Sutta Pitaka - Contents

Contents

Theravāda

Countries
  • Nepal
  • India
  • Sri Lanka
  • Cambodia
  • Laos
  • Burma
  • Thailand
  • Bangladesh

Texts
  • Pali Canon
  • Commentaries
  • Subcommentaries

History
  • Pre-sectarian Buddhism
  • Early schools
  • Sthavira
  • Asoka
  • Third Council
  • Vibhajjavada
  • Mahinda
  • Sanghamitta
  • Dipavamsa
  • Mahavamsa
  • Buddhaghosa

Doctrine
  • Saṃsāra
  • Nibbāna
  • Middle Way
  • Noble Eightfold Path
  • Four Noble Truths
  • Enlightenment Stages
  • Precepts
  • Three Jewels
  • Outline of Buddhism
  • view
  • talk
  • edit
Further information: List of suttas

There are five nikayas (collections) of suttas:

  1. Digha Nikaya (dīghanikāya), the "long" discourses.
  2. Majjhima Nikaya, the "middle-length" discourses.
  3. Samyutta Nikaya (saṃyutta-), the "connected" discourses.
  4. Anguttara Nikaya (aṅguttara-), the "numerical" discourses.
  5. Khuddaka Nikaya, the "minor collection".

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