Tattha cariyāpiṭakanti kenaṭṭhena cariyāpiṭakaṃ? atītāsu jātīsu satthu Cariyānubhāvappakāsinī pariyattīti katvā, pariyattiattho hi ayaṃ piṭakasaddo "mā piṭakasampadānenā"tiādīsu viya. Atha vā yasmā sā pariyatti tasseva satthu purimajātīsu cariyānaṃ ānubhāvappakāsanena bhājanabhūtā, tasmāpi "cariyāpiṭakan"ti vuccati, bhājanatthopi hi piṭakasaddo niddiṭṭho "atha puriso āgaccheyya, kudālapiṭakaṃ ādāyā"tiādīsu viya. Taṃ panetaṃ cariyāpiṭakaṃ vinayapiṭakaṃ suttantapiṭakaṃ

Dīghanikāyo majjhimanikāyo saṃyuttanikāyo aṅguttaranikāyo khuddakanikāyoti pañcasu nikāyesu khuddakanikāyapariyāpannaṃ. Suttaṃ geyyaṃ veyyākaraṇaṃ gāthā udānaṃ itivuttakaṃ jātakaṃ abbhutadhammaṃ vedallanti navasu sāsanaṅgesu gāthāsaṅgahaṃ.

"dvāsīti buddhato gaṇhiṃ dvesahassāni bhikkhuto

caturāsīti sahassāni ye me dhammā pavattino"ti evaṃ dhammabhaṇḍāgārikena paṭiññātesu caturāsītiyā dhammakkhandhasahassesu katipayadhammakkhandhasaṅgahaṃ. Vaggato akittivaggo hatthināgavaggo yudhañjayavaggoti vaggattayasaṅgahaṃ. Cariyato akittivagge dasa hatthināgavagge dasa yudhañjayavagge pañcadasāti pañcatiṃsacariyāsaṅgahaṃ. Tīsu vaggesu akittivaggo ādi, cariyāsu akitticariyā. Tassāpi:-