Khuddakapāṭha

Basic Passages

Nine short texts, which appear to have been collected as a kind of basic study curriculum for novices. The collection itself was probably made in Sri Lanka, but most of the texts are found elsewhere in the <i lang='pi' translate='no'>nikāyas</i>.

• Kp 1SaraṇattayaThe Three Refuges
• Kp 2DasasikkhāpadaThe Ten Precepts
• Kp 3DvattiṁsākāraThe Thirty-two Parts of the Body
• Kp 4KumārapañhāThe Boy’s Questions
• Kp 5MaṅgalasuttaTrue Blessings
• Kp 6RatanasuttaGems
• Kp 7TirokuṭṭasuttaWithout the Walls
• Kp 8NidhikaṇḍasuttaStoring Your Savings
• Kp 9MettāsuttaThe Teaching on Love