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The Samyutta Nikaya ( SN, "Connected Discourses" or "Kindred Sayings") is a Buddhist scripture, the third of the five nikaya
Nikaya

Nikaya is a word of meaning "collection", "assemblage", "class" or "group" in both Pali and Sanskrit. It is most commonly used in reference to the Buddhist texts of the Sutta Pitaka, but can also refer to the monastic divisions of Theravada Buddhism....
s, or collections, in the Sutta Pitaka
Sutta Pitaka

The Sutta Pitaka is the second of the three divisions of the Tipitaka or Pali Canon, the great Pali collection of Buddhist texts, the scriptures of Theravada Buddhism....
, which is one of the "three baskets" that compose the Pali
Páli

P?li is a village in Gyor-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.External links...
 Tipitaka of Theravada
Theravada

Theravada...
 Buddhism
Buddhism

Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices considered by most to be a religionand is based on the teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as "The Buddha" , who was born in what is today Nepal....
. Because of the abbreviated way parts of the text are written, the total number of suttas is unclear. The editior of the Pali Text Society edition of the text made it 2889, Bodhi in his translation has 2904, while the commentaries give 7762.






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The Samyutta Nikaya ( SN, "Connected Discourses" or "Kindred Sayings") is a Buddhist scripture, the third of the five nikaya
Nikaya

Nikaya is a word of meaning "collection", "assemblage", "class" or "group" in both Pali and Sanskrit. It is most commonly used in reference to the Buddhist texts of the Sutta Pitaka, but can also refer to the monastic divisions of Theravada Buddhism....
s, or collections, in the Sutta Pitaka
Sutta Pitaka

The Sutta Pitaka is the second of the three divisions of the Tipitaka or Pali Canon, the great Pali collection of Buddhist texts, the scriptures of Theravada Buddhism....
, which is one of the "three baskets" that compose the Pali
Páli

P?li is a village in Gyor-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.External links...
 Tipitaka of Theravada
Theravada

Theravada...
 Buddhism
Buddhism

Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices considered by most to be a religionand is based on the teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as "The Buddha" , who was born in what is today Nepal....
. Because of the abbreviated way parts of the text are written, the total number of suttas is unclear. The editior of the Pali Text Society edition of the text made it 2889, Bodhi in his translation has 2904, while the commentaries give 7762. A study by Dr Rupert Gethin
Rupert Gethin

Dr. Rupert Mark Lovell Gethin is a Lecturer in Indian Religions in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies and codirector of the Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Bristol, and president of the Pali Text Society....
 gives the totals for the Burmese and Sinhalese editions as 2854 and 7656, respectively, and his own calculation as 6696; he also says the total in the Thai edition is unclear. The suttas are grouped into five vaggas, or sections. Each vagga is further divided into samyuttas, or chapters, each of which in turn contains a group of suttas on a related topic.

Correspondence with the Sa?yukta Agama


The Samyutta Nikaya corresponds to the Sa?yukta Agama found in the Sutra Pitikas of various Sanskritic early Buddhists schools, fragments of which survive in Sanskrit and in Tibetan translation. A complete Chinese translation from the Sarvastivadin recension appears in the Chinese Buddhist canon
Chinese Buddhist canon

The Chinese Buddhist Canon , which means Great Treasury of Scriptures, is the total body of Buddhist literature deemed canonical in China, Korea and Japan....
, where it is known as the Zá Ahánjing; meaning "the mixed agama
Agama (text)

In Buddhism, an gama is a collection of Early Buddhist schools scriptures, of which there are four, which together comprise the Sutra Pitika of the Sanskritic early schools....
". A comparison of the Sarvastivadin, Kasyapiya, and Theravadin texts reveals a considerable consistency of content, although each recension contains sutras/suttas not found in the others.

Translations


  • The Book of the Kindred Sayings, tr C. A. F. Rhys Davids & F. L. Woodward, 1917-30, 5 volumes, Pali Text Society
    Pali Text Society

    The Pali Text Society was founded in 1881 by Thomas William Rhys Davids "to foster and promote the study of Pali texts".Pali is the language in which the texts of the Theravada school of Buddhism is preserved....
    , Bristol
  • The Connected Discourses of the Buddha, tr Bhikkhu Bodhi, 2000, Wisdom Publications, Somerville, MA, ISBN 0-86171-331-1; the Pali Text Society also issues a private edition of this for members only, which is its preferred translation


Selections


  • anthology published by Buddhist Publication Society
    Buddhist Publication Society

    The Buddhist Publication Society is a charity whose goal is to explain and spread the dhamma of the Gautama Buddha. It was founded in Sri Lanka in 1958 by two Sri Lankan Buddhist laymen, A.S....
    , Kandy, Sri Lanka
  • Nidana Samyutta, published in Burma; reprinted Sri Satguru, Delhi


Divisions

The vaggas contained in this nikaya are (the numbering of chapters [samyuttas] here refers to the PTS and Burmese editions; the Sinhalese and Thai editions divide the text up somewhat differently):
Part I. Sagatha-vagga (SN chapters 1-11)
a collection of suttas containing verses (Pali, sagatha), many shared by other parts of the Pali canon
Pali Canon

The Pali Canon is the standard collection of scriptures in the Theravada Buddhism tradition, as preserved in the Pali. It is the only completely surviving Early Buddhist schools canon, and one of the first to be written down....
 such as the Theragatha
Theragatha

The Theragatha , often translated as Verses of the Elder Monks , is a Buddhist scripture, a collection of short poems supposedly recited by early members of the Buddhist sangha....
, Therigatha
Therigatha

