To what degree and in what ways are Theravada and “Early Buddhism” in disagreement?
To what degree and in what ways are Theravada and “Early Buddhism” in agreement?
Early Buddhist Texts
(Note: The texts listed are not necessarily early in their entirety, perhaps only partially.)
Pali
- Digha Nikaya
- Majjhima Nikaya
- Samyutta Nikaya
- Anguttara Nikaya
- Dhammapada
- Udāna
- Itivuttaka
- Sutta Nipāta
- Thera Gāthā
- Therī Gāthā
- Pātimokkhas
- Suttavibhanga
- Khandhakas: Mahavagga/Cullavagga
Chinese
- Dirgha-agama (Dharmaguptaka; Chinese)
- Madhyama-agama (Sarvastivada; Chinese)
- Samyukta-agama (Sarvastivada; Chinese)
- Ekottara-agama (Mahasamghika; Chinese)
- The Four Buddhist Āgamas in Chinese – A Concordance of their Parts and of the Corresponding Counterparts in the Pāli Nikāyas - by Anesaki
Sanskrit
- Dirgha-agama (Sarvastivada; Sanskrit)
Theravada Pali Canon:
Vinaya
Patimokkha
Suttavibhanga
Khandhaka (Mahavagga and Cullavagga)
Parivara
Sutta Pitaka
Digha Nikaya
Majjhima Nikaya
Samyutta Nikaya
Anguttara Nikaya
Khuddaka Nikaya
- Khuddakapatha
- Dhammapada
- Udana
- Itivuttaka
- Sutta Nipata
- Vimanavatthu
- Petavatthu
- Theragatha
- Therigatha
- Jataka
- Niddesa
- Patisambhidamagga
- Apadana
- Buddhavamsa
- Cariyapitaka
- Nettippakarana
- Petakopadesa
- Milindapañha
Abhidhamma Pitaka
Dhammasangani
Vibhanga
Dhatukatha
Puggalapaññatti
Kathavatthu
Yamaka
Patthana
Disagreements
- Buddha biographies
- Historical chronicles
- Commentaries
- Sub-commentaries
- Parivara
- Abhidhamma
- Dhammasangani
- Vibhanga
- Dhatukatha
- Puggalapaññatti
- Kathavatthu
- Yamaka
- Patthana
- Khuddakapatha
- Vimanavatthu
- Petavatthu
- Jataka
- Niddesa
- Patisambhidamagga
- Apadana
- Buddhavamsa
- Cariyapitaka
- Nettippakarana
- Petakopadesa
- Milindapañha