0. Preface 1 1. Varṣāvastu. 2 1.1 Orthographical characteristics of the Varṣāvastu 2 1.2 Phonological characteristics of the Varṣāvastu 6 1.3 Morphological characteristics of the Varṣāvastu 10 1.3.1 Declensions 10 1.3.2 Verbs 10 1.3.3 Compounds 11 1.4 Supplements to BHSD 11 2. Vinayasūtra 12 2.1 Orthographical characteristics of the Vārṣikavastu 12 2.2 Phonological characteristics of the Vārṣikavastu 14 2.3 Grammatical characteristics of the Vārṣikavastu 14 Symbols used in this edition 15 Abbreviations 15 Vinayavastu, Varṣāvastu/’Dul ba gźi, dByar gyi gźi 20 Variant readings in the Tibetan translation of the Varṣāvastu 92 Vinayasūtra, Vārṣikavastu/’Dul ba’i mdo, dByar gyi gźi 108