सुत्त पिटक
Sutta Piṭaka
Basket of Discourses
經藏
beginnerMonastic & Textual (僧典)
Grammar 語法
compound: sutta (discourse) + piṭaka (basket)
Definition 釋義
The second piṭaka — the collection of discourses (suttas) spoken by the Buddha (and occasionally by senior disciples). It contains the five Nikāyas: Dīgha (34 long suttas), Majjhima (152 medium suttas), Saṃyutta (thousands of grouped suttas), Aṅguttara (numerically arranged suttas), and Khuddaka (18 minor texts, including Dhammapada, Sutta Nipāta, Theragāthā, and Jātakas). The Sutta Piṭaka is the primary source for the Buddha's teachings on practice and liberation.
Canonical Example 典籍例句
Evaṃ me sutaṃ — thus have I heard.
The standard opening of every sutta.
Source: Tipiṭaka introduction
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- Pali
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- Devanagari
- सुत्त पिटक
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- Difficulty
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