Chapter VI - Samyutta Nikaya

This collection of discourses in the Suttanta Pitaka known as Samyuta Nikaya has 7762 suttas of varied length, generally short, arranged in a special order according to subject matter into five major divisions,

1. Sagatha Vagga,
2. Nidana Vagga,
3. Khandha Vagga,
4. Salayatana Vagga and
5. Maha Vagga.

Each major vagga is divided into fifty-six groups known as samyutta related subjects grouped together.

The sarfiyuttas are named after the subjects they deal with, for example, Bojjhanga Samyutta on the Seven Factors of Enlightenment, or after some principal personalities such as the Venerable Sariputta, King Pasenadi of Kosala, or Sakka Kosala. Samyutta is a group of discourses concerning King Pasenadi of Kosala, and Devata Samyutta deals with devas like Sakka, Indra, Brahrna, etc. Each samyutta is further divided into sections which are made up of individual suttas. Thus the well-known Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta is the first discourse (sutta) in the second section of Sacca Samyutta which comes under the Mahavagga division of Samyutta Nikaya In the following excerpts from Sarfiyutta Nikaya, only a few suttas representing each major division are given