Index to Nikāya Texts

Nikāya collections of suttas

DN Dīgha Nikāya, the "Collection of Long Discourses"
MN Majjhima Nikāya, the "Collection of Middle-length Discourses"
SN Saṃyutta Nikāya, the "Collection of Linked (or Grouped) Discourses"
AN Aṅguttara Nikāya, the "Collection of Numerical Discourses"
KN Khuddaka Nikāya, the "Collection of 'Minor' Discourses"

The Book of the Eights (Sutta Nipāta 4)

Reference and Name of Sutta	English Translation only	Pāli Text with translation
KN Sutta Nipāta 4.1 Kāma-suttaṃ Pleasure	Snp 4.1 English	Snp 4.1 Pāli–English
KN Sutta Nipāta 4.2 Guh'-āṭṭhika-suttaṃ In a Hole	Snp 4.2 English	Snp 4.2 Pāli–English
KN Sutta Nipāta 4.3 Dutth-aṭṭhaka-suttaṃ Debates	Snp 4.3 English	Snp 4.3 Pāli–English
KN Sutta Nipāta 4.4 Suddh-aṭṭhaka-suttaṃ Purity	Snp 4.1 English	Snp 4.1 Pāli–English
KN Sutta Nipāta 4.5 Param-aṭṭaka-suttaṃ The Supreme	Snp 4.1 English	Snp 4.1 Pāli–English
KN Sutta Nipāta 4.6 Jarā-suttaṃ Old Age	Snp 4.1 English	Snp 4.1 Pāli–English
KN Sutta Nipāta 4.7 Tissametteyya-suttaṃ Celibacy	Snp 4.1 English	Snp 4.1 Pāli–English
KN Sutta Nipāta 4.8 Pasūra-suttaṃ Debates	Snp 4.1 English	Snp 4.1 Pāli–English

Other Texts from the Nikāyas

Reference and Name of Sutta	English Translation only	Pāli Text with translation
AN 4.45 Rohitassa Sutta A visit from a deva: on reaching "The end of the world"	AN 4.45 English	AN 4.45 Pāli–English
AN 11.9 Sandha Sutta Meditate like a thoroughbred horse: kinds of meditation the Buddha advocated and criticised	AN 11.9 English	AN 11.9 Pāli–English
DN 2 Sammanaphala-sutta Sutta (in part) A step-by-step training	DN 2 English
MN 18 Madhu-piṇḍika-sutta (in part) On non-violence: the end of misperceptions and of quarrels	MN 18 English	MN 18 Pāli–English
MN 107 Gaṇaka-moggallāna-sutta (in part) A step-by-step training	MN 107 English	MN 107 Pāli–English
MN 108 Gopaka-moggallāna-sutta (in part) Kinds of meditation the Buddha praised and did not praise	MN 108 English	MN 108 Pāli–English
SN 54.3 Suddhika-sutta The sixteen steps (or aspects) of Anapana Practice	SN 54.3 English	SN 54.3 Pāli–English

Abbreviations used on the Pāli–English pages

Dictionaries

CPD The Critical Pāli Dictionary, by V. Trenckner and other scholars, 1924–2010 Copenhagen. [only covers A to Kār]
– an online version is at: https://cpd.uni-koeln.de
DOP The Dictionary of Pāli, Margaret Cone, published by the Pāli Text Society
DPD The Digital Pāli Dictionary, install from https://digitalpalidictionary.github.io or use online at https://dpdict.net/
PED The Pāli–English Dictionary, by T. W. Rhys–Davids and William Stede, published by the Pāli Text Society, 1921–25; an online version is at: https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/pali/

Grammatical terms

With English examples. Pāli is much more particular in giving different grammatical forms to nearly all words, and it's vital to know these forms if they are to be translated correctly. That's why these forms are usually given in the notes.

f feminine noun — English nouns (naming words) don't have grammatical gender
m masculine noun — English nouns (naming words) don't have grammatical gender
n neuter noun — English nouns (naming words) don't have grammatical gender
naming words include, e.g. Bob, bicycle, possessions, qualities, thing, person, etc.
pron pronoun — e.g. I, you, she it (a word used in place of a person's or thing's name)
nom nominative — e.g. he walked, she spoke (the subject of the verb)
acc accusative — e.g. we saw him, I heard her (the indirect object)
gen genitive — e.g. his bicycle, the dog's hair (possessive)
dat dative — e.g. she spoke to me, he brought a bone for the dog (the direct object)
inst instrumentative — e.g. he travelled by bicycle (what is used to do something)
loc locative — e.g. we are in the house (the place in or at)
voc vocative — e.g. Hi! Angela, Bob please come here (a person or object being addressed). Used much more frequently in Pāli than in English.
sg singular — e.g. one thing
pl plural — e.g. two or more things
adj adjective — e.g. he rode a black bicycle (qualifying a noun)
adv adverb — e.g. she was speaking quietly (qualifying a verb) or, he rode a shiny black bicycle (qualifying an adjective)
vb verb — e.g. he rides a bicycle, she spoke to us (a doing or action word)
pp past participle — e.g. she has spoken, he has ridden his bike
pres.ptc. present participle — e.g. she is speaking, thinking about it
gerund gerund — riding his bike is what Bob enjoys most (a verb ending in -ing which acts like a noun, here as the subject of the sentence and of 'is')
trans transitive — e.g. he has ridden his bike (with a direct object, the thing ridden: "his bike"), she is speaking nonsense (what is spoken: nonsense)
intrans intransitive — e.g. she is speaking quietly (with no direct object)