Which of the following Buddhist texts contains the rules of Monastic life?

U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1996

A. Digha-Nikaya
B. Vinaya Pitaka
C. Abhidhamma Pitaka
D. Vibhasha Shastra

Answer: Vinaya Pitaka

Option b is the correct answer. The Vinaya Pitaka is the oldest and smallest of the three pitakas, or baskets, of Buddhist canonical texts. It contains the rules and regulations governing the monastic community, as well as the history of the early Buddhist sangha.

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