Outline of Tipitaka - Pali Canon

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Outline of Tipitaka - Pali Canon

  • 1. Vinaya Pitaka: Basket of (monastic) Discipline - Rules of discipline for monks (bhikkhus) and nuns (bhikkhunis)
    • Suttavibhanga - 227 rules for monks and 311 rules for nuns
    • Khandhaka
      • Mahavagga
      • Cullavagga
    • Parivara - Abstract of Vinaya Pitaka in dialogue form

2. Sutta Pitaka: Basket of Discourses - Discourses of the Buddha

  • 1. Digha Nikaya: Long Discourses
      • Silakkhandha-vagga: The Division Concerning Morality (13 suttas)
      • Maha-vagga: The Large Division (10 suttas)
      • Patika-vagga: The Patika Division (11 suttas)
  • 2. Majjhima Nikaya: Middle-length Discourses
  • 3. Samyutta Nikaya: Grouped Discourses
      • Sagatha-vagga: contains 11 samyuttas
      • Nidana-vagga: contains 10 samyuttas
      • Khandha-vagga: contains 13 samyuttas
      • Salayatana-vagga: contains 10 samyuttas
      • Maha-vagga: contains 12 samyuttas
  • 4. Anguttara Nikaya: Further-factored Discourses
  • 5. Khuddaka Nikaya: Smaller Discourses
    • 1. Khuddakapatha: The short passages
    • 2. Dhammapada: The Path of Dhamma
    • 3. Udana: Exclamations
    • 4. Itivuttaka: The Thus-saids
    • 5. Sutta-Nipata: The Sutta Collection
    • 6. Vimanavatthu: Stories of the Celestial Mansions
    • 7. Petavatthu: Stories of the Hungry Ghosts
    • 8. Theragatha: Verses of the Elder Monks
    • 9. Therigatha: Verses of the Elder Nuns
    • 10. Jataka: Birth Stories
    • 11. Niddesa: Exposition
    • 12. Patisambhidamagga: Path of Discrimination
    • 13. Apadana: Stories
    • 14. Buddhavamsa: History of the Buddhas
    • 15. Cariyapitaka: Basket of Conduct
    • 16. Nettippakarana - In Thai and Burmese Tipitaka only
    • 17. Petakopadesa - In Thai and Burmese Tipitaka only
    • 18. Milindapanha - In Burmese Tipitaka only
  • 3. Abhidhamma Pitaka: Basket of Further Dhamma - Analysis of mind and matter
    • 1. Dhammasangani: Enumeration of Phenomena
    • 2. Vibhanga: The Book of Treatises
    • 3. Dhatukatha: Discussion with Reference to the Elements
    • 4. Puggalapannatti: Description of Individuals
    • 5. Kathavatthu: Points of Controversy
    • 6. Yamaka: The Book of Pairs
    • 7. Patthana: The Book of Relations