Welcome to the Numerical Dhamma Lists. Here you will find structured, doctrinal lists from the Theravāda canonical texts and commentaries, organized by their numerical count.
2-fold Dhamma
- The 2 Causes for the Arising of Right View (Dve Paccayā Sammādiṭṭhiyā)
- The 2 Chief Female Disciples (Dve Aggasāvikā)
- The 2 Chief Lay Female Supporters (Dve Aggaupāsikā)
- The 2 Chief Lay Male Supporters (Dve Aggaupāsakā)
- The 2 Chief Male Disciples (Dve Aggasāvakā)
- The 2 Components of a Living Being (Nāmarūpa)
- The 2 Destinies of a Wheel-Turning Monarch (Dve Gatiyo)
- The 2 Destructive Roots of Views (Dve Diṭṭhiyo)
- The 2 Extremes (Dve Antā)
- The 2 Guardians of the World (Dve Lokapālā Dhammā)
- The 2 Kinds of Karma (Dve Kammāni)
- The 2 People Rare in the World (Dve Dullahā Puggalā)
- The 2 Root Causes of Saṃsāra (Dve Mūlāni)
- The 2 Types of Development (Dve Bhāvanā)
- The 2 Types of Effort (Dve Dhātuyo)
- The 2 Types of Fools (Dve Bālā)
- The 2 Types of Gifts (Dve Dānāni)
- The 2 Types of Illness (Dve Rogā)
- The 2 Types of Meditation (Dve Bhāvanā)
- The 2 Types of Nibbāna (Dve Nibbānadhātuyo)
- The 2 Types of Noble Individuals (Sekhā ca Asekhā ca)
- The 2 Types of Truth (Dve Saccāni)
- The 2 Types of Wise People (Dve Paṇḍitā)
- The 2 Types of Worship / Homage (Dve Pūjā)
- The Dyad of Clingings (Upādāna Duka)
- The Dyad of Cognizable by Mind (Kena-viññeyya Duka)
- The Dyad of Conditioned and Unconditioned (Sankhata Duka)
- The Dyad of Fetters (Saṃyojana Duka)
- The Dyad of Floods (Ogha Duka)
- The Dyad of Hindrances (Nīvaraṇa Duka)
- The Dyad of Impinging and Non-Impinging (Sappaṭigha Duka)
- The Dyad of Knots (Gantha Duka)
- The Dyad of Material and Immaterial (Rūpī Duka)
- The Dyad of Mundane and Supramundane (Lokiya Duka)
- The Dyad of Root-Accompanied (Sahetuka Duka)
- The Dyad of Roots (Hetu Duka)
- The Dyad of Taints (Āsava Duka)
- The Dyad of Visible and Invisible (Sanidassana Duka)
- The Dyad of Yokes (Yoga Duka)
3-fold Dhamma
- The 3 Ascetic Practices Regarding Dwellings (Tīṇi Senāsanaṅgāni)
- The 3 Bases of Meritorious Action (Tīṇi Puññakiriyavatthūni)
- The 3 Baskets of the Canon (Tipiṭaka)
- The 3 Characteristics of Existence (Tilakkhaṇa)
- The 3 Defilements That Obscure the Mind (Tayo Kilesā)
- The 3 Divisions of the Vinaya Piṭaka (Tīṇi Vinayapiṭakabhāgāni)
- The 3 Fires / Stains (Tayo Aggī)
- The 3 Gateways to Liberation (Tīṇi Vimokkhamukhāni)
- The 3 Heavenly Messengers (Tayo Devadūtā)
- The 3 Higher Trainings (Tisikkhā)
- The 3 Palaces of Prince Siddhattha (Tīṇi Prāsādāni)
- The 3 Periods of the Dispensation (Tīṇi Sāsanayugāni)
- The 3 Realms of Existence (Bhava)
- The 3 Refuges (Tisaraṇa)
- The 3 Robes of a Monk (Ticīvara) (Ticīvara)
- The 3 Roots of Demerit (Tīṇi Akusalamūlāni)
- The 3 Roots of Unwholesome Action (Akusala-mūla)
- The 3 Roots of Wholesome Action (Kusala-mūla)
- The 3 Seasons of the Theravāda Calendar (Tīṇi Utūni)
