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2. Geyya. This is the order of words mixed with discourse and verses.

3. Veyyākarana. This is the order of words in prose expositions.

4. Gāthā. This is the order of words in verses.

5. Uthāna. This is the order of words in verses of unlift or exclamations.
6. Itivuttaka. This is the order of words in reference beginning with “Vuttaṃ

hetaṃ bhagavā” (Thus-said discourses).

7. Jātaka. This is the order of words telling about birth stories, usually in form of
either prose or verses.

8. Abbhūtadhamma. This is the order of words telling about marvellous ideas.

9. Vedalla. This is the order of words in question-and-answer form.

Considering the study on characteristics of Dhamma explanation and lectures,

the learners, besides the content, can acquire additional knowledge about writing
forms that increase more experience in various beautiful language structure usage.

Categorization of Suttantapiṭaka or Suttas
From the previous diagram of Tipiṭaka categorization, the Suttantapiṭaka is

categorized in 5 Nikāya (collections):

1. Dīghanikāya

2. Majjhimanikāya

3. Saṁyuttanikāya
4. Aṅguttaranikāya

5. Khuddakanikāya

The above 5 Nikāya or collections are abbreviated as “Dī, Ma, Saṁ, Aṅ, Khu.”
Those 5 collections, which are categorized in five, follow the criteria introduced by

“Phra Saṁgītikācāra” (The senior monks who performed Rehearsal). The criteria of

categorization into five are as follows:

1. Criteria of the Suttas’ length. That is, the longest content of Suttas is

categorized as “Collection 1” called “Dīghanikāya.” The Suttas with medium
length are categorized as “Collection 2” called “Majjhimanikāya.” For the

shorter Suttas put in other collections.