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  Readings in Theravada Buddhism http://www.accesstoinsight.org/
Over 700 translated discourses by the Buddha.
  Anapanasati Sutta http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/majjhima/mn118.html
Sutra on mindfulness of breathing.
  Shurangama Sutra http://online.sfsu.edu/~rone/Buddhism/Shurangama/Shurangama.htm
Text, commentaries and articles on content of the sutra and its historical background.
  Samyutta Nikaya http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/samyutta/index.html
The third division of the Sutta Pitaka, contains 2,889 suttas grouped into five sections (vaggas).
  Samaññaphala Sutta http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/digha/dn02.html
The Fruits of the Contemplative Life Sutra. This discourse is one of the masterpieces of the Pali Canon.
  Sigalovada Sutta http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/digha/dn31.html#1
The Discourse to Sigala -- The Layperson's Code of Discipline.
  Kayagata-sati Sutta http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/majjhima/mn119.html
Sutra on Mindfulness immersing in the body.
  Maha-Satipatthana Sutta http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/digha/dn22.html
The Great Frames of Reference Sutra.
  Sabbasava Sutta http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/majjhima/mn002.html
Sutra on All the Fermentations (thoughts that arise in mind).
  Sammaditthi Sutta http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/majjhima/mn009.html
The Discourse on Right View
  Maha-Nidana Sutta http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/digha/dn15.html
The Great Causes Discourse.
  Maha-Cattarisaka Sutta http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/majjhima/mn117.html
"The Great Forty" - a discourse on Right View.
  Sunakkhatta Sutta http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/majjhima/mn105.html
The discourse to Sunakkhatta on craving.
  Lotus of the True Dharma http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/texts/lotus0.html
A sacred text of Mahayana Buddhism on the subject of the true nature of the Buddha.
  Metta Sutra http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/ip/sigs/religion/buddhism/introduction/sutras/metta-sutra.html
The Buddha's Words on Kindness (Metta Sutta)
  Buddha's Sermons and Teachings http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/texts/bud-ser.html
A version of Buddha's first sermon and a discussion of the nature of Nirvana.
  Buddha's First Sermon http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/texts/bud-ser1.html
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.
  Maha-Parinibbana Sutta http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/digha/dn16.html
Sutra on the Last Days of the Buddha. This sutra gives a good summary of the Buddha's Teachings.
  Anattalakkhana Sutta http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/texts/anatta.txt
The Sermon on the Not-Self Characteristic.
  Cunda Kammaraputta Sutta http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/anguttara/an10-176.html
Buddha's teaching about ways in which one is made impure by verbal or mental actions.
  Culasunnata Sutta http://www.well.com/user/gilesgal/culasunn.html
On Voidness (sunyata) - the quintessence of Buddhism.
  The Dhammapada http://www.serve.com/cmtan/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.
  Cula-Suññata Sutta http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/majjhima/mn121.html
The Lesser Discourse on Emptiness.
  Cula-Vedalla Sutta http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/majjhima/mn044.html
The Shorter Set of Questions-and-Answers.
  The Gospel of Buddha http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/texts/bud-gosp.txt
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.
  The Lotus Sutra http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/lotus/
Translated By H. Kern (1884).
  Adittapariyaya Sutta http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon//sutta/samyutta/sn35-028.html
The Fire Sermon.
  Kaccayanagotta Sutta http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/samyutta/sn12-015.html
The sutra on right view.
  Cula-Kammavibhanga Sutta http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/majjhima/mn135.html
Buddhist text on how Action differentiates beings in terms of baseness and excellence.
  The Anattalakkhana Sutta http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/texts/anatta.html
A document from the Pali canon of Buddhist scriptures in which Buddha speaks on not-self characteristic.
  Upajjhatthana Sutta http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/anguttara/an05-057.html
Subjects for Contemplation.
  Cula-Malunkyovada Sutta http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/majjhima/mn063.html
The Shorter Instructions to Malunkya regarding the cosmos.
  Bhumija Sutta http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/majjhima/mn126.html
The discourse to Bhumija.
  Sammaditthi Sutta http://web.mit.edu/stclair/www/sammaditthi.html
The Discourse on Right View.
  Hiri Sutta http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/khuddaka/suttanipata/snp2-03.html
A sutra from the Sutta Nipata, discussing definition of friendship.
  Dhammapada [Gutenberg] http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/2017
A collection of verses; being one of the canonical books of the Buddhists.
  Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/samyutta/sn56-011a.html
Setting Rolling the Wheel of Truth.
  Ananda Sutta http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/samyutta/sn54-013.html
To Ananda (on Mindfulness of Breathing).
  Sallekha Sutta http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/majjhima/mn008.html
The Discourse on Effacement.
  Siha Sutta http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/anguttara/an05-034.html
To General Siha (On Generosity). Anguttara Nikaya V.34.
  Householder Sutta Page http://www.angelfire.com/on2/buddhism/householder.html
Provides links of various Suttas on the internet.
  Rathakara Sutta (Pacetana Sutta) - The Chariot Maker http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/anguttara/an03-015.html
Buddha's parable about the straightness of wheels as corresponding to the straightness of practice.
  Quotes from the Masters http://www.angelfire.com/me2/sutras/quotes.html
A collection of quotes from various sutras. Indexed by author.
  Dighavu-kumara Vatthu http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/vinaya/mv10-2-3.html
The Story of Prince Dighavu. Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
  The Lotus Sutra http://lotus.nichirenshu.org/lotus/sutra/english/watson/indxwatson.htm
Also known as the "White Lotus of the True Dharma" or "Saddharma-Pundarika Sutta". Translated by Burton Watson.
  Bhikkuni Samyutta Suttas http://www.enabling.org/ia/vipassana/Archive/Suttas/S/Samyutta/index.html
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.
  Reflections On The Three Fold Lotus Sutra http://www.buddhistethics.org/5/mayer981.html
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.
  Satipatthana Sutra http://www.saigon.com/~hoasen/4foundat.htm
Discourse on The Four Foundations of Mindfulness.
  Anapanasati Sutra http://www.saigon.com/~hoasen/breathin.htm
Discourse on the mindfulness of breathing
  The Sutra of the Lotus Flower of the Wonderful Law http://reluctant-messenger.com/lotus_sutra.htm
This is the complete text in English as translated by H. Kern in 1884.
  Bodhisattva Kishitigarbha Vow Sutra http://home.iprimus.com.au/elgaz/
Transalation presented in the form of a seemingly mythic dialogue between the Buddha and Kishitigarbha. Includes historical introduction, the text and a glossary.
  Lankavatara Sutra http://www.webcom.com/~gnosis/library/lank.htm
Excerpts from the Lankavatara Sutra.
  Dhammapada http://www.comparative-religion.com/buddhism/dhammapada/index.php/
Full English translations of the Dhammapada.
  Dhammapada - The Path Of Dhamma http://www.e-sangha.com/5,3,0,0,1,0.html
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.
  Buddhist Texts http://lightning.prohosting.com/~eslovick
A small collection of various Buddhist teachings and sutras.

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