| A | Anguttara Nikaya |
| As | Adhikarana-samatha |
| Ay | Aniyata |
| BD | Book of Discipline |
| BMC1 | The Buddhist Monastic Code, vol. I |
| C | Commentary |
| Cv | Cullavagga |
| D | Digha Nikaya |
| Dhp | Dhammapada |
| Iti | Itivuttaka |
| M | Majjhima Nikaya |
| Mv | Mahavagga |
| NP | Nissaggiya Pacittiya |
| Pc | Pacittiya |
| Pd | Patidesaniya |
| Pr | Parajika |
| Pv | Parivara |
| S | Samyutta Nikaya |
| SC | Sub-commentary |
| Sg | Sanghadisesa |
| Sk | Sekhiya |
| V | Vimati-vinodani |
Numbers in the references to Mv, Cv, and Pv denote chapter, section and sub-section; in the references to D, Iti, and M, discourse (sutta); in the references to S and A, section (samyutta or nipata) and discourse; in the references to Dhp, verse.