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 | | The first two Nikayas, called respectively Dig/ta and Majj/tima (Longer and Shorter), form one book, a collection of the dialogues of the Buddha, the longer ones beini included in the former, the shorter ones in the latter. |
 | | The third called the Anguttara (Progressive Addition), rearranges thi doctrinal matter contained in the Dialogues in groups of ethica concepts, beginning with the units, then giving the pairs, then thf groups of three, four, five, andc., up to ten. |
 | | In the last Nikaya, the Sa~lyutta (The Clusters), the same doctrines are arranged in a different set of groups, according to subject. |
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