In Buddhism, the Patimokkha is the basic code of monastic discipline, consisting of 227 rules for monks (bhikkhus) and 311 for nuns (bhikkhunis). It is contained in the Suttavibhanga, a division of the Vinaya Pitaka.

The rules are arranged into sections:

• Parajika - Rules entailing expulsion from the Sangha (defeat)
• Sanghadisesa - Rules entailing an initial and subsequent meeting of the Sangha (communal meetings)
• Aniyata - Indefinite rules
• Nissaggiya Pacittiya - Rules entailing forfeiture and confession
• Pacittiya - Rules entailing confession
• Patidesaniya - Rules entailing acknowledgement
• Sekhiya - Rules of training
• Adhikarana Samatha - Rules for settling disputes