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.
| Book | Abbreviation | Alternatives |
| Dīgha Nikāya | DN | D |
| Majjhima Nikāya | MN | M |
| Saṁyutta Nikāya | SN | S |
| Aṇguttara Nikāya | AN | A |
| Khuddakapāṭha | Khp | |
| Dhammapada | Dhp | |
| Udāna | Ud | |
| Itivuttaka | Itv | It, iti |
| Sutta Nipāta | Snp | Sn1 |
| Vimāna Vatthu | Vv | |
| Peta Vatthu | Pv | |
| Theragātha | Thag | |
| Therīgātha | Thig |