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ASCII version of diacritical marks for Pali and Sanskrit used in this file:
Long vowels are doubled: aa, ii, uu .
Other diacritics precede the letters marked by them, so:
- vowels: .r .l
- retroflex consonants: .t .th .d .dh .n
- retroflex sibilant: .s
- palatal sibilant: "s
- palatal nasal: ~n
- guttural nasal: "n
- anusvara: .m
- visarga: .h
Examples: nirvaa.na, vi~n~naa.na.
 

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THE CONTENTS AND STRUCTURE OF THE PALI CANON AND ITS COMMENTARIES

THE PALI CANON

There are two sets of abbreviations of the names of Pali texts: the, now standard, Critical Pali Dictionary system, and the obsolescent Pali Text Society Dictionary system. These are given in brackets, below, with the CPD abbreviation first when the two differ.
 
  1. VINAYA PI.TAKA (Vin): 'Basket of (monastic) Discipline'; PTS edition in 5 volumes (PTS translation: Book of the Discipline):
       
    1. monastic code (paa.timokkha) for monks and for nuns, contained in the Suttavibha"nga, together with a commentary on that;
    2. the Khandhaka, dealing with the regulation of communal life, which is contained in the Mahaavagga and Cuulavagga. The Mahaavagga also contains some material on the life of the Buddha, etc.;
    3. the Parivaara, which is an abstract of the whole of the Vinaya Pi.taka, in dialogue form.


    References are to volume and page number, eg. Vin III 59. Note that:
    -Vin I and II (Mahaavagga and Cuulavagga) are translated as The Book of the Discipline vols IV and V.
    -Vin III, IV (Suttavibha"nga) are translated as The Book of the Discipline vols I, II and III.
    Also note that the translation, when it gives the Pali page number in the midst of the translation, gives it at the end of that page: eg [1] means p.1 ends here. In all other translations, it indicates where a page of the original starts.
     

  2. SUTTA PI.TAKA, 'Basket of Discourses':
       
    1. Diigha Nikaaya (DN or D): 'Long Collection' of 34 Suttas; PTS edition in 3 volumes; PTS translation: Dialogues of the Buddha. References are usually given to the volume and page number of the PTS Pali text, e.g. DN III 33. To find this in translation, look at Dialogues of the Buddha vol. III, then find the section corresponding to p33 of the Pali by looking for [33] in the body of the text, which indicates where the translation of p33 starts. Some authors may simply refer to the Sutta number, eg. Diigha no.12; but as the Suttas are quite long in this collection, this is not a very exact reference.
    2. Majjhima Nikaaya (MN or M): 'Middle Length Collection' of 150 Suttas; PTS edition in 3 volumes'; PTS translation: Middle Length Sayings. The PTS translation volumes correspond to the first, second and third set of 50 Suttas, though the PTS Pali version groups them into 1-76, 77-100 and 101-150. Consequently vol. I of the text is translated in vol. I (for pp1-338 of text) and part of vol. II (for pp339-524) in the translation. References are sometimes made to the Sutta number, but it is more usual to refer to vol. and page number of the PTS Pali text, e.g. MN I 350, which can be found in vol.II of the translation: vol. no. and page no. of the Pali is given at top of the page, and the Pali page number is also included in the text of the translation: [350].
    3. Sa.myutta Nikaaya (SN or S): 'Connected Collection' of 7,762 Suttas, grouped in 56 sections (sa.myuttas) according to subject matter; PTS edition in 5 volumes; PTS translation: The Book of Kindred Sayings. References are usually to volume and page number of the Pali text (e.g. SN III 79). These are given in the translation at the top of the left hand page, but exact Pali page-breaks are not indicated within the text of the translation. References are also given to section and Sutta number- which as the Suttas in this collection are each fairly short, is a reasonably exact way of giving a reference (though Sutta numbers differ in different editions). For these types of reference, see top of right hand page of translation (though this does not give the vol. number). An example: S.II.XV.I. 2. For this, look at Kindred Sayings vol. II, then look at contents page for 'chapter' (sa.myutta) XV, section I, then go to this part of the translation till 2 is found.
    4. A"nguttara Nikaaya (AN or A): 'Single-item Upwards Collection' of 9,550 Suttas, grouped according to the number of items dealt with in the Suttas, from one to eleven; PTS edition 5 volumes; PTS translation: The Book of Gradual Sayings. References are usually to volume and page number of the Pali text (e.g. AN IV 93). These are given in the translation at the top of the left hand page, but exact Pali page-breaks are not indicated within the text of the translation. (except in volume V). References are also given to the sutta number, eg. A.VI.VI.63: this can be found in the sixes (thus in Gradual Sayings vol.III- look at contents to find chapter VI of the sixes, then locate VI.VI.63 by looking at the top of the right hand page, and then down to where 63 starts.
    5. Khuddaka Nikaaya: 'Collection of Little Texts': 15 separate miscellaneous texts, many in verse form, which contain both some of the earliest and latest material in the Canon:
      1. Khuddakapaa.tha (Khp or Kh): 'Little readings': a short collection of texts for recitation; PTS edition in one volume, with its commentary; PTS translation: The Minor Readings. Reference usually by Sutta number and verse number.
      2. Dhammapada (Dhp or Dh): 'Verses on Dhamma', a popular collection of 423 pithy verses of a largely ethical nature; PTS edition in one volume; PTS translation available 1997. Reference by verse number.
      3. Udaana (Ud): 'Verses of Uplift': 80 short Suttas based on inspired verses; PTS edition in one volume; PTS translation Verses of Uplift. Reference to page number of Pali text (e.g. Ud 54), or chapter and Sutta number.
      4. Itivuttaka (It): 'As It Was Said': 112 short Suttas; PTS edition in one volume; PTS translation: As it Was Said. Reference to page number of Pali text (e.g. It 12), or chapter and Sutta number.
      5. Suttanipaata (Sn): 'Group of Discourses': a collection of 71 verse Suttas, including what some see as very early material, such as the A.t.thakavagga; PTS edition in one volume; PTS translation: Group of Discourses II and (paperback) The Rhinoceros Horn. References to verse number, or chapter, Sutta and verse number.
      6. Vimaanavatthu (Vv): 'Stories of the Mansions', on heavenly rebirths; PTS edition in one volume, with the following; most recent PTS translation: Stories of the Mansions. Reference to chapter, Sutta and verse number.
      7. Petavatthu (Pv): 'Stories of the Departed': on ghostly rebirths; PTS edition in one volume, with last item; most recent PTS translation: Stories of the Departed. Reference to chapter, Sutta and verse number.
      8. Theragaathaa (Th or Thag): 'Elders' Verses', telling how a number of early monks attained enlightenment; PTS edition in one volume; PTS translations: Elders' Verses and Psalms of the Brethren. Reference to verse number.
      9. Theriigaathaa (Thii or Thig): 'Elders' Verses': , telling how a number of early nuns attained enlightenment; PTS edition in one volume; PTS translations: Elders' Verses and Psalms of the Sisters, both in Poems of Early Buddhist Nuns. Reference to verse number.
      10. Jaataka: a collection of 547 'Birth Stories' dealing with previous lives of the Buddha, with the aim of illustrating points in morality. The full stories are told in the commentary (JA), based on the verses and small sections of prose (J), which are canonical: PTS edition of text and commentary in 6 volumes; PTS translation of text and commentary: Stories of the Buddha's Former Births, with Story of Gotama Buddha giving the Buddha's life, from Vol.I of the commentary. Reference to volume and page number of Pali text, or to story number.
      11. Niddesa: Mahaa-Niddesa (NiddI or Nd1) and Culla-Niddesa (NiddII or Nd2): 'Exposition', in the form of a (canonical) commentary on part of the Suttanipaata; PTS edition in 3 volumes; no PTS translation available. Reference to page number of Pali text.
      12. Pa.tisambhidaamagga (Pa.tis or Ps): 'The Path of Discrimination', an Abhidhamma-style analysis of certain points of doctrine and practice; PTS edition in 2 volumes; PTS translation: The Path of Discrimination. Reference to volume and page number of Pali text.
      13. Apadaana (Ap): 'Stories' on past lives of monks and nuns whose verses are given in the Theragaathaa and Theriigaathaa; PTS edition in 2 volumes; PTS translation of part of this text available 1997.
      14. Buddhava.msa (Bv): 'Chronicle of the Buddhas', on 24 previous Buddhas; PTS edition in one volume, with the next item; PTS translation: The Chronicle of the Buddhas. Reference by section and verse number.
      15. Cariyaapi.taka (Cp): 'The Basket of Conduct', on the conduct of Gotama in previous lives, building up the 'perfections' of a Bodhisatta; PTS edition in one volume, with the last item; PTS translation: The Basket of Conduct. Reference by section and verse number.
  3. ABHIDHAMMA PI.TAKA, 'Basket of Further Dhamma': fine-grained analysis of experience, which seeks to systematise Sutta teachings, expressing them in psychologically and philosophically exact language:
       
