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Anapanasati Sutra
Discourse on the mindfulness of breathing
http://www.saigon.com/~hoasen/breathin.htm
The 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.
http://www.serve.com/cmtan/Dhammapada/
The Dhammapada
Downloadable e-text of Buddha's essential teachings on some 305 occasions.
http://www.textlibrary.com/TITLE/dhammapa/index.htm
Metta Sutra
The Buddha's Words on Kindness (Metta Sutta)
http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/ip/sigs/religion/buddhism/introduction/sutras/metta-sutra.html
Bhikkuni Samyutta Suttas
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.
http://www.enabling.org/ia/vipassana/Archive/Suttas/S/Samyutta/index.html
Satipatthana Sutra
Discourse on The Four Foundations of Mindfulness.
http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/ip/sigs/religion/buddhism/introduction/sutras/4-foundations-mindfulness.html
Metta Sutta
May all beings be at ease....
http://www.zip.com.au/~lyallg/Mettasuta.htm
Satipatthana Sutra
Discourse on The Four Foundations of Mindfulness.
http://www.saigon.com/~hoasen/4foundat.htm
Anattalakkhana Sutta
The Sermon on the Not-Self Characteristic.
http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/%7Ephalsall/texts/anatta.txt
Buddhist Information
A large collection of sutras.
http://www.buddhistinformation.com/sutralinks.htm
Online Mahayana Sutras
Page with various mahayana sutras and a few commentries on sutras. They include Diamond Sutra, Heart Sutra, Sutra of Hui Neng, Amitabha Sutra, and Sutra of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Enlightenment Sutra.
http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Clubs/buddhism/sutras_main.html
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.
http://jbe.gold.ac.uk/5/mayer981.htm
The Sutra of the Lotus Flower of the Wonderful Law
This is the complete text in English as translated by H. Kern in 1884.
http://reluctant-messenger.com/lotus_sutra.htm
The Lotus Sutra
Translated By H. Kern (1884).
http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/lotus/
The Metta Sutra [Buddha's World]
Text on happiness for all beings.
http://www.katinkahesselink.net/tibet/metta.html
Kalama sutta [Buddha's world]
The instruction to the Kalamas. Translated from the Pali by Soma Thera.
http://www.katinkahesselink.net/tibet/kalama.html
Householder Sutta Page
Provides links of various Suttas on the internet.
http://www.angelfire.com/on2/buddhism/householder.html
The Flower Adornment Sutra
Translation of chapter 40 of the Avatamsaka Sutra, the basic scripture of the Hua Yen school.
http://www.amitabha.com/sutras/flower_adornment/part_1/flower_1.htm
Readings in Theravada Buddhism
Over 700 translated discourses by the Buddha.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/
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.
http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/texts/bud-gosp.txt
The Lotus Sutra
Also known as the "White Lotus of the True Dharma" or "Saddharma-Pundarika Sutta". Translated by Burton Watson.
http://www.sgi-usa.org/buddhism/library/Buddhism/LotusSutra/
Dighavu-kumara Vatthu
The Story of Prince Dighavu. Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/vinaya/mv10-2-3.html
Satipatthana -- Foundations of Mindfulness
Site is dedicated to the study of sati - a Pali word for the Buddhist concept which is most often translated as "mindfulness."
http://www.satipatthana.org/index.html
Buddhist Texts
A small collection of various Buddhist teachings and sutras.
http://lightning.prohosting.com/~eslovick
Shurangama Sutra
Text, commentaries and articles on content of the sutra and its historical background.
http://online.sfsu.edu/~rone/Buddhism/Shurangama/Shurangama.htm
Bodhisattva Kishitigarbha Vow Sutra
Transalation presented in the form of a seemingly mythic dialogue between the Buddha and Kishitigarbha. Includes historical introduction, the text and a glossary.
http://home.iprimus.com.au/elgaz/
Cunda Kammaraputta Sutta
Buddha's teaching about ways in which one is made impure by verbal or mental actions.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/anguttara/an10-176.html
Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta
Setting Rolling the Wheel of Truth.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/samyutta/sn56-011a.html
Kaccayanagotta Sutta
The sutra on right view.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/samyutta/sn12-015.html
Kayagata-sati Sutta
Sutra on Mindfulness immersing in the body.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/majjhima/mn119.html
Maha-Cattarisaka Sutta
"The Great Forty" - a discourse on Right View.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/majjhima/mn117.html
Maha-Nidana Sutta
The Great Causes Discourse.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/digha/dn15.html
Maha-Parinibbana Sutta
Sutra on the Last Days of the Buddha. This sutra gives a good summary of the Buddha's Teachings.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/digha/dn16.html
Maha-Satipatthana Sutta
The Great Frames of Reference Sutra.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/digha/dn22.html
Rathakara Sutta (Pacetana Sutta) - The Chariot Maker
Buddha's parable about the straightness of wheels as corresponding to the straightness of practice.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/anguttara/an03-015.html
Sallekha Sutta
The Discourse on Effacement.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/majjhima/mn008.html
Sammaditthi Sutta
The Discourse on Right View
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/majjhima/mn009.html
Sigalovada Sutta
The Discourse to Sigala -- The Layperson's Code of Discipline.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/digha/dn31.html#1
Adittapariyaya Sutta
The Fire Sermon.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon//sutta/samyutta/sn35-028.html
Ananda Sutta
To Ananda (on Mindfulness of Breathing).
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/samyutta/sn54-013.html
Anapanasati Sutta
Sutra on mindfulness of breathing.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/majjhima/mn118.html
Bhumija Sutta
The discourse to Bhumija.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/majjhima/mn126.html
Cula-Kammavibhanga Sutta
Buddhist text on how Action differentiates beings in terms of baseness & excellence.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/majjhima/mn135.html
Cula-Malunkyovada Sutta
The Shorter Instructions to Malunkya regarding the cosmos.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/majjhima/mn063.html
Cula-Suññata Sutta
The Lesser Discourse on Emptiness.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/majjhima/mn121.html
Cula-Vedalla Sutta
The Shorter Set of Questions-and-Answers.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/majjhima/mn044.html
Samyutta Nikaya
The third division of the Sutta Pitaka, contains 2,889 suttas grouped into five sections (vaggas).
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/samyutta/index.html
Culasunnata Sutta
On Voidness (sunyata) - the quintessence of Buddhism.
http://www.well.com/user/gilesgal/culasunn.html
Buddha's First Sermon
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.
http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/texts/bud-ser1.html
Buddha's Sermons and Teachings
A version of Buddha's first sermon and a discussion of the nature of Nirvana.
http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/texts/bud-ser.html
Quotes from the Masters
A collection of quotes from various sutras. Indexed by author.
http://www.angelfire.com/me2/sutras/quotes.html
Satipatthana Sutta
The foundations of mindfulness.
http://www.satipatthana.org/satipatthana_sutta.html
Sunakkhatta Sutta
The discourse to Sunakkhatta on craving.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/majjhima/mn105.html
Upajjhatthana Sutta
Subjects for Contemplation.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/anguttara/an05-057.html
Hiri Sutta
A sutra from the Sutta Nipata, discussing definition of friendship.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/khuddaka/suttanipata/snp2-03.html
Sabbasava Sutta
Sutra on All the Fermentations (thoughts that arise in mind).
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/majjhima/mn002.html
Samaññaphala Sutta
The Fruits of the Contemplative Life Sutra. This discourse is one of the masterpieces of the Pali Canon.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/digha/dn02.html
Siha Sutta
To General Siha (On Generosity). Anguttara Nikaya V.34.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/sutta/anguttara/an05-034.html
Lotus of the True Dharma
A sacred text of Mahayana Buddhism on the subject of the true nature of the Buddha.
http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/texts/lotus0.html
The Anattalakkhana Sutta
A document from the Pali canon of Buddhist scriptures in which Buddha speaks on not-self characteristic.
http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/texts/anatta.html
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.
http://www.cains.com/bucha/kalama.html
Timeless Wisdom
Quotes and excerpts from the Buddhist sutras.
http://web.singnet.com.sg/~lumbini/
Anattalakkhana Sutta
The discourse on the not-self characteristic.
http://www.cains.com/bucha/Anatta.htm
Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta
Setting the Wheel of Dhamma in Motion.
http://www.cains.com/bucha/wheelturn.htm
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.
http://web.singnet.com.sg/~lumbini/Template%20-%20Kalama%20Sutra.htm
Sammaditthi Sutta
The Discourse on Right View.
http://web.mit.edu/stclair/www/sammaditthi.html
Lankavatara Sutra
Excerpts from the Lankavatara Sutra.
http://www.webcom.com/~gnosis/library/lank.htm
The Lankavatara Sutra
Complete sutra in .pdf format. (Requires Adobe Acrobat reader.) Translation by Suzuki and Goddard.
http://www.darkzen.com/downloads/The%20Lankavatara%20Sutra.pdf
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