Suttas shared between the Taisho, the Kangur and the NIkayas

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There are (as far as I am aware) 3 great living canons of Buddhism; the Pali, the Chinese, and the Tibetan.

The Brahmajālasutta is a sutta that occurs in all three canons;

DN1 DA21 Toh352

I am wondering if there are any other examples of this?

I am not talking about parallel passages preserved in Vinayas or other places, I am seeking a list of independent suttas that exist in all 3 canons.

Anyone?

Metta.

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There’s this “Thirteen late Translations” section:

It’s called as such because they’re relatively late (14th century) translation of Theravāda suttas. They’re mostly stuff found in Taisho, like Wheel of Dhamma Sutta, etc.

Śrāvakayāna works are also found in Toh 287-359. Not all are extant in Pāli Nikāyas / Taisho (like Toh 288 Māyājāla) but quite a few are.

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thanks but I am excluding those “thirteen late translations”.

TOH294 parallels MN102 but MN102 lacks a chinese parallel according to SC?

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Again, you should check the

For example:

Toh 297 mostly parallel to MN 115, which is extant in Chinese, etc. :slight_smile:

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thanks, I am already looking at these, but I am hoping for some specifics :slight_smile:

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this is a good example, with the additional info that it is paralleled at MA181

So so far I have;

DN1 DA21 TOH352
MN33 SA1249 TOH211
MN99 MA152 TOH338
MN115 MA181 TOH297
MN121 MA190 TOH290
MN122 MA191 TOH291
MN125 MA170 TOH338
MN133 MA165 TOH313
MN135 MA170 TOH338

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OK, here’s my updated list, please feel free to add any more your aware of;

Brahmajālasuttas:
DN1 DA21 TOH352*

Kammavibhaṅgasuttas:
MN99 MN135 MA152 MA170 TOH338

Bahudhātukasuttas:
MN115 MA181 TOH297

Suññatasuttas:
MN121 MA190 TOH290*
MN122 MA191 TOH291*

Bhaddekarattasuttas:
MN133 MA165 TOH313

SN2.9 SA583 SAB167 TOH331
SN3.1 SA1226 SAB53 TOH296*
SN11.3 SA981 EA24.1 TOH292
SN12.2 SA298 TOH211

Upaḍḍhasuttas:
SN45.2 SA726 TOH300

Dhammacakkas:
SN56.11 SA379 TOH337

Ariyasaccas:
SN56.21 SA403 EA25.1 TOH316*

(* links to Tibetan only)

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