Philosophy of language in the Five Nikayas
by K.T.S. Sarao | 2013 | 141,449 words
This page relates 鈥楰huddaka Nikaya (Collection of Little Texts)鈥� of the study of the Philosophy of language in the Five Nikayas, from the perspective of linguistics. The Five Nikayas, in Theravada Buddhism, refers to the five books of the Sutta Pitaka (鈥淏asket of Sutra鈥�), which itself is the second division of the Pali Tipitaka of the Buddhist Canon (literature).
2.5(f). Khuddaka 狈颈办腻测补 (Collection of Little Texts)
The Khuddaka 狈颈办腻测补 鈥楥ollection of Little Texts鈥�, the fifth great Collection of the Buddha鈥檚 discourses following the 顿墨驳丑补 狈颈办腻测补, Majjhima 狈颈办腻测补, Sa峁儁utta 狈颈办腻测补, and 膧峁単uttara 狈颈办腻测补 in the Sutta Pitaka of the 笔腻濒颈 Canon, is a wide-ranging collection of fifteen books containing complete Suttas, verses, and smaller fragments of Dhamma teachings.
The subcategories of Khuddaka 狈颈办腻测补 are divided as below.
i. 碍丑耻诲诲补办补辫腻迟丑补 鈥楳inor Text/Readings鈥�,
ii. Dhammapada 鈥榁erses of Dhamma鈥�,
iii. 鲍诲腻苍补 鈥楽olemn Utterances鈥�,
iv. Itivuttaka; 鈥楾hus it was said鈥�,
v. Sutta Nip膩ta 鈥楥ollection of Suttas鈥�,
vi. 痴颈尘腻苍补惫补迟迟丑耻 鈥楽tories of the [heavy] mansions鈥�,
vii. Petavatthu 鈥楽tories of the departed鈥�,
viii. 罢丑别谤补驳腻迟丑腻 鈥楽ongs of the male Elders, i.e., Arahants鈥�,
ix. 罢丑别谤颈驳腻迟丑腻 鈥楽ongs of the female Elders, i.e., Arahants鈥�,
x. 闯腻迟补办补 鈥�Birth-stories, i.e., Tales of former life of the Buddha鈥�,
xi. Niddesa 鈥�Exposition鈥�,
xii. 笔补峁璱蝉补尘产丑颈诲腻 Magga 鈥楶ath of Discrimination鈥�,
xiii. 础辫补诲腻苍补 鈥楾radition, i.e., Legend鈥�,
xiv. Buddhava峁僺a 鈥楥hronicle of Buddha鈥�,
xv. Cariy膩pi峁璦ka 鈥楤asket of Conduct鈥�.