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# Khuddakapatha

## The Short Passages

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The Khuddakapatha is a collection of nine short passages that may have been designed as a primer for novice monks and nuns. It includes several essential texts that are still chanted daily by laypeople and monastics around the world of Theravada Buddhism.

Several translations are available here:

- Khuddakapatha (excerpt) (Acharya Buddharakkhita, trans.)
- Khuddakapatha (excerpt) (Narada Thera, trans.)
- Khuddakapatha (excerpts) (Piyadassi Thera, trans.)
- Khuddakapatha: The Short Passages (complete; Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.)

### Detailed Contents:

- Saranagamana -- Going for Refuge (Khp 1) -- Going for Refuge [Piyadassi Thera, trans. | Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]
- Dasa Sikkhapada (Khp 2) -- The Ten Training Rules [Piyadassi Thera, trans. | Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]
- Dvattimsakara (Khp 3) -- The 32 Parts [Piyadassi Thera, trans. | Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]
- Samanera Pañha (Khp 4) -- The Novice's Questions [Piyadassi Thera, trans. | Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]
- Mangala Sutta (Khp 5) -- Protection [Narada Thera, trans. | Piyadassi Thera, trans. | Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]
- Ratana Sutta (Khp 6) -- Treasures [Piyadassi Thera, trans. | Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]
- Tirokudda Kanda (Khp 7) -- Hungry Shades Outside the Walls [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]
- Nidhi Kanda (Khp 8) -- The Reserve Fund [Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]
- Karaniya Metta Sutta (Khp 9) -- Good Will [Piyadassi Thera, trans. | Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.]

Revised: Tue 16 April 2002