| Saṃyutta Nikāya | |
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| Type | Canonical text |
| Parent | Sutta Piṭaka |
| Attribution | Mahākassapa;Bhāṇaka |
| Commentary | Sāratthapakāsinī (Saṁyuttanikāya-aṭṭhakathā) |
| Commentator | Buddhaghosa |
| Subcommentary | Līnatthappakāsana (Sagāthāvaggaṭīkā, Nidānavaggaṭīkā, Khandhavaggaṭīkā, Saḷāyatanavaggaṭīkā, Mahāvaggaṭīkā) |
| Abbreviation | SN;[1] S |
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TheSaṃyutta Nikāya ("Connected Discourses" or "Kindred Sayings") is aBuddhist scriptures collection, the third of the fiveNikāyas, or collections, in theSutta Pitaka, which is one of the "three baskets" that compose thePali Tipitaka ofTheravada Buddhism. Because of the abbreviated way parts of the text are written, the total number of suttas/sūtras is unclear. The editor of the Pali Text Society edition of the text made it 2889,Bodhi in his translation has 2904, while the commentaries give 7762. A study byRupert Gethin[2] gives the totals for the Burmese and Sinhalese editions as 2854 and 7656, respectively, and his own calculation as 6696; he also says the total in the Thai edition is unclear. The suttas/sūtras are grouped into fivevargas/vaggas, or sections. Eachvarga/vagga is further divided intosamyuttas/saṃyuktas, or chapters, each of which in turn contains a group of suttas/sūtras on a related topic.
Bhante Sujato, a contemporary scholar monk, argues that the remarkable congruence of the various recensions suggests that the Samyutta Nikaya/Saṃyukta Āgama was the only collection to be finalized in terms of both structure and content in thepre-sectarian period.[3]
The Samyutta Nikaya corresponds to theSaṃyukta Āgama found in the Sutra Pitikas of various Sanskritic earlyBuddhists schools, fragments of which survive in Sanskrit and in Tibetan translation. A complete Chinese translation from the Sarvāstivādin recension appears in theChinese Buddhist canon, where it is known as theZá Āhánjīng (雜阿含經); meaning "the mixedagama". A comparison of the Sarvāstivādin, Kāśyapīya, and Theravadin texts reveals a considerable consistency of content, although each recension contains sutras/suttas not found in the others.[4]The Collation and Annotation of Saṃyuktāgama[5] (《<雜阿含經>校釋》, Chinese version) makes further comparison.
The vaggas contained in this nikaya are (the numbering of chapters [samyuttas] here refers to the PTS and Burmese editions; the Sinhalese[6] and Thai editions divide the text up somewhat differently):
| Vagga Name | Description | Samyutta Number | Samyutta Names |
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| Part I.Sagatha-vagga | a collection of suttas containing verses (Pali,sagatha), many shared by other parts of thePali canon such as theTheragatha,Therigatha,Suttanipata,Dhammapada and theJatakas.[7] | SN 1-11 | 1.devatāsaṃyuttaṃ 2. devaputtasaṃyuttaṃ 3. kosalasaṃyuttaṃ 4. mārasaṃyuttaṃ 5. bhikkhunīsaṃyuttaṃ 6. brahmasaṃyuttaṃ 7. brāhmaṇasaṃyuttaṃ 8. vaṅgīsasaṃyuttaṃ 9. vanasaṃyuttaṃ 10. yakkhasaṃyuttaṃ 11. sakkasaṃyuttaṃ |
| Part II.Nidana-vagga | a collection of suttas primarily pertaining tocausation (Pali,nidana) | SN 12-21 | 12. nidānasaṃyuttaṃ 13. abhisamayasaṃyuttaṃ 14. dhātusaṃyuttaṃ 15. anamataggasaṃyuttaṃ 16. kassapasaṃyuttaṃ 17. lābhasakkārasaṃyuttaṃ 18. rāhulasaṃyuttaṃ 19. lakkhaṇasaṃyuttaṃ 20. opammasaṃyuttaṃ 21. bhikkhusaṃyuttaṃ |
| Part III.Khandha-vagga | a collection of suttas primarily pertaining to the fiveaggregates (Pali,khandha) | SN 22-34 | 22. khandhasaṃyuttaṃ 23. rādhasaṃyuttaṃ 24. diṭṭhisaṃyuttaṃ 25. okkantasaṃyuttaṃ 26. uppādasaṃyuttaṃ 27. kilesasaṃyuttaṃ 28. sāriputtasaṃyuttaṃ 29. nāgasaṃyuttaṃ 30. supaṇṇasaṃyuttaṃ 31. gandhabbakāyasaṃyuttaṃ 32. valāhakasaṃyuttaṃ 33. vacchagottasaṃyuttaṃ 34. jhānasaṃyuttaṃ |
| Part IV.Salayatana-vagga | a collection of suttas primarily pertaining to the sixsense bases (Pali,salayatana), including the "Fire Sermon" (Adittapariyaya Sutta) | SN 35-44 | 35. saḷāyatanasaṃyuttaṃ 36. vedanāsaṃyuttaṃ 37. mātugāmasaṃyuttaṃ 38. jambukhādakasaṃyuttaṃ 39. sāmaṇḍakasaṃyuttaṃ 40. moggallānasaṃyuttaṃ 41. cittasaṃyuttaṃ 42. gāmaṇisaṃyuttaṃ 43. asaṅkhatasaṃyuttaṃ 44. abyākatasaṃyuttaṃ |
| Part V.Maha-vagga | the largest – that is,great (Pali,maha) – collection | SN 45. theNoble Eightfold Path | 45. maggasaṃyuttaṃ |
| SN 46. theSeven Factors of Enlightenment | 46. bojjhaṅgasaṃyuttaṃ | ||
| SN 47. theFour Establishment of Mindfulness | 47. satipaṭṭhānasaṃyuttaṃ | ||
| SN 48. theFaculties | 48. indriyasaṃyuttaṃ | ||
| SN 49. theFour Right Striving | 49. sammappadhānasaṃyuttaṃ | ||
| SN 50. theFive Powers | 50. balasaṃyuttaṃ | ||
| SN 51. the Four Bases for Spiritual Power[8] | 51. iddhipādasaṃyuttaṃ | ||
| SN 52.Anuruddha discourses | 52. anuruddhasaṃyuttaṃ | ||
| SN h 53. theJhanas | 53. jhānasaṃyuttaṃ | ||
| SN 54.Mindfulness of Breathing | 54. ānāpānasaṃyuttaṃ | ||
| SN 55. Factors ofStream-entry | 55. sotāpattisaṃyuttaṃ | ||
| SN 56. theTruths | 56. saccasaṃyuttaṃ |
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