Abbreviations
| AN | Aṅguttara Nikāya |
| CDB | The Connected Discourses of the Buddha |
| Cv | Cullavagga |
| Dhp | Dhammapada |
| DhpA | Dhammapada Commentary |
| DN | Dīgha Nikāya |
| GS | The Book of Gradual Sayings |
| Iti | Itivuttaka |
| Khp | Khuddakapāṭha |
| KS | The Book of Kindred Sayings |
| LDB | The Long Discourses of the Buddha |
| MLDB | The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha |
| MLS | The Collection of the Middle Length Sayings |
| MN | Majjhima Nikāya |
| Mv | Mahāvagga |
| Nd I | Mahāniddesa |
| Nd II | Cullaniddesa |
| NDB | The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha |
| PTS | Pali Text Society |
| Pv | Petavatthu |
| SN | Saṁyutta Nikāya |
| Sn | Sutta Nipāta |
| Thag | Theragāthā |
| Thig | Therīgāthā |
| Ud | Udāna |
References to DN, Iti, and MN are to discourse (sutta). Those to Dhp are to verse. Those to Cv and Mv are to chapter, section, and sub-section. References to other texts are to section (saṁyutta, nipāta, or vagga) and discourse.
An “A” after any of these abbreviations denotes the Commentary (Aṭṭhakathā) to that text.
All translations are based on the Royal Thai Edition of the Pali Canon (Bangkok: Mahāmakut Rājavidyālaya, 1982).
Other abbreviations:
| ChU | Chāndogya Upaniṣad |
| GD | The Group of Discourses |
