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Sutta-nipāta
Sutta-nipāta. The fifth book of the Khuddaka Nikāya of the Sūtra Piṭaka of the Pāli Canon. It mainly consists of verses, apparently compiled from a number of sources, divided into five sections: Uraga, Cūla, Mahā, Aṭṭhaka, and Pārāyaṇa. Some of the poems of the Sutta-nipāta are found in other books of the canon, indicating that they probably existed separately, as popular poems, before being incorporated in this text. The commentary to the Sutta-nipāta, compiled by Buddhaghoṣa, is part of the Paramatthajotikā.
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DAMIEN KEOWN. "Sutta-nipāta." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAMIEN KEOWN. "Sutta-nipāta." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-Suttanipta.html DAMIEN KEOWN. "Sutta-nipāta." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-Suttanipta.html |
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Sutta-nipāta
Sutta-nipāta (part of Buddhist Pāli canon): see KHUDDAKA-NIKĀYA.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Sutta-nipāta." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Sutta-nipāta." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Suttanipta.html JOHN BOWKER. "Sutta-nipāta." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Suttanipta.html |
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