Gāthā
Other三藏中依体裁分类的一类文献，专指全由偈颂组成的经典，包括《法句经》与《长老偈》《长老尼偈》。
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.
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