    1. Dhammasa"nga.nii (Dhs): 'Ennumeration of Dhammas': outline of the Theravaada dhamma list, with definitions of each, etc.; PTS edition in one volume; PTS translation: Buddhist Psychological Ethics. Reference by page number of Pali text, or discussion-item number.
    2. Vibha"nga (Vibh or Vbh): '(The Book of) Analysis', dealing with various dhammas and groups of dhammas; PTS edition in one volume; PTS translation (of the Burmese edition): The Book of Analysis. Reference by page number of Pali text.
    3. Dhaatukathaa (Dhaatuk or Dhtk), discussing verious types of 'elements': PTS edition in one volume, with commentary; PTS translation: Discourse on Elements. Reference by page number of Pali text.
    4. Puggalapa~n~natti (Pp or Pug): 'Concept of Persons', on various ways of classifying types of people; PTS edition in one volume, with its commentary; PTS translation: A Designation of Human Types. Reference by page number of Pali text, or chapter and section number.
    5. Kathaavatthu (Kv or Kvu): 'Book of Discourses', detailing debates on various points of doctrine, with non-acceptible positions later being attributed, by the commentary, to non-Theravaadin schools; PTS edition in one volume; PTS translation; Points of Controversy. Reference by page number of Pali text, or chapter and section number.
    6. Yamaka (Yam): ''(Book of) Pairs': a book designed to test a student's grasp of Abhidhamma thinking; PTS edition in 2 volumes; no PTS translation available. Reference by page number of Pali text.
    7. Pa.t.thaana (Pa.t.th or Pt): 'Conditional Relations': which goes into great detail on the various kinds of relationships existing between dhammas; PTS edition (incomplete): Tika-pa.t.thaana (Tikap or Tkp) in three volumes, with its commentary and Duka-pa.t.thaana (Dukap or Dkp), in one volume; the (incomplete) PTS translation corresponding to the first (it is actually of the Burmese edition) is Conditional Relations, the second has no PTS translation. Reference by page number of Pali text.
Guide to Pali Canon, and selected translations, at the Access to Insight web-site

OVERVIEW OF LENGTH OF CANONICAL TEXTS

Length in pages of the PTS editions of the text is as follows, with the overall length being ~12800 pages, equivalent to around 30 million characters:
 
  1. VINAYA PI.TAKA: 1511:
    1. Mahaavagga and Cuulavagga: 668
    2. Suttavibha"nga: 617
    3. Parivaara: 226
  2. SUTTA PI.TAKA: ~8638:
       
