Suttanipāta
The collection includes some of the most famous poems in the Pali Canon. It also contains two sets of poems that were apparently well-known in the Buddha's time as deep expressions of advanced points of doctrine: the Aṭṭhaka Vagga, a set of sixteen poems on the theme of non-clinging, and the Pārāyana Vagga, a set of sixteen dialogues, with a prologue and epilogue, in which the Buddha provides succinct answers to questions posed to him by brahmans who appear to have been adept in concentration practice. In addition to these more well-known poems, the collection also contains many useful instructions of a highly practical nature, covering everything from the most basic standards of conduct to the most subtle issues of discernment.
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4:1 Sensual Pleasure
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4:10 Before the Break-up (of the Body)
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4:11 Quarrels & Disputes
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4:12 The Lesser Array
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4:13 The Great Array
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4:14 Quickly
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4:15 The Rod Embraced
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4:16 To Sāriputta
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4:2 The Cave Octet
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4:3 The Corrupted Octet
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4:4 The Pure Octet
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4:5 The Supreme Octet
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4:6 Old Age
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4:7 To Tissa-metteyya
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4:8 To Pasūra
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4:9 To Māgandiya
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5:1 Ajita’s Questions
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5:10 Kappa’s Question
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5:11 Jatukaṇṇin’s Question
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5:12 Bhadrāvudha’s Question
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5:13 Udaya’s Questions
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5:14 Posāla’s Question
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5:15 Mogharāja’s Question
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5:16 Piṅgiya’s Questions
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5:2 Tissa-metteyya’s Questions
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5:3 Puṇṇaka’s Questions
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5:4 Mettagū’s Questions
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5:5 Dhotaka’s Questions
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5:6 Upasīva’s Questions
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5:7 Nanda’s Questions
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5:8 Hemaka’s Question
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Hemakamanavapuccha | The Questions of Hemaka
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V : The To-the-Far-Shore Chapter (Pārāyana Vagga)
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V : The To-the-Far-Shore Chapter (Pārāyana Vagga)