Essence of Tipiṭaka - PREFACE
Essence of Tipiṭaka - Preface
VRI would like to extend its gratitude to the Burma Piṭaka Association and U Ko Lay for permission to publish the Essence of Tipiṭaka here in India.
Until now, this lucid and inspiring introduction to the word of the Buddha has been difficult to obtain outside Myanmar.
VRI hopes that the Guide will encourage students of Vipassana both here and abroad in their meditation practice, and also lead them to further study of the actual texts.
With the permission of U Ko Lay and the Burma Piṭaka Association, VRI has made some small changes to the general formatting and style of the book but its substance remains intact. An index has been added.
U Ko Lay was formerly the Vice-Chancellor of Mandalay University and was a devoted student of Sayagyi U Ba Khin. He is presently carrying out translation work in Yangon, where he lives with his wife.
Note: This book was published in the year 1995 and reprinted in 1998. Index is not available in the web version
PREFACE
1 WHAT IS VINAYA PIṬAKA?
2 VINAYA PIṬAKA
1. Pārājika Pāḷi
2. Pācittiya Pāḷi
3. Mahāvagga Pāḷi
4. Cūḷavagga Pāḷi
5. Parivāra Pāḷi
3 WHAT IS SUTTANTA PIṬAKA?
4 DĪGHA NIKĀYA
1. Sīlakkhandha Vagga Pāḷi
2. Mahā Vagga Pāḷi
3. Pāthika Vagga Pāḷi
5 MAJJHIMA NIKĀYA
1. Mūlapaṇṇāsa Pāḷi
(a) Mūlapariyāya Vagga
(b) Sīhanāda Vagga
(c) Opamma Vagga
(d) Mahāyamaka Vagga
(e) Cūḷayamaka Vagga
2. Majjhima Paṇṇāsa Pāḷi
(a) Gahapati Vagga
(b) Bhikkhu Vagga
(c) Paribbājaka Vagga
(d) Rāja Vagga
(e) Brāhmaṇa Vagga
3. Uparipaṇṇāsa Pāḷi
(a) Devadaha Vagga
(b) Ānupada Vagga
(c) Suññata Vagga
(d) Vibhaṅga Vagga
(e) Saḷāyatana Vagga
6 SAṂYUTTA NIKĀYA
1. Sagāthā Vagga Saṃyutta Pāḷi
2. Nidāna Vagga Saṃyutta Pāḷi
3. Khandha Vagga Saṃyutta Pāḷi
4. Saḷāyatana Vagga Saṃyutta Pāḷi
5. Mahā Vagga Saṃyutta Pāḷi
7 AṄGUTTARA NIKĀYA
1. Ekaka Nipāta Pāḷi
2. Duka Nipāta Pāḷi
3. Tika Nipāta Pāḷi
4. Catukka Nipāta Pāḷi
5. Pañcaka Nipāta Pāḷi
6. Chakka Nipāta Pāḷi
7. Sattaka Nipāta Pāḷi
8. Aṭṭhaka Nipāta Pāḷi
9. Navaka Nipāta Pāḷi
10. Dasaka Nipāta Pāḷi
11. Ekādasaka Nīpata Pāḷi
8 KHUDDAKA NIKĀYA
1. Khuddakapāṭha Pāḷi
2. The Dhammapada Pāḷi
3. Udāna Pāḷi
4. Itivuttaka Pāḷi
5. Suttanipāta Pāḷi
6. Vimāna Vatthu Pāḷi
7. Peta Vatthu Pāḷi
8. The Thera Gāthā Pāḷi
9. The Therī Gāthā Pāḷi
10. Jātaka Pāḷi
11. Niddesa Pāḷi
12. Paṭisambhidā Magga Pāḷi
13. Apadāna Pāḷi
14. Buddhavaṃsa Pāḷi
15. Cariyā Piṭaka
16. Netti
17. Peṭakopadesa
18. Milindapañha Pāḷi
9 WHAT IS ABHIDHAMMA PIṬAKA?
10 ABHIDHAMMA PIṬAKA
1. The Dhammasaṅgaṇī Pāḷi
2. Vibhaṅga Pāḷi
3. Dhātukathā Pāḷi
4. Puggalapaññatti Pāḷi
5. Kathāvatthu Pāḷi
6. Yamaka Pāḷi
7. Paṭṭhāna Pāḷi