Khuddaka Nikaya [in progress]
“Collection of Little Texts”, 15 separate miscellaneous texts, many in verse form, which contain both some of the earliest and latest material in the Canon.
Khuddaka,patha (Kh or Khp)
“Minor Readings”, a short collection of text for recitation.
| Sutta | SD No. | Sutta [Topic] | |
| Kh 7 | 2.7 | Tirokudda Sutta. The departed and merit. | |
| Kh 8 | *** | Nidhikanda Sutta. The power of merit. | |
| Kh 9 | 38.3 | (Karaniya) Metta Sutta. Unconditional acceptance and positive emotion. = Sn 1.8. | |
Sutta Nipata (Sn)
“Grroup of Discourses”, a collection of 71 verse Suttas, including what some see as very early material, such as the Atthaka Vagga.
| Sutta | SD No. | Sutta [Topic] | |
| Sn 1.2 | *** | Dhaniya Sutta. *** | |
| Sn 1.4 | *** | Kasi Bhara,dvaja Sutta. *** = S 7.11. | |
| Sn 1.5: 55 | 13.1 | The Satipatthana Suttas. Introduction. | |
| Sn 1.7 | *** | Vasala Sutta. *** | |
| Sn 1.8 | 38.3 | (Karaniya) Metta Sutta. Unconditional acceptance and positive emotion. = Kh no 9. | |
| Sn 1.11 | 3.8 | (6) Vijaya Sutta. Disillusionment regarding the body. See under Essays. | |
| Sn 1.13: 211 | 12.1 | Why the Buddha hesitated to teach. Muni Sutta. | |
| Sn 2.2 | 4.24 | Amagandha Sutta. You are not always what you eat. | |
| Sn 2.14: 394ab | 4.24 | (3.1) Amagandha Sutta. You are not always what you eat. | |
| Sn 2.14: 394 | 27.3 | (3) Adhipateyya Sutta. On the true priorities that bring liberation. | |
| Sn 3.2 | *** | Padhana Sutta. The Bodhisattva’s struggle for awakening. | |
| Sn 3.4 | 22.2 | Sundarika Bhara,dvaja Sutta. Who is truly worthy of offerings? | |
| Sn 3.9 | 37.1 | Vasettha Sutta. You are what you do. = M 98. | |
| Sn 3.12: p140 | 13.1 | (3.5) The Satipatthana Suttas. Introduction. Dvayatânupassana Sutta | |
Dhammapada & Commentary (Dh or Dhp & DhA)
“Stanzas on Dhamma”, a popular collection of 432 pithy verses of a largely ethical nature.
| Verse No. | SD No. | Sutta [Topic] | |
| Dh 1-2 | 17.8a | Consciousness and the fruit salad simile. | |
| Dh 7-8 | 13.1 | (3.5) The Satipatthana Suttas. Introduction. | |
| Dh 64-65 | 24.6a | (Anubaddha) Bhikkhu Sutta. The mind can only truly focus in mental solitude. | |
| Dh 97 | 10.6 | Two levels of religious language. Words, meaning and truth. | |
| Dh 129 | 27.3 | (3) Adhipateyya Sutta. On the true priorities that bring liberation. | |
| Dh 129-130 | 1.5 | (1) Velu,dvareyya Sutta. The golden rule. | |
| Dh 152 | 24.6 | (2.8) Anubaddha Bhikkhu Sutta. The mind can only truly focus in mental solitude. | |
| Dh 152 | 50.2 | (2) Laludayi Thera Vatthu 2. The story of the elder Laludayi (DhA 11.7). Cf J 211. | |
| Dh 158 | 24.6 | (2.8) Anubaddha Bhikkhu Sutta. The mind can only truly focus in mental solitude. | |
| Dh 160 | 27.3 | (3) Adhipateyya Sutta. On the true priorities that bring liberation. | |
| Dh 166 | 24.6 | (2.8) Anubaddha Bhikkhu Sutta. The mind can only truly focus in mental solitude. | |
| Dh 206-208 | 24.6 | (2.8) Anubaddha Bhikkhu Sutta. The mind can only truly focus in mental solitude. | |
| Dh 241 | 50.3 | Laludayi Thera Vatthu 3. Pride comes before a fall. (DhA 18.4). Cf J 153. | |
| Dh 253 | 13.1 | (3.5) The Satipatthana Suttas. Introduction. Anupassana. | |
| Dh 273 f | 13.1 | (3.2d) The Satipatthana Suttas. Introduction. Ekâyana,magga. | |
| Dh 277-279 | 26.8 | (1.1) Dhamma,niyama Sutta. Impermanence, suffering and not-self. | |
| Dh 277a, 279a | 26.4 | (4) Cula Saccaka Sutta. The conversion of a boastful debater. | |
| Dh 294 | 10.6 | (6) The nature of religious language. Ultimate meaning. | |
| Dh 302 | 24.6 | (2.8) Anubaddha Bhikkhu Sutta. The mind can only truly focus in mental solitude. | |
| Dh 354 | 22.10b | (3.8) Greater than the incomparable giving | |
Udana (U or Ud)
“Verses of Uplift”, 80 short Suttas based on inspired stanzas.
