Pe · 9 texts · Pāli only
Interpretation of the Canon
Peṭakopadesa
The Peṭakopadesa or “Illustration of the Baskets” is a systematic treatise intended to provide a guide for reading and interpreting the texts of the nikāyas. It is similar to the Netti, and the exact relationship between these two texts is not clear. The text provides an array of methods for reading texts, illustrating them with quotations, and taking the four noble truths as the overall framework. The Pali text of the Peṭakopadesa is quite corrupt, which is unusual in the Pali canon. A colophon in the text attributes it to the Buddha's disciple Kaccāna. It is, however, a late text, lacking counterparts in the northern collections. It is not universally accepted as canonical; SuttaCentral’s Pali texts, however, stem from the Mahāsaṅgīti edition, which as a Burmese text does include it.
- Pe 1 The First Stage: Illuminating the Noble TruthsAriyasaccappakāsanapaṭhamabhūmi Pāli only
- Pe 2 The Second Stage: The Pattern of the DispensationSāsanapaṭṭhānadutiyabhūmi Pāli only
- Pe 3 The Third Stage: The Terminology of the DiscoursesSuttādhiṭṭhānatatiyabhūmi Pāli only
- Pe 4 The Fourth Stage: Investigation of DiscoursesSuttavicayacatutthabhūmi Pāli only
- Pe 5 The Fifth Stage: Analytical Modes of ConveyingHāravibhaṅgapañcamabhūmi Pāli only
- Pe 6 The Sixth Stage: Compendium of Discourse MeaningSuttatthasamuccayabhūmi Pāli only
- Pe 7 Miscellaneous ExpositionPakiṇṇakaniddesa Pāli only
- Pe 8 The Stage of Conveying Combined MeaningHārasampātabhūmi Pāli only
- Pe 9 Analyses of DiscoursesSuttavebhaṅgiya Pāli only