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Khuddakapatha
The Short Passages
© 2005

The Khuddakapatha is a collection of nine short passages that may have been designed as a primer for novice monks and nuns. It includes several essential texts that are still chanted daily by laypeople and monastics around the world of Theravada Buddhism.

# Contents

Khp 1: Saranagamana — Going for Refuge
  [Piyadassi | Thanissaro]
Khp 2: Dasa Sikkhapada — The Ten Training Rules
  [Piyadassi | Thanissaro]
Khp 3: Dvattimsakara — The 32 Parts
  [Piyadassi | Thanissaro]
Khp 4: Samanera Pañha — The Novice's Questions
  [Piyadassi | Thanissaro]
Khp 5: Mangala Sutta — Protection
  [Narada | Piyadassi | Soni |Thanissaro]
Khp 6: Ratana Sutta — Treasures
  [Piyadassi | Thanissaro]
Khp 7: Tirokudda Kanda — Hungry Shades Outside the Walls
  [Thanissaro]
Khp 8: Nidhi Kanda — The Reserve Fund
  [Thanissaro]
Khp 9: Karaniya Metta Sutta — Good Will
  [Amaravati | Buddharakkhita | Ñanamoli | Piyadassi | Thanissaro]