At 12:39 AM 11-05-04, Stephen Hodge wrote:

>I had hoped that the old Rhys Davies version might have
>been available in etext format.

You mean this?

Vinaya Texts (The Sacred Books of the East Vol. XIII) Part I: The Pâtimokkha & The Mahâvagga, I-IV. tr. TW Rhys Davids and Hermann Oldenberg (Oxford, the Clarendon Press; 1881)
http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe13/index.htm

FYI, you can find a Vinaya web directory at
http://www.geocities.com/venkumara/evinaya/

>Also, while we are on the subject of Vinayas, has anybody on this list had a
>look at Gregory Schopen's latest book, or his earlier one, on Vinaya matters
>? His conclusions have significant implications for the provenance and
>dating of the Pali / Theravadin Vinaya.

I don't think I've come across any of Schopen's book. I'm interested in Vinaya and also unravelling the history of Theravadin scriptures. Can you please name the title?

Btw, you might like to try getting a qi gong or pranic healing master for your slip disc. I hear they can do wonders for such problems.



peace

Kumâra Bhikkhu