| Aṅguttara Nikāya | |
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| Type | Canonical text |
| Parent | Sutta Piṭaka |
| Attribution | Anuruddha;Bhāṇaka |
| Commentary | Manorathapūraṇī (Aṅguttaranikāya-aṭṭhakathā) |
| Commentator | Buddhaghosa |
| Subcommentary | Sāratthamañjūsā (Ekakanipāta-ṭīkā, Dukanipāta-ṭīkā, Pañcakanipāta-ṭīkā, Aṭṭhakanipāta-ṭīkā) |
| Abbreviation | AN; A |
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TheAṅguttara Nikāya (aṅguttaranikāya;lit. 'Increased-by-One Collection', also translated "Gradual Collection" or "Numerical Discourses") is aBuddhist scriptures collection, the fourth of the fiveNikāyas, or collections, in theSutta Piṭaka, which is one of the "three baskets" that comprise thePāli Tipiṭaka ofTheravāda Buddhism. This nikāya consists of several thousand discourses ascribed tothe Buddha and his chief disciples arranged in eleven "books", according to the number ofDhamma items referenced in them.
TranslatorBhikkhu Bodhi wrote: "In Aṅguttara Nikāya, persons are as a rule not reduced to mere collections ofaggregates, elements, andsense-bases, but are treated as real centers of living experience engaged in a heartfelt quest for happiness and freedom from suffering."[1]
The Aṅguttara Nikāya corresponds to theEkottara Āgama ("Increased by One Discourses") found in the Sūtra Piṭakas of various Sanskritic early Buddhists schools, fragments of which survive in Sanskrit. A complete version survives in Chinese translation by the nameZēngyī Ahánjīng (增一阿含經); it is thought to be from either theMahāsāṃghika orSarvāstivādin recensions. According toKeown, "there is considerable disparity between the Pāli and the Sarvāstivādin versions, with more than two-thirds of the sūtras found in one but not the other compilation, which suggests that much of this portion of the Sūtra Piṭaka was not formed until a fairly late date."[2]
The nipatas in this nikaya are:
| Nipāta | Vagga |
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| Ekakanipāto (The Book of Ones) |
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| Dukanipāto (The Book of Twos) |
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| Tikanipāto (The Book of Threes) |
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| Catukkanipāto (The Book of Fours) |
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| Pañcakanipāto (The Book of Fives) |
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| Chakkanipāto (The Book of Sixes) |
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| Sattakanipāto (The Book of Sevens) |
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| Aṭṭhakanipāto (The Book of Eights) |
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| Navakanipāto (The Book of Nines) |
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| Dasakanipāto (The Book of Tens) |
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| Ekādasako nipāto (The Book of Elevens) |
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