Theravada Buddhist texts

collection of traditional narratives of the previous lives of Buddha before his last life as Gautama

Buddhist scriptures preserved in the Pāli language by the Theravada tradition

set of primary Buddhist scriptures, second part of the Pāli canon

Pāli version of the advanced theology of Buddhism

the 4th nikaya in the Pāli Sutta Pitaka; corresponds to Ekottara Agama in the Sanskrit; contains thousands of discourses arranged in 11 nipatas, according to the number of dhammas referenced in them

Buddhist scripture, a nikaya in the Sutta Pitaka of the Pali Tipitaka, consisting of 152 sutras of intermediate length

Buddhist scripture

primary religious text in Buddhism, first part of the Tripitaka - Pali Canon

Buddhist scripture, the third of the five nikayas in the Sutta Pitaka; consists of Sagatha-vagga, Nidana-vagga, Khandha-vagga, Salayatana-vagga, and Maha-vagga

Pāli text, sometimes regarded as a part of Khuddaka Nikaya in the Pali Canon

The Visuddhimagga (Pali; English: The Path of Purification; ; Sinhala: විශුද්ධි මාර්ගය), is the 'great treatise' on Buddhist practice and Theravāda Abhidhamma written by Buddhaghosa approximately in the 5th century in Sri Lanka. It is a manual condensing and systematizing the 5th century understanding and interpretation of the Buddhist path as maintained by the elders of the Mahavihara Monastery in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.

the last of the five nikayas in the Pali Sutta Pitaka

Buddhist sutta found in the Suttanipāta (Sn 1.8) and Khuddakapāṭha (Khp 9) in the Pali Canon

thumb|Myanmar|Burmese manuscript containing the Kathāvatthu with an over 4 m long sazigyo (ribbon) made in the tablet weaving technique on a backstrap loom with dedicatory inscription in [[Burmese language, 19th century. British Library]] Kathāvatthu (Pāli) (; abbreviated Kv, Kvu; ) is a Buddhist scripture, one of the seven books in the Theravada Abhidhamma Pitaka. The text contrasts the orthodox Theravada position on a range of issues to the heterodox views of various interlocutors; the latter are not identified in the primary source text, but were speculatively identified with specific schoo

text publication society founded in 1881 by Thomas William Rhys Davids for the study of Pāli texts

The Paṭṭhāna (Pali: , Sanskrit: , Jñāna-prasthāna, Mahā-Pakaraṇa, Paṭṭhāna-Pakaraṇa, "Book of Causal Relationships"; ) is a Buddhist scripture. It is the seventh and final text of the Abhidhamma Pitaka ("Basket of Higher Doctrine"), which is one of the "Tripiṭaka-Three Baskets" of canonical Theravada Buddhist texts collectively known as the Pali Canon.

story of one of Gautama Buddha's past lives

The Dhammasaṅgaṇī (Pāli; ; ), also known as the Dhammasaṅgaha, is a Buddhist scripture, part of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism. It is the first of the seven texts of the Abhidhamma Pitaka.

Suttavibhanga (, Pali for "rule analysis") is the first book of the Theravadin Vinaya Pitaka. It is a commentary on the community rules (Patimokkha). The general form of the commentary is that each rule is preceded by a story telling how the Buddha came to lay it down, and followed by explanations. Sometimes this includes further stories acting as "judicial precedents". It is divided into two parts, covering the rules for monks and nuns, respectively. The monks' rules are divided as follows: 4 rules whose breach entails expulsion from the community; the traditional understanding is that the o

Khandhaka is the second book of the Theravadin Vinaya Pitaka and includes the following two volumes: Mahāvagga: includes accounts of Gautama Buddha's and the ten principal disciples' awakenings, as well as rules for uposatha days and monastic ordination. Cullavagga: includes accounts of the First and Second Buddhist councils and the establishment of the community of bhikkhunis, as well as rules for addressing offenses within the sangha (monastic community).

Parivāra (Pāli for "accessory") is the third and last book of the Theravādin Vinaya Pitaka. It includes a summary and multiple analyses of the various rules identified in the Vinaya Pitaka's first two books, the Suttavibhanga and the Khandhaka, primarily for didactic purposes. Because it includes a long list of teachers in Ceylon, scholars, and Theravada fundamentalists, in its present form some suggest the work may be written later than the Fourth Council in Ceylon in the last century BCE, when the Pali Canon was written down from oral tradition.

The () is a Buddhist scripture, part of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism, where it is included in the Abhidhamma Pitaka. One known English translation is contained in The Book of Analysis, first published in 1969.

The Dhātukathā (Pali: dhātukathā; ) is a Buddhist scripture, part of the Pāli Canon of Theravāda Buddhism, where it is included in the Abhidhamma Piṭaka. This text is a key component of the Abhidhamma literature and serves as an important tool for the detailed analysis and understanding of the dhammas (phenomena) as outlined in earlier texts.

The Puggalapaññatti (IAST: Pudgalaprajñapti; ) is a Buddhist scripture, part of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism, included in the Abhidhamma Pitaka. It contains the least material among the seven texts of the Abhidhamma and is distinct in that it discusses persons rather than emphasizing ultimate realities (paramattha dhammas) or mental phenomena, as in other Abhidhamma texts. Its linguistic style resembles declarative sentences found in the Sutta Pitaka, particularly in the Anguttara Nikaya and the Sangiti Sutta of the Digha Nikaya, whereas the Abhidhamma Pitaka typically uses an enumerat

10th sutta in the Majjhima Nikaya

In Theravada Buddhism, the Pāṭimokkha is the basic code of monastic discipline, consisting of 227 rules for fully ordained monks (bhikkhus) and 311 for nuns (bhikkhuṇīs). It is contained in the Suttavibhaṅga, a division of the Vinaya Piṭaka.

Buddhist text from 1500s

Buddhist scholastic text and studies particular to the Theravāda school

The Abhidhammattha-saṅgaha (English: The Compendium of Things contained in the Abhidhamma; ) is a Pali Buddhist instructional manual or compendium of the Abhidhamma of the Theravāda tradition. It was written by the Sri Lankan monk Ācariya Anuruddha some time between the 8th century and the 12th century.