- The 3 Types of Bad Conduct (Tīṇi Duccaritāni)
- The 3 Types of Bodhisatta Awakening (Tayo Bodhisattā)
- The 3 Types of Brahma Gods (Tayo Brahmā)
- The 3 Types of Conceit (Māna)
- The 3 Types of Craving (Taṇhā)
- The 3 Types of Feeling (Vedanā)
- The 3 Types of Full Understanding (Tisso Pariññā)
- The 3 Types of Full-Moon Uposatha Days (Tīṇi Uposathāni)
- The 3 Types of Good Conduct (Tīṇi Sucaritāni)
- The 3 Types of Kamma by Time of Ripening (Tīṇi Kammāni (Pākakāla))
- The 3 Types of Miracles (Tīṇi Pāṭihāriyāni)
- The 3 Types of Patients (Tayo Gilānā)
- The 3 Types of Persons (Rock, Earth, Water) (Tayo Puggalā (Lekhūpamā))
- The 3 Types of Pride / Infatuation (Tayo Madā)
- The 3 Types of Solitary Buddhas (Tayo Paccekabuddhā)
- The 3 Types of Teachers in the World (Tayo Satthāro)
- The 3 Types of Wisdom (Tisso Paññā)
- The 3 Unwholesome Thoughts (Tayo Akusalavitakkā)
- The 3 Ways of Correcting Another Monk (Tīṇi Codanāvatthūni)
- The 3 Wholesome Thoughts (Tayo Kusalavitakkā)
- The Triad of Accumulation and Eradication (Acayagāmī Tika)
- The Triad of Applied and Sustained Thought (Vitakka Tika)
- The Triad of Arisen, Not Arisen, Bound to Arise (Uppanna Tika)
- The Triad of Clung-to and Clinging (Upādiṇṇa Tika)
- The Triad of Corruptions (Saṃkiliṭṭha Tika)
- The Triad of Feelings (Vedanā Tika)
- The Triad of Inferior, Medium, Superior (Hīna Tika)
- The Triad of Internal and External (Ajjhatta Tika)
- The Triad of Internal/External Objects (Ajjhattārammaṇa Tika)
- The Triad of Joy, Pleasure, Equanimity (Pīti Tika)
- The Triad of Limited, Exalted, Immeasurable (Paritta Tika)
- The Triad of Objects (Parittārammaṇa Tika)
- The Triad of Past, Future, Present (Atīta Tika)
- The Triad of Past/Future/Present Objects (Atītārammaṇa Tika)
- The Triad of Path-Objects (Maggārammaṇa Tika)
- The Triad of Results (Vipāka Tika)
- The Triad of Roots Eradicated by Vision (Dassanena Pahātabbahetuka Tika)
- The Triad of Trainee, Non-Trainee, Neither (Sekha Tika)
- The Triad of Visible and Impinging (Sanidassana Tika)
- The Triad of Vision and Cultivation (Dassana Tika)
- The Triad of Wholesome, Unwholesome, Indeterminate (Kusala Tika)
- The Triad of Wrong and Right Destiny (Micchattaniyata Tika)
4-fold Dhamma
- The 3 Supreme Shrines (tini Cetiyāni)
- The 4 Analytical Knowledges (Cattāro Paṭisambhidā)
- The 4 Bases of Miraculous Power of the Buddha (Cattāro Tathāgata-iddhipādā)
- The 4 Bases of Spiritual Power (Cattāro Iddhipādā)
- The 4 Bases of Sympathy (Cattāri Saṅgahavatthūni)
- The 4 Conditions for Spiritual Progress (Samparāyika-attha)
- The 4 Conditions for Worldly Progress (Diṭṭhadhammika-attha)
- The 4 Continents of the World System (Cattāro Dīpā)
- The 4 Defeats for Monks (Cattāro Pārājikā)
- The 4 Disqualifications for Ordination (Cattāro Antarāyikā Dhammā (Pabbajjā))
- The 4 Divine Abodes (Cattāro Brahmavihārā)
- The 4 Fine-Material Absorptions (Cattāro Rūpajhānā)
