The works of the Pali canon

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

Vinaya-piṭaka
The Book of the Discipline

    1. Khandhaka
      • Mahāvagga
      • Cūḷavagga
    2. Suttavibhaṅga
      • Bhikkhuvibhaṅga
      • Bhikkhunīvibhaṅga
    3. Parivāra

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
        Minor Readings
      2. Dhammapada
        Word of the Doctrine /
      3. Udāna
        The Udāna / Verses of Uplift
      4. Itivuttaka
        The Itivuttaka / As It Was Said
      5. Suttanipāta
        Group of Discourses / The Rhinoceros Horn
      6. Vimānavatthu
        Stories of the Mansions
      7. Petavatthu
        Stories of the Departed
      8. Theragāthā
        Elders’ Verses I / Psalms of the Brethren
      9. Therīgāthā
        Elders’ Verses II / Psalms of the Sisters
      10. Jātaka
        Stories of thr Buddha’s Former Births
      11. Mahā-Niddesa
        Untranslated
      12. Culla -Niddesa
        Untranslated
      13. Paṭisambhidāmagga
        The Path of Discrimination
      14. Apadāna
        No PTS translation
      15. Buddhavaṃsa
        The Chronicle of the Buddhas
      16. Cariyāpiṭaka
        The Basket of Conduct

Abhidhamma-piṭaka

    1. Dhammasaṅgaṇi
      Buddhist 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
      • Tikapaṭṭhāna
        Conditional Relations
      • Dukapaṭṭhāna