A Theravada Pali Canon knowledge base. See CLAUDE.md for scope, conventions, and rules.
Canon taxonomy
(Structural overview pages — populated as the wiki grows.)
- Tipiṭaka
- sutta pitaka — Basket of Discourses; currently strongest in Khuddaka coverage
- digha nikaya — long discourses; conservative raw-backed overview/source-reader page live
- majjhima nikaya — middle-length discourses; conservative raw-backed overview/source-reader page live
- samyutta nikaya — connected discourses; conservative raw-backed overview/source-reader page live
- anguttara nikaya — numerical discourses; conservative raw-backed overview/source-reader page live
- khuddaka nikaya — Minor Collection; parent of the live Dhammapada and raw-backed Khuddaka overviews
- vinaya pitaka — Basket of Discipline; currently represented by raw-backed Suttavibhaṅga and Khandhaka overviews
- abhidhamma pitaka — Higher Doctrine; the seven books of technical analysis
Texts
(One page per canonical text; vagga sub-pages beneath.)
- Abhidhamma Piṭaka
- dhammasangani — first Abhidhamma book; matrix-based analysis of consciousness, mental factors, matter, and the conditioned/unconditioned distinction
- vibhanga — second Abhidhamma book; eighteen analytical divisions linking sutta-facing exposition and Abhidhamma classification
- dhatukatha — third Abhidhamma book; question-driven cross-classification of doctrinal sets by khandha, āyatana, and dhātu
- puggalapannatti — fourth Abhidhamma book; numerical classification of persons within the wider Abhidhamma analytical framework
- kathavatthu — fifth Abhidhamma book; a refutation manual of disputed doctrinal theses organized as debate and rebuttal
- yamaka — sixth Abhidhamma book; paired bidirectional testing of major doctrinal categories
- patthana — seventh Abhidhamma book; the twenty-four paccayas and their large-scale conditional application
- Khuddaka Nikāya
- khuddakapatha — first Khuddaka book; raw-backed overview and BJT Pali/Sinhala source reader
- dhammapada — 423 verses of ethical and contemplative sayings
- dhammapada 01 yamakavagga — Pairs (Dhp 1–20)
- dhammapada 02 appamadavagga — Heedfulness (Dhp 21–32)
- dhammapada 03 cittavagga — The Mind (Dhp 33–43)
- dhammapada 04 pupphavagga — Flowers (Dhp 44–59)
- dhammapada 05 balavagga — The Fool (Dhp 60–75)
- dhammapada 06 panditavagga — The Wise (Dhp 76–89)
- dhammapada 07 arahantavagga — The Arahant (Dhp 90–99)
- dhammapada 08 sahassavagga — Thousands (Dhp 100–115)
- dhammapada 09 papavagga — Evil (Dhp 116–128)
- dhammapada 10 dandavagga — Violence (Dhp 129–145)
- dhammapada 11 jaravagga — Old Age (Dhp 146–156)
- dhammapada 12 attavagga — The Self (Dhp 157–166)
- dhammapada 13 lokavagga — The World (Dhp 167–178)
- dhammapada 14 buddhavagga — The Buddha (Dhp 179–196)
- dhammapada 15 sukhavagga — Happiness (Dhp 197–208)
- dhammapada 16 piyavagga — The Dear (Dhp 209–220)
- dhammapada 17 kodhavagga — Anger (Dhp 221–234)
- dhammapada 18 malavagga — Stains (Dhp 235–255)
- dhammapada 19 dhammatthavagga — The Just (Dhp 256–272)
- dhammapada 20 maggavagga — The Path (Dhp 273–289)
- dhammapada 21 pakinnakavagga — Miscellany (Dhp 290–305)
- dhammapada 22 nirayavagga — Hell (Dhp 306–319)
- dhammapada 23 nagavagga — The Elephant (Dhp 320–333)
- dhammapada 24 tanhavagga — Craving (Dhp 334–359)
- dhammapada 25 bhikkhuvagga — The Mendicant (Dhp 360–382)
- dhammapada 26 brahmanavagga — The Brahmin (Dhp 383–423)
- udana sutta — third Khuddaka book; raw-backed overview and BJT Pali/Sinhala source reader
- itivuttaka — fourth Khuddaka book; raw-backed overview and BJT Pali/Sinhala source reader
- sutta nipata — fifth Khuddaka book; raw-backed overview and BJT Pali/Sinhala source reader
- vimanavatthu — sixth Khuddaka book; raw-backed overview and BJT Pali/Sinhala source reader
- petavatthu — seventh Khuddaka book; raw-backed overview and BJT Pali/Sinhala source reader
- theragatha — eighth Khuddaka book; raw-backed overview and BJT Pali/Sinhala source reader
- therigatha — ninth Khuddaka book; raw-backed overview and BJT Pali/Sinhala source reader
- jataka — tenth Khuddaka book; raw-backed overview and BJT Pali/Sinhala source reader
- mahaniddesa — Greater Exposition; raw-backed overview and BJT Pali/Sinhala source reader
- culaniddesa — Lesser Exposition; raw-backed overview and BJT Pali/Sinhala source reader
- patisambhidamagga — Path of Discrimination; overview page pending
- apadana — thirteenth Khuddaka book; raw-backed overview and BJT Pali/Sinhala source reader
- buddhavamsa — fourteenth Khuddaka book; raw-backed overview and BJT Pali/Sinhala source reader
- cariyapitaka — fifteenth Khuddaka book; raw-backed overview and BJT Pali/Sinhala source reader
- nettippakarana — Khuddaka source-level text; raw-backed overview and BJT Pali/Sinhala source reader
- petakopadesa — Khuddaka source-level text; raw-backed overview and BJT Pali/Sinhala source reader
- patisambhidamagga — Path of Discrimination; raw-backed overview and BJT Pali/Sinhala source reader
- Vinaya Piṭaka
- parajika — opening Bhikkhuvibhaṅga division covering the defeat rules; raw-backed overview and BJT Pali/Sinhala source reader
- pacittiya — Suttavibhaṅga rule-analysis material; raw-backed overview and BJT Pali/Sinhala source reader
- mahavagga — Khandhaka source unit; raw-backed overview and BJT Pali/Sinhala source reader
- cullavagga — Khandhaka source unit; raw-backed overview and BJT Pali/Sinhala source reader
- parivara — analytical Vinaya source unit; raw-backed overview and BJT Pali/Sinhala source reader
Concepts
(Doctrinal concept pages.)
