[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.s3.t1.2 # A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s3.t1.2 A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s3.t1.2 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c19.s3.t1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t1.2) The Suttapiṭaka consists of five Nikāyas or "collections,"¹ namely : (\*i\*) Dīghanikāya, (\*ii\*) Majjhimanikāya, (\*iii\*) Saṃyuttanikāya, (\*iv\*) Aṅguttaranikāya, and (\*v\*) Khuddakanikāya. The last-named comprises the following texts : 1. Khuddakapāṭha, 2. Dhammapada, 3. Udāna, 4. Itivuttaka, 5. Suttanipāta, 6. Vimānavatthu, 7. Petavatthu, 8. Theragāthā, 9. Therīgāthā, 10. Jātaka, 11. Niddesa, 12. Paṭisambhidāmagga, 13. Apadāna, 14. Buddhavaṃsa and 15. Cariyāpiṭaka. - [Previous: v2.c19.s3.t1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t1.1) - [Next: v2.c19.s3.t1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t1.3) - [Up: v2.c19.s3.t1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t1.2) · Pramāṇa