Concept
Nikāya
Overview
Pāḷi word meaning "volume." commonly used in reference to the Sutta Piṭaka but also refer to the monastic divisions of Theravāda Buddhism.
Overview adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for authors).
Philosophers who discussed Nikāya
Related ideas
- Hinayana
- Āgama (Buddhism)
- Harvard University
- Majjhima Nikāya
- Aṅguttara Nikāya
- Sri Lanka
- Sanskrit
- Pali Canon
- Mahayana
- Theravada
- Pali
- Classical Tibetan
- Buddhist texts
- Early Buddhist schools
- Chinese language
- Nikaya Buddhism
Place in the tradition
Part of Buddhist philosophy.