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The Āgamas – index of the four collections in Vietnamese

The Āgamas are the four oldest sūtra collections of the Chinese canon: the Dīrgha, Madhyama, Saṃyukta and Ekottarika Āgamas. The Inti Dharma library holds all four in Vietnamese translation from the Linh Sơn Pháp Bảo Đại Tạng Kinh, one reading page per scroll; the index below lists every scroll in order.

Āgamas and Nikāyas

The four Āgamas correspond to four Nikāyas of the Pāli Canon: the Dīrgha to the Long Discourses, the Madhyama to the Middle-Length, the Saṃyukta to the Connected and the Ekottarika to the Numerical Discourses. Many discourses appear in both traditions, so reading them side by side shows the teaching early Buddhism shared.

Each page below is one scroll of the Chinese text, not a single discourse; a scroll usually holds several discourses. Scroll titles are shown as the library records them.

Frequently asked questions

Which collections make up the Āgamas?

Four: the Dīrgha, Madhyama, Saṃyukta and Ekottarika Āgamas.

How do the Āgamas differ from the Nikāyas?

The Āgamas came down through Chinese translation, the Nikāyas in Pāli. The two share many parallel discourses and differ in arrangement and detail.