Ȧguttara Nikāya

From: A Dictionary of Buddhism | Date: 2004| Author: DAMIEN KEOWN | Copyright information

Ȧguttara Nikāya. The fourth division of the Sūtra Piṭaka of the Pāli Canon, consisting of eleven sections (nipātas) and 9,557 suttas. It consists of short discourses arranged to a numerical system, probably as an aid to memory. Set out in order are first the units, then the pairs, the triads, and so forth, up to groups of eleven. Th...