Suthra Pitakaya ෴ සූත්‍ර පිටකය

This section of the scripture contains the discourses held by Lord Buddha. They are divided into five sub sections according to the length and content of the discourses which are called ‘nikayas’. Namely they are ‘Deegha nikaya’ , ‘Majjima nikaya’ , ‘Samyutta nikaya’ , ‘Angutttara nikaya’ and ‘Khuddaka nikaya’.