The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2530 page)

gama: more is included in the
gamas than in the nik
yas, the arrangement is often different, and the texts also may be different in details of expression; the differences do not affect the overall content of teaching.
The
Vinaya
pi
aka is divided into three parts: Suttavibha
ga, containing the P
timokkha casuistic rules; the Khandhaka, containing complementary rules which address communal life and ceremonies, and seek to avert schism; and the Pariv
ra, ancillary works which amount to an appendix making the earlier parts more manageable.
The Abhidhamma pi
aka is made up of logical and philosophical analysis gathered under headings (
m
tik
) which give brief notes on the doctrine in question. In the
Therav
da
tradition, there are seven books; other schools have different collections, but all undertaken in the same style.
The development of the s
tra tradition led to four major collections: Prajñ
p
ramit