The Fire Sermon.

To Ananda (on Mindfulness of Breathing).

Discourse on the mindfulness of breathing

Sutra on mindfulness of breathing.

The discourse on the not-self characteristic.

The Sermon on the Not-Self Characteristic.

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.

The discourse to Bhumija.

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

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 small collection of various Buddhist teachings and sutras.

A large collection of sutras.

Buddhist text on how Action differentiates beings in terms of baseness & excellence.

The Shorter Instructions to Malunkya regarding the cosmos.

The Lesser Discourse on Emptiness.

The Shorter Set of Questions-and-Answers.

On Voidness (sunyata) - the quintessence of Buddhism.

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

Setting the Wheel of Dhamma in Motion.

Setting Rolling the Wheel of Truth.

Full English translations of the Dhammapada.

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.

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

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

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

Provides links of various Suttas on the internet.

The sutra on right view.

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 good and beneficial to one and all, we should accept and live by it.

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.

Sutra on Mindfulness immersing in the body.

Excerpts from the Lankavatara Sutra.

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

"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.

The Buddha's Words on Kindness (Metta Sutta)

May all beings be at ease....

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.

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

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

Over 700 translated discourses by the Buddha.

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.

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

The Discourse on Effacement.

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

The Discourse on Right View.

The Discourse on Right View

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

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

Discourse on The Four Foundations of Mindfulness.

The foundations of mindfulness.

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

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

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

The discourse to Sunakkhatta on craving.

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

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.

Translation of chapter 40 of the Avatamsaka Sutra, the basic scripture of the Hua Yen school.

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.

Translated By H. Kern (1884).

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

Quotes and excerpts from the Buddhist sutras.

Subjects for Contemplation.