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"Thread"; discourses of the buddha.  The sutras are collected in the second part of the Buddhist canon (Tripitaka), the sutra-pitaka, or "Basket of the Teachings."

The sutras have been preserved in Pali and Sanskrit, as well as in chinese and Tibetan translations.  According to tradition they derive directly from the Buddha.  The sutras are prose texts, each introduced by the words "Thus have I heard."  These words are ascribed to Ananda, a student of the Buddha.  He is supposed to have retained the discourses of the Buddha in memory and to have recited them at the first Buddhist council, immediately after the death of the buddha.  After these introductory words, the circumstances that occasioned the Buddha to give the discourse are described, as well as the place, the time of year, etc.  Then the actual instruction follows, sometimes in the form of a dialogue.  The style of the sutras is simple, popular, and didactically oriented.  They are rich in parables and allegories.  In many sutras, songs (gatha) are interpolated.  Each sutra constitutes a self-sufficient unit.
This and read more at: The Shambhala Dictionary of Buddhism and Zen

 

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Ambannha Sutta

Anapanasati Sutra discourse on the mindfulness of breathing; excerpts translated by Thanissaro Bhikku (at http://www.saigon.com/~hoasen/breathin.htm)

Anguttara Nikaya - Tnglish translation by Sister Upalavanna

The Annotated True Buddha Sutra by Shengyan Lu, Janny Chow - a book

Astasahasrika Prajnaparamita - The Mithila Institute


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Beginnings: The Pali Sutras - Samanera Bodhesako - http://www.budsas.org/ebud/begin/begin1.htm

Brahma-Jala Sutta - introduction to

Breathe! You Are Alive: Sutra on the Full Awareness of Breathing by Thich Nhat Hanh - book

Buddha speaks Amitabha Sutra - Translated during the Yil-Tson Dynasty by Tripitaka Master Kumarajiva

Buddha Sutras Mantras Sanskrit

Buddha's Flower Ornament Sutra (Avatamasaka Sutra, The Flower Garland Sutra, or The Flower Ornament Scripture)

Buddhist Scriptures in Multiple Languages

Buddhist Wisdom: Containing the Diamond Sutra and the Heart Sutra by Edward Conze - a book

 


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Chanting Book - The Buddhist Society of Western Australia

Classics of Buddhism and Zen: The Sutra of Hui-Neng, Dream Conversations, Kensho: The Heart of Zen, Rational Zen, Zen and the Art of Insight by Thomas Cleary - a book

Culasunnatta Sutta translated by Ven. Nyanamoli Thera (at http://www.well.com/user/gilesgal/culasunn.html)


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The Diamond That Cuts Through Illusion: Commentaries on the Prajnaparamita Diamond Sutra by Thich Nhat Hanh - book

The Diamond Sutra and the Sutra of Hui-Neng by A. F. Price - book
The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom by Red Pine - book

The Diamond Sutra: Transforming the Way We Perceive the World by Mu Soeng - book

Digha Nikaya - many suttas - by T.W. Rhys Davis

Discourse on Malukyaputta Sutra - Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw - http://www.budsas.org/ebud/mahasi-malukya/mahasi-malukya-01.htm

 


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Essence of the Heart Sutra: The Dalai Lama's Heart of Wisdom Teachings by Tenzin Gyatso, Geshe Thupten Jinpa (editor) - book


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The Flower Ornament Scripture/a Translation of the Avatamsaka Sutra by Thomas Cleary - book


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Great Parinirvana Sutra - English translation by Charles Patton


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Heart of Buddhist Wisdom: A Translation of the Heart Sutra With Historical Introduction & Commentary by Douglas A. Fox - a book

The Heart of Understanding:Commentaries on the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra by Thich Nhat Hanh, Peter Levitt (editor) - book

Heart Sutra by Barry Kapke (at http://departments.colgate.edu/greatreligions/pages/buddhanet/mahayana325/heart.txt)

Heart Sutra from About (at http://buddhism.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A//www.zendo.com/heart.html)

Heart Sutra from Buddha's Village (at http://buddhism.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A//www.zamba.com/BuddhasVillage/teachings/heart.htm)

The Heart Sutra Explained by Donald S. Lopez - a book

Heart of Wisdom (Heart Sutra) (at http://www.silcom.com/~eclarson/heartsutra/)
 


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Index to the Diamond Sutra by Steven E. Newton (at http://www.io.com/~snewton/zen/diamndix.html)


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Jaliya Sutta


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Kama Sutra by Bibliomania (at http://www.bibliomania.com/2/1/76/123/frameset.html)

Kanadanta Sutta

Karunapundarika-sutram - Yamada, Isshi ed.

