Understanding the Sutta References
This Pāli course presents its selected suttas with a view into the structure of the Tipiṭaka. For this reason, the quotations and references show the detailed source beginning with the title of the sutta, then the chapter or subchapter where it is found, the section, if applied, and finally the book with its collection of texts. You'll find these references at the end of each Pāli sutta lesson as well as in various footnotes written as chapter/subchapter, section, book title, collection name.
Using the first lesson (1.1.0 Bahujanahitasuttaṃ) as an example, the references are Catutthovaggo, Tikanipāto, Itivuttakapāḷi, Khuddakanikāye, select. This specifies that it is found in the fourth chapter (Catutthovaggo) in the third section (Tikanipāto) of the book titled “Thus It Was Said” (Itivuttakapāḷi), found in the “shorter collection of texts” (Khuddakanikāye).
This reference order is considered an easier approach for beginners compared to the commonly used short reference iti84, which assumes some prior knowledge of the Tipiṭaka.
Tipiṭaka Survey
Vinayapiṭaka
- Pārājikapāḷi
- Pācittiyapāḷi
- Mahāvaggapāḷi
- Cūḷavaggapāḷi
- Parivārapāḷi
- Pārājikakaṇḍa-aṭṭhakathā
- Pācittiya-aṭṭhakathā
- Mahāvagga-aṭṭhakathā
- Cūḷavagga-aṭṭhakathā
- Parivāra-aṭṭhakathā
- Sāratthadīpanī-ṭīkā-1
- Sāratthadīpanī-ṭīkā-2
- Sāratthadīpanī-ṭīkā-3
- Kaṅkhāvitaraṇī-aṭṭhakathā
- Vinayasaṅgaha-aṭṭhakathā
- Vajirabuddhi-ṭīkā
- Vimativinodanī-ṭīkā
- Vinayālaṅkāra-ṭīkā
- Kaṅkhāvitaraṇī purāṇa-abhinavaṭīkā
- Vinayavinicchayauttaravinicchayo
- Vinayavinicchaya-ṭīkā
- Pācityādiyojanāpāḷi
- Khuddasikkhā-mūlasikkhā
Suttapiṭaka
Dīghanikāya
- Sīlakkhandhavaggapāḷi
- Mahāvaggapāḷi
- Pāthikavaggapāḷi
- Sīlakkhandhavagga-aṭṭhakathā
- Mahāvagga-aṭṭhakathā
- Pāthikavagga-aṭṭhakathā
- Sīlakkhandhavagga-ṭīkā
- Mahāvagga-ṭīkā
- Pāthikavagga-ṭīkā
- Sīlakkhandhavagga-abhinavaṭīkā-1
- Sīlakkhandhavagga-abhinavaṭīkā-2
Majjhimanikāya
- Mūlapaṇṇāsapāḷi
- Majjhimapaṇṇāsapāḷi
- Uparipaṇṇāsapāḷi
- Mūlapaṇṇāsa-aṭṭhakathā
- Majjhimapaṇṇāsa-aṭṭhakathā
- Uparipaṇṇāsa-aṭṭhakathā
- Mūlapaṇṇāsa-ṭīkā
- Majjhimapaṇṇāsa-ṭīkā
- Uparipaṇṇāsa-ṭīkā
Saṃyuttanikāya
- Sagāthāvaggapāḷi
- Nidānavaggapāḷi
- Khandhavaggapāḷi
- Saḷāyatanavaggapāḷi
- Mahāvaggapāḷi
- Sagāthāvagga-aṭṭhakathā
- Nidānavagga-aṭṭhakathā
- Khandhavagga-aṭṭhakathā
- Saḷāyatanavagga-aṭṭhakathā
- Mahāvagga-aṭṭhakathā
- Sagāthāvagga-ṭīkā
- Nidānavagga-ṭīkā
- Khandhavagga-ṭīkā
- Saḷāyatanavagga-ṭīkā
- Mahāvagga-ṭīkā
Aṅguttaranikāya
- Ekakanipātapāḷi
- Dukanipātapāḷi
- Tikanipātapāḷi
- Catukkanipātapāḷi
- Pañcakanipātapāḷi
- Chakkanipātapāḷi
- Sattakanipātapāḷi
- Aṭṭhakanipātapāḷi
- Navakanipātapāḷi
- Dasakanipātapāḷi
- Ekādasakanipātapāḷi
- Ekakanipāta-aṭṭhakathā
- Duka-tika-catukkanipāta-aṭṭhakathā
- Pañcaka-chakka-sattakanipāta-aṭṭhakathā
- Aṭṭhakādinipāta-aṭṭhakathā
- Ekakanipāta-ṭīkā
- Duka-tika-catukkanipāta-ṭīkā
- Pañcaka-chakka-sattakanipāta-ṭīkā
- Aṭṭhakādinipāta-ṭīkā
Khuddakanikāya
- Khuddakapāṭhapāḷi
- Dhammapadapāḷi
- Udānapāḷi
- Itivuttakapāḷi
- Suttanipātapāḷi
- Vimānavatthupāḷi
- Petavatthupāḷi
- Theragāthāpāḷi
- Therīgāthāpāḷi
- Apadānapāḷi 1 & 2
- Buddhavaṃsapāḷi
- Cariyāpiṭakapāḷi
- Jātakapāḷi-1
- Jātakapāḷi-2
- Mahāniddesapāḷi
- Cūḷaniddesapāḷi
- Paṭisambhidāmaggapāḷi
- Milindapañhapāḷi
- Nettippakaraṇapāḷi
- Peṭakopadesapāḷi
- Khuddakapāṭha-aṭṭhakathā
- Dhammapada-aṭṭhakathā
- Udāna-aṭṭhakathā
- Itivuttaka-aṭṭhakathā
- Suttanipāta-aṭṭhakathā
- Vimānavatthu-aṭṭhakathā
- Petavatthu-aṭṭhakathā
- Theragāthā-aṭṭhakathā-1
- Theragāthā-aṭṭhakathā-2
- Therīgāthā-aṭṭhakathā
- Apadāna-aṭṭhakathā
- Buddhavaṃsa-aṭṭhakathā
- Cariyāpiṭaka-aṭṭhakathā
- Jātaka-aṭṭhakathā-1
- Jātaka-aṭṭhakathā-2
- Jātaka-aṭṭhakathā-3
- Jātaka-aṭṭhakathā-4
- Jātaka-aṭṭhakathā-5
- Jātaka-aṭṭhakathā-6
- Jātaka-aṭṭhakathā-7
- Mahāniddesa-aṭṭhakathā
- Cūḷaniddesa-aṭṭhakathā
- Paṭisambhidāmagga-aṭṭhakathā
- Nettippakaraṇa-aṭṭhakathā
- Nettippakaraṇa-ṭīkā
- Nettivibhāvanī-ṭīkā
Abhidhammapiṭaka
- Dhammasaṅgaṇipāḷi
- Vibhaṅgapāḷi
- Dhātukathāpāḷi
- Puggalapaññattipāḷi
- Kathāvatthupāḷi
- Yamakapāḷi-1
- Yamakapāḷi-2
- Yamakapāḷi-3
- Paṭṭhānapāḷi-1
- Paṭṭhānapāḷi-2
- Paṭṭhānapāḷi-3
- Paṭṭhānapāḷi-4
- Paṭṭhānapāḷi-5
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