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NOTE ON THE BHÂNAVÅRAS.
As the division into Bhâna vâras or Portions for Recitation is of some value in the history of the way in which the books were handed down, and is now overshadowed by the more practical division for modern purposes adopted in this translation into chapters and sections, the following table may be of use :
Extent in text.
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MAHẬVAGGA. Present division. Pali title,
Page in
text. KHANDHAKA I. Chapter 6. Palhama-bhanavaram .. 14 , 14. Dutiyaka-bhanavaram.. 21. Uruvela-pâtihâriyam tatiyaka-bha
navaram nilthitam . . . . . 24. Katutthaka-bh. nitthitam . . . o. Upagghåya - vatta - bh. nitthitam
pañkamam. . . . . 33. Khattham bhanavaram . . . 38. Sattamam bhanavaram. 53. Abhayûvara-bh. nitthitam. . 79. . . . . . . . . . . . 98
98 KHANDHAKA II.
Chapter 16. Añña-titthiya-bh. nitthitam . . 115
, 27. Kodana-vatthu-bh. nillhitam . . 128 , 36, Uposatha-khandhake tatiyam bha
navaram . . . . . . . . 136 KHANDHAKA III.
Chapter 8. Vassâvâsa-bh. nitthitam ... 148
» 14: ............ 155 KHANDHAKA IV.
Chapter 6. Pathama-bh. nitthitam. . . . 164
» 18. . . . . . . . . . . . 178 KHANDHAKA V has no Bhânavaras, and ends in the
text on page ....... 198
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