Words of the Buddha

Read the suttas of the Pāli canon in parallel Pāli and English — from memorable verses to the long discourses.

Reflection of the Day

“I do not see any other form that so completely obsesses a man’s mind as the form of a woman.”

— AN 1.1·

The Magdalen with the Smoking Flame
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The Buddha cast his entire framework of liberation in the language of fire and its cessation. This essay traces that structure using what we now understand about how fire actually works.

Experience is examined starting with the texture of a single moment, to the cascade of experience, across the terrain where consciousness takes root, and to the extinguishing that is Nibbāna.

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DhammapadaThe Path of Dhamma
The Path of Dhamma — Dhammapada
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ItivuttakaAs It Was Said
As It Was Said — Itivuttaka
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UdānaInspired Utterances
Inspired Utterances — Udāna
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Dīgha NikāyaLong Discourses
Long Discourses — Dīgha Nikāya
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Majjhima NikāyaMiddle Length Discourses
Middle Length Discourses — Majjhima Nikāya
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Saṁyutta NikāyaConnected Discourses
Connected Discourses — Saṁyutta Nikāya
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Aṅguttara NikāyaNumerical Discourses
Numerical Discourses — Aṅguttara Nikāya
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Sutta NipātaThe Buddha's Ancient Discourses
The Buddha's Ancient Discourses — Sutta Nipāta
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KhuddakapāṭhaMinor Passages
Minor Passages — Khuddakapāṭha
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MahākhandhakaThe Great Chapter
The Great Chapter — Mahākhandhaka

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SN 21.8 Nanda sutta - With NandaNew

Admonished by the Buddha for wearing finely pressed robes, eyeshadow, and a glazed bowl, Venerable Nanda later embraces life as a forest dweller in rag robes indifferent to sensual pleasures.

Added November 1, 2026

PTS 2.281

AN 8.9 Nanda sutta - About NandaNew

How Venerable Nanda, despite being strongly prone to lust, lives the pure spiritual life through sense restraint, moderation, wakefulness, and radical comprehension.

Added November 1, 2026

PTS 4.166–4.167

AN 2.280–309 Vinayapeyyāla - Abbreviated Texts on the VinayaNew

Why the Buddha established training rules and Vinaya procedures: ten paired purposes for the Saṅgha’s harmony and the endurance of the good Dhamma.

Added November 1, 2026

PTS 1.98–1.99

AN 5.214 Bahubhāṇi sutta - One Who Speaks MuchNew

Five drawbacks in speaking much and five benefits in speaking wisely.

Added October 31, 2026

PTS 3.254

AN 5.210 Muṭṭhassati sutta - Muddle-MindedNew

Five drawbacks in falling asleep muddle-minded and five benefits in falling asleep with mindfulness established and clear awareness.

Added October 31, 2026

PTS 3.251
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