The Therigatha, often translated as Verses of the Elder Nuns , is a Buddhist scripture, a collection of short poems supposedly recited by early members of the Buddhist sangha....
, Suttanipata, Dhammapada
Dhammapada

The Dhammapada is a versified Buddhism scripture traditionally ascribed to the Gautama Buddha himself. It is one of the best-known texts from the Theravada Pali Canon....
 and the Jatakas.
Part II. Nidana-vagga (SN chapters 12-21)
a collection of suttas primarily pertaining to causation
Nidana

Nidana is a Sanskrit word . It means 'chain of causation,' and is attributed to Shakyamuni Buddha. It has two specific meanings within Buddhism....
 (Pali, nidana).
Part III. Khandha-vagga (SN chapters 22-34)
a collection of suttas primarily pertaining to the five aggregates
Skandha

In Buddhism Phenomenology and soteriology, the five skandhas or khandhas are five "aggregates" which categorize all individual experience, among which there is anatta to be found....
 (Pali, khanda).
Part IV. Salayatana-vagga (SN chapters 35-44)
a collection of suttas primarily pertaining to the six sense bases
Sadayatana

' or ' means the six sense bases , that is, the sense organs and their objects. These are# Eye and Visual perception# Ear and Hearing ...
 (Pali, salayatana), including the "Fire Sermon
Fire Sermon

The Adittapariyaya Sutta or, more simply, Aditta Sutta is a discourse from the Pali Canon, popularly known as the Fire Sermon....
" (Adittapariyaya Sutta).
Part V. Maha-vagga (SN chapters 45-56)
the largest – that is, great
Maha

Maha may refer to:...
 (Pali, maha) – collection consists of the following chapters:
Ch 45. the Noble Eightfold Path
Noble Eightfold Path

The Noble Eightfold Path is one of the principal Dharma of Gautama Buddha, who described it as the way leading to the cessation of suffering and the achievement of self-awakening....
 Ch 46. the Seven Factors of Enlightenment Ch 47. the Four Establishment of Mindfulness
Satipatthana

In the Theravada Buddhism tradition, ' refers to a "foundation" for or "presence" of "mindfulness" . ' is the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, bases for maintaining moment-by-moment mindfulness and for developing mindfulness through Buddhist meditation....
 Ch 48. the Faculties
Indriya

Indriya is a Buddhist term referring to multiple intrapsychic processes and is generally translated as "faculty" or, in specific contexts, as "spiritual faculty" or "controlling principle." The term literally means "belonging to Indra," chief deity in the Rig Veda and lord of Tavatimsa heaven, hence connoting supremacy, dominance and co...
 Ch 49. the Four Right Striving
Four Right Exertions

The Four Right Exertions are an integral part of the Buddhism path to bodhi. Built on the insightful recognition of the arising and non-arising of various mental qualities over time and of our ability to mindfully intervene in these ephemeral qualities, the Four Right Exertions encourage the relinquishment of harmful mental qualities and th...
 Ch 50. the Five Powers Ch 51. the Four Bases for Spiritual Power Ch 52. Anuruddha
Anuruddha

Anuruddha was one of the five head sravaka and a cousin of Gautama Buddha....
 discourses Ch 53. the Jhanas Ch 54. Mindfulness of Breathing
Anapanasati

Anapanasati , meaning 'mindfulness of breathing' , is a fundamental form of meditation taught by the Buddha. According to this teaching, classically presented in the Anapanasati Sutta, practicing this form of meditation as a part of the Noble Eightfold Path leads to the removal of all defilements and finally to the attainment of Nibbana...
 Ch 55. Factors of Stream-entry
Sotapanna

In Buddhism, a sotapanna , a stream-enterer or stream-winner, is a person, who has eradicated the first three Fetter s of the mind, that prevent freedom....
 Ch 56. the Truths
Sacca

Sacca is a Pali word meaning "real" or "true." In early Buddhism literature, sacca is often found in the context of the "Four Noble Truths," a crystallization of Buddhist wisdom....


See also

  • Anguttara Nikaya
    Anguttara Nikaya

    The Anguttara Nikaya is a Buddhist scripture, the fourth of the five nikayas, or collections, in the Sutta Pitaka, which is one of the "three baskets" that comprise the Pali Tipitaka of Theravada Buddhism....
  • Buddhist texts
    Buddhist texts

    Buddhist texts can be categorized in a number of ways. The Western terms "scripture" and "canonical" are applied to Buddhism in inconsistent ways by Western scholars: for example, one authority refers to "scriptures and other canonical texts", while another says that scriptures can be categorized into canonical, commentarial and pseudo-canon...
  • Digha Nikaya
    Digha Nikaya

    The Digha Nikaya is a Buddhism scripture, the first of the five nikayas, or collections, in the Sutta Pitaka, which is one of the "three baskets" that compose the Pali Tipitaka of Theravada Buddhism....
  • Khuddaka Nikaya
    Khuddaka Nikaya

    The Khuddaka Nikaya is the last of the five nikayas, or collections, in the Sutta Pitaka, which is one of the "three baskets" that compose the Pali Tipitaka, the scriptures of Theravada Buddhism....
  • Majjhima Nikaya
    Majjhima Nikaya

    The Majjhima Nikaya is a Buddhist scripture, the second of the five nikayas, or collections, in the Sutta Pitaka, which is one of the "three baskets" that compose the Pali Tipitaka of Theravada Buddhism....


Bibliography


  • , entry on Zá Ahánjing


External links

  • (majority of these translations appear to have been copied – unattributed – from
  • by Andrew Glass (2006 dissertation) - compares four Gandharan sutras related to the Samyutta Nikaya with Pali, Chinese and Tibetan versions.