- non hatred avera — avera; hatred ceases not by hatred but by non-hatred (Dhp 5)
- heedfulness appamada — appamāda; the Buddha's summary virtue (Dhp 21–32; DN 16 (cited; not yet ingested) final words)
- virtue sila — sīla; the fragrance of virtue (Dhp 54–56); foundation of the threefold training
- fool and wise bala pandita — bāla/paṇḍita; the soteriological polarity (Dhp 60–75)
- kamma action and fruit — kamma/vipāka; intention and its ripening (Dhp 66–72; AN 6.63 (cited; not yet ingested))
- arahant — arahant; the fully liberated one; qualities in Dhp 90–99 (Arahantavagga)
- evil papa — pāpa; evil and unwholesomeness; accumulation and ripening (Dhp 116–128)
- consciousness citta — citta; Abhidhamma schema page for the consciousness event
- mental factors cetasika — cetasika; the factors arising together with consciousness
- matter rupa — rūpa; the material side of conditioned experience
- matika matrices — mātikā; the triads and dyads that structure the Dhammasaṅgaṇī
- conditionality paccaya — paccaya; the twenty-four conditional relations that structure the Paṭṭhāna
- ultimate realities paramattha dhamma — later Theravāda label for the Abhidhamma's core analytic categories, with canonical boundaries made explicit
People
- buddha — Siddhattha Gotama; speaker of the Dhammapada (pilot stub)
- ananda — the Buddha's personal attendant; foremost in learning; principal Sutta-reciter at the First Council
- mahakassapa — senior disciple; foremost in ascetic practices; convener of the First Council
- sariputta — chief disciple; foremost in wisdom; primary Arahantavagga vatthu figure
- mahamoggallana — co-chief disciple; foremost in supernormal powers
- anuruddha — senior disciple; foremost in divine eye; present at the parinibbāna
- mahakaccayana — senior disciple; foremost in detailed analysis (sappada-byākaraṇa)
- anathapindika — chief lay supporter; donor of Jetavana; stream-enterer
- kisagotami — senior nun; mustard-seed story; foremost in wearing worn-out robes
- bahiya daruciriya — lay arahant; canonical paradigm of instantaneous awakening (Ud 1.10)
- visakha — Migāra-mātā; chief laywoman donor; builder of the Pubbārāma
- uppalavanna — chief bhikkhunī; foremost in psychic powers (with Khemā)
- Stubs — notable canonical figures (pending full ingest): kundalakesi · patacara · mahakappina
- Minor vatthu figures (stubs — commentary-derived): vitatubha · patipujika · macchariya kosiya · chattapani · godhika · garahadinna · ananda the banker · udayi · suppabuddha the leper · sumana the garland maker · jambuka · citta the householder · tissa the forest dweller · santati mahamatta · tambadathika · sankicca
- Additional Dhp-a vatthu stubs (vaggas 11–26 rollout): pasenadikosala · devadatta · angulimalat · suddhodana · mahapajapatigotami · khematheri · dhammadinnattheri · sakka · mara · vakkalit · vangisat · sivalit · subhaddaparibbajaka
Places
- savatthi — capital of Kosala; most frequent canonical setting (pilot stub)
- bandhanagara — commentary vatthu setting stub from Dhammapada supporting rollout (vaggas 11–26)
Glossary
See concepts index for English → Pali term lookup. Glossary pages live in wiki/glossary/.
- vera — hatred, enmity, feud
- appamada — heedfulness, diligence
- pamada — negligence, heedlessness
- citta — mind, heart, consciousness
- mano — mind, intellect, mental faculty
- sila — virtue, ethical conduct
- bala — fool, immature one
- pandita — wise one, sage
- kamma — action, deed
- vipaka — ripening, result
- mara — Māra; the tempter, death
- sekha — trainee, learner
- puthujjana — ordinary person, worldling
- saddhamma — the true teaching
- samsara — the round of rebirth
- panna — wisdom, discernment
- nibbana — liberation, extinction
- cetasika — mental factor; mental concomitant
- rupa — matter; material form
- matika — matrix; analytical table
- paccaya — condition; conditional relation
- hetu paccaya — root-condition; cause-condition
- kamma paccaya — kamma-condition
- vipaka paccaya — result-condition
- ahara paccaya — nutriment-condition
- indriya paccaya — faculty-condition
- jhana paccaya — absorption-condition
- magga paccaya — path-condition
- kusala — wholesome; skillful
- akusala — unwholesome; unskillful
- abyakata — indeterminate
- paramattha — ultimate meaning; ultimate reality