- Pure Land and Shin Sutras (16)
- Tibetan Scriptures (30)
- Zen Sutras (47)
- 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 discourse on the not-self characteristic.
- Anattalakkhana Sutta - The Sermon on the Not-Self Characteristic.
- The Anattalakkhana Sutta - A document from the Pali canon of Buddhist scriptures in which Buddha speaks on 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.
- Culasunnata Sutta - On Voidness (sunyata) - the quintessence of Buddhism.
- Cula-Vedalla Sutta - The Shorter Set of Questions-and-Answers.
- 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.
- Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta - Setting the Wheel of Dhamma in Motion.
- Dhammapada - Full English translations of the Dhammapada.
- The Dhammapada - 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.
- Dhammapada - The Path Of Dhamma - 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.
- Dhammapada [Gutenberg] - A collection of verses; being one of the canonical books of the Buddhists.
- Dighavu-kumara Vatthu - The Story of Prince Dighavu. Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
- 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.
- 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 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 believe.
- Kayagata-sati Sutta - Sutra on Mindfulness immersing in the body.
- Lankavatara Sutra - Excerpts from the Lankavatara Sutra.
- Lotus of the True Dharma - A sacred text of Mahayana Buddhism on the subject of the true nature of the Buddha.
- The Lotus Sutra - Translated By H. Kern (1884).
- The Lotus Sutra - Also known as the "White Lotus of the True Dharma" or "Saddharma-Pundarika Sutta". Translated by Burton Watson.
- 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.
- 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 Sutra of the Lotus Flower of the Wonderful Law - This is the complete text in English as translated by H. Kern in 1884.
- Upajjhatthana Sutta - Subjects for Contemplation.
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