Pali Suttas in English

The Suttas are the discourses found in the Pali Canon, which is generally considered to be the collection of teachings taught by the historical Buddha.

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Digha Nikaya

The Digha Nikaya is the longest of the five nikayas of the Pali Canon. It contains 34 suttas, or discourses, and is the most extensive collection of discourses in the Pali Canon.

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Majjhima Nikaya

The Majjhima Nikaya is the second longest of the five nikayas of the Pali Canon. It contains 152 suttas, or discourses - giving the most detail into the daily lives of the Buddha.

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Samyutta Nikaya

The Samyutta Nikaya, the third division of the Sutta Pitaka, contains 2,889 suttas grouped into five sections (vaggas). Each vagga is further divided into samyuttas, each of which in turn contains a group of suttas on related topics.

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Anguttara Nikaya

The Anguttara Nikaya, the fourth division of the Sutta Pitaka, consists of several thousand suttas arranged in eleven books according to numerical content.

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Khuddaka Nikaya

The Khuddaka Nikaya is the last nikaya of the Sutta Pitaka, and is divided into 15 or 18 books. It is a varied collection of separate Buddhist texts, not included in the first four nikayas, which are generally considered to be a collection of the oldest parts of the Sutta Pitaka.

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