Canonical Discourses

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

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  • 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.