ÒThe Group of Linked Discourses With VersesÓ consists of eleven sa_yuttas or ÒsectionsÓ, with a total of 271 suttas. Each section contains conversation involving the Buddha or his disciples with a different person or kind of person, such as gods, kings, nuns, or brahmins. In some cases, notably the Sakkasa_yutta, the narrative element is developed into a lively exchange. Some of the texts in this collection are well known and widely quoted, such as the invitation of Brahm_ or the nun Vajir_Õs simile of the person as a chariot.