Digha Nikaya
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The Digha Nikaya (dīghanikāya; "Collection of Long Discourses") is a Buddhist scripture, the first of the five nikayas, or collections, in the Sutta Pitaka, which is one of the "three baskets" that compose the Pali Tipitaka of Theravada Buddhism. Some of the most commonly referenced suttas from the Digha Nikaya include the Maha-parinibbana Sutta (DN 16), which described the final days and death of the Buddha, the Sigalovada Sutta (DN 31) in which the Buddha discusses ethics and practices for lay followers, and the Samaññaphala (DN 2), Brahmajala Sutta (DN 1) which describes and compares the point-of-view of Buddha and other ascetics in India about the universe and time (past, present, and future); and Potthapada (DN 9) Suttas, which describe the benefits and practice of samatha meditation.
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[edit] Translations
- Dialogues of the Buddha, tr T. W. and C. A. F. Rhys Davids, 1899-1921, 3 volumes, Pali Text Society
- Thus Have I Heard: the Long Discourses of the Buddha, tr Maurice WaWisdom Pubns, 1987; later reissued under the original subtitle
[edit] Divisions
The Digha Nikaya consists of 34 discourses, broken into three groups:
- Silakkhandha-vagga -- The Division Concerning Morality (13 suttas)
- Maha-vagga -- The Large Division (10 suttas)
- Patika-vagga -- The Patika Division (11 suttas)
[edit] See also
- Anguttara Nikaya
- Buddhist texts
- Khuddaka Nikaya
- List of Digha Nikaya suttas
- Majjhima Nikaya
- Samyutta Nikaya
- Agama
[edit] External links
- Digha Nikaya in English at metta.lk
- A Study of the Digha Nikaya of the Suttapitaka
- Digha Nikaya in English at accesstoinsight.org
- Free listing of all the Suttas (Alpha by sutta title)
[www.accesstoinsight.org] Link to online portion of online Pali Canon and commentaries
[edit] References
- Walshe, Maurice (trans.), The Long Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Digha Nikaya, Somerville: Wisdom Publications. ISBN 0-86171-103-3.
