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• Kaccayanagotta Sutta The sutra on Right View.
  
• Kalama Sutra -- Extract 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.
  
• Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta Setting in Motion the Wheel of Dhamma.
  
• Sammaditthi Sutta The Discourse on Right View.
  
• Culasunnata Sutta On Voidness (sunyata) -- the quintessence of Buddhism.
  
• Satipatthana Sutra Discourse on The Four Foundations of Mindfulness
  
• KamaSutraFree.com Offers for advice on lovemaking preparations, positions, kissing. Includes a Kama Sutra translation.
  
• The Lotus of the Wonderful Law In the eighth century CE, a new form of Buddhism spread from China to Japan. It was known as the Tendai sect and it derived its inspiration from a series of Sanskrit texts that focused on the Lotus Sutra, regarded by the Tendai as the final and most authentic teaching of the Buddha. The use of parables was one of the favorite methods of Tendai teaching. The Parable of the Burning House, which is a part of the Lotus of the Wonderful Law Sutra is designed to show the superiority of the single sutra (that of the Lotus) over traditional Buddhist.
  
• Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra Sutra on the Original Vow by The King of Underworld Bodhisattva. "Not until the hells are emptied will I become a Buddha;   Not until all beings are saved will I certify to Bodhi."
  
• Theravadan Buddhist Texts Contains part of "A Handful of Leaves" and an amended version of Digital Buddha Vacana. Downloadable .zip file.
  
• The Heart Sutra Home Page The Heart Sutra in Tibetan, Sanskrit and English, plus transliterations and translations into several other langauges. Links to other Heart Sutra resources in the Internet.
  
• Readings in Theravada Buddhism Over 700 translated discourses by the Buddha.
  
• The Amitabha Sutra Pure Land Buddhism, a path that emphasizes chanting the name of Amitabha Buddha, is the largest school of Buddhism in Asia but is little known in the West.
  
• Kalama Sutta The Instruction to the Kalamas.
  
• Buddhist Texts Buddha, 37 Bodhisattva Vows, Four Immeasurables, Buddhist Liturgy, Six Perfections, Four Noble Truths, Avalokiteshvara, Mindfulness, Five Precepts, ceremony, Prajna Paramita, Heart Sutra, Three Superior Heaps
  
• 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.
  
• 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. The samyuttas are named according to the topics of the suttas they contain.
  
• The Lotus Sutra Also known as the "White Lotus of the True Dharma" or "Saddharma-Pundarika Sutta". Translated by Burton Watson.
  
• Kayagata-sati Sutta Sutra on Mindfulness Immersed in the Body.
  
• The Dhammapada Downloadable e-text.
  
• Satipatthana Sutra Discourse on The Four Foundations of Mindfulness.
  
• Householder Sutta Page Suttas on the internet.
  
• Bhikkuni Samyutta Sutta In these suttas, Mara, the personification of doubt and evil, tries in vain to lure the bhikkhunis (nuns) away from their meditation spots in the forest by asking them provocative questions. Without exception, these wise women conquer Mara decisively.
  
• Lotus of the True Dharma One of the best-loved excerpts from the Lotus Sutra, on the subject of the true nature of the Buddha.
  
• Siha Sutta To General Siha (On Generosity). Anguttara Nikaya V.34.
  
• Sigalovada Sutta The Discourse to Sigala -- The Layperson's Code of Discipline.
  
• Timeless Wisdom Quotes and excerpts from the Buddhist sutras.
  
• Buddha's First Sermon A reconstruction of Buddha's first sermon. Although composed at least several centuries after Siddhartha Gautama's death, it probably contains the essence of what the Buddha taught his earliest disciples.
  
• 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.
  
• Metta Sutra: Buddha's teaching on loving-kindness
  
• Sutra of the Deep Kindness of Parents and the Difficulty in Repaying this Kindness
  
• Jataka Tales retold by Noor Inayat Khan The Jatakas consist of over five hundred stories about the previous incarnations of the Buddha in both human and animal form.
  
• Buddhist Sutras from Buddhanet
  
• Sammaditthi Sutta The Discourse on Right View
  
• Cunda Kammaraputta Sutta According to the Mahaparinibbana Sutta, Cunda the silversmith at a later date presented the Buddha with the final meal before the Buddha's total liberation.
  
• Cula-Kammavibhanga Sutta The Shorter Exposition of Kamma. This sutra is held to be one of Buddha's teachings favorable to the concept of reincarnation.
  
• The Anattalakkhana Sutta Buddah's Sermon on the Not-Self Characteristic (Anatta).
  
• Lankavatara Sutra Excerpts from the Lankavatara Sutra.
  
• Anapanasati Sutta Sutra on Mindfulness of Breathing.
  
• Sabbasava Sutta Sutra on All the Fermentations (thoughts that arise in mind).
  
• Lotus Sutra "The Universal Door Of The Bodhisattva Who Listens To The Sounds Of All The World"
  
• 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.
  
• Buddha's Sermon on Nirvana Also includes a version of Buddha's first sermon.
  
• Hiri Sutta On Friendship. This is a sutra from the Sutta Nipata. Definition of friendship.
  
• English Buddhist Sutras on the Internet List of sutras on the internet.
  
• Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta Setting the Wheel of Dhamma in Motion.
  
• Satipatthana provides primary and secondary sources of teachings on the four foundations of mindfulness.
  
• Anattalakkhana Sutta The Discourse on the Not-self Characteristic.
  
• The Flower Adornment Sutra translation of chapter 40 of the Avatamsaka Sutra, the basic scripture of the Hua Yen school.
  
• Shurangama Sutra Buddha's discourse on impermanence and the physical senses.
  
• Metta Sutra The Buddha's Words on Kindness (Metta Sutta)
  
• Samaññaphala Sutta The Fruits of the Contemplative Life Sutra. This discourse is one of the masterpieces of the Pali Canon.
  
• Maha-Satipatthana Sutta The Great Frames of Reference Sutra.
  
• Metta Sutta May all beings be at ease....
  
• Kalama Sutra the Buddha's Charter of Free Inquiry.
  
• Mahayana Buddhist Sutras Compare many different translations of common Mahayana sutras.
  
• 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. These sayings were selected and compiled into one book as being worthy of special note on account of their beauty and relevance for molding the lives of future generations of Buddhists.
  
• Bhikkhuni-samyutta Discourses of the Ancient Nuns.
  
• Dhammapada An elegant rendering of this worldwide spiritual classic, a collection of 423 verses containing the Buddha's essential teachings. This is a classic, much-esteemed translation by Venerable Acharya Buddharakkhita of the Dhammapada, which is full of vivid similes, cut-to-the-chase insights and beautiful, inspiring maxims.
  
• Anapanasati Sutra Discourse on the Mindfulness of Breathing
  
• Maha-Parinibbana Sutta Sutra on the Last Days of the Buddha. This sutra gives a good general idea of the Buddha's Teaching, although it hardly offers anything that is not found -- and often more extensively dealt with -- in other sutras.
  
• Animated Kama Sutra Contains animated tantra sex positions.
  
• Punna Sutta To Punna. This is a sutta from the Samyutta Nikaya (SN XXXV.88).
  
• Cula-Kammavibhanga Sutta The Shorter Exposition of Kamma.