- The 4 Floods (Cattāro Oghā)
- The 4 Formless Absorptions (Cattāro Arūpajhānā)
- The 4 Foundations of Mindfulness (Cattāro Satipaṭṭhānā)
- The 4 Fruits of Awakening (Cattāri Phalāni)
- The 4 Great Kings (Cattāro Mahārājāno)
- The 4 Guardian Meditations (Caturārakkhā)
- The 4 Intrepidities / Fearlessnesses (Cattāri Vesārajjāni)
- The 4 Kinds of Happiness for Householders (Cattāri Sukhāni (Gihīnaṃ))
- The 4 Kinds of Rebirth-Linking (Paṭisandhicatukkaṃ )
- The 4 Modes of Generation / Birth (Catasso Yoniyo)
- The 4 Noble Truths (Cattāri Ariyasaccāni)
- The 4 Nutriments (Cattāro Āhārā)
- The 4 Objects of Insight Meditation (Cattāro Vipassanārammaṇā)
- The 4 Paths of Awakening (Cattāro Maggā)
- The 4 Persons Existing in the World (Cattāro Puggalā (Tamo/Joti))
- The 4 Postures (Cattāro Iriyāpathā)
- The 4 Primary Elements (Cattāri Mahābhūtāni)
- The 4 Requisites of a Monastic (Cattāro Paccayā)
- The 4 Retinues of the Buddha (Catasso Parisā)
- The 4 Right Efforts (Cattāro Sammappadhānā)
- The 4 Sights Seen by the Bodhisatta (Cattāri Nimittāni)
- The 4 Stages of the Pāṭimokkha Confession (Cattāro Āpattipaṭidesanā)
- The 4 Taints / Corruptions (Cattāro Āsavā)
- The 4 Things Not to be Underestimated (Cattāro Na Avajānātabbā)
- The 4 Ties / Knots (Cattāro Ganthā)
- The 4 Torments of the Hell Realm (Cattāro Nirayapālakavadhā)
- The 4 Types of Clinging (Cattāri Upādānāni)
- The 4 Types of Concentration Development (Cattāro Samādhibhāvanā)
- The 4 Types of Fear in the Forest (Cattāri Āraññikabhayāni)
- The 4 Types of Kamma by Function (Cattāri Kammāni (Kicca))
- The 4 Types of Kamma by Priority of Ripening (Cattāri Kammāni (Pākadānaṭṭhāna))
- The 4 Types of Kamma by Result (Cattāri Kammāni (Vipāka))
- The 4 Types of Lay Offerings to Monastics (Cattāro Paccayā)
- The 4 Types of Legal Questions in the Saṅgha (Cattāri Adhikaraṇāni)
- The 4 Types of Preachers (Cattāro Dhammakathikā)
- The 4 Types of Saṅgha Acts (Cattāri Saṅghakammāni)
- The 4 Types of Speech to be Avoided by Monks (Cattāri Vacīduccaritāni (Bhikkhu))
- The 4 Types of Unwholesome Speech (Cattāri Vacīduccaritāni)
- The 4 Unconjecturables (Cattāri Acinteyyāni)
- The 4 Unwholesome Universal Mental Factors (Sabbakusalasādhāraṇa Cetasikā)
- The 4 Ways of Answering Questions (Cattāni Pañhabyākaraṇāni)
- The 4 Ways of Pacing the Alms Round (Cattāro Piṇḍapātacārā)
- The 4 Yokes (Cattāro Yogā)
5-fold Dhamma
- The 4 Kinds of Clinging-Aggregates (Upādānakkhandhā)
- The 5 Aggregates of Clinging (Pañcupādānakkhandhā)
- The 5 Ascetic Demands of Devadatta (Pañca Vatthūni (Devadatta))
- The 5 Ascetic Practices Regarding Food (Pañca Piṇḍapātikaṅgāni)
- The 5 Ascetic Practices Regarding Robes (Cīvara-Nesajjikaṅgāni)
- The 5 Benefits of Giving (Pañca Dānānisaṃsā)
- The 5 Benefits of Listening to the Dhamma (Pañca Dhammassavānisaṃsā)
- The 5 Benefits of Virtue (Pañca Sīlānisaṃsā)
