Pali Canon/Catalogs

The contents and arrangement of the Canon vary somewhat among editions. Only variations in content are mentioned here.

• Vinaya Pitaka (vinayapiṭaka)
• Sutta or Suttanta Pitaka
  • Digha Nikaya (dīghanikāya)
  • Majjhima Nikaya
  • Samyutta Nikaya (saṃyutta-)
  • Anguttara Nikaya (aṅguttara-)
  • Khuddaka Nikaya: it is here that the contents vary; the Burmese (Sixth Council) edition includes all the following; the Sinhalese printed edition omits the last book; the Thai (1925-8) and Khmer editions omit the last three
    • Khuddakapatha (-pāṭha)
    • Dhammapada
    • Udana (udāna)
    • Itivuttaka
    • Suttanipata (-nipāta)
    • Vimanavatthu (vimāna-)
    • Petavatthu
    • Theragatha (-gāthā)
    • Therigatha (therī-)
    • Jataka (jātaka)
    • Niddesa
    • Patisambhidamagga (paṭisambhidā-)
    • Apadana (apadāna)
    • Buddhavamsa (-vaṃsa)
    • Cariyapitaka (cariyā-)
    • Netti or Netti(p)pakarana (-pakaraṇa)
    • Petakopadesa (peṭakopadesa)
    • Milindapanha (-pañha)
• Abhidhamma Pitaka
  • Dhammasangani (dhammasaṅgaṇi)
  • Vibhanga (vibhaṅga)
  • Dhatukatha (dhātukathā)
  • Puggalapannatti (-paññatti)
  • Kathavatthu (kathā-)
  • Yamaka
  • Patthana (paṭṭhāna)