THE ESSENCE OF TIPIṬAKA

Essence of Tipiṭaka – Preface VRI would like to extend its gratitude to the Burma Piṭaka Association and U Ko

1. WHAT IS VINAYA PIṬAKA? The Vinaya Piṭaka is made up of rules of discipline laid down for regulating the

2. VINAYA PIṬAKA The Vinaya Piṭaka is made up of five books: (1) Pārājika Pāḷi (2) Pācittiya Pāḷi (3) Mahāvagga

3. WHAT IS SUTTANTA PIṬAKA? The Suttanta Piṭaka is a collection of all the discourses delivered by the Buddha on

4. DĪGHA NIKĀYA This collection in the Suttanta Piṭaka is named Dīgha Nikāya as it is made up of thirty-four

5. MAJJHIMA NIKĀYA This collection of medium length discourses is made up of one hundred and fifty-two suttas in three

5. MAJJHIMA NIKĀYA: Majjhima Paṇṇāsa Pāḷi 2 Majjhima Paṇṇāsa Pāḷi (a) Gahapati Vagga Kandaraka Sutta This discourse was delivered at

The Essence of Tipiṭaka – 5. MAJJHIMA NIKĀYA: Uparipaṇṇāsa Pāḷi 3 Uparipaṇṇāsa Pāḷi (a) Devadaha Vagga Devadaha Sutta This discourse

6. SAṂYUTTA NIKĀYA This collection of discourses in the Suttanta Piṭaka known as Saṃyutta Nikāya has 7762 suttas of varied

The Essence of Tipiṭaka – 6. SAṂYUTTA NIKĀYA: Nidāna Vagga Saṃyutta Pāḷi 2 Nidāna Vagga Saṃyutta Pāḷi This second major

The Essence of Tipiṭaka – 6. SAṂYUTTA NIKĀYA: Khandha Vagga Saṃyutta Pāḷi 3 Khandha Vagga Saṃyutta Pāḷi The main theme

The Essence of Tipiṭaka – 6. SAṂYUTTA NIKĀYA: Saḷāyatana Vagga Saṃyutta Pāḷi 4 Saḷāyatana Vagga Saṃyutta Pāḷi This division is

The Essence of Tipiṭaka – 6. SAṂYUTTA NIKĀYA: Mahā Vagga Saṃyutta Pāḷi 5 Mahā Vagga Saṃyutta Pāḷi The last vagga

7. AṄGUTTARA NIKĀYA This Collection of Discourses, Aṅguttara Nikāya, containing 9557 short suttas is divided into eleven divisions known as

8. KHUDDAKA NIKĀYA Of all the five nikāyas Khuddaka Nikāya contains the largest number of treatises (as listed below) and

9. WHAT IS ABHIDHAMMA PIṬAKA? Abhidhamma is the third great division of the Piṭaka. It is a huge collection of