DESCRIPTION
The Saṃyukta Āgama ("Connected Discourses" 雜阿含經 ) corresponds to the Saṃyutta Nikāya of the Theravada school. A Chinese translation of the complete Saṃyukta Āgama of the Sarvāstivāda school was done by Guṇabhadra 求那跋陀羅 in the Song state, dated to 435-443 CE (T. 99). There is an alternate partial translation of an earlier rendition of the Saṃyukta Āgama of the Kāśyapīya School from around the Three Qin period (三秦), 352-431 CE (T. 100).
Like the Pāli Saṁyutta Nikāya, it contains over 1300 short texts which together represent the early collected core teachings of Buddhism. The Saṃyukta Āgama is the oldest āgama collection and is thought to be the only āgama compiled at the First Buddhist Council in Rājagṛha. According to the Sarvāstivāda Vinaya Vibhāṣā, the Saṃyukta Āgama differs from other āgama collections in having more information related to the practice of dhyāna. As such, it was the preferred collection of those who practiced meditation.
Portions of the Sarvāstivāda Saṃyukta Āgama also survive in Sanskrit and Tibetan translation.
CONNECTED DISCOURSES
Following the format of the Pāli Saṁyutta Nikāya:
Sagāthāvagga (Book of Verses)
Samiddhi SūtraNidānavagga (Book of Causation)
Kātyāyana SūtraKhandhavagga (Book of Aggregates)
Phena Sutra (’Foam’)Saḷāyatanavagga (Book of Six Sense Bases)
Saṃyuttanikāya 35.28 - Ādittapariyāya Sutta ("Fire Sermon Discourse")Acela Kāśyapa SūtraMahāvagga (The Great Book)
External Links
https://agamaresearch.dila.edu.tw/
Saṃyuttanikāya 45.8 - Analysis of the Eightfold PathSaṃyuttanikāya 51.15 - Brahmana Sutta ('To Unnabha, the Brahmin’) 1 - Dharmacakrapravartana Sūtra ('Turning the Dharma Wheel')3 - Ādittapariyāya Sutra ('The Fire Sermon') Magga-vibhanga Sutra ('Analysis of the Path')Saṅgārava Sutra ('To Sangarava') Nakulapita Sutra ('To Nakulapita') Gilana Sutra ('Ill')