Itivuttaka

The "Thus-saids" -- Quotations from the Buddha

The Itivuttaka, the fourth book of the Khuddaka Nikaya, is a collection of 112 short suttas, arranged numerically (like the Anguttara Nikaya) by topic into four nipatas. Each sutta consists of both prose and verse addressing a single well-focused topic of ethical conduct or meditation.

The Itivuttaka takes its name from the Pali phrase that introduces each of the suttas: iti vuttam Bhagavata, "Thus was said by the Blessed One."

Selected suttas from the Itivuttaka

Note: Unless otherwise indicated, these suttas were translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.

The four nipatas of the Ititvuttaka:

The Group of Ones
Suttas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
The Group of Twos
Suttas 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 47, 49
The Group of Threes
Suttas 50, 52-53, 55, 56-61, 62, 63, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 77, 78, 82, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 90, 92, 93, 94, 96, 97, 98
The Group of Fours
Suttas 102, 103, 106, 107, 110, 111, 112

Revised: Fri 30 October 1998