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DhammapadaThe most beloved scripture of Theravāda Buddhism — 423 verses attributed to the Buddha on ethics, mind, and the path to liberation.Mahaparinibbana SuttaThe Buddha's last days, final teachings, and death — the longest sutta in the Digha Nikaya, covering his final journey from Rajagaha to Kusinara, his last meal, his instructions to Ananda, and the distribution of his relics.NidanakathaThe Introduction to the Jataka — a sweeping chronicle from the Bodhisatta's first vow under Buddha Dipankara through twenty-four Buddhas to the historical life of Gotama, encompassing the entire arc of Buddhist cosmic history.Sasa JatakaA Jataka tale of the Buddha's past life as a selfless hare who offered his own body to a hungry brahmin — the origin of the hare in the moon.Sutta NipataThe oldest collection of Buddhist poetry in the Pali Canon — seventy-two suttas across five books, including the ancient Atthakavagga and Parayanavagga.UdanaEighty short suttas of the Buddha's spontaneous utterances of joy, including the famous Parable of the Blind Men and the Elephant.Vessantara JatakaThe greatest of the Jataka tales — the story of Prince Vessantara, whose boundless generosity cost him his kingdom, his children, and his wife, yet earned him the merit to become the Buddha.