TEXTS

The Texts

The canon as it was written down. Each sutta, each collection, each school of scripture — what it contains, what it teaches, and why it has lasted.

The Pali Canon — the oldest and most complete record of the Buddha's teaching.

The Long Discourses — 34 suttas, each a sustained teaching on cosmology, ethics, and the n

Majjhima Nikaya

The Middle Length Discourses — 152 suttas covering the full range of Buddhist practice and

Khuddaka Nikaya

The Minor Collection — containing the Dhammapada, Udana, Theragatha, Therigatha, and other

Mahayana Sutras

The expanded canon of the Mahayana — sutras that opened the path to all beings.

The great texts of the Vajrayana — from the Bardo Thodol to the songs of Milarepa.