    1. Diigha Nikaaya: 904
    2. Majjhima Nikaaya: 1092
    3. Sa.myutta Nikaaya: 1686 (admittedly a somewhat arbitrary figure, as it depends on how the repetitions of the manuscript are expanded)
    4. A"nguttara Nikaaya: 1840
    5. (Total for first four Nikaayas: 5522)
    6. Khuddaka Nikaaya: ~3116:
         
      1. Khuddakapaa.tha: 9
      2. Dhammapada: 119
      3. Udaana: 94
      4. Itivuttaka: 124
      5. Suttanipaata: 223
      6. Vimaanavatthu: 135
      7. Petavatthu: 95
      8. Theragaathaa: 115
      9. Theriigaathaa: 51
      10. Jaataka: with commentary 3105; canonical verses, perhaps a fifth of this, ~600
      11. Niddesa: Mahaa-Niddesa 510, Culla-Niddesa 287: total 797
      12. Pa.tisambhidaamagga: 442
      13. Apadaana: 615
      14. Buddhava.msa: 102
      15. Cariyaapi.taka: 37
  3. ABHIDHAMMA PI.TAKA: 2657 :
    1. Dhammasa"nga.nii: 264
    2. Vibha"nga: 436
    3. Dhaatukathaa: 113
    4. Puggalapa~n~natti: 74
    5. Kathaavatthu: 628
    6. Yamaka: 593
    7. Pa.t.thaana: 549 (but the Pali Publication Board edition indicates ~2800 for the fuller text of the Burmese editions, which are themselves abbreviated).
THE COMMENTARIES (A.T.THAKATHAA)
In the following, the canonical text title is followed by that of its commentary, and the title of the PTS translation of this commentary, where it exists. In the system adapted by the Pali Text Society Dictionary, the abbreviation for commentary for a text is the text abbreviation followed by A., e.g.: D.A. = commentary on Diigha Nikaaya. The commentary to the Dhammasa"nga.nii also has the abbreviation Asl. In the system of the Critical Pali Dictionary (to be adopted in the new edition of the Pali Text Society Dictionary), there are separate abbreviations for the names of many of the commentaries (given below); others add -a or -.t, for a commentary (a.t.thakathaa) or sub-commentary (.tikaa) respectively.
  1. Vinaya Pi.taka; Samantapaasaadikaa (Sp), and Ka"nkhaavitara.nii (Kkh) (on Paatimokkha)
  2. Sutta Pi.taka:
       
    1. Diigha Nikaaya; Suma"ngalavilaasinii (Sv)
    2. Majjhima Nikaaya; Papa~ncasuudanii (Ps)
    3. Sa.myutta Nikaaya; Saaratthappakaasinii (Spk)
    4. A"nguttara Nikaaya; Manorathapuura.nii (Mp)
    5. Khuddaka Nikaaya:
         
      1. Khuddakapaa.tha; Paramatthajotikaa (I) (PjI)
      2. Dhammapada; Dhammapada.t.thakathaa (Dh-a); Buddhist Legends
      3. Udaana; Paramatthadiipanii (I) (Ud-a); Udaana Commentary Translation, I and II
      4. Itivuttaka; Paramatthadiipanii (II) (It-a)
      5. Suttanipaata; Paramatthajotikaa (II) (Sn-a)
      6. Vimaanavatthu; Paramatthadiipanii (III) (Vv-a); Vimaana Stories
      7. Petavatthu; Paramatthadiipanii (IV) (Pv-a); Peta Stories
      8. Theragaathaa; Paramatthdiipanii (V) (Th-a)
      9. Theriigaathaa; Paramatthadiipanii (VI) (Thii-a)
      10. Jaataka; Jaatakatthava.n.nanaa (JA); Stories of the Buddha's Former Births
      11. Niddesa; Saddhammapajjotikaa (Nidd-a)
      12. Pa.tisambhidaamagga; Saddhammappakaasinii (Pa.tis-a)
      13. Apadaana; Visuddhajanavilaasinii (Ap-a)
      14. Buddhava.msa; Madhuratthavilaasinii (Bv-a); Clarifier of Sweet Meaning
      15. Cariyaapi.taka; Paramatthadiipanii (VII) (Cp-a)
  3. Abhidhamma:
    1. Dhammasa"nga.nii; A.t.thasaalinii (As or Dhs-a); The Expositor
    2. Vibha"nga; Sammohavinodanii (Vibh-a); Dispeller of Delusion
    3. Dhaatukathaa; Pa~ncappakara.natthakathaa (Dhaatuk-a)
    4. Puggalapa~n~natti; Pa~ncappakara.natthakathaa (Pp-a)
    5. Kathaavatthu; Pa~ncappakara.natthakathaa (Kv-a); Debates Commentary
    6. Yamaka; Pa~ncappakara.natthakathaa (Yam-a)
    7. Pa.t.thaana; Pa~ncappakara.natthakathaa (Pa.t.th-a)


The only sub-commentaries published so far are the Liinattha-pakaasinii, on the Diigha Nikaaya, part of the A"nguttara-nikaaya-.tiikaa, and the Abhidhammatthavibhaavinii-.tiikaa (Abhi-s-mh-.t : on this, see entry on Later Pali Literature below). There are no English translations of these.

