Khuddaka Nikaya
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The Khuddaka Nikaya (Minor Collection) is the last of the five nikayas, or collections, in the Sutta Pitaka, which is one of the "three baskets" that compose the Pali Tipitaka. This nikaya consists of fifteen short books on various topics by the Buddha and his chief disciples. Note that the Burmese version of the Khuddaka Nikaya contains three additional books, for a total of eighteen.
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Divisions
This nikaya contains the following texts :
- Khuddaka Patha
- Dhammapada
- Udana
- Itivuttaka
- Suttanipata
- Vimana Vatthu
- Peta Vatthu
- Thera Gatha
- Theri Gatha
- Jataka
- Niddesa
- Patisambhidha
- Apadana
- Buddhavamsa
- Cariya Pitaka
The additional texts in the Burmese canon are:
- Nettippakarana or Netti
- Petakopadesa
- Milindapanha
The first two of these are also included in the Sinhalese (Buddha Jayanti) edition of the Canon.
