ΠΠΈΠ³Ρ Π°-ΠΠΈΠΊΠ°Ρ, ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ²ΡΠΉ ΡΠ±ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊ ΠΏΠ°Π»ΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π‘ΡΡΡΠ°-ΠΏΠΈΡΠ°ΠΊΠΈ, Π²ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ°Π΅Ρ Π² ΡΠ΅Π±Ρ Π΄ΡΠ΅Π²Π½Π΅ΠΉΡΠΈΠ΅ Π±ΡΠ΄Π΄ΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΡΡ. ΠΡΠΎΡ ΡΠ±ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊ ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π΅Ρ ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ΅Π²ΠΎΠ΅ Π·Π½Π°ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π΄Π»Ρ ΠΈΠ·ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π·Π°ΡΠΎΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΈ ΡΠ°Π½Π½Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΡΠ°Π·Π²ΠΈΡΠΈΡ Π±ΡΠ΄Π΄ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠ°, ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²Π»ΡΡ ΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ²Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΎ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ½Π°ΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΈΡΡΠΎΡΠΈΠΈ ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠ³ΠΈΠΈ. Π Π½Π΅Π³ΠΎ Π²Ρ ΠΎΠ΄ΡΡ 34 ΡΡΡΡΡ, ΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π΅Π»Π΅Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ Π½Π° ΡΡΠΈ ΡΠ°Π·Π΄Π΅Π»Π°: Β«Π‘ΠΈΠ»Π°ΠΊΠΊΡ Π°Π½Π΄Π°-Π²Π°Π³Π³Π°Β» ΠΎ Π±ΡΠ΄Π΄ΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΌΠΎΡΠ°Π»ΠΈ, Β«ΠΠ°Ρ Π°Π²Π°Π³Π³Π°Β» Ρ ΡΡΡΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ, Π½Π°ΡΠΈΠ½Π°ΡΡΠΈΠΌΠΈΡΡ ΡΠΎ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²Π° Β«ΠΌΠ°Ρ Π°Β» (Π²Π΅Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΈΠΉ), ΠΈ Β«ΠΠ°ΡΠΈΠΊΠ°-Π²Π°Π³Π³Π°Β», Π½Π°Π·Π²Π°Π½Π½Π°Ρ ΠΏΠΎ Π²Π²ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΡΡΡΠ΅.
The Digha Nikaya, the first collection within the Pali Sutta-pitaka, comprises primarily the oldest Buddhist texts. It is essential for studying the origins and early development of Buddhism, offering invaluable insights into the religion's initial history. The collection features 34 sutras, divided into three sections: the "Silakkhandha-vagga" (Discourse on Morality) focusing on Buddhist ethics, the "Mahavagga" (Great Section) containing sutras beginning with "Maha" (great), and the "Patika-vagga" (Discourse on Patika), named after its introductory sutta.