This article first briefly examines the textual structure of the Kassapa Saṃyutta of the Pāli Saṃyutta-nikāya in conjunction with two other versions preserved in Chinese translation in a collection entitled 大迦葉相應 Dajiashe Xiangying (Skt. Mahākāśyapa Saṃyukta) in Taishō vol. 2, nos 99 and 100. Then it compares the main teachings contained in the three versions. It reveals similarities and differences in structure and doctrinal content, thus advancing the historical/critical study of early Buddhist doctrine in this area.

This article first briefly examines the textual structure of the SakkaSaṃyutta of the Pāli Saṃyutta-nikāya in conjunction with two other versionspreserved in Chinese translation in Taishō vol. 2, nos 99 and 100. Then itcompares the main teachings contained in the three versions. These threeversions of this collection on the subject of Śakra, ruler of the gods,represent three different early Buddhist schools within the Sthavira branch.This comparative study of these three different versions focuses on someshared images of Śakra and on disagreements of some teachings presented inthe three versions. It reveals similarities and significant differences instructure and doctrinal content, thus advancing the historical/criticalstudy of early Buddhist doctrine in this area.

This article first briefly examines the textual structure of the Brāhmaṇa Saṃyutta of the Pāli Saṃyutta-nikāya in conjunction with two other versions preserved in Chinese translation in Taishō vol. 2, nos 99 and 100. Then it compares the main teachings contained in the three versions. These three versions of this collection on the subject of the Brāhmaṇas represent three different early Buddhist schools within the Sthavira branch. This comparative study of these three different versions focuses on three major topics: the outcaste, the dharmas that are good for a layperson, and alms. It reveals similarities and significant differences in structure and doctrinal content, thus advancing the historical/critical study of early Buddhist doctrine in this area.