Kassapa Sahanada Sutta

Khuddhaka Nikaya - English translation by Sister Upalavanna


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Lalitavistarah - The Mithila Institute

Landmarks in Printing - The Diamond Sutra

Lankavatara Sutra - a pdf file - self-realisation of noble wisdom translated by Suzuki and Goddard (at http://www.darkzen.com/downloads/The%20Lankavatara%20Sutra.pdf)

The Lankavatara Sutra: A Mahayana Text by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki - book

The Large Sutra on Perfect Wisdom: With the Divisions of the Abhisamayalankara by Edward Conze - book

Larger Sukhavativyuha Sutra or the Sutra on the Buddha of Eternal Life translated from the Sanskrit by F. Max Mueller (at http://web.mit.edu/stclair/www/larger.html)

Life of Buddha - by Ma-Meng-Pu-Sa

Lohicca Sutta

Lotus Sutra translated by Burton Watson (at http://www.sgi-usa.org/buddhism/library/Buddhism/LotusSutra/)

Lotus Sutra by Burton Watson - book

Lotus Sutra in Japanese Culture by George J. Tanabe, Willa Jane Tanabe - a book


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Mahali Sutta

Mahajana buddhizmus.lap.hu

Mahayana Buddhist Sutras in English - http://www4.bayarea.net/~mtlee/

Manifestation of the Tathagata: Buddhahood According to the Avatamsaka Sutra by Cheng Chien Bhikshu - book

Majjhima Nikaya - many suttas

Metta Sutta The Buddha's Words on Kindness (at http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/dharma/introduction/sutras/metta-sutra.html)

Mother of the Buddhas: Meditation on the Prajnaparamita Sutra by Lex Hixon - book

 


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Nirvana Sutra


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One Hundred Fables Sutra - English translattion by Tetcheng Liao

Online Sutras Mahayana sutras (at http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Clubs/buddhism/sutras_main.html)

 


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Parable Sutra - English translation by Charles Patton

Ponnhapada Sutta

Prajna Paramita Sutra on the Buddha-Mother's Producing the Three Dharma Treasures, Spoken by the Buddha - English translation by Richard Babcock

Profound Wisdom of the Heart Sutra: And Other Teachings by Bokar Rinpoche - book

Pratityasamutpadadivibhanganirdesasutram - The Mithila Institute


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Sama-aphala Sutta

Satipatthana Sutta (at http://www.satipatthana.org/satipatthana_sutta.html)

Sauyutta Nikaya - many suttas - English translation by Bhikkhuni Uppalavanna

Select a Koan

Sixth Patriarch's Dharma Jewel Platform Sutra - The sutra is presented here. - http://departments.colgate.edu/greatreligions/pages/buddhanet/zen325/6thpatr.txt

The Sixth Patriarch's Dharma Jewel Platform Sutra: With the Commentary of Venerable Master Hsuan Hua by Huineng, Hsuan Hua - a boo

Sooadaooa Sutta

Subha Sutta


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Tevijja Sutta

Thundering Silence: Sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Catch a Snake by Thich Nhat Hanh - book

Transformation & Healing: The Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh - book


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Vajra Prjna Paramita Sutra (Diamond Sutra) - translated during the Yao, Chin Dynasty by Kumarajiva

 

Verses On The Perfection Of Wisdom - translated by Edward Conze


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The Vimalakirti Sutra (Translations from the Asian Classics) by Burton Watson - book

 


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The Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra: A Discussion by Daisaku Ikeda - book

Wonderful Dharma Lotus Flower Sutra by Hsuan Hua - a book

 


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The Zen Doctrine of No Mind: The Significance of the Sutra of Hui-Neng by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, Christmas Humphreys (editor) - book

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