This is the first of three volumes of texts from the Theravada Vinaya which was published as part of the Sacred Books of the East series in the 19th century. The edition reviewed is the Indian reprint from the series.The translation is dated, but still readable. The Romanization system used is that standardized for the Sacred Books of the East series, and so does not correspond to modern systems of Romanization for Pali. Anyone who knows Pali (or who can figure out the 19th century phonetics table) will have no trouble with it.Footnotes are generally based on the traditional commentaries.