Collections of 'linked' or 'connected' discourses and other related texts.
01
NIDĀNASAMYUTTA
SN 12
Linked Discourses on Causation
The "Linked Discourses on Causation" is a major collection containing 93 discourses on the core Buddhist teaching of dependent origination. Dependent origination presