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Nikāya (Skt.; Pāli, assembly).
1. The five collections of texts that constitute the Sūtra Piṭaka of the Pāli Canon, namely: (i) Dīgha Nikāya (Collection of Long Discourses); (ii) Majjhima Nikāya (Collection of Medium Discourses); (iii) Saṃyutta Nikāya (Collection of Connected Discourses); (iv) Aṅguttara Nikāya (Collection of Incremental Discourses); (v) Khuddaka Nikāya (Collection of Lesser Discourses). See also Āgama.

2. A group of monks or a monastic order.

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Nikāya

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Nikāya (Pāli, ‘body’). A collection of works within the ‘baskets’ (pitaka) of the Buddhist Pāli canon. Thus the Sūtra-piṭaka contains five nikāyas: Dīgha, Majjhima, Saṃyutta, Anguttara, and Khuddaka. It may also be a ‘body’ of bhikṣus (monks), and is so used of sects or schools in the saṅgha.

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JOHN BOWKER. "Nikāya." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

JOHN BOWKER. "Nikāya." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Nikya.html

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