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Dīgha Nikāya

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Dīgha Nikāya (Skt., Dīrghāgama). The ‘Long Collection’, the first of the five nikāyas of the Sūtra/Sutta Piṭaka of the Pāli canon. The Pāli version has thirty-four suttas, the Chinese (Mahāyāna) thirty; twenty-seven are common to both. It is divided into three sections, or ‘books’ (vagga): (i) ethical rules, and refutation of false views; (ii) the Great (Mahā-) section, in which some discourses (e.g. that on the final passing away, Mahā-parinibbāna-sutta) have become important works in their own right; (iii) the Pāthika section, i.e. the section beginning with the Pāthika, of which two discourses, Sīgalovāda (code for lay Buddhists) and Āṭānatiyā (providing protection) often appear separately.

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Dīgha Nikāya

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Dīgha Nikāya. The first book of the Sūtra Piṭaka of the Pāli Canon. It consists of 34 long (dīgha) discourses (suttas), divided into three sections known respectively as the Sīlakkhandha, the Mahāvagga, and the Pātheya or Pāṭikavagga. A number of the suttas, such as the Mahānidāna Sutta and Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta, expound important doctrines. Also, in many of the suttas, like the Soṇadaṇḍa Sutta and the Sāmaññaphala Sutta, the Buddha discusses the views and doctrines of Brahmanism and various contemporary religious schools and philosophies. The commentary on the Dīgha Nikāya, compiled in the 5th century by Buddhaghoṣa is known as the Sumaṅgalavilāsinī.

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DAMIEN KEOWN. "Dīgha Nikāya." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

DAMIEN KEOWN. "Dīgha Nikāya." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-DghaNikya.html

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