Exploring the Tipiṭaka 1. Tradition and Contents
Traditional Teaching and Preservation of the Tipiṭaka SOURCES: Tipiṭaka Sinhala Mahā Aṭṭhakathā The Great Commentary Dīpavaṁsa, the Island Lineage Mahāvaṁsa, the Great Lineage Samantapāsādika, Vinaya Commentary
TIMELINE: 499 BCE Awakening of the Buddha
TIMELINE: 499 BCE Awakening of the Buddha 499 BCE Setting the Dhamma Wheel Rolling
TIMELINE: 499 BCE Awakening of the Buddha 499 BCE Setting the Dhamma Wheel Rolling 492 BCE Teaching the Abhidhamma
TIMELINE: 499 BCE Awakening of the Buddha 499 BCE Setting the Dhamma Wheel Rolling 492 BCE Teaching the Abhidhamma 544 BCE Passing Away
TIMELINE: 499 BCE Awakening of the Buddha 499 BCE Setting the Dhamma Wheel Rolling 492 BCE Teaching the Abhidhamma 544 BCE Passing Away 544 BCE 1st Council (500 monastics)
TIMELINE: 499 BCE Awakening of the Buddha 499 BCE Setting the Dhamma Wheel Rolling 492 BCE Teaching the Abhidhamma 544 BCE Passing Away 544 BCE 1st Council (500 monastics) 444 BCE 2nd Council (700 monastics)
TIMELINE: 499 BCE Awakening of the Buddha 499 BCE Setting the Dhamma Wheel Rolling 492 BCE Teaching the Abhidhamma 544 BCE Passing Away 544 BCE 1st Council (500 monastics) 444 BCE 2nd Council (700 monastics) c. 310 BCE 3rd Council (1000 monastics)
TIMELINE: 499 BCE Awakening of the Buddha 499 BCE Setting the Dhamma Wheel Rolling 492 BCE Teaching the Abhidhamma 544 BCE Passing Away 544 BCE 1st Council (500 monastics) 444 BCE 2nd Council (700 monastics) c. 310 BCE 3rd Council (1000 monastics) 1st c. BCE 4th Council (500 monks)
TIMELINE: 499 BCE Awakening of the Buddha 499 BCE Setting the Dhamma Wheel Rolling 492 BCE Teaching the Abhidhamma 544 BCE Passing Away 544 BCE 1st Council (500 monastics) 444 BCE 2nd Council (700 monastics) c. 310 BCE 3rd Council (1000 monastics) 1st c. BCE 4th Council (500 monks) 1871 CE 5th Council (2400 monastics)
TIMELINE: 499 BCE Awakening of the Buddha 499 BCE Setting the Dhamma Wheel Rolling 492 BCE Teaching the Abhidhamma 544 BCE Passing Away 544 BCE 1st Council (500 monastics) 444 BCE 2nd Council (700 monastics) c. 310 BCE 3rd Council (1000 monastics) 1st c. BCE 4th Council (500 monks) 1871 CE 5th Council (2400 monastics) 1956 CE 6th Council (2500 monastics)
The Contents of the Tipiṭaka
Tipiṭaka, Three Baskets Total Pages: 15,577 pgs Vinaya, 2,240 pgs, 15% Abhidhamma 32% Vinaya 15% Sutta 53%
Tipiṭaka, Three Baskets Total Pages: 15,577 pgs Vinaya, 2,240 pgs, 15% Sutta, 8,503 pgs, 53% Abhidhamma 32% Vinaya 15% Sutta 53%
Tipiṭaka, Three Baskets Total Pages: 15,577 pgs Vinaya, 2,240 pgs, 15% Sutta, 8,503 pgs, 53% Abhidhamma, 4,834 pgs, 32% Abhidhamma 32% Vinaya 15% Sutta 53%
Vinaya Piṭaka, Discipline Major Divisions: Sutta Vibhaṅga Parivāra 16% Bhikkhu Vibhaṅga Sutta 25% Vibhaṅga 37% Cullavagga 21% Khandhaka Bhikkhuṇī 47% Vibhaṅga Mahāvagga 17% 21%
Vinaya Piṭaka, Discipline Major Divisions: Sutta Vibhaṅga Khandhaka Parivāra 16% Bhikkhu Vibhaṅga Sutta 25% Vibhaṅga 37% Cullavagga 21% Khandhaka Bhikkhuṇī 47% Vibhaṅga Mahāvagga 17% 21%
Vinaya Piṭaka, Discipline Major Divisions: Sutta Vibhaṅga Khandhaka Parivāra Parivāra 16% 16% Bhikkhu Vibhaṅga Sutta 25% Vibhaṅga 37% Cullavagga 21% Khandhaka Bhikkhuṇī 47% Vibhaṅga Mahāvagga 17% 21%
