Sutta-piṭaka (English spelling)

Japanese: 《Sutta-piṭaka》(英語表記)Suttapitaka
Sutta-piṭaka (English spelling)

…After the death of Shakyamuni, or Gautama Buddha, his teachings (dhamma) and the discipline of the Buddhist order (vinaya) were passed down orally in the form of memorizable poems and short sentences. As the Buddhist order became established, the teachings were compiled into the Sutta-piṭaka and the discipline into the Vinaya-piṭaka. The Sutta-piṭaka is divided into the Long, Middle, Proportionate and Extraordinary Agamas or Nikāyas (sections), and the whole is collectively called the Agamas or Agama-sutras.…

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…釈尊すなわちゴータマ・ブッダの入滅後,その教法(ダンマ)や教団の規律(ビナヤ)は,記憶しやすい詩や短文の形で,口伝によって継承された。その後教団の確立にしたがい,教法は《経蔵Sutta‐piṭaka》に,規律は《律蔵Vinaya‐piṭaka》に,それぞれ集大成された。このうち経蔵は,長,中,相応,増支の阿含あるいはニカーヤnikāya(部)に分けられていて,全体を総称して阿含,阿含経という。…

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