- The 5 Bondages of the Mind (Pañca Cetasovinibandhā)
- The 5 Buddhas of the Fortunate Aeon (Pañca Buddhā (Bhaddakappa))
- The 5 Conditions for Validating a Killing Offense (Pañca Pāṇātipātaṅgāni)
- The 5 Conditions for Validating a Theft Offense (Pañca Adinnādānaṅgāni)
- The 5 Daily Recollections (Pañca Abhiṇhapaccavekkhitabbāni)
- The 5 Destinations of Rebirth (Pañca Gatiyo)
- The 5 Disappearances of the Dispensation (Pañca Antaradhānāni)
- The 5 Divisions of the Sutta Piṭaka (Nikāyas) (Pañca Nikāyā)
- The 5 Dreams of the Bodhisatta Before Awakening (Pañca Mahāsupinā)
- The 5 Factors for Successfully Teaching Dhamma (Pañca Dhammadesanāṅgāni)
- The 5 Factors of Proper Speech (Pañca Vācāya Aṅgāni)
- The 5 First Disciples (Pañcavaggiyā Bhikkhū)
- The 5 Forms of Wrong Livelihood for Laypeople (Pañca Micchā Vāṇijjā)
- The 5 Great Rivers of Jambudīpa (Pañca Mahānadiyo)
- The 5 Great Sacrifices / Noble Gifts (Pañca Mahādānāni)
- The 5 Heinous Crimes with Immediate Result (Pañca Ānantariyakammāni)
- The 5 Higher Fetters (Pañca Uddhambhāgiya-saṃyojanāni)
- The 5 Hindrances (Pañca Nīvaraṇāni)
- The 5 Kinds of Allowable Medicine (Pañca Bhesajjāni)
- The 5 Kinds of Joy / Rapture (Pañcavidhā Pīti)
- The 5 Lower Fetters (Pañca Orambhāgiya-saṃyojanāni)
- The 5 Marks of a Dying Deva (Pañca Pubbanimittāni (Deva))
- The 5 Mental Barrennesses (Pañca Cetokhilā)
- The 5 Precepts (Pañcasīla)
- The 5 Pure Abodes (Pañca Suddhāvāsā)
- The 5 Qualifications of a Preceptor (Pañca Upajjhāyaṅgāni)
- The 5 Qualities of a Forest Dweller (Pañca Āraññikaṅgāni)
- The 5 Qualities of an Active Striver (Pañca Padhāniyaṅgāni)
- The 5 Spiritual Faculties (Pañcindriyāni)
- The 5 Spiritual Powers (Pañca Balāni)
- The 5 Strands of Sensual Pleasure (Pañca Kāmaguṇā)
- The 5 Things to Establish Before Admonishing Another (Pañca Codanādhammā)
- The 5 Traits of a Monk Who Causes the Dhamma to Decline (Pañca Sāsanaparihāniyaṅgāni)
- The 5 Traits of a Monk Who Sustains the Dhamma (Pañca Sāsanavuṭṭhiyaṅgāni)
- The 5 Types of Samādhi (Pañca Samādhayo)
- The 5 Types of Stinginess (Pañca Macchariyāni)
- The 5 Ways to Remove Resentment (Pañca Āghātapaṭivinayā)
6-fold Dhamma
- The 6 Classes of Consciousness (Cha Viññāṇakāyā)
- The 6 Classes of Contact (Cha Phassakāyā)
- The 6 Classes of Craving (Cha Taṇhākāyā)
- The 6 Classes of Feeling (Cha Vedanākāyā)
- The 6 Classes of Perception (Cha Saññākāyā)
- The 6 Classes of Volition (Cha Sañcetanākāyā)
- The 6 Conditions for Stream-Entry (Cha Sotāpattiyaṅgāni)
- The 6 Direct / Higher Knowledges (Cha Abhiññā)
- The 6 Directions of Protection (Cha Disā (Sigālovāda Sutta))
- The 6 External Sense Bases (Cha Bāhirāyatanāni)
- The 6 Forms of Cordiality / Harmony (Cha Sārāṇīyadhammā)
- The 6 Heavens of the Sense Sphere (Cha Kāmāvacara Devalokā)
- The 6 Internal Sense Bases (Cha Ajjhattikāyatanāni)
- The 6 Kinds of Rebirth in the Lower Realms (Cha Apāyagatiyo)
