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| Type | Canonical text |
| Parent | Khuddaka Nikāya |
| Attribution | Bhāṇaka |
| Commentary | Paramatthajotikā (Khuddakapāṭha-aṭṭhakathā) |
| Commentator | Buddhaghosa |
| Abbreviation | Kp; Khp |
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TheKhuddakapāṭha (Pali for "short passages"; abbreviated as "Khp") is aTheravada Buddhist scripture, the first collection of discourses (suttas) in theKhuddaka Nikāya of thePali Canon. It may have originated as a handbook for novice monks composed from excerpts of canonical texts.[1]
TheKhuddakapāṭha was excluded from the lists of canonical texts collected by the Theravada Digha- and Majjhima-bhanakas as well as the Chinese translation ofBuddhaghosa's commentaries.[1] This suggest that theKhuddakapāṭha had not attained canonical status until relatively late in the process of fixing the Theravada canon, and may be one of the last texts added to the Canon itself.[1]
All but one of the discourses it collects are found elsewhere in thePali Canon- the Nidhi Kanda is not extant in the current Pali Canon but does include text [Khp 8.9] quoted in theAbhidhamma Pitaka'sKathavatthu [Kv 351,18-21].)[2] It may have originated as a handbook fornovices composed from excerpts from the canon, and was accepted as canonical because it consisted of texts that were already part of the Canon.[1] TheKhuddakapāṭha is not widely used or studied in modern Theravada countries, but several of its texts are included in a commonParitta collection (theMaha Pirit Potha), suggesting that this collection originated with theKhuddakapāṭha or a precursor text.[2]
The collection is composed of the following nine discourses:
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