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Canonical Discourses

Pali discourses and verse collections from early Buddhist scripture, including Dhammapada, Sutta Nipata, Udana, and major sutta anthologies.

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Texts

Anguttara Nikaya — The Numbered Discourses, Volume I — Ones to Fives — Bhikkhu SujatoVolume I of the complete Aṅguttara Nikāya — The Book of the Ones through the Book of the Fives of the Buddha's Numbered Discourses from the Pali Canon — in Bhikkhu Sujato's plain, modern English translation, dedicated to the public domain via CC0.Anguttara Nikaya — The Numbered Discourses, Volume II — Sixes to Elevens — Bhikkhu SujatoVolume II of the complete Aṅguttara Nikāya — The Book of the Sixes through the Book of the Elevens of the Buddha's Numbered Discourses from the Pali Canon — in Bhikkhu Sujato's plain, modern English translation, dedicated to the public domain via CC0.Buddhist Suttas — T.W. Rhys DavidsSeven key suttas from the Pali canon including the Maha-Parinibbana Suttanta (the account of the Buddha's last days and death), the Dhamma-Kakka-Ppavattana Sutta (the First Sermon), and five other fundamental discourses. Volume XI of the Sacred Books of the East.Cariyapitaka — The Conduct Leading to Buddhahood — Bhikkhu SujatoThe complete Cariyapitaka — all thirty-five verse narratives of the Buddha's former lives illustrating the ten perfections, from the Pali Canon — in Bhikkhu Sujato's plain, modern English translation, dedicated to the public domain via CC0.DhammapadaThe most beloved scripture of Theravāda Buddhism — 423 verses attributed to the Buddha on ethics, mind, and the path to liberation.Dhammapada — Sayings of the Dhamma — Bhikkhu SujatoThe complete Dhammapada — all 423 verses of the Pali Canon's best-known ethical anthology, in their traditional twenty-six chapters — in Bhikkhu Sujato's plain, modern English translation, dedicated to the public domain via CC0.Dialogues of the Buddha — T.W. Rhys DavidsThe first thirteen suttas of the Digha Nikaya, the collection of long discourses of the Buddha, translated from the Pali by T.W. Rhys Davids. Includes the Brahma-gala Sutta on the net of views, the Samannaphala Sutta on the fruits of the ascetic life, and eleven other foundational dialogues.Digha Nikaya — The Long Discourses — Bhikkhu SujatoThe complete Dīgha Nikāya — all thirty-four Long Discourses of the Buddha from the Pali Canon — in Bhikkhu Sujato's plain, modern English translation, dedicated to the public domain via CC0.Itivuttaka — So It Was Said — Bhikkhu SujatoThe complete Itivuttaka — all 112 short teachings of the Pali Canon's 'So It Was Said' collection, in their traditional four Books — in Bhikkhu Sujato's plain, modern English translation, dedicated to the public domain via CC0.Khuddakapatha — Basic Passages — Bhikkhu SujatoThe complete Khuddakapatha — the nine foundational recitation texts of the Pali Canon's Khuddaka Nikaya, including the Three Refuges, the Metta Sutta, and the Ratana Sutta — in Bhikkhu Sujato's plain, modern English translation, dedicated to the public domain via CC0.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.Majjhima Nikaya — The Middle Discourses — Bhikkhu SujatoThe complete Majjhima Nikaya — all one hundred fifty-two Middle Discourses of the Buddha from the Pali Canon — in Bhikkhu Sujato's plain, modern English translation, dedicated to the public domain via CC0.Samyutta Nikaya — The Linked Discourses — Bhikkhu SujatoThe complete Samyutta Nikaya — all fifty-six thematically grouped Linked Discourses of the Buddha from the Pali Canon, in their traditional five-Book structure — in Bhikkhu Sujato's plain, modern English translation, dedicated to the public domain via CC0.Sutta NipataThe oldest collection of Buddhist poetry in the Pali Canon — seventy-two suttas across five books, including the ancient Atthakavagga and Parayanavagga.Suttanipata — Anthology of Discourses — Bhikkhu SujatoThe complete Suttanipata — all seventy-three discourses of one of the oldest strata of the Pali Canon, in their traditional five chapters — in Bhikkhu Sujato's plain, modern English translation, dedicated to the public domain via CC0.The Dhammapada and the Sutta-Nipata — Max Muller and V. FausbollThe Dhammapada, a collection of 423 verses on the path of righteousness, translated from Pali by F. Max Muller, together with the Sutta-Nipata, a collection of early Buddhist discourses translated by V. Fausboll. Volume X of the Sacred Books of the East.Theragatha — Verses of the Senior Monks — Bhikkhu Sujato and Jessica WaltonThe complete Theragatha — all 264 verses of spiritual autobiography by senior monks of the early Buddhist Sangha, from the Pali Canon — in Bhikkhu Sujato and Jessica Walton's plain, modern English translation, dedicated to the public domain via CC0.Therigatha — Verses of the Senior Nuns — Bhikkhu Sujato and Jessica WaltonThe complete Therigatha — all seventy-three verses of spiritual autobiography by senior nuns of the early Buddhist Sangha, from the Pali Canon — in Bhikkhu Sujato and Jessica Walton's plain, modern English translation, dedicated to the public domain via CC0.UdanaEighty short suttas of the Buddha's spontaneous utterances of joy, including the famous Parable of the Blind Men and the Elephant.Udana — Heartfelt Sayings — Bhikkhu SujatoThe complete Udana — all eighty Heartfelt Sayings of the Buddha from the Pali Canon, in their traditional eight chapters — in Bhikkhu Sujato's plain, modern English translation, dedicated to the public domain via CC0.