One of the books of the Khuddaka Nikāya, a collection of five chapters of verse discourses, including some of the earliest poetry preserved in the Pāli canon.

The first chapter of the Suttanipāta, the Uraga Vagga, comprising twelve short discourses including the Metta Sutta.

The second chapter of the Suttanipāta, the Cūḷa Vagga, comprising fourteen discourses including the Maṅgala Sutta and the Ratana Sutta.

The third chapter of the Suttanipāta, the Mahā Vagga, comprising twelve longer discourses including the Sabhiya Sutta and the Sela Sutta.

The fourth chapter of the Suttanipāta, the Aṭṭhaka Vagga, a set of sixteen austere verses on non-attachment that formed the basis of an early canonical commentary.

The fifth chapter of the Suttanipāta, the Pārāyana Vagga, recounting sixteen brahmin students’ questions to the Buddha on the path to the far shore.