[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Literature, language and dating](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature) › [A History of Indian Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927) › v2.c19.s1.32 # A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s1.32 A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s1.32 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c19.s1.32](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s1.32) In the Tipiṭaka itself there is in various places³ mention of a division of the Canon into 9 Aṅgas or “limbs,” \*viz.\*, 1. Sutta, prose sermons, 2. Geyya, sermons in a mixture of prose and verse, 3. Veyyākaraṇa (Vyākaraṇa), explanations, commentaries,¹ 4. Gāthā, stanzas, 5. Udāna, pithy sayings, 6. Itivuttaka, short speeches beginning with the words: "Thus spake the Buddha," 7. Jātaka, stories of former births of Buddha, 8. Abbhutadhamma, reports of miracles, 9. Vedalla, teachings in the form of questions and answers. This division ² does not allude to a canon complete in itself, or to definite books, but is only meant to classify the various types of Buddhist texts according to their form and contents. - [Previous: v2.c19.s1.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s1.31) - [Next: v2.c19.s1.33](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s1.33) - [Up: v2.c19.s1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s1.32](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s1.32) · Pramāṇa