Theragatha

Theragāthā
TypeCanonical text
ParentKhuddaka Nikāya
Attribution264 theras; Bhāṇaka
CommentaryParamatthadīpanī (Theragāthā-aṭṭhakathā)
CommentatorDhammapāla
AbbreviationThag; Th

The Theragāthā (Verses of the Elder Monks) is a Buddhist text, a collection of short poems in Pali attributed to members of the early Buddhist sangha. It is classified as part of the Khuddaka Nikaya, the collection of minor books in the Sutta Pitaka. A similar text, the Therigatha, contains verses attributed to early Buddhist nuns.