The works of the Pali canon

The works of the Pali canon and
the titles of their PTS translations

Vinaya-piṭaka

    1. Khandhaka
    2. Suttavibhaṅga / The Book of the Discipline Volume I-III
      • Bhikkhuvibhaṅga
      • Bhikkhunīvibhaṅga
    3. Parivāra / The Book of the Discipline Volume VI

Sutta-piṭaka

    1. Dīgha-nikāya
      Dialogues of the Buddha
    2. Majjhima-nikāya
      Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha / Middle Length Sayings
    3. Saṃyutta-nikāya
      Connected Discourses of the Buddha / The Book of Kindred Sayings
    4. Aṅguttara-nikāya
      Numerical Discourses of the Buddha / The Book of Gradual Sayings
    5. Khuddaka-nikāya
        1. Khuddakapāṭha
          The Minor Readings and the Illustrator of Ultimate Meaning
        2. Dhammapada
          Word of the Doctrine
        3. Udāna
          The Udāna and the Itivuttaka
        4. Itivuttaka
          The Udāna and the Itivuttaka
        5. Suttanipāta
          The Group of Discourses / The Rhinoceros Horn
        6. Vimānavatthu
          Vimana Stories
        7. Petavatthu
          Peta Stories
        8. Theragāthā
          Elders’ Verses / Poems of Early Buddhist Monks
        9. Therīgāthā
          Elders’ Verses / Poems of Early Buddhist Nuns
        10. Jātaka
          Stories of the Buddha’s Former Births
        11. Niddesa
          1. Mahā-Niddesa
            No PTS translation
          2. Culla -Niddesa
            No PTS translation
        12. Paṭisambhidāmagga
          The Path of Discrimination
        13. Apadāna
          No PTS translation
        14. Buddhavaṃsa
          Minor Anthologies Volume III
        15. Cariyāpiṭaka
          Minor Anthologies Volume III

Abhidhamma-piṭaka

    1. Dhammasaṅgaṇi
      The Buddhist Manual of Psychological Ethics
    2. Vibhaṅga
      The Book of Analysis
    3. Dhātukathā
      Discourse on Elements
    4. Puggalapaññatti
      A Designation of Human Types
    5. Kathāvatthu
      Points of Controversy
    6. Yamaka
      The Book of Pairs
    7. Paṭṭhāna