Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c23.539
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c23.539
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v1.c23.539
Dīghanikāya.—Also called Dīghāgama or Dīghasaṅgaha. It forms the first book of the Sutta Piṭaka and consists of thirty-four long suttas, divided into three vaggas—the Sīlakkhandha, the Mahāvagga and the Pātheya or Pāṭikavagga. Buddhaghosa wrote a commentary on the work called the Sumaṅgalavilāsinī.