What was later to become the written scripture of the Sutta Pitaka was first orally rehearsed by Buddha’s cousin Ananda at the first Buddhist council that was held shortly after the Buddha's death. The first council also defined the set of rules (Vinaya) that governed the life of monks and nuns within the monastic community. Tradition holds that little was added to the Canon after this. Scholars are more skeptical, but differ in their degrees of skepticism. Richard Gombrich thinks most of the first four nikayas (see below) go back to the Buddha, in content but not in form.[2] The late Professor Hirakawa Akira says that the First Council collected only short prose passages or verses expressing important doctrines, and that these were expanded into full length suttas over the next century.[3]
These teachings are arranged numerically. It includes, according to the commentary's reckoning, 9,565 short suttas grouped by number from ones to elevens. According to Keown, "there is considerable disparity between the Pāli and the Sarvāstivādin versions, with more than two-thirds of the sūtras found in one but not the other compilation, which suggests that much of this portion of the Sūtra Piṭaka was not formed until a fairly late date."[4]
This is a heterogeneous mix of sermons, doctrines, and poetry attributed to the Buddha and his disciples. The contents vary somewhat between editions. The Thai edition includes 1-15 below, the Sinhalese edition 1-17 and the Burmese edition 1-18.
The first four nikayas and more than half of the fifth have been translated by the Pali Text Society[1].
The first four have also been translated in the Teachings of the Buddha series by Wisdom Publications.
The first four nikayas, as well as six books from the Khuddaka Nikāya, have been translated from the Pali by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu and released under a Creative Commons license, and are available at dhammatalks.org
Selections (including material from at least two nikayas):
Buddhist Suttas, ed & tr T. W. Rhys Davids, Sacred Books of the East, volume XI, Clarendon/Oxford, 1881; reprinted by Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi (& ?Dover, New York)
The Word of the Buddha, ed & tr Nyanatiloka, 1935
Early Buddhist Poetry, ed I. B. Horner, Ananda Semage, Colombo, 1963
The Book of Protection, tr Piyadassi, Buddhist Publication Society, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 1981; translation of the paritta
In the Buddha's Words, ed & tr Bodhi, Wisdom Pubns, 2005
Early Buddhist Discourses, ed & tr John J. Holder, 2006
Sayings of the Buddha, ed & tr Rupert Gethin, Oxford University Press, 2008
Basic Teachings of the Buddha, ed & tr Glenn Wallis, New York: Random House, 2007
How old is the Sutta Pitaka? - Alexander Wynne, St John's College, Oxford University, 2003.
October 27, 2023
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The Sutta Piṭaka also referred to as Sutra Piṭaka or Suttanta Piṭaka English Basket of Discourse is the second of the three divisions of the Tripiṭaka the definitive canonical collection of scripture of Theravada Buddhism The other two parts of the Tripiṭaka are the Vinaya Piṭaka and the Abhidhamma Piṭaka The Sutta Pitaka contains more than 10 000 suttas teachings attributed to the Buddha or his close companions 1 Sutta PiṭakaTypeCanonical textParent CollectionTipitakaContainsDigha Nikaya Majjhima Nikaya Saṃyutta Nikaya Aṅguttara Nikaya Khuddaka NikayaPali literature Contents 1 Origins 2 Contents 2 1 Digha Nikaya 2 2 Majjhima Nikaya 2 3 Samyutta Nikaya 2 4 Anguttara Nikaya 2 5 Khuddaka Nikaya 3 Translations 4 See also 5 Notes 6 External linksOrigins editWhat was later to become the written scripture of the Sutta Pitaka was first orally rehearsed by Buddha s cousin Ananda at the first Buddhist council that was held shortly after the Buddha s death The first council also defined the set of rules Vinaya that governed the life of monks and nuns within the monastic community Tradition holds that little was added to the Canon after this Scholars are more skeptical but differ in their degrees of skepticism Richard Gombrich thinks most of the first four nikayas see below go back to the Buddha in content but not in form 2 The late Professor Hirakawa