Niddesa

The Niddesa (abbrev., "Nidd") is a Buddhist scripture, part of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism. It is included in the Sutta Pitaka's Khuddaka Nikaya. It is in the form of a commentary on parts of the Suttanipata. The tradition ascribes it to the Buddha's disciple Sariputta. It is divided into two parts:

• Maha Niddesa (mahā-) (abbrev., "Nidd I" or "Nd1"), commenting on the Atthaka Vagga ("Octet Chapter," Sn 4);
• Culla or Cula Niddesa (cūḷa-) (abbrev., "Nidd II" or "Nd2"), commenting on the Parayana Vagga ("Way to the Far Shore Chapter,"Sn 5) and Khaggavisana Sutta ("Rhinoceros Horn Discourse," Sn 1.3).

TypeCanonical text

ParentKhuddaka Nikāya

ContainsMahāniddesa; Cūḷaniddesa

AttributionSāriputta; Bhāṇaka

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Niddesa
SuttaCentral (Mnd) SuttaCentral (Cnd)
Type	Canonical text
Parent	Khuddaka Nikāya
Contains	Mahāniddesa; Cūḷaniddesa
Attribution	Sāriputta; Bhāṇaka
Commentary	Saddhammapajotikā (Mahāniddesa-aṭṭhakathā, Cūḷaniddesa-aṭṭhakathā)
Commentator	Upasena
Abbreviation	Nd; Nidd Mahā Niddesa: Mnd; Nidd I Cūḷa Niddesa: Cnd; Nidd II
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This text is believed to have been most likely composed no later than the 1st century BC.^[1]