Anguttara Nikaya
Sign in to saveAlso known as Anguttara Nikāya, Aṅguttara Nikāya, Aṅguttaranikāya, Further-factored Discourses, Numerical Discourses, Book of the Gradual Sayings, The Book of the Gradual Sayings, The Numbered Discourses
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
Key facts
- Type
- Canonical text
- Parent
- Sutta Piṭaka
- Attribution
- Anuruddha ; Bhāṇaka
- Commentary
- Manorathapūraṇī (Aṅguttaranikāya-aṭṭhakathā)
- Commentator
- Buddhaghosa
- Subcommentary
- Sāratthamañjūsā (Ekakanipāta-ṭīkā, Dukanipāta-ṭīkā, Pañcakanipāta-ṭīkā, Aṭṭhakanipāta-ṭīkā)
- Abbreviation
- AN; A
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Encyclopedic overview
Main teachings
Noble Truths
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