monastic Code, vol. 1 |
| BMC2 | The Buddhist Monastic Code, vol. 2 |
| C | Commentary |
| Cp | Cariyāpiṭaka |
| Cv | Cullavagga |
| DN | Dīgha Nikāya |
| Dhp | Dhammapada |
| Iti | Itivuttaka |
| Khp | Khuddakapāṭha |
| MN | Majjhima Nikāya |
| Mv | Mahāvagga |
| NP | Nissaggiya Pācittiya |
| Pācittiya | Pācittiya |
| Pd | Paṭidesanīya |
| Pr | Pārājika |
| PTS | Pali Text Society |
| Parivara | Parivāra |
| SN | Saṁyutta Nikāya |
| Sn | Sutta Nipāta |
| SC | Sub-commentary |
| Sg | Saṅghādisesa |
| Sk | Sekhiya |
| V | Vimati-vinodanī |
Numbers in the references to Mv, Cv, and Parivara 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.