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THE PALI CANON, ITS COMMENTARIES, AND TRANSLATIONS

***Pali Text Society publications unless otherwise stated- but for up to date prices for PTS publications, consult their web-site, linked from above***

VINAYA-PI.TAKA

Text:
Vinayapi.taka, ed. H. Oldenberg. Complete set; including index volume, 253 6; £105: Index to the Vinaya-Pi.taka, Ousaka, Yamazi and Norman, 1996; 338 9; £22.50

Text translation:
The Book of the Discipline, tr. I.B. Horner. Complete set; 254 4; £127.50:


Commentary:
Samantapaasaadikaa, ed. J. Takakusu and M. Nagai. Complete set; 247 1; £102.75:


Samantapaasaadikaa, Baahira-nidaana (Vinaya-Nidaana), ed. and tr. N.A. Jayawickrama, 1962, reprinted 1986; 045 2; £18.50

Ka"nkhaavitara.nii, (Paatimokkha Commentary) ed. D.A.L. Maskell, 1956, reprinted 1981; 115 7; £21.25

Commentary translation:
The Inception of Discipline, tr. N.A. Jayawickrama, 1962: translation of vol. I of the commentary
 
 

SUTTA-PI.TAKA

DIIGHA NIKAAYA
(Also referred to by Buddhaghosa as the Diighaagama).

Text:
Diigha Nikaaya. Complete set; including index volume, 237 4; £70.00:


Text translation:
Dialogues of the Buddha, tr. T.W. and Mrs C.A.F. Rhys Davids. Complete set; 258 7; £51.95:


A more recent, non-PTS translation (with some cutting out of repetitions) is:
The Long Discourses of the Buddha, translated in one volume, Maurice Walshe, Wisdom Publications, Boston, USA, 1995, £22.95

Translations of three Suttas of the Diigha Nikaaya, and their commentaries, published by the Buddhist Publication Society, Kandy, Sri Lanka (available from Wisdom Books: see UKABS page of web-sites of publishers for information), are:
The All-embracing Net of Views: The Brahmajaala Sutta and its Commentaries, tr. Bhikkhu Bodhi, 1992, ISBN 955-24-0045-7, £13.50

The Discourse on the Fruits of Recluseship: The Saama~n~naphala Sutta and Its Commentaries, tr. Bhikkhu Bodhi, Sri Lanka, 1989, £9.00.

The Great Discourse on Causation: The Mahaanidaana Sutta and its Commentaries, tr. Bhikkhu Bodhi, 1984, £9.00

Commentary:
Suma"ngalavilaasinii Complete set; 250 1; £56.75:


Sub-commentary:
Diigha Nikaaya sub-commentary (atthakathaa-.tiikaa) (Liinatthapakaasinii), ed. Lily de Silva, 1970 , Complete set; 238 2; £69.00:


MAJJHIMA NIKAAYA
(Also referred to by Buddhaghosa as the Majjhimaagama).

Text:
Majjhima-Nikaaya. Complete set; 242 0; £72.75:


Text translation:

[Further Dialogues of the Buddha], tr. R. Chalmers. Not available

Middle Length Sayings, tr. I.B. Horner. Complete set; 262 5; £59.75:


An alternative, non-PTS, translation is:
The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha, translated in one volume. Original translation by Bhikkhu ~Naa.namoli, edited and revised by Bhikkhu Bodhi. Wisdom Publications, Boston, USA, 1995, £52.

A translations of the first Sutta of the Majjhima Nikaaya, and its commentary, published by the Buddhist Publication Society, Kandy, Sri Lanka (available from Wisdom Books: see UKABS page on web-sites of publishers for information), is:
The Discourse on the Root of Existence: The Muulapariyaaya Sutta and Its Commentaries, tr. Bhikkhu Bodhi, 1992, £5.25

Commentary:
Papa~ncasuudanii. Complete set; 245 5; £81.50:


SA.MYUTTA NIKAAYA
(Also referred to by Buddhaghosa as Sa.myuttaagama).

Text:
Sa.myutta-Nikaaya, ed. L. Feer and others. Complete set; 370 2; £112.50:


[Copies of the 1884 L. Feer edition of Sa.myutta-nikaaya vol.I are still available: ISBN 165 3; £17.75]

Text translation:
The Book of the Kindred Sayings, tr. Mrs. C.A.F. Rhys Davids and F.L. Woodward, Complete set; 256 0; £77.50


Commentary:
Saaratthappakaasinii. F.L. Woodward. Complete set; 249 8; £56.95:


A"NGUTTARA NIKAAYA
(also referred to by Buddhaghosa as A"nguttaraagama, and in para-canonical works as Ekuttarika).


A"nguttara-Nikaaya. Complete set, various dates; 234 X; £117.75:


Text translation:
The Book of the Gradual Sayings, tr. F.L.Woodward and E.M. Hare. Complete Set; 255 2; £85.50


Commentary

Manorathapuura.nii. Complete set; 243 9; £87.25:


KHUDDAKA NIKAAYA

Text and Commentary:
Khuddakapaa.tha with Commentary (Commentary: Paramatthajotikaa I), ed. Helmer Smith, 1915; reprinted 1978; 119 X; £17.00

Text translation:
Minor Anthologies vol. I Dhammapada and Khuddakapaa.tha, tr. Mrs C.A.F. Rhys Davids, 1931; now available as part of 4 volume Minor Anthologies set, 1997; 352 4, £47.50

Text and Commentary translation:
The Minor Readings and The Illustrator of Ultimate Meaning, tr. Ven. ~Naa.namoli, 1960; reprinted 1991; 023 1; £18.50

Text:
[Dhammapada, ed. Ven. Suriyagoda Sumangala, 1914]. Not available

Dhammapada, ed. O. von Hinuber and K.R. Norman, 1994,1995; 313 3; £12.00

Indexes to the Dhammapada, Yamazaki, Ousaka and Miyao, 1995; 337 0; £12.00

Text translation:
Minor Anthologies vol. I Dhammapada and Khuddakapaa.tha, tr. Mrs C.A.F. Rhys Davids, 1931. Not available.

