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Tipiṭaka

The Buddha's teachings — Pāli alongside English, segment by segment.

Three piṭakas · ~444,000 segments · Free as Dhamma Dāna

Where to start

Twelve curated entry points across the canon — pick a thread that calls you. Hover any id for its breakdown.

sn56.11 Start here
Dhammacakkappavattana Setting the Wheel of Dhamma in Motion

The Buddha's first sermon — the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path.
dhp1-20 Start here
Yamakavagga Pairs

Opening verses of the Dhammapada — paired and contrasting teachings on mind, anger, and mindfulness.
mn10 Start here
Satipaṭṭhānasutta Mindfulness Meditation

The foundation text on the four establishments of mindfulness — more concise than DN 22.
sn22.59 Start here
Anattalakkhaṇa The Characteristic of Not-Self

The second sermon — the five aggregates as not-self, the awakening of the first five disciples.
dn16 Pivotal moments
Mahāparinibbānasutta The Buddha's Last Days

The longest sutta in the canon — final journey, final discourses, parinibbāna.
mn26 Pivotal moments
Ariyapariyesanāsutta The Noble Search

Autobiographical — the Buddha's quest for awakening, from his renunciation to his first teaching.
mn128 Pivotal moments
Upakkilesasutta Corruptions

After the Kosambī dispute the Buddha leaves alone, then explains eleven corruptions of meditation to Anuruddha.
dn22 Practice
Mahāsatipaṭṭhānasutta The Longer Discourse on Mindfulness

Extended satipaṭṭhāna with a full exposition of the Four Noble Truths in the dhammānupassanā section.
mn118 Practice
Ānāpānassatisutta Mindfulness of Breathing

Sixteen-step breath meditation framework — how the four foundations of mindfulness are fulfilled.
snp1.8 Practice
Karaṇīyamettasutta The Hymn of Universal Love

The classic mettā chant — qualities of one skilled in good and the boundless radiation of love.
an3.65 Foundations
Kālāmasutta To the Kālāmas

On rational belief — do not accept teachings merely from tradition, scripture, or the authority of a teacher.
sn12.2 Foundations
Paṭiccasamuppāda-vibhaṅga Analysis of Dependent Origination

Each link of the twelvefold chain of dependent origination defined in detail.
How sutta IDs work

Most IDs are a nikāya prefix + number:

dn22Dīgha Nikāya · sutta 22
mn128Majjhima Nikāya · sutta 128
sn56.11Saṁyutta Nikāya · saṁyutta 56, sutta 11
an3.65Aṅguttara Nikāya · nipāta 3, sutta 65

Khuddaka Nikāya books — usually verse-numbered:

dhp1-20Dhammapada · verses 1–20 (range)
snp1.8Sutta Nipāta · vagga 1, sutta 8
iti85Itivuttaka · verse 85
mil3.1.1Milindapañha · 3.1.1

Vinaya — descriptive prefixes, dash-separated:

pli-tv-bu-pmPāli · Theravāda · Bhikkhu · Pātimokkha
pli-tv-bu-vb-pj1… Bhikkhu · Vibhaṅga · Pārājika 1
pli-tv-kd1… Khandhaka 1 (Mahāvagga)
pli-tv-pvr10… Parivāra 10

Abhidhamma — chapter-based:

vb1Vibhaṅga · ch. 1
kv10.1Kathāvatthu · kathā 10, subsection 1
patthana1.1Paṭṭhāna · section 1, subsection 1

A :n.m suffix on any ID points to a specific segment — e.g. mn128:1.1 = segment 1.1 of MN 128. Cross-reference URLs from MCP tools use this form to deep-link a quoted line.

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Full structure

All three piṭakas. Counts are sections with at least one indexed segment.

Vinayapiṭaka Basket of Discipline

Suttantapiṭaka Basket of Discourses

Abhidhammapiṭaka Basket of Higher Teaching