Sutta Pitaka
E448553
The Sutta Pitaka is a major division of the Pali Canon in Theravada Buddhism, comprising discourses attributed to the Buddha that form a primary source for Buddhist doctrine and practice.
All labels observed (19)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sutta Pitaka canonical | 21 |
| Sutta Piṭaka | 10 |
| Saṃyutta Nikāya | 7 |
| Dīgha Nikāya | 5 |
| Samyutta Nikaya | 5 |
| Anguttara Nikaya | 4 |
| Aṅguttara Nikāya | 4 |
| Digha Nikaya | 4 |
| Majjhima Nikaya | 4 |
| Pali Nikāyas | 3 |
| Majjhima Nikāya | 2 |
| Anguttara Nikāya | 1 |
| Buddhist Anguttara Nikaya | 1 |
| Khuddaka Nikaya | 1 |
| Nikayas | 1 |
| Pali Nikayas (in origin) | 1 |
| Pāli Nikāyas | 1 |
| Suttapitaka | 1 |
| Sūtra Piṭaka | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4513324 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Sutta Pitaka Context triple: [Nirvana, scripturallyDiscussedIn, Sutta Pitaka]
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A.
Abhidhamma Pitaka
The Abhidhamma Pitaka is a key canonical collection in Theravada Buddhism that systematically analyzes mind, matter, and mental processes into detailed doctrinal categories.
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B.
Vinaya Pitaka
The Vinaya Pitaka is the canonical Buddhist text that lays down the monastic rules and disciplinary code for monks and nuns, especially central in the Theravada tradition.
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C.
Patimokkha
Patimokkha is the foundational code of monastic discipline in Theravada Buddhism, outlining the rules and ethical conduct for monks and nuns.
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D.
Āgamas
Āgamas are early Buddhist scriptural collections preserving discourses attributed to the historical Buddha, closely paralleling the Pali Nikāyas in content and structure.
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E.
Vajrasekhara Sutra
The Vajrasekhara Sutra is a key esoteric Buddhist tantra that, together with the Mahavairocana Sutra, forms a primary doctrinal foundation for Shingon Buddhism’s ritual and cosmological system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sutta Pitaka Target entity description: The Sutta Pitaka is a major division of the Pali Canon in Theravada Buddhism, comprising discourses attributed to the Buddha that form a primary source for Buddhist doctrine and practice.
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A.
Abhidhamma Pitaka
The Abhidhamma Pitaka is a key canonical collection in Theravada Buddhism that systematically analyzes mind, matter, and mental processes into detailed doctrinal categories.
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B.
Vinaya Pitaka
The Vinaya Pitaka is the canonical Buddhist text that lays down the monastic rules and disciplinary code for monks and nuns, especially central in the Theravada tradition.
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C.
Patimokkha
Patimokkha is the foundational code of monastic discipline in Theravada Buddhism, outlining the rules and ethical conduct for monks and nuns.
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D.
Āgamas
Āgamas are early Buddhist scriptural collections preserving discourses attributed to the historical Buddha, closely paralleling the Pali Nikāyas in content and structure.
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E.
Vajrasekhara Sutra
The Vajrasekhara Sutra is a key esoteric Buddhist tantra that, together with the Mahavairocana Sutra, forms a primary doctrinal foundation for Shingon Buddhism’s ritual and cosmological system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist scripture
ⓘ
collection of discourses ⓘ division of the Pali Canon ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Suttapitaka
ⓘ
linked to:
Sutta Pitaka
|
| associatedCouncil |
First Buddhist Council
ⓘ
Subsequent Buddhist councils ⓘ |
| attributedTo |
Gautama Buddha
ⓘ
linked to:
Buddha
|
| canonicalIn |
Theravada tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Theravada
|
| contains |
dialogues
ⓘ
discourses of the Buddha ⓘ prose texts ⓘ sermons ⓘ verses ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Four Noble Truths
ⓘ
Noble Eightfold Path ⓘ
linked to:
Eightfold Path
dependent origination ⓘ ethics ⓘ liberation from suffering ⓘ meditation ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Anguttara Nikaya
ⓘ
linked to:
Sutta Pitaka
Digha Nikaya ⓘ
linked to:
Sutta Pitaka
Khuddaka Nikaya ⓘ Majjhima Nikaya ⓘ
linked to:
Sutta Pitaka
Samyutta Nikaya ⓘ
linked to:
Sutta Pitaka
|
| historicalContext | ancient India ⓘ |
| influenced |
Buddhist devotional practice
ⓘ
Buddhist monastic law interpretation ⓘ Buddhist philosophy ⓘ |
| isOneOf | three Pitakas ⓘ |
| language | Pali ⓘ |
| laterWrittenDownIn | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pali Canon
ⓘ
linked to:
the Pali Canon
|
| preservedBy |
Theravada monastic communities
ⓘ
linked to:
Theravada
|
| primarySourceFor |
Buddhist doctrine
ⓘ
Buddhist practice ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Abhidhamma Pitaka
ⓘ
Vinaya Pitaka ⓘ |
| religiousGenre | Buddhist suttas ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Theravada Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Theravada
|
| scope | covers a wide range of doctrinal themes ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | canonical ⓘ |
| textualStructure | organized into Nikayas ⓘ |
| transmission | initially oral ⓘ |
| usedFor |
doctrinal study
ⓘ
lay instruction ⓘ monastic instruction ⓘ ritual recitation ⓘ |
| writtenDownInScript | Sinhala script (historically) ⓘ |
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Subject: Sutta Pitaka Description of subject: The Sutta Pitaka is a major division of the Pali Canon in Theravada Buddhism, comprising discourses attributed to the Buddha that form a primary source for Buddhist doctrine and practice.
Referenced by (77)
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