Samyutta Nikaya

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The Samyutta Nikaya (saṃyuttanikāya; SN, "Connected Discourses") is a Buddhist scripture, the third of the five nikayas, or collections, in the Sutta Pitaka, which is one of the "three baskets" that compose the Pali Tipitaka of Theravada Buddhism. This nikaya contains, according to one reckoning, 2,889 suttas grouped into five vaggas, or sections. Each vagga is further divided into samyuttas, or chapters, each of which in turn contains a group of suttas on a related topic.

A similar collection, apparently translated from an earlier Sanskrit version, appears in the Chinese Buddhist canon. This is known as the Samyuktāgama or Zá Ahánjīng (雜阿含經); the Chinese name means "the mixed agama".

Contents 1 Translations 2 Divisions 3 References 3.1 See also 3.2 Notes 3.3 Bibliography 3.4 External links

[edit] Translations

• The Book of the Kindred Sayings, tr C. A. F. Rhys Davids & F. L. Woodward, 1917-30, 5 volumes, Pali Text Society[1], Lancaster
• The Connected Discourses of the Buddha, tr Bhikkhu Bodhi, 2000, Wisdom Publications, Somerville, MA, ISBN 0-86171-331-1; the Pali Text Society also issues a private edition of this for members only, which is its preferred translation

[edit] Divisions

The vaggas contained in this nikaya are:

1. Sagatha-vagga (SN chapters 1-11)
   a collection of suttas containing verses (Pali, sagatha), many shared by other parts of the Pali canon such as the Theragatha, Therigatha, Suttanipata, Dhammapada and the Jatakas.^[1]
2. Nidana-vagga (SN chapters 12-21)
   a collection of suttas primarily pertaining to causation (Pali, nidana).
3. Khandha-vagga (SN chapters 22-34)
   a collection of suttas primarily pertaining to the five aggregates (Pali, khanda).
4. Salayatana-vagga (SN chapters 35-44)
   a collection of suttas primarily pertaining to the six sense bases (Pali, salayatana), including the Adittapariyaya Sutta or "Fire Sermon".
5. Maha-vagga (SN chapters 45-56)
   the largest – that is, great (Pali, maha) – collection with chapters related to:

• the Noble Eightfold Path
• the Seven Factors of Enlightenment
• the Establishment of Mindfulness
• the Six Faculties
• Right Striving
• the Five Powers
• the jhanas
• mindfulness of breathing
• factors of stream-entry
• the Truths

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Anguttara Nikaya
• Buddhist texts
• Digha Nikaya
• Khuddaka Nikaya
• Majjhima Nikaya

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Bodhi (2000), p. 69.

[edit] Bibliography

• Digital Dictionary of Buddhism, entry on Zá Ahánjīng

[edit] External links

• Samyutta Nikaya suttas in English at metta.lk
• Samyutta Nikaya suttas in English at accesstoinsight.org