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» Adittapariyaya Sutta - The Fire Sermon.
» Ananda Sutta - To Ananda (on Mindfulness of Breathing).
» Anapanasati Sutra - Discourse on the mindfulness of breathing
» Anapanasati Sutta - Sutra on mindfulness of breathing.
» Anattalakkhana Sutta - The Sermon on the Not-Self Characteristic.
» Bhikkuni Samyutta Suttas - 10 suttas about Mara, the personification of doubt and evil, trying in vain to lure the bhikkhunis (nuns) away from their meditation spots in the forest by asking them provocative questions.
» Bhumija Sutta - The discourse to Bhumija.
» Bodhisattva Kishitigarbha Vow Sutra - Transalation presented in the form of a seemingly mythic dialogue between the Buddha and Kishitigarbha. Includes historical introduction, the text and a glossary.
» Buddha's First Sermon - A reconstruction of Buddha's first sermon. Composed at least several centuries after Siddhartha Gautama's death, contains the essence of what the Buddha taught his earliest disciples.
» Buddha's Sermons and Teachings - A version of Buddha's first sermon and a discussion of the nature of Nirvana.
» Buddhist Texts - A small collection of various Buddhist teachings and sutras.
» Buddhist Information - A large collection of sutras.
» Cula-Kammavibhanga Sutta - Buddhist text on how Action differentiates beings in terms of baseness & excellence.
» Cula-Malunkyovada Sutta - The Shorter Instructions to Malunkya regarding the cosmos.
» Cula-Suññata Sutta - The Lesser Discourse on Emptiness.
» Cula-Vedalla Sutta - The Shorter Set of Questions-and-Answers.
» Culasunnata Sutta - On Voidness (sunyata) - the quintessence of Buddhism.
» Cunda Kammaraputta Sutta - Buddha's teaching about ways in which one is made impure by verbal or mental actions.
» Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta - Setting Rolling the Wheel of Truth.
» Dighavu-kumara Vatthu - The Story of Prince Dighavu. Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
» Hiri Sutta - A sutra from the Sutta Nipata, discussing definition of friendship.
» Householder Sutta Page - Provides links of various Suttas on the internet.
» Kaccayanagotta Sutta - The sutra on right view.
» Kalama Sutra -- Extract - This extract exemplifies the scientific and rational approach to Buddhist practice and teachings, instead of by blind faith. It also demonstrates that the teachings of the Buddha are closely bonded to logic and his basic principle that if something is
» Kalama Sutta - This discourse of the Buddha has been described as "the Buddha's Charter of Free Inquiry." It counters the decrees of dogmatism and blind faith with a vigorous call for free investigation, exhorting one to not rely on what others say in what to
» Kalama sutta [Buddha's world] - The instruction to the Kalamas. Translated from the Pali by Soma Thera.
» Kayagata-sati Sutta - Sutra on Mindfulness immersing in the body.
» Lankavatara Sutra - Excerpts from the Lankavatara Sutra.
» Lotus Sutra - "The Universal Door Of The Bodhisattva Who Listens To The Sounds Of All The World"
» Lotus of the True Dharma - A sacred text of Mahayana Buddhism on the subject of the true nature of the Buddha.
» Maha-Cattarisaka Sutta - "The Great Forty" - a discourse on Right View.
» Maha-Nidana Sutta - The Great Causes Discourse.
» Maha-Parinibbana Sutta - Sutra on the Last Days of the Buddha. This sutra gives a good summary of the Buddha's Teachings.
» Maha-Satipatthana Sutta - The Great Frames of Reference Sutra.
» Metta Sutra - The Buddha's Words on Kindness (Metta Sutta)
» Metta Sutta - May all beings be at ease....
» Online Mahayana Sutras - Page with various mahayana sutras and a few commentries on sutras. They include Diamond Sutra, Heart Sutra, Sutra of Hui Neng, Amitabha Sutra, and Sutra of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Enlightenment Sutra.
» Quotes from the Masters - A collection of quotes from various sutras. Indexed by author.
» Rathakara Sutta (Pacetana Sutta) - The Chariot Maker - Buddha's parable about the straightness of wheels as corresponding to the straightness of practice.
» Readings in Theravada Buddhism - Over 700 translated discourses by the Buddha.
» Reflections On The Three Fold Lotus Sutra - Paper by John R.A. Mayer. Presents reflections on how this text is applicable to issues in contemporary Western philosophy. Contrasts Nichiren and Tendai traditions with Zen.
» Sabbasava Sutta - Sutra on All the Fermentations (thoughts that arise in mind).
» Sallekha Sutta - The Discourse on Effacement.
» Samaññaphala Sutta - The Fruits of the Contemplative Life Sutra. This discourse is one of the masterpieces of the Pali Canon.
» Sammaditthi Sutta - The Discourse on Right View.
» Samyutta Nikaya - The third division of the Sutta Pitaka, contains 2,889 suttas grouped into five sections (vaggas).
» Satipatthana -- Foundations of Mindfulness - Site is dedicated to the study of sati - a Pali word for the Buddhist concept which is most often translated as "mindfulness."
» Satipatthana Sutra - Discourse on The Four Foundations of Mindfulness.
» Satipatthana Sutta - The foundations of mindfulness.
» Shurangama Sutra - Text, commentaries and articles on content of the sutra and its historical background.
» Sigalovada Sutta - The Discourse to Sigala -- The Layperson's Code of Discipline.
» Siha Sutta - To General Siha (On Generosity). Anguttara Nikaya V.34.
» Sunakkhatta Sutta - The discourse to Sunakkhatta on craving.
» The Anattalakkhana Sutta - A document from the Pali canon of Buddhist scriptures in which Buddha speaks on not-self characteristic.
» The Dhammapada - Downloadable e-text of Buddha's essential teachings on some 305 occasions.
» The Flower Adornment Sutra - Translation of chapter 40 of the Avatamsaka Sutra, the basic scripture of the Hua Yen school.
» The Gospel of Buddha - A 19th century compilation from a variety of Buddhist texts by Paul Carus. It is modelled on the New Testament. It was very widely read, and was even recommended by Ceylonese Buddhist leaders as a teaching tool for Buddhist children.
» The Lankavatara Sutra - Complete sutra in .pdf format. (Requires Adobe Acrobat reader.) Translation by Suzuki and Goddard.
» The Lotus Sutra - Translated By H. Kern (1884).
» The Metta Sutra [Buddha's World] - Text on happiness for all beings.
» The Sutra about the Deep Kindness of Parents and the Difficulty of Repaying It - Translated by Upasika Terri Nicholson
» The Sutra of the Lotus Flower of the Wonderful Law - This is the complete text in English as translated by H. Kern in 1884.
» Timeless Wisdom - Quotes and excerpts from the Buddhist sutras.
» Upajjhatthana Sutta - Subjects for Contemplation.