| Sutta | SD No. | Sutta [Topic] | |
| U 1.10 | 33.7 | (Jhana) Bahiya Sutta. Practice leading to dhyana. | |
| U 3.1 | *** | (Sabba) Kamma (Jaha) Sutta. *** | |
| U 3.2 | 43.7 | Nanda Sutta. Nanda overcomes sense-desire. | |
| U 3.3 | 28.9c | Yasoja Sutta. Spiritual resilience in the face of rejection | |
| U 3.6 | 60.3 | Pilinda Sutta. Dealing with habitual tendencies. | |
| U 3.7 | 71.3 | (Sakka) Kassapa Sutta. Even the gods need merit. | |
| U 3.8 | Pinda,patika Sutta. *** | ||
| U 4.1 | 34.2 | Meghiya Sutta. A teacher’s skill & spiritual friendship. = A 9.3 | |
| U 4.4 | 24.9 | Junha Sutta or Yakkhapahara Sutta. S?riputta in samadhi is unharmed by a yaksha. | |
| U 4.6 | 27.6a | (2.3) Pindola Sutta. Pindola as an exemplary monk and meditator. | |
| U 5.3 | 70.4 | Kutthi Sutta. *** | |
| U 5.5 | 59.2 | (Samudda) Uposatha Sutta 2. The parable of the great ocean. = A 8.20. | |
Iti,vuttaka (It or Itv)
“As It Was Said”, 112 short Suttas.
| Sutta | SD No. | Sutta [Topic] | |
| It 1.3.7 | 30.7 | Metta Bhavana Sutta. The benefits of lovingkindness. | |
| It 2.1.8 | 2.16 | (13) Na Kuhana Sutta 1. The spiritual life is not for deceving others. | |
| It 2.1.10 | 16.14 | Somanassa Sutta. Samvega and its benefit. | |
| It 3.2.1 | 22.17 | (2.1) Puñña,kiriya,vatthu Sutta. The three grounds for merit-making. | |
| It 3.2.4< | *** | Addha Sutta. The nature of the aggregates. | |
| It 3.2.4 | 14.9 | (2) Addha Sutta. (The verses.) | |
| It 3.3.4 | 24.20 | Santatara Sutta. Cessation of feeling and perception is more peaceful than the formless states. | |
| It 3.4.4 | 23.8a | (1.2) Pañca Pubba,nimitta Sutta. How the gods know they are about to die. | |
| It 3.5.2 | 28.9b | Jivika Sutta. The true purpose of the spiritual life. | |
| It 3.5. 3 | 24.10a | Sanghatikanna Sutta. He practises the Dharma is near the Buddha. | |
Theragatha (Tha, Th or Thag)
“Elders’ Verses I”, 107 poems in 1279 stanzas, telling how a number of monks attained enlightenment.
| Verse No. | SD No. | Sutta [Topic] | |
| Tha 88 | 20.9 | (1104 comy) Ajjuna Theragatha. Pulling oneself out of the waters of suffering. | |
| Tha 89 | 20.9 | (1104 comy) Deva,sabha Theragatha. Crossing the floods. | |
| Tha 212 f | 43.2 | Kisa Gotam1. An early case of denial. | |
| Tha 217 f | 15.7 | Sandhita Theragath. Benefit of recollecting the Buddha. | |
| Tha 280 | 15.7 | Nandaka Thera,gatha. Meaning of tathagata. | |
| Tha 325-329 | 19.16 | Girimananda Theragatha. | |
| Tha 423-428 | 20.10 | Migajala Theragatha. True solitude. | |
| Tha 469-472 | 3.14 | See under Essays | |
| Tha 1091-1145 | 20.9 | Tala,puta Thera,gatha. A spiritual soliloquy and the joy of spiritual solitude. | |
Therigatha (Thi or Thig)
“Verses of the Elder Nuns”, 73 poems in 522 stanzas, telling how a number of early nuns awakened.
| Verse No. | SD No. | Sutta [Topic] | |
| ( ) | 1.9 | See under Essays. | |
| Thi 260-271 | 3.8 | Isidasi. See under Essays. | |
| Thi 366-399 | 20.7 | Subha Therigatha. The true meaning of seeing. | |
Apadana (Ap)
“Stories” on past lives of monks and nuns whose verses are given in the Theragatha and Therigatha.
| Sutta | SD No. | Sutta [Topic] | |
| Ap 531 | 10.6 | Maha Pajpati Gotami Theri Apadana. Gotami’s praise of the Buddha. | |
Jataka (J)
A collections of 547 “Birth Stories” dealing with previous lives of the Buddha, with the aim of illustrating points of morality. The full stories are told in the commentary (JA), based on the verses and small sections of prose (J), which are canonical.
| Sutta | SD No. | Sutta [Topic] | |
| J 153 | 50.3 | Sukara Jataka. ***. Cf DhA 18.4 (on Dh 241). | |
| J 157 | 37.14 | How Robes are Recycled. = V 2:290 f; DhA 2.1/1:218-220. | |
| J 211 | 50.2 | Soma,datta Jataka. A father’s foolishness, a son’s wisdom. Cf DhA 11.7 on Dh 152. | |
| J 245 | 11.9 | Mula,pariyaya Jataka. How conceit prevents awakening. | |
| J 424 | 22.10a | Aditta Jataka. What is given is well saved. | |
| J 531 | 23.8 | Kusa Jataka intro. The 5 omens of a deva’s death, the 5 signs of a monk’s failure. | |
Vimana Vatthu (Vv): “Stories of the Mansions”, on heavenly rebirths.
Peta Vatthu (Pv): “Stories of the Departed”, on ghostly rebirths.
Niddesa: Maha Niddesa (Nm, Niddl, N1 or Nd1) and Culla-Niddesa (Nc, NiddlI, N2 or Nd2): “Expositions”, in the form of a (canonical) commentary on part of Sutta Nipata.
Patisambhidamagga (Pm, Patis or Ps): “The Path of Discrimination”, an Abhidhamma-style analysis of certain points of doctrines and practice.
Buddhavamsa (B or Bv): “Chronicle of the Buddhas”, on 24 previous Buddhas.
Cariya Pitaka (C or Cp): “The Basket of Conduct”, on the conduct of Gotama in previous lives, building up the ‘perfections’ of a Bodhisatta.