Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.3

v2.c36.3

Samyutta Nikāya, Samyuttāgama.—One of the five divisions of the Sutta Piṭaka. It consists of 7,762 suttas,¹ and, at the First Council, was given in charge of Mahā Kassapa and his pupillary succession (nissitaka).² The Nikāya is divided into five main Vaggas and fifty-six sections, called Samyuttas, each Samyutta being again subdivided into minor Vaggas or chapters. Buddhaghosa wrote a Commentary on the Samyutta, called Sāratthappakāsinī. The Samyutta Nikāya is quoted in the Milindapañha.³