Collections
Paritta discourses are widely used and known, even if not necessarily understood, throughout the Theravada Buddhist world. Popular collections of paritta verses are among the most widely known Pali texts in many Theravada countries.
An example of such a collection is the Sinhala Pirit Potha ("The Book of Protection"), also known as Maha Pirit Potha and the Catubhanavarapali ("Text of the Four Recitals"). It has also been referred to as "The Buddhist Bible." This collection is typically given an important place in the Buddhist home, and is even treated with veneration. The book contains a collection of twenty-four or twenty-nine discourses (suttas) almost all delivered by the Buddha, and found scattered in the five original collections (nikayas) in Pali, which form the Sutta Pitaka, the "Canonical Discourses." Below, these discourses and related canonical sources are identified.
| 1. | Sarana-gama ("Going for Refuge") | Khp 1 |
| 2. | Dasa-sikkhapada ("Ten Training Precepts") | Khp 2 |
| 3. | Samanera-pañha ("Novice Questions") | Khp 4 |
| 4. | Dvattimsakara ("32 Body Parts") | Khp 3 |
| 5. | Paccavekkhana ("Reflections on Monastic Requisites") | MN 2 (excerpt), passim |
| 6. | Dasa-dhamma Sutta ("Ten Dhamma Discourse") | AN 10.48 |
| 7. | Mahamangala Sutta ("Great Blessings Discourse") | Khp 5, Sn 2.4 |
| 8. | Ratana Sutta ("Three Treasures Discourse") | Khp 6, Sn 2.1 |
| 9. | Karaniya Metta Sutta ("Lovingkindness Discourse") | Khp 9, Sn 1.8 |
| 10. | Khandha-paritta ("Aggregates Protection") | AN 4.67 |
| 11. | Metta-anisamsa ("Lovingkindness Advantages Discourse") | AN 11.16 |
| 12. | Mitta-anisamsa ("Friendship Advantages Discourse") | Ja 538 |
| 13. | Mora-paritta ("The Peacock's Protection") | Ja 159 |
| 14. | Canda-paritta ("The Moon's Protection") | SN 2.9 |
| 15. | Suriya-paritta ("The Sun's Protection") | SN 2.10 |
| 16. | Dhajagga-paritta ("Banner Protection") | SN 11.3 |
| 17. | Mahakassapa Thera Bojjhanga ("Elder Maha Kassapa's Factors of Awakening") | SN 46.14 (Gilana Sutta I) |
| 18. | Mahamoggallana Thera Bojjhanga ("Elder Maha Moggalana's Factors of Awakening") | SN 46.15 (Gilana Sutta II) |
| 19. | Mahacunda Thera Bojjhanga ("Elder Maha Cunda's Factors of Awakening") | SN 46.16 (Gilana Sutta III) |
| 20. | Girimananda Sutta ("To Girimananda Discourse") | AN 10.60 |
| 21. | Isigili Sutta ("About Isigili Discourse") | MN 116 |
| 22. | Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta ("Setting in Motion the Dhamma Wheel Discourse") | SN 46.11 |
| 23. | Maha-samaya Sutta ("The Great Assembly Discourse") | DN 20 |
| 24. | Alavaka Sutta ("Concerning Alavaka Discourse") | SN 46.11 |
| 25. | Kasi Bharadvaja Sutta ("Farmer Bharadvaja Discourse") | Sn 1.4 |
| 26. | Parabhava Sutta ("On Ruin Discourse") | Sn 1.6 |
| 27. | Vasala Sutta ("On Outcasts Discourse") | Sn 1.7 |
| 28. | Sacca-vibhanga Sutta ("Analysis of the Truth Discourse") | MN 141 |
| 29. | Atanatiya Sutta ("Atanatiya Discourse") | DN 32 |
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