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Three Alternate Divisions of the Buddha’s Words

translated from the Commentary to the Dīghanikāya, Sumaṅgalavilāsinī

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6<br />

Navaṅga-Buddhasāsanaṁ<br />

The Nine-Fold Division <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Buddha’s</strong> Teaching<br />

Kathaṁ aṅgavasena navavidhaṁ?<br />

What is <strong>the</strong> nine-fold division?<br />

Sabbam-eva hidaṁ:<br />

All <strong>of</strong> this:<br />

Suttaṁ,<br />

Discourse,<br />

Geyyaṁ,<br />

Prosimetrum,<br />

Veyyākaraṇaṁ,<br />

Explanation,<br />

Gāthā,<br />

Verse,<br />

Udānaṁ,<br />

Exalted Utterance,<br />

Itivuttakaṁ,<br />

Thus-Said,<br />

Jātakaṁ,<br />

Birth-Story,<br />

Abbhutadhammaṁ,<br />

Wonderful Thing,<br />

Vedallan-ti<br />

Elaboration,<br />

navappabhedaṁ hoti.<br />

<strong>the</strong>se are <strong>the</strong> nine segments.

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