The Word of the Doctrine (Dhammapada), tr. with an introduction and notes by K.R.Norman, 1997; 3335 4, £16.50

Non-PTS translations include:
The Dhammapada, tr. John Ross Carter and M. Palihawadana, New York, 1987.
The Dhammapada: Paali Text and Translation With Stories in Brief and Notes, (includes brief extracts from commentary), Naarada Thera, 1978, Buddhist Missionary Society, 123 Jalan Berhala, 50470, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The Dhammapada: The Buddha's Path of Wisdom, translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita, Buddhist Publication Society, Kandy, Sri Lanka; available from Wisdom Books (see UKABS opening page for details), 1985, £3.05.

Commentary:
Dhammapada Commentary (Dhammapada-a.t.thakathaa), ed. H.C. Norman. Complete set; 236 6; £81.75
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Commentary translation:
Buddhist Legends, tr. E.W. Burlingame, 1921; reprinted 1990 as 3 vols. Complete set; 057 6; £48.50:


Text:
Udaana, ed. P. Steinthal, 1885; reprinted 1982; 185 8; £8.00

Text translation:
Minor Anthologies vol. II, Udaana: Verses of Uplift and Itivuttaka: As it was said, tr. F.L. Woodward, 1935; reprinted 1985; 036 3; £14.25

The Udaana, tr. P. Masefield, 1994; 311 7; £18.50

Non-PTS translation;
The Udaana: Inspired Utterances of the Buddha, translated by John D. Ireland, Buddhist Publication Society, Kandy, Sri Lanka; available from Wisdom Books (see UKABS opening page for details), 1990, £7.40

Commentary:
Udaana Commentary (Paramatthadiipanii I), ed. F.L. Woodward, 1926; reprinted 1977; 186 6; £25.75

Commentary translation:
Udaana Commentary, tr. P. Masefield. Complete set; 344 3; £45.50:


Text:
Itivuttaka, ed. E. Windisch, 1889; reprinted 1975; 103 3; £11.75

Text translation:
Minor Anthologies vol. II, Udaana: Verses of Uplift and Itivuttaka: As it was said, tr. F.L. Woodward, 1935; reprinted 1985; 036 3; £14.25

Non-PTS translation:
The Itivuttaka: The Buddha's Sayings, traslated by John D.Ireland, Buddhist Publication Society, Kandy, Sri Lanka; available from Wisdom Books (see UKABS opening page for details), 1991, £6.50

Commentary:
Itivuttaka Commentary (Paramatthadiipanii II), ed. M.M. Bose. Complete set; 239 0; £31.25:


Text:
Suttanipaata, ed. Dines Andersen and Helmer Smith, 1913; reprinted 1990; 177 7: £15.25

Text translation:
[The Group of Discourses, tr. K.R. Norman with alternative translations by I.B. Horner and Ven. Walpola Rahula, 1984]. Not available
Paperback version: The Rhinoceros Horn, tr. K.R. Norman, etc., 1985; 154 8; £7.00

The Group of Discourses, vol. II, tr. K.R. Norman (with notes), 1992,1995; 303 6; £28.00

[Woven Cadences, tr. E.M. Hare, 2nd edn. 1947]. Not available

Commentary:
Suttanipaata Commentary (Paramatthajotikaa II), ed. Helmer Smith. Complete set; 251 X; £46.25:


Texts:
[Vimaanavatthu. E.R. Gooneratne, 1886]. Not available
[Petavatthu. J. Minayeff, 1888]. Not available
Vimaanavatthu and Petavatthu. N.A. Jayawickrama, 1977; 064 9; £17.75

Text translations:
Minor Anthologies vol. IV [Vimaanavatthu: Stories of the Mansions, tr. J. Kennedy and Petavatthu: Stories of the Departed, tr. H.S. Gehman, 1942], Not available

Minor Anthologies vol. IV, Vimaanavatthu: Stories of the Mansions and Petavatthu: Stories of the Departed, tr. I.B. Horner 1974; reprinted 1993; 073 8; £10.00

Commentary:
[Vimaanavatthu Commentary (Paramatthadiipanii III), E. Hardy, 1901]. Not available

Commentary translation:
Vimaana Stories, tr. P. Masefield, 1989; 272 2; £35.50

Commentary:
[Petavatthu Commentary: (Paramatthadiipanii IV), ed. E. Hardy, 1894. Not available

Commentary translation:
Peta Stories, tr. U Ba Kyaw and P. Masefield, 1980; 075 4; £35.50

Texts:
Theragaathaa, ed. H. Oldenberg, and Theriigaathaa, ed. R. Pischel, 1883, 2nd edn. 1966 with Appendixes by K.R. Norman and L. Alsdorf; reprinted 1990; 181 5; £17.00

Text translations:
Elders' Verses, prose tr. K.R. Norman. Complete set; 259 5; £37.40:


Psalms of the Early Buddhists, verse tr. Mrs C.A.F. Rhys Davids (which also contains short extracts from the commentaries): The Sisters, 1909 and The Brethren, 2nd edn. 1937; reprinted 1980, 1994; 076 2; £36.75

Paperback:
Poems of Early Buddhist Nuns, verse tr. Mrs C.A.F. Rhys Davids and prose tr. K.R. Norman, 1989 (is the portion of the above two translations which deal with the Theriigaathaa); 289 7; £7.00
Poems of Early Buddhist Monks, prose translation, K.R.Norman, 1997; 339 7; £7.00

Commentaries:
Theragaathaa Commentary (Paramatthadiipanii V), ed. F.L. Woodward. Complete set; 252 8; £46.75:


[Theriigaathaa Commentary (Paramatthadiipanii VI), ed. E. Muller, 1893]. Not available