- The 6 Occasional Mental Factors (Pakiṇṇaka Cetasikā)
- The 6 Qualities of a Resident Monk (Cha Āvāsikabhikkhu-guṇā)
- The 6 Roots of Dispute (Cha Vivādamūlāni)
- The 6 Types of Carita / Temperament (Cha Caritāni)
- The 6 Types of Disrespect (Cha Agāravā)
- The 6 Unsurpassed Experiences (Cha Anuttariyāni)
7-fold Dhamma
- The 7 Books of the Abhidhamma (Sattappakaraṇa (Abhidhamma Piṭaka))
- The 7 Conditions of Non-Decline for a Nation (Satta Aparihāniyadhammā)
- The 7 Factors of Awakening (Satta Bojjhaṅgā)
- The 7 Great Lakes of the Himalayas (Satta Mahāsarā)
- The 7 Kinds of Offerings to the Saṅgha (Satta Saṅghagatā Dakkhiṇā)
- The 7 Latent Tendencies (Satta Anusayā)
- The 7 Methods for Settling Disputes (Satta Adhikaraṇasamathā)
- The 7 Noble Treasures (Satta Ariyadhanāni)
- The 7 Stages of Purification (Satta Visuddhiyo)
- The 7 Suitable Things for a Meditator (Satta Sappāyāni)
- The 7 Traits of a True Friend (Satta Kalyāṇamittassa Aṅgāni)
- The 7 Types of Wives (Sattabhariyā)
- The 7 Universal Mental Factors (Sabbacittasādhāraṇa Cetasikā)
- The 7 Vows of Sakka (Satta Vatapadāni)
- The 7 Weeks Spent Near the Bodhi Tree (Satta Sattāhāni)
8-fold Dhamma
- The 8 Bases of Arousing Energy (Aṭṭha Ārambhavatthūni)
- The 8 Bases of Giving (Aṭṭha Dānavatthūni)
- The 8 Bases of Laziness (Aṭṭha Kusītavatthūni)
- The 8 Conditions for the Arising of Wisdom (Aṭṭha Paññāvuṭṭhi)
- The 8 Great Victories of the Buddha (Aṭṭha Jayamaṅgala)
- The 8 Heavy Rules for Nuns (Aṭṭha Garudhammā)
- The 8 Kinds of Wholesome Sense-Sphere Consciousness (Aṭṭha Mahākusala Cittāni)
- The 8 Liberations (Aṭṭha Vimokkhā)
- The 8 Requisites of a Monk (Aṭṭha Parikkhārā)
- The 8 Stations of Mastery (Aṭṭha Abhibhāyatanāni)
- The 8 Things That Overcome a Monk's Mind (Aṭṭha Pariyyādānāni)
- The 8 Types of Alms Resort (Gocara) (Aṭṭha Gocarā)
- The 8 Types of Noble Persons (Aṭṭha Ariyapuggalā)
- The 8 Types of Stupas Built Over the Buddha's Relics (Aṭṭha Sarīrathūpā)
- The 8 Uposatha Precepts (Aṭṭhaṅgasīla)
- The 8 Worldly Winds (Aṭṭha Lokadhammā)
- The Noble 8-Fold Path (Ariyaṭṭhaṅgika Magga)
9-fold Dhamma
- The 9 Abodes of Beings (Nava Sattāvāsā)
- The 9 Ascetic Qualities / Protections (Nava Nāthakaraṇadhammā)
- The 9 Factors of a Perfect Uposatha (Navāṅguposatha)
- The 9 Grounds for Malice / Resentment (Nava Āghātavatthūni)
- The 9 Successive Meditative Attainments (Nava Anupubbavihārā)
- The 9 Supreme Qualities of the Buddha (Nava Buddhaguṇā)
- The 9 Supreme Qualities of the Saṅgha (Nava Saṅghaguṇā)
- The 9 Types of Form-Sphere Consciousness (Nava Rūpāvacara Cittāni)
10-fold Dhamma
- The 10 Bases of Meritorious Action (Dasa Puññakiriyavatthūni)
- The 10 Corruptions of Insight (Dasa Upakkilesā)
- The 10 Fetters Binding Beings to Saṃsāra (Dasa Saṃyojanāni)
- The 10 Foulnesses / Corpse Contemplations (Dasa Asubhā)
- The 10 Kasinas / Totalities for Meditation (Dasa Kasiṇā)
