Fourth of the five Nikāyas or collections of Discourses of Buddha into which Sutta Pitaka is divided (see A.P.C.). Trans. as Gradual Sayings, the subjects being grouped singly, then in twos, threes,...

The Anguttara Nikaya (aṅguttaranikāya; "Gradual Collection" or "Numerical Discourses") is a Buddhist scripture, the fourth of the five nikayas, or collections, in the Sutta Pitaka, which is one of the "three baskets" that comprise the Pali...