Khuddakapāṭha
| Khuddakapāṭha | |
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| Type | Canonical text |
| Parent | Khuddaka Nikāya |
| Attribution | Bhāṇaka |
| Commentary | Paramatthajotikā (Khuddakapāṭha-aṭṭhakathā) |
| Commentator | Buddhaghosa |
| Abbreviation | Kp; Khp |
| Pāli Canon |
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| Theravāda Buddhism |
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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.