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There are five nikayas (collections) of suttas:
- Digha Nikaya (dīghanikāya), the "long" discourses.
- Majjhima Nikaya, the "middle-length" discourses.
- Samyutta Nikaya (saṃyutta-), the "connected" discourses.
- Anguttara Nikaya (aṅguttara-), the "numerical" discourses.
- Khuddaka Nikaya, the "minor collection".
Read more about this topic: Sutta Pitaka
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