Tipitaka Intro- Basis of Theravada Buddhism*
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The Tipitaka (Pali ti, "three," + pitaka, "baskets"), or Pali canon, is the collection of primary Pali language texts which form the doctrinal foundation of Theravada Buddhism. The Tipitaka and the paracanonical Pali texts (commentaries, chronicles, etc.) together constitute the complete body of classical Theravada texts.
The Paracanonical Pali Texts
www.accesstoinsight.org/noncanon/index.html
Beyond the Tipitaka
A Field Guide to Post-canonical Pali Literature
www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/bullitt/fieldguide.html#atthakatha
The Pali canon is a vast body of literature: in English translation the texts add up to thousands of printed pages. Most (but not all) of the Canon has already been published in English over the years. Although only a small fraction of these texts are available on this website, this collection can be a good place to start.
The three divisions of the Tipitaka are:
Vinaya Pitaka
The collection of texts concerning the rules of conduct governing the daily affairs within the Sangha — the community of bhikkhus (ordained monks) and bhikkhunis (ordained nuns). Far more than merely a list of rules, the Vinaya Pitaka also includes the stories behind the origin of each rule, providing a detailed account of the Buddha's solution to the question of how to maintain communal harmony within a large and diverse spiritual community.
Vinaya Pitaka
The Basket of the Discipline
© 2007–2013
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Sutta Pitaka - -Discourse Basket
The collection of suttas, or discourses, attributed to the Buddha and a few of his closest disciples, containing all the central teachings of Theravada Buddhism. (More than one thousand sutta translations are available on this website.) The suttas are divided among five nikayas (collections):
Sutta Pitaka
The Basket of Suttas
© 2005–2013
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Digha Nikaya — the "long collection"
Digha Nikaya
The Long Discourses
© 2005–2013
The Digha Nikaya, or "Collection of Long Discourses" (Pali digha = "long") is the first division of the Sutta Pitaka, and consists of thirty-four suttas, grouped into three vaggas, or divisions:
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Majjhima Nikaya
The Middle-length Discourses
© 2007–2013
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Samyutta Nikaya
The Grouped Discourses
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Abhidhamma Pitaka - Philosophy Basket
This is not available at this time on access to insight. Read at the link below about the Abhidhamma Pitaka
www.cambodianbuddhist.org/english/website/canon/abhidhamma/index.html
Yet a most compresive and interesting site for ABHIDHAMMATTHA - SANGAHA of Anuruddh?cariya: A manual of ABHIDHAMMA is available at this link off site.
www.palikanon.com/english/sangaha/sangaha.htm
I Ask you to meet those of Access to Insight, an amazing site on Buddhism, through links which We have provided within this section. It is thorough, gracious, and worthy of Buddha.
AMEN''
Tipitaka
The Pali Canon
© 2005–2013
See also Sutta Index; list of contributing translators
www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/translators.html
The Pali Canon
© 2005–2013
See also Sutta Index; list of contributing translators
www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/translators.html
The Tipitaka (Pali ti, "three," + pitaka, "baskets"), or Pali canon, is the collection of primary Pali language texts which form the doctrinal foundation of Theravada Buddhism. The Tipitaka and the paracanonical Pali texts (commentaries, chronicles, etc.) together constitute the complete body of classical Theravada texts.
The Paracanonical Pali Texts
www.accesstoinsight.org/noncanon/index.html
Beyond the Tipitaka
A Field Guide to Post-canonical Pali Literature
www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/bullitt/fieldguide.html#atthakatha
The Pali canon is a vast body of literature: in English translation the texts add up to thousands of printed pages. Most (but not all) of the Canon has already been published in English over the years. Although only a small fraction of these texts are available on this website, this collection can be a good place to start.
The three divisions of the Tipitaka are:
Vinaya Pitaka
The collection of texts concerning the rules of conduct governing the daily affairs within the Sangha — the community of bhikkhus (ordained monks) and bhikkhunis (ordained nuns). Far more than merely a list of rules, the Vinaya Pitaka also includes the stories behind the origin of each rule, providing a detailed account of the Buddha's solution to the question of how to maintain communal harmony within a large and diverse spiritual community.
Vinaya Pitaka
The Basket of the Discipline
© 2007–2013
Read more: glbresearch.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=thera&thread=4026#ixzz1s0y2vD3F
Sutta Pitaka - -Discourse Basket
The collection of suttas, or discourses, attributed to the Buddha and a few of his closest disciples, containing all the central teachings of Theravada Buddhism. (More than one thousand sutta translations are available on this website.) The suttas are divided among five nikayas (collections):
Sutta Pitaka
The Basket of Suttas
© 2005–2013
Read more: glbresearch.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=thera&thread=4027#ixzz1s14Ckuib
Digha Nikaya — the "long collection"
Digha Nikaya
The Long Discourses
© 2005–2013
The Digha Nikaya, or "Collection of Long Discourses" (Pali digha = "long") is the first division of the Sutta Pitaka, and consists of thirty-four suttas, grouped into three vaggas, or divisions:
Read more: glbresearch.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=thera&action=display&thread=4028#ixzz1s5n2UVCk
Majjhima Nikaya
The Middle-length Discourses
© 2007–2013
Read more: glbresearch.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=thera&thread=4055#ixzz1w3wVu9LV
Samyutta Nikaya
The Grouped Discourses
Read more: glbresearch.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=thera&action=display&thread=4058#ixzz26dLtGCX4
Abhidhamma Pitaka - Philosophy Basket
This is not available at this time on access to insight. Read at the link below about the Abhidhamma Pitaka
www.cambodianbuddhist.org/english/website/canon/abhidhamma/index.html
Yet a most compresive and interesting site for ABHIDHAMMATTHA - SANGAHA of Anuruddh?cariya: A manual of ABHIDHAMMA is available at this link off site.
www.palikanon.com/english/sangaha/sangaha.htm
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Tipitaka
The Pali Canon
© 2005–2013
See also Sutta Index; list of contributing translators
www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/translators.html
Read more: glbresearch.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=thera&thread=4025&page=1#ixzz1s14usUFr
Prepared by jtb for Access to Insight.
This Access to Insight edition is ©2005–2013
Terms of use: You may copy, reformat, reprint, republish, and redistribute this work in any medium whatsoever, provided that: (1) you only make such copies, etc. available free of charge; (2) you clearly indicate that any derivatives of this work (including translations) are derived from this source document; and (3) you include the full text of this license in any copies or derivatives of this work. Otherwise, all rights reserved. For additional information about this license, see the FAQ.
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How to cite this document (one suggested style):
Tipitaka
The Pali Canon
© 2005–2013
See also Sutta Index; list of contributing translators
www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/translators.html
Read more: glbresearch.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=thera&thread=4025&page=1#ixzz1s14usUFr