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Khuddakapatha

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The Khuddakapatha is a collection of nine short passages that may have been designed as a primer for novice monks and nuns. It includes several essential texts that are still chanted daily by laypeople and monastics around the world of Theravada Buddhism.

Several translators are represented in the collection offered here:

Detailed Contents:

Saranagamana (Khp 1) -- Going for Refuge [Piyadassi | Thanissaro]
Dasa Sikkhapada (Khp 2) -- The Ten Training Rules [Piyadassi | Thanissaro]
Dvattimsakara (Khp 3) -- The 32 Parts [Piyadassi | Thanissaro]
Samanera Pañha (Khp 4) -- The Novice's Questions [Piyadassi | Thanissaro]
Mangala Sutta (Khp 5) -- Protection [Narada | Piyadassi | Thanissaro]
Ratana Sutta (Khp 6) -- Treasures [Piyadassi | Thanissaro]
Tirokudda Kanda (Khp 7) -- Hungry Shades Outside the Walls [Thanissaro]
Nidhi Kanda (Khp 8) -- The Reserve Fund [Thanissaro]
Karaniya Metta Sutta (Khp 9) -- Good Will [Buddharakkhita | Amaravati | Ñanamoli | Piyadassi | Thanissaro] This sutta also appears at Snp I.8.

Revised: Saturday 2005-05-14

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