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| − | Five Āgamas (五阿含). An Āgama is a collection of early Buddhist scriptures. | + | '''Five Āgamas''' (五阿含). An Āgama is a collection of early Buddhist scriptures. |
| − | + | the Five Āgamas in the Chinese Canon are | |
| − | Dīrgha Āgama (long discourses), | + | the '''Dīrgha Āgama''' (long discourses), |
| − | the Madhyama Āgama (middle-length discourses), | + | the '''Madhyama Āgama''' (middle-length discourses), |
| − | the Saṁyukta Āgama (connected discourses), | + | the '''Saṁyukta Āgama''' (connected discourses), |
| − | the Ekottarika Āgama (discourses ordered by the number of | + | the '''Ekottarika Āgama''' (discourses ordered by the number of [[Dharmas]] in each discourse), and |
| − | the Kṣudraka Āgama (minor discourses). | + | the '''Kṣudraka Āgama''' (minor discourses). |
| − | They are parallel but not identical to the Five Nikāyas in the Pāli Canon, which are the | + | They are parallel but not identical to the Five Nikāyas in the [[Pāli Canon]], which are the |
| − | Dīgha Nikāya, | + | [[Dīgha Nikāya]], |
| − | the Majjhima Nikāya, | + | the Majjhima [[Nikāya]], |
| − | the Saṁyutta Nikāya, | + | the Saṁyutta [[Nikāya]], |
| − | the Aṅguttara Nikāya, | + | the [[Aṅguttara Nikāya]], |
| − | and the Khuddaka Nikāya. | + | and the [[Khuddaka Nikāya]]. |
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Five Āgamas (五阿含). An Āgama is a collection of early Buddhist scriptures.
the Five Āgamas in the Chinese Canon are
the Dīrgha Āgama (long discourses),
the Madhyama Āgama (middle-length discourses),
the Saṁyukta Āgama (connected discourses),
the Ekottarika Āgama (discourses ordered by the number of Dharmas in each discourse), and
the Kṣudraka Āgama (minor discourses).
They are parallel but not identical to the Five Nikāyas in the Pāli Canon, which are the
Dīgha Nikāya,
the Majjhima Nikāya,
the Saṁyutta Nikāya,
the Aṅguttara Nikāya,
and the Khuddaka Nikāya.