Theriigaathaa Commentary (Paramatthadiipanii VI), ed. W.Pruitt, 1997; 357 5; £17.00

Commenatary translation:
The Commentary on the Verses of the Theriis, tr. W.Pruitt, 1998; 363 X; £22.00

Text and Commentary:
Jaataka with Commentary: (Commentary = Jaatakattha-va.n.nanaa), ed. V. Fausboll. Complete set; 240 4; £155.00:


Text and Commentary translations:
Ku.naala-jaataka, ed. and tr. W.B. Bollee, 1970; 050 9; £12.75

The Jaataka or Stories of the Buddha's Former Births, tr. by various hands under the editorship of E.B. Cowell, 6 vols 1895-1907 and Index 1913, all reprinted 1990. Complete set; 260 9; £74.50:


Commentary translation:
The Story of Gotama Buddha, tr. N.A. Jayawickrama, 1990; 293 5; £7.00: paperback translation of vol.I of the Jaataka with Commentary, which is the Nidaanakatha, a purely commentarial section on the life of the Buddha

Texts:
Niddesa set, including index volume, 1998, 365 6; £50.00
Niddesa, Mahaa-, ed. L. de La Vallee Poussin and E.J. Thomas, 2 vols, 1916, 1917; reprinted as one vol. 1978; 136 X; £26.50
Index to the Mahaaniddesa, L.S. Cousins, 1995; 310 9; £13.00
Niddesa, Cuula-, ed. W. Stede, 1918; reprinted 1988; 277 3; £17.50

Commentary:
Niddesa Commentary (Saddhammapajjotikaa), ed. Ven. A.P. Buddhadatta. Complete set; 343 5; £47.00:


Text:
Pa.tisambhidaamagga, ed. A.C. Taylor, 2 vols, 1905, 1907; reprinted as one vol. 1979; 146 7; £24.25

Text translation:
The Path of Discrimination, tr. Ven. ~Naa.namoli, Introduction by A.K. Warder, 1982; reprinted 1991, 1996; 074 6; £30.50

Commentary:
Pa.tisambhidaamagga Commentary (Saddhammappakaasinii), ed. C.V. Joshi . Complete set; 246 3; £37.40:


Text:
[Apadaana, ed. M.E. Lilley, vol. I, 1925; vol. II, 1927]. Not available

Commentary:
Apadaana Commentary (Visuddhajanavilaasinii), ed. C.E. Godakumbura, 1954; 280 3; £26.25

Texts:
[Buddhava.msa and Cariyaapi.taka, ed. R. Morris,1882]. Not available
Buddhava.msa and Cariyaapi.taka, ed. N.A.Jayawickrama, 1974,1995; 085 1; £15.50

Text translations:
[Minor Anthologies vol. III, Buddhava.msa: The Lineage of the Buddhas and Cariyaapi.taka: Collection of Ways of Conduct, tr. B.C. Law, 1938]. Not available

Minor Anthologies vol. III , Buddhava.msa: Chronicle of Buddhas and Cariyaapi.taka: Basket of Conduct, tr. I.B. Horner, 1975; reprinted 1975; 072 X; £12.75

Commentaries:
Buddhava.msa Commentary (Madhurattha-vilaasinii), ed. I.B. Horner, 1946; reprinted 1978; 086 X; £19.75
Cariyaapi.taka Commentary (Paramatthadiipanii VII), ed. D.L. Barua, 1939; reprinted with Indexes by H. Kopp, 1979; 087 8; £21.95

Commentary to Buddhava.msa translation:
Clarifier of the Sweet Meaning, tr. I.B. Horner, 1978; 069 X; £27.50
 
 

ABHIDHAMMA-PI.TAKA

Text:
Dhammasa"nga.nii, ed. E. Muller, 1885; reprinted 1978; 094 0; £18.50
(Also known as the Dhammasa.mgaha).

Dhammasa"nga.nii, Index, by Tabata, Nonome and Bando, 1987; 270 6; £11.50

Text translation:
Buddhist Psychological Ethics, tr. Mrs C.A.F. Rhys Davids, 1900, 3rd edn. reprint 1993; 62 2; £23.00

Commentary:
Atthasaalinii, ed. E. Muller, 1897, revised reprint with indexes by L.S.Cousins and I.B.Horner, 1979; 083 5; £26.50

Commentary translation:
The Expositor, tr. Pe Maung Tin, 2 vols, 1920, 1921; reprinted as one vol. 1976; 070 3; £27.50

Text:
Vibha"nga ed. Mrs. C.A.F. Rhys Davids, 1904; 188 2; £24.00

Text translation:
The Book of Analysis, tr. Ven. U Thittila, 1969; reprinted 1988 IA169; 030 4; £33.00

Commentary:
Vibha"nga Commentary: (Sammohavinodanii), ed. Ven. A.P. Buddhadatta, 1923; reprinted 1980; 189 0; £27.50

Commentary translation:
Dispeller of Delusion, tr. Bhikkhu ~Naa.namoli, rev. by L.S.Cousins et al.. Complete set; 345 1; £47.00:


Text and Commentary:
Dhaatukathaa with Commentary:, ed. E.R. Gooneratne, 1892; reprinted with corrections 1987; 095 9; £10.00

Text and Commentary translation:
Discourse on Elements, tr. Ven. U Narada [of Rangoon], 1962; reprinted 1977,1995; 025 8; £14.25

Text and Commentary:
Puggalapa~n~natti, ed. R. Morris, 1883, 2nd edn. 1972, as one vol. with Puggalapa~n~natti Commentary, ed. G. Landsberg and Mrs. C.A.F. Rhys Davids, Journal 1914; 156 4; £17.25

Text translation:
A Designation of Human Types, tr. B.C. Law, 1922; reprinted 1992; 009 6; £8.95

