Abbreviations

The books in the Sutta Piṭaka all have abbreviations to use in citations. Here are the books with the abbreviations used on this site and some alternatives.

BookAbbreviationAlternatives
Dīgha NikāyaDND
Majjhima NikāyaMNM
Saṁyutta NikāyaSNS
Aṇguttara NikāyaANA
KhuddakapāṭhaKhp
DhammapadaDhp
UdānaUd
ItivuttakaItvIt, iti
Sutta NipātaSnpSn1
Vimāna VatthuVv
Peta VatthuPv
TheragāthaThag
TherīgāthaThig