Akira says that the First Council collected only short prose passages or verses expressing important doctrines and that these were expanded into full length suttas over the next century 3 Contents editFurther information List of suttas There are five nikayas collections of suttas Digha Nikaya dighanikaya the long discourses Majjhima Nikaya the middle length discourses Saṁyutta Nikaya saṃyutta the connected discourses Anguttara Nikaya aṅguttara the numerical discourses Khuddaka Nikaya the minor collection Digha Nikaya edit Main article Digha Nikaya This includes The Greater Discourse on the Foundations of Mindfulness The Fruits of the Contemplative Life and The Buddha s Last Days There are 34 long suttas in this nikaya Majjhima Nikaya edit Main article Majjhima Nikaya This includes Shorter Exposition of Kamma Mindfulness of Breathing and Mindfulness of the Body There are 152 medium length suttas in this nikaya Samyutta Nikaya edit Main article Saṁyutta Nikaya There are according to one reckoning 2 889 but according to the commentary 7 762 shorter suttas in this Nikaya Anguttara Nikaya edit Main article Anguttara Nikaya These teachings are arranged numerically It includes according to the commentary s reckoning 9 565 short suttas grouped by number from ones to elevens According to Keown there is considerable disparity between the Pali and the Sarvastivadin versions with more than two thirds of the sutras found in one but not the other compilation which suggests that much of this portion of the Sutra Piṭaka was not formed until a fairly late date 4 Khuddaka Nikaya edit Main article Khuddaka Nikaya This is a heterogeneous mix of sermons doctrines and poetry attributed to the Buddha and his disciples The contents vary somewhat between editions The Thai edition includes 1 15 below the Sinhalese edition 1 17 and the Burmese edition 1 18 Khuddakapatha Dhammapada Udana Itivuttaka Suttanipata Vimanavatthu Petavatthu Theragatha Therigatha Jataka Niddesa Patisambhidamagga Apadana Buddhavamsa Cariyapitaka Nettipakarana or Netti Petakopadesa Milinda PanhaFor more on these editions also see Pali CanonTranslations editThe first four nikayas and more than half of the fifth have been translated by the Pali Text Society 1 The first four have also been translated in the Teachings of the Buddha series by Wisdom Publications The first four nikayas as well as six books from the Khuddaka Nikaya have been translated from the Pali by Ṭhanissaro Bhikkhu and released under a Creative Commons license and are available at dhammatalks orgSelections including material from at least two nikayas Buddhist Suttas ed amp tr T W Rhys Davids Sacred Books of the East volume XI Clarendon Oxford 1881 reprinted by Motilal Banarsidass Delhi amp Dover New York The Word of the Buddha ed amp tr Nyanatiloka 1935 Early Buddhist Poetry ed I B Horner Ananda Semage Colombo 1963 The Book of Protection tr Piyadassi Buddhist Publication Society Kandy Sri Lanka 1981 translation of the paritta In the Buddha s Words ed amp tr Bodhi Wisdom Pubns 2005 Early Buddhist Discourses ed amp tr John J Holder 2006 Sayings of the Buddha ed amp tr Rupert Gethin Oxford University Press 2008 Basic Teachings of the Buddha ed amp tr Glenn Wallis New York Random House 2007See also editAbhidhamma Pitaka Access to Insight Buddhist Publication Society Dhamma Society Fund List of suttas Pali Canon Pali Text Society Pariyatti bookstore Vinaya PitakaNotes edit Dahiya Poonam Dalal 2017 09 15 ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL INDIA EBOOK McGraw Hill Education p 165 ISBN 978 93 5260 673 3 Theravada Buddhism 2nd edn Routledge London 2006 pages 20f Hirakawa History of Indian Buddhism volume 1 1974 English translation University of Hawai i Press pages 69f A Dictionary of Buddhism by Damien Keown Oxford University Press 2004External links editSuttaCentral Public domain translations in multiple languages from the Pali Tipitaka as well as other collections focusing on Early Buddhist Texts Access to Insight translations of Pali Suttas How old is the Sutta Pitaka Alexander Wynne St John s College Oxford University 2003 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sutta Piṭaka amp oldid 1157480733, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