Text:
Kathaavatthu, ed. A.C. Taylor. Complete set; 342 7; £49.00:


Text translation:
Points of Controversy, tr. S.Z. Aung and Mrs C.A.F. Rhys Davids, 1915; reprinted 1993; 002 9; £18.50

Commentary:
Kathaavatthu Commentary: ed. J. Minayeff, Journal 1889

Kathaavatthu Commentary: ed. N.A. Jayawickrama, 1979; 118 1; £35.50

Commentary translation:
The Debates Commentary, tr. B.C. Law, 1940; reprinted 1989; 019 3; £15.95

Text:
Yamaka, ed. Mrs C.A.F. Rhys Davids, 2 vols, 1911, 1913. Complete set; 276 5; £38.50:


Commentary:
Yamaka Commentary, ed. Mrs C.A.F. Rhys Davids, Journal 1912

Text and Commentary:
Tika-pa.t.thaana and Commentary, ed. Mrs C.A.F. Rhys Davids, 3 vols, 1921, 1922, 1923; reprinted as one vol. 1988; 279 X; £25.50

Text and commentary translation (from the Burmese Sixth Council version of the Canon):
Conditional Relations, tr. Ven. U Narada [of Rangoon]. Complete set; 257 9; £66.95:


Text:
Duka-pa.t.thaana, ed. Mrs. C.A.F. Rhys Davids, 1906; reprinted 1988; 278 1; £25.50

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PARA- AND POST-CANONICAL LITERATURE OTHER THAN COMMENTARIES ON THE CANON

PARA-CANONICAL TEXTS, PLUS THEIR COMMENTARIES AND TRANSLATIONS

These texts are included in the Burmese edition of the Canon, but not in other versions:

***Pali Text Society publications unless otherwise stated- but for up to date prices for PTS publications, consult their web-site, linked from above***

Text and Commentary:
Milindapa~nha, ed. V. Trenckner, 1880; reprinted 1986 as one vol. with Milinda-.Tiikaa, ed. P.S. Jaini, 1961; 235 8; £27.50

Text translation:
Milinda's Questions, tr. I.B. Horner , the famous discussion on points of doctrine which purport to be between the venerable Naagaasena and king Milinda. Complete set; 263 3; £32.50;


Text:
Nettipakara.na. E. Hardy, 1902, in the form of a guide to commentators of the Canon; reprinted 1961, 1995; 131 5; £20.00

Text translation
The Guide, tr. Ven. ~Naa.namoli, 1962; reprinted 1977; 024 X; £20.95

Text:
Pe.takopadesa, ed. A. Barua, 1949; reprinted 1982; 149 1; £12.25

Text translation:
Pi.taka Disclosure, tr. Ven. ~Naa.namoli, 1964; reprinted 1979; 026 6; £24.00
 
 

LATER PALI TEXTS

These are all Pali texts, except where it is indicated that they are a translation.

ABHIDHAMMA LITERATURE

Abhidhammattha-Sa"ngaha and Abhidhammatthavibhaavinii-.tiikaa,, ed. H. Saddhatissa, 1989; 288 9; £22.50; ed. T.W. Rhys Davids, in Journal 1884

Translated as: Compendium of Philosophy, tr. S.Z. Aung and Mrs C.A.F. Rhys Davids, 1910, repr. 1979,1995; 000 2; £19.50

Non-PTS translation:
A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma, Bhikkhu Bodhi (originally edited and translated by Mahaathera Naarada): text, translation and detailed explanatory guide, Buddhist Publication Society, Kandy, Sri Lanka; available from Wisdom Books (see UKABS opening page for details), 1993, £17.25.

Buddhadatta's Manuals: Abhidhammaavataara, Ruupaaruupavibhaaga, Vinayavinicchaya, Uttaravinicchaya, ed. Ven. A.P. Buddhadatta, 2 vols, 1915, 1928; reprinted as one vol. 1980; 084 3; £26.50

Naamaruupapariccheda, ed. Ven. A.P. Buddhadatta, Journal 1913-14

Naamaruupasamaasa, ed. Ven. P. Dhammarama, Journal 1915-16

CHRONICLES

Mahaava.msa, ed. W. Geiger, 1908, repr. 1958; 120 3; £20.00

Translated as: The Great Chronicle of Ceylon, tr. Wilhelm Geiger assisted by Mabel H. Bode, 1912; reprinted with Addendum by G.C. Mendis, 1980; 001 0; £20.00

Extended Mahaava.msa, ed. G.P. Malalasekera, 1937; reprinted 1988; 285 4; £16.50

Mahaava.msa-.tiikaa (Va.msatthappakaasinii), ed. G.P. Malalasekera. Complete set; 241 2; £40.50:


Cuulava.msa, ed. W. Geiger, 2 vols, 1925, 1927; reprinted as one vol. 1980; 088 6; £33.75

Translated as: Cuulava.msa, tr. into English by Mrs C. Mabel Rickmers from the German tr. by Wilhelm Geiger, 2 vols, 1929, 1930; reprinted 1973; 013 4; £20.95

Anaagata-Va.msa, ed. J. Minayeff, Journal 1886

Translated as: Anagatavamsa Desana, tr. J.C.Holt, publisher = ?, but available from Wisdom books (see UKABS opening page for web-sites of publishers for information)), £8.95

Cha-kesa-dhaatu-va.msa, ed. J. Minayeff, Journal 1885

Daa.thaava.msa, ed. T.W. Rhys Davids, Journal 1884

Gandhava.msa, ed. J. Minayeff, Journal 1886

Hatthavanagallavihaarava.msa,, ed. C.E.Godakumbura, 1956; 102 5; £4.00

[[Mahaabodhiva.msa, ed. S.A. Strong, 1891]. Not available

Saasanava.msa, ed. M. Bode, 1897; reprinted 1996; 340 0; £17.00
Translated as:
[The History of the Buddha's Religion, tr. B.C. Law, 1952]. Not available

