A portion of the Tipiṭaka classified according to the matter (aṅga) of each one.
It includes the Dhammapada, the Theragāthā and Therīgāthā, and those suttas, composed of stanzas only, found in the Suttanipāta and not included under the term Sutta. DA.i.23 f; Vin.iii.8.