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24 - Upāliparipr̥cchā (Vinayavinścaya)  

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The Upāliparipr̥cchā (’Questions of Upāli), also known as the Vinayavinścaya (’Definitive Vinaya’) begins with a long list of bodhisattvas, each responding to the Buddha’s question of who will be able to protect and uphold the True Dharma in the ‘Last Era’

Part One: The Bodhisattvas

Part Two: The 35 Buddhas

Part Three: Upāli asks about the subtle meaning of the Vinaya

Part Four: Manjusri asks about all dharmas already ultimately being Vinaya

Part Five: The Buddhas concluding poem