[Thuupava.msa, ed. B.C. Law, 1935]. Not available

Thuupava.msa, ed. and translated (as Chronicle of the Thuupa), N.A. Jayawickrama, 1971; 052 5; £19.00

INRODUCTORY SURVEYS OF BUDDHIST PRACTICES

Upaasakajanaala"nkaara, ed. Ven. H. Saddhatissa, 1965; 187 4; £20.00
 

JAATAKA TEXTS AND TEXTS ON BODHISATTAS

Dasabodhisattuppattikathaa, ed. and translated, as Birth Stories of the Ten Bodhisattas, Ven. H. Saddhatissa, 1975; 089 4;£18.00

Pa~n~naasa Jaataka (= Zimme Pa.n.naasa), ed. P.S. Jaini. Complete set; 244 7; £74.00:

Translated as:
Apocryphal Birth Stories, IA104-105. Complete set; 233 1; £57.00:


MEDITATION MANUALS

The Path of Freedom: Vimuttimagga of the Arahat Upatissa, translated by Rev.N.R.M.Ehara, Soma Thera and Kheminda Thera from the Chinese Gedatsu Do Ron, itself a translation of a lost third century CE Pali text which was a forerunner of the Visuddhimagga, Buddhist Publication Society, Kandy, Sri Lanka; available from Wisdom Books (see UKABS opening page for details), 1977, £18.

Visuddhimagga (of Buddhaghosa), ed. Mrs C.A.F. Rhys Davids, 2 vols, 1920, 1921; reprinted as one vol. 1975; 195 5; £38.75

Translated as : The Path of Purity, tr. Pe Maung Tin, 3 vols, 1923, 1929, 1931; reprinted as one vol. 1975; 008 8; £35.50

Non-PTS translation:
The Path of Purification, tr. ~Naa.namoli, Buddhist Publication Society, Kandy, Sri Lanka; available from Wisdom Books (see UKABS opening page for details), 3rd. edition, 1975, £36; also 2 volumes, Shambhala, 1976.

Yogaavacara's Manual, ed. T.W. Rhys Davids, 1896; reprinted 1981; 196 3; £15.00
Translated as:
Manual of a Mystic, tr. F.L. Woodward, Appendix by D.B. Jayatilaka, 1916; reprinted 1982; 003 7; £13.25

MISCELLANEOUS

Bra.h Maaleyyadevattheravatthu.m, ed. E. Denis, Journal XVIII

Buddhadatta's Manuals: Abhidhammaavataara, Ruupaaruupavibhaaga, Vinayavinicchaya, Uttaravinicchaya, ed. Ven. A.P. Buddhadatta, 2 vols, 1915, 1928; reprinted as one vol. 1980; 084 3; £26.50

Bhesajjama~nnjuusaa, ed. J.Liyanaratne, 1997; 347 8; £17.00

Jinacarita, ed. W.H.D. Rouse, Journal 1905

Jinakaalamaalii, ed. Ven. A.P. Buddhadatta, 1962; 113 0; £13.00

Translated as: Epochs of the Conqueror tr. N.A. Jayawickrama, 1962; reprinted 1978; 027 4; £16.75

Jinakaalamaalii Index, Hans Penth, 1994; 324 9; £13.00

Jinaala"nkaara, ed. and translated (as Embellishments of Buddha), James Gray, 1894; reprinted 1981; 114 9; £12.50

Khudda-sikkhaa, ed. E. Muller, Journal 1883

Lokaneyyappakara.na.m, ed. P.S. Jaini, 1986; 150 5; £17.75

Mohavicchedanii, ed. Ven. A.P. Buddhadatta and A.K. Warder, 1961; 134 3; £21.95

Muulasikkhaa, ed. E. Muller, Journal 1883

Nibbaanasutta, (an apocryphal Southeast Asian Sutta). C. Hallisey, Journal XVIII

Pajjamadhu. E.R. Gooneratne, Journal 1887

Paali Niiti Texts of Burma. H. Bechert and H. Braun, 1981; 139 4; £39.50

Pa~ncagatidiipana. L. Feer, Journal 1884

Saccasa"nkhepa, ed. Ven. P. Dhammarama, Journal 1917-19

Saddhamma-sa"ngaha, ed. Ven. N. Saddhananda, Journal 1890

Saddhammopaayana, ed. R. Morris, Journal 1887

Samantakuu.tava.n.nanaa, ed. C.E. Godakumbura, 1958,1995 *B49; 157 2; £7.50

Translated as:In Praise of Mount Samanta, tr. A. Hazelwood, 1986; 153 X; £12.75

Sandesakathaa, ed. J. Minayeff, Journal 1885

Saarasa"ngaha. G. Sasaki, 1992; 302 8; £15.50

Siimaa-vivaada-vinicchaya-kathaa, ed. J. Minayeff, Journal 1887

Tela-ka.taaha-gaathaa, ed. E.R. Gooneratne, Journal 1884

Tu.n.dilovaada, ed. C. Hallisey, Journal XV

NON-PTS EDITIONS

La Lokapaññatti et les idées cosmologiques du bouddhisme ancien, Eugène Denis, Paris, 1977

Saddaniiti, Helmer Smith, Lund, 1928-66

Le Siihalavatthuppakara.na. Texte Paali et traduction, ed. Jacqueline Ver Ecke, PEFEO, EFEO, Paris, 1980

Le Dasavatthuppakara.na, ed. (& French trsl.) Jacqueline Ver Ecke, PEFEO, EFEO, Paris, 1976.

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