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March of the Arahants

EBT transmitted via oral tradition.








👑☸ Cattāri Ariya-saccaṃ 四聖諦

4👑☸ → 🏛️   

pic for POJ🏛️ 1 – Thera-vāda: sayings of the elders
    🏛️ 1.1 - EBT Thera-vāda: early buddhist teachings period
    🏛️ 1.2 - LBT Thera-vāda with high % EBT
    🏛️ 1.3 - LBT Thera-vāda with serious issues, incompatible with core EBT
🏛️ 2 – Chinese Āgamas
🏛️ 11 – Lucid24.org EBT guides


Major Texts

1 – Thera-vāda: sayings of the elders

1.1 - EBT Thera-vāda: early buddhist teachings period

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AN → Aṅguttara Nikāya: numbered collection

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DN → Dīgha Nikāya: long collection

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KN‍ → Khuddaka Nikāya: small collection

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MN‍ → Majjhima Nikāya: Middle (length) collection

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SN‍ → Saṃyutta Nikāya: connected collection

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Vin‍ → Vinaya: monastic code of discipline


Theravada collection of nikāyas, in alphabetical order

AN

Nipatas (books) go from 1 to 11








DN

long discourses


KN
khuddaka, collection of small discourses









MN 

middle length discourses




SN
connected discourses




Vinaya









KN Thag







KN Thig




KN Iti




KN Dhp



KN Ud





KN Ja





KN Mil






KN Pe




KN Ps







KN Mnd, Cnd


🔗📝 collection of notes KN Cnd, KN Mnd

KN Snp








LBT late buddhist teachings


Abhidhamma




Ab Vb vibhanga


Kv

patthana

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