Discourse on the mindfulness of breathing

A collection of 423 verses containing the Buddha's essential teachings on some 305 occasions for the benefit of a wide range of human beings.

The Buddha's Words on Kindness (Metta Sutta)

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.

Also known as the "White Lotus of the True Dharma" or "Saddharma-Pundarika Sutta". Translated by Burton Watson.

The Story of Prince Dighavu. Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.

Site is dedicated to the study of sati - a Pali word for the Buddhist concept which is most often translated as "mindfulness."

A small collection of various Buddhist teachings and sutras.

The third division of the Sutta Pitaka, contains 2,889 suttas grouped into five sections (vaggas).

On Voidness (sunyata) - the quintessence of Buddhism.

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.

A version of Buddha's first sermon and a discussion of the nature of Nirvana.

A collection of quotes from various sutras. Indexed by author.

The foundations of mindfulness.

A sacred text of Mahayana Buddhism on the subject of the true nature of the Buddha.

A document from the Pali canon of Buddhist scriptures in which Buddha speaks on not-self characteristic.

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 believe.

The discourse on the not-self characteristic.

Setting the Wheel of Dhamma in Motion.

The Discourse on Right View.

Excerpts from the Lankavatara Sutra.

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.

Provides links of various Suttas on the internet.

May all beings be at ease....

Discourse on The Four Foundations of Mindfulness.

The Sermon on the Not-Self Characteristic.

A large collection of 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.

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.

This is the complete text in English as translated by H. Kern in 1884.

Translated By H. Kern (1884).

Text, commentaries and articles on content of the sutra and its historical background.

Transalation presented in the form of a seemingly mythic dialogue between the Buddha and Kishitigarbha. Includes historical introduction, the text and a glossary.

The Fire Sermon.

To Ananda (on Mindfulness of Breathing).

Sutra on mindfulness of breathing.

The discourse to Bhumija.

The Shorter Instructions to Malunkya regarding the cosmos.

The Lesser Discourse on Emptiness.

The Shorter Set of Questions-and-Answers.

Buddha's teaching about ways in which one is made impure by verbal or mental actions.

Setting Rolling the Wheel of Truth.

The sutra on right view.

Sutra on Mindfulness immersing in the body.

"The Great Forty" - a discourse on Right View.

The Great Causes Discourse.

Sutra on the Last Days of the Buddha. This sutra gives a good summary of the Buddha's Teachings.

The Great Frames of Reference Sutra.

Buddha's parable about the straightness of wheels as corresponding to the straightness of practice.

The Discourse on Effacement.

The Discourse on Right View

The Discourse to Sigala -- The Layperson's Code of Discipline.

The discourse to Sunakkhatta on craving.

Subjects for Contemplation.

A sutra from the Sutta Nipata, discussing definition of friendship.

Sutra on All the Fermentations (thoughts that arise in mind).

The Fruits of the Contemplative Life Sutra. This discourse is one of the masterpieces of the Pali Canon.

To General Siha (On Generosity). Anguttara Nikaya V.34.

A collection of verses; being one of the canonical books of the Buddhists.

Full English translations of the Dhammapada.

Sutra of the Foremost Shurangama at the Crown of the Great Buddha; and of All the Bodhisattvas’ Myriad Practices for Cultivating and Certifying to the Complete Meaning of the Tathagata’s Secret Cause. Translated during the Tang Dynasty by Shramana Paramiti from central India.

The Dhammapada consists of 423 verses in Pali uttered by the Buddha on some 305 occasions for the benefit of a wide range of human beings.

Over 700 translated discourses by the Buddha.