- The 10 Kinds of Lawful Discourse (Dasa Kathāvatthūni)
- The 10 Perceptions (Daśa Saññā)
- The 10 Perfections of a Bodhisatta (Dasa Pāramī)
- The 10 Powers of a Tathāgata (Tathāgatabala)
- The 10 Powers of a Trainee (Dasa Sekhabalāni)
- The 10 Precepts for Novices (Dasasīla)
- The 10 Questions for a Novice (Kumārapañha)
- The 10 Recollections (Dasa Anussatiyo)
- The 10 Reflections for One Gone Forth (Dasadhamma)
- The 10 Subjects for Frequent Recollection by Monastics (Dasadhamma)
- The 10 Unwholesome Courses of Action (Dasa Akusala Kammapathā)
- The 10 Wholesome Courses of Action (Dasa Kusala Kammapathā)
11-fold Dhamma
- The 11 Benefits of Practicing Loving-Kindness (Ekādasa Mettānisaṃsā)
- The 11 Duties of a Novice (Vatta) (Ekādasa Sāmaṇeravattāni)
12-fold Dhamma
- The 12 Links of Dependent Origination (Dvādasa Paṭiccasamuppāda)
- The 12 Types of Unwholesome Consciousness (Dvādasa Akusala Cittāni)
13-fold Dhamma
- The 13 Ascetic Practices (Terasadhutaṅgāni)
- The 13 Offenses Requiring Formal Meetings (Terasasaṅghādisesā)
14-fold Dhamma
- The 14 Duties of a Bhikkhu (Khandhaka Vatta) (Cuddasa Khandhakavattāni)
- The 14 Functions of Consciousness (Cuddasa Viññāṇakiccāni)
- The 14 Specific Buddha-Knowledges (Cuddasa Buddhañāṇāni)
- The 14 Unwholesome Mental Factors (Akusala Cetasikā)
15-fold Dhamma
- The 15 Books of the Khuddaka Nikāya (Pannarasa Khuddakanikāyā)
16-fold Dhamma
- The 16 Knowledges of Insight (Soḷasa Vipassanāñāṇāni)
- The 16 Stages of Mindfulness of Breathing (Soḷasavatthuka Ānāpānasati)
18-fold Dhamma
- The 18 Elements of Reality (Aṭṭhārasa Dhātuyo)
- The 18 Root Causes of Craving (Aṭṭhārasa Taṇhāvicaritāni)
- The 18 Types of Rootless Consciousness (Aṭṭhārasa Ahetuka Cittāni)
21-fold Dhamma
- The 21 Types of Materiality (Derived Rūpa) (Upādā Rūpa)
22-fold Dhamma
- The 22 Spiritual and Physical Faculties (Bāvīsat'indriyāni)
24-fold Dhamma
- The 24 Conditional Relations of the Paṭṭhāna (Catuvisati Paccayā)
- The 24 Previous Buddhas (Buddhavaṃsa) (Catuvisati Buddhā)
25-fold Dhamma
- The 25 Beautiful Mental Factors (Sobhana Cetasikā)
28-fold Dhamma
- The 28 Types of Materiality (Aṭṭhavīsati Rūpāni)
31-fold Dhamma
- The 31 Realms of Existence (Ekatimsati Bhūmiyo)
32-fold Dhamma
- The 32 Marks of a Cakkavatti (Dvattiṃsa Lakkhaṇāni (Cakkavatti))
- The 32 Marks of a Great Man (Dvattiṃsa Mahāpurisalakkhaṇāni)
- The 32 Parts of the Body (Dvattiṃsākāra)
37-fold Dhamma
- The 37 Factors of Awakening (Sattatiṃsa Bodhipakkhiyadhammā)
38-fold Dhamma
- The 38 Highest Blessings (Aṭṭhatiṃsa Maṅgalāni)
40-fold Dhamma
- The 40 Subjects of Meditation (Cattālīsa Kammaṭṭhānāni)
- The 40 Tooth-Relics of the Buddha (Cattālīsa Dantadhātuyo)
52-fold Dhamma
- The 52 Mental Factors (Dvepaññāsa Cetasikā)
62-fold Dhamma
- The 62 Wrong Views (Dvāsaṭṭhi Micchādiṭṭhiyo)
84000-fold Dhamma
- The 84,000 Dhammakkhandhas (Units of Teaching) (Caturasīti Dhammakkhandhasahassāni)