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Itivuttaka
The "Thus-saids" -- Quotations from the Buddha
The Itivuttaka, the fourth book of the Khuddaka Nikaya, is a collection of 112 short suttas, arranged numerically (like the Anguttara Nikaya) by topic into four nipatas. Each sutta consists of both prose and verse addressing a single well-focused topic of ethical conduct or meditation.
The Itivuttaka takes its name from the Pali phrase that introduces each of the suttas: iti vuttam Bhagavata, "Thus was said by the Blessed One."
Selected suttas from the Itivuttaka
Note: Unless otherwise indicated, these suttas were translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
The four nipatas of the Ititvuttaka:
- The Group of Ones
Suttas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
- The Group of Twos
Suttas 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 47, 49
- The Group of Threes
Suttas 50, 52-53, 55, 56-61, 62, 63, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 77, 78, 82, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 90, 92, 93, 94, 96, 97, 98
- The Group of Fours
Suttas 102, 103, 106, 107, 110, 111, 112
Revised: Fri 30 October 1998