Sutta Piṭaka, Doctrine Nikāyas: Dīghanikāya, Long Discourses Majjhimanikāya, Middle-Length Discourses Khuddhaka Saṁyuttanikāya, Thematic Discourses35% Aṅguttaranikāya, Numerical Discourses Khuddakanikāya, Small (or Miscellaneous) Khandhaka Books 47% Aṅguttara 20% Sutta Vibhaṅga 37% Saṁyutta 18%
Sutta Piṭaka, Doctrine Dīghanikāya Divisions: Sīlakkhandavagga, 13 Discourses Mahāvagga, 10 Discourses Pāthikavagga, 11 Discourses Khuddhaka 35% Parivāra 16% Dīgha Long 10% Majjhima Sutta Vibhaṅga 17% 37% Khandhaka 47% Aṅguttara 20% Saṁyutta 18%
Sutta Piṭaka, Doctrine Majjhimanikāya Divisions: Mūlapaṇṇāsa, 50 Discourses Majjhimapaṇṇāsa, 50 Discourses Uparipaṇṇāsa, 52 Discourses Khuddhaka 35% Parivāra 16% Dīgha Long 10% Majjhima Middle Length 17% Sutta Vibhaṅga 37% Khandhaka 47% Aṅguttara 20% Saṁyutta 18%
Sutta Piṭaka, Doctrine Major Divisions: Sagāthāvagga, 11 Themes Nidānavagga, 10 Themes Khandhavagga, 13 Themes Saḷāyatanavagga, 10 Themes Maggavagga, 12 Themes Buddhaghosa, 7,762 Discourses Bhikkhu Bodhi, 2,904 Discourses Khuddhaka 35% Parivāra 16% Khandhaka 47% Aṅguttara 20% Dīgha Long 10% Majjhima Middle Length 17% Sutta Vibhaṅga 37% Saṁyutta Thematic 18%
Sutta Piṭaka, Doctrine Divisions: Numbers Increasing from 1-11 Khuddhaka 35% Parivāra 16% Dīgha Long 10% Majjhima Middle Length 17% Sutta Vibhaṅga 37% Buddhaghosa, 9,557 Discourses Bhikkhu Bodhi, 8,122 Discourses Khandhaka 47% Aṅguttara Numerical 20% Saṁyutta Thematic 18%
Sutta Piṭaka, Doctrine Khuddakanikāya: Early Texts, 4 (5) Books Verse Texts, 8 Books Commentary-Type, 3 (6) Books Khuddhaka Short 35% Parivāra 16% Dīgha Long 10% Majjhima Middle Length 17% Sutta Vibhaṅga 37% Khandhaka 47% Aṅguttara Increasing Number 20% Saṁyutta Thematic 18%
Sutta Piṭaka, Doctrine Khuddakanikāya: Early Texts: (Khuddakapāṭha) Dhammapada Udāna Itivuttaka Suttanipāta Khuddhaka Short 35% Parivāra 16% Khandhaka 47% Aṅguttara Increasing Number 20% Dīgha Long 10% Majjhima Middle Length 17% Sutta Vibhaṅga 37% Saṁyutta Thematic 18%
Sutta Piṭaka, Doctrine Khuddakanikāya: Verse Texts: Vimānavatthu Petavatthu Theragāthā Therīgāthā Jātaka Apadāna Buddhavaṁsa Cariyāpiṭaka Khuddhaka Short 35% Parivāra 16% Khandhaka 47% Aṅguttara Increasing Number 20% Dīgha Long 10% Majjhima Middle Length 17% Sutta Vibhaṅga 37% Saṁyutta Thematic 18%
Sutta Piṭaka, Doctrine Khuddakanikāya: Commentary-Type Texts: Mahāniddesa Cūḷaniddesa Paṭisambhidāmagga Khuddhaka Short 35% Parivāra 16% Dīgha Long 10% Majjhima Middle Length 17% Sutta Vibhaṅga 37% Milindapañha Nettippakaraṇa Peṭakopadesa Khandhaka 47% Aṅguttara Increasing Number 20% Saṁyutta Thematic 18%
Khuddaka Nikāya (Khuddakapāṭha) Dhammapada Udāna Itivuttaka Suttanipāta Vimānavatthu Petavatthu Theragāthā Therīgāthā Jātaka Apadāna Buddhavaṁsa Cariyāpiṭaka Total Verses: 72 423 77 263 1,149 1,291 823 1,279 522 6,905 5,228 960 372 19,364 Parivāra 16% Jātaka Birth Stories 35% Khandhaka 47% Sutta Vibhaṅga 37% Apadāna Traditions 27%
Abhidhamma Piṭaka Abstract Teaching Dhammasaṅgaṇī 7% Vibhaṅga 10% Dhātukathā 0.3% Puggalapaññatti 0.5% Kathāvatthu 10% Yamaka 21% Paṭṭhāna 50% Parivāra 16% Khandhaka 47% Sutta Vibhaṅga 37%