The Buddha's dialogues, in plain English.
The discourses of the Buddha (suttas), preserved for two and a half millennia in the Pāli Canon — explained for the English-speaking practitioner, without hiding behind jargon.
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We are working through the Pāli Canon one collection at a time. The first — the Majjhima Nikāya — is live below.
Majjhima Nikāya
The Middle-Length Discourses of the Buddha
152 dialogues, parables, and meditation instructions from the Pāli Canon. Each entry has a reading guide written for English speakers, the full Sujato translation, and a self-check quiz.
Enter the series →Saṃyutta Nikāya
The Connected Discourses
Shorter, thematically grouped discourses on the central topics of the path: dependent origination, the aggregates, the four foundations of mindfulness.
ComingDīgha Nikāya
The Long Discourses
The longest dialogues of the Pāli Canon — sweeping framings of the path, encounters with other teachers, the Buddha's life and final words.
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