Khuddakapāṭha

Khuddakapāṭha
TypeCanonical text
ParentKhuddaka Nikāya
AttributionBhāṇaka
CommentaryParamatthajotikā (Khuddakapāṭha-aṭṭhakathā)
CommentatorBuddhaghosa
AbbreviationKp; Khp

The Khuddakapāṭha (Pāli for "short passages"; abbreviated as "Khp") is a Theravāda Buddhist scripture, the first collection of discourses (suttas) in the Khuddaka Nikāya of the Pāli Canon. It may have originated as a handbook for novice monks composed from excerpts of canonical texts.