The Positive Background of Hindu Sociology c10.s10.7

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1. *Digha Nikāya*²¹ ("long discourses") : 34. i. *Silakkhandha* ii. *Mahāvagga* iii. *Patheya* or *Pātikavagga* 2. *Majjhima Nikāya*²² ("medium discourses": 152.
3. *Samyutta Nikāya* ("kindred sayings): 56. i. *Sagathavagga* ii. *Nidānavagga* iii. *Khandhavagga* iv. *Salayatana vagga* v. *Mahāvagga*
4. *Anguttara* or *Ekuttara Nikāya*²³: *Nipātas* i. *Eka nipāta* ii. *Duka nipāta* iii. *Tika nipāta* iv. *Chatukka nipāta* v. *Panchaka nipāta* vi. *Chhakka nipāta* vii. *Sattaka nipāta* viii. *Aṭṭhaka nipāta* ix. *Navaka nipāta* x. *Dasaka nipāta* xi. *Ekādasaka nipāta*
5. *Khuddaka Nikāya* (mostly in verse): 20 i. *Khuddakapāṭha* ii. *Dhammapada* (250 B.C.) iii. *Udāna* iv. *Itivuttaka* v. *Sutta nipāta* vi. *Vimāna vatthu* vii. *Peta vatthu* viii. *Thera gāthā* ix. *Therīgāthā* x. *Jātakas* (c 250 B.C.) xi. *Mahāniddesa* xii. *Chulla niddesa* xiii. *Patisambhida magga* xiv. *Apadāna* xv. *Buddhavamśa* xvi. *Chariyāpiṭaka* xvii. *Milindapañha* (150 A.C.) xviii. *Suttasamgha* xix. *Petakopadesa* xx. *Nettipakaraṇa*.