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Khuddaka Nikaya

The Piṭaka-Disclosure (Peṭakopadesa)

A work on interpreting and organizing the Buddha’s teaching; included in some Theravāda editions.

This work is edition-specific and is not included in every Theravāda Khuddaka list.

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Translation by Bhikkhu Ñāṇamoli; Pali Text Society, 1964; 1979 reprint.

Translation by Bhikkhu Ñāṇamoli; Pali Text Society, 1964; 1979 reprint. Licensed for non-commercial reuse with attribution under CC BY-NC 4.0. The PTS publication record and copyright notice document the source and license.

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Pe 1–25 — expand (9 texts)
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  1. Pe 1 — I. The Display of the Noble Truths (TXT (not locally available under the reuse policy))
  2. Pe 2 — II. The Pattern of the Dispensation (TXT (not locally available under the reuse policy))
  3. Pe 3 — III. Terms of Expression in the Thread (TXT (not locally available under the reuse policy))
  4. Pe 4 — IV. Investigation of Threads (TXT (not locally available under the reuse policy))
  5. Pe 5 — V. 16 Modes of Conveying in Separate Treatment (TXT (not locally available under the reuse policy))
  6. Pe 6 — VI. Compendium of the Thread's Meaning (TXT (not locally available under the reuse policy))
  7. Pe 7 — VI. Compendium of the Thread's Meaning (continued) (TXT (not locally available under the reuse policy))
  8. Pe 8 — VI. Compendium of the Thread's Meaning (continued) (TXT (not locally available under the reuse policy))
  9. Pe 9 — VIII. The Moulding of the Guide-Lines (TXT (not locally available under the reuse policy))

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