The Teachings of the Buddha
A collection of teachings explained clearly and logically
The Buddha was born as an ordinary human being just like all of us. Through the power of his concentration and wisdom, he was able to distinguish the truths of nature and explain them to us in a clearer way.
What the Buddha taught was what he realized through his own direct knowledge — not something heard from anyone else. Whatever he had not known or experienced for himself, he would not teach us.
The Buddha's teachings are truths of nature that do not change over time, because human beings still have greed, hatred, and delusion. These teachings are things we can practice; how far we progress depends on our own effort. At minimum they help us live with peace, free from worry or fear.
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- End All Doubts in the Dhamma
- Saṅkhāra
- Five Aggregates
- Paṭicca-samuppāda
- Nibbāna
- The Ending of the Five Defilements
- Is There Nothing After Death?
- Questions of Sakka
- Learning the Buddha's Teachings
Important Selections — Suttas
- Sakkāyadiṭṭhi Sutta
- Kamma Sutta
- Kālāma Sutta — On Not Accepting Teachings on the Basis of Ten Signs
- Sāḷha Sutta — On Not Accepting Teachings on the Basis of Ten Signs
- Paṭhama Girisutta — On Divergent Views (Blind Men and the Elephant)
- Kaccāyanasutta
- Cūḷatanhasankhaya Sutta
- Cūḷavedalla Sutta
- Thāna Sutta — On Five Bases One Should Not Seek
- Ñāṇavatthu Sutta
- Tutiya Kāmabhū Sutta — On the Three Saṅkhāra
- Tutiya Vihāra Sutta — On Nine Advantages of the Virtuous Life
- Tūta Sutta — On Three Types of Divine Messengers
- Tosasutta
- Dukkha Sutta — On the Four Noble Truths
- Dhana Sutta — On the Five Kinds of Wealth
- Dhātu Sutta — On Two Elements of Nibbāna
- Nimokkha Sutta — Nibbāna
- Nikaṇṭha Sutta
- Natthitinna Sutta
- Nava Sutta
- Mahānāma Sutta
- Mettā Sutta
- Moha & Kodha Suttas
- Lobha Sutta
- Paññā Sutta
- Paṭhama Ānanda Sutta — On Ānanda\'s Questions
- Paṭhama Ovāda Sutta
- Pañcaverabhaya Sutta — On Five Types of Danger
- Brahmaṇa Sutta
- Vattupama Sutta
- Vibhaṅga Sutta
- Sāmanya Phala Sutta
- Saṅña Sutta
- Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta
- Saṅkhāra Rūpapatti Sutta — On the Practice Leading to Fulfillment
- Sacca Vagga
- Sīla Sutta
- Salla Sutta — On the Ordinary Nature of Beings
- Saṅyojana Sutta
- Anattalakkhaṇa Sutta
- Abhaya Sutta — On Four Kinds of People Who Fear or Do Not Fear Death
- Anusota Sutta — On Four Person-types Appearing in the World
- Unnābhapabrahmaṇa Sutta — On Five Faculties Having Different Objects
- Attachment to the Five Aggregates
Section 1
- On the Five Aggregates Compared to Foam
- On Rejecting the Benefits and Faults of the Sense Bases
- On the Arising and Cessation of the Mass of Suffering
- On the Origins of Kamma
- On Kamma That Leads to Hell Realms
- On Receiving Sensory Objects with Predisposing Conditions
- On Refraining from Five Things
- On the Conduct of Monks
- On the Ordinary Nature of Beings
- On Non-Startlement and Fearlessness
- On the Four Knowledges
- On the Dangers of Moral Defeat and the Merits of Moral Integrity
- On Teachings That Lead to Hell and Heaven
- On Those Who Delight in Their Own Views
- On Parents Desiring Five Supports from Their Children
- On Matters of Sensuality
- On the Two Elements of Nibbāna (Collected)
- On the Causes Arising from Attachment to Loved Things
- On the Feelings at Conception
- On Rebirth Realms and Their Qualities
- On Iddhipāda and Mental Effort
- On Dependent Origination (Itipaccayata)
Section 2
- The Noble Truth of Suffering
- The Noble Eightfold Path
- Sappavarga III
- The Thirtieth-Seventh Verse
- Mindful Awareness
- Jhāna (Meditative Absorptions)
- The Powers (Bala) and Faculties
- Contemplation of Feeling (Vedanānupassanā)
Section 3
- The Tathāgata\'s Body Has Desire Leading to Final Birthlessness
- Gota Svara
- Great Merit from Giving to Monastics in the Takkhīnīya Category
- The Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering
- Yathāpatta Sutta — On Persons Possessing Ten Qualities
- Exposition on Dependent Origination
- Questions Concerning Devas
- The Buddha\'s Teaching of Ānāpānasati to the Bhikkhus
- What Is Ignorance?
- Being a Brahmin Due to Kamma
- How Many Types of Cetiya Are There?
- The Path of the Mind (Citta)
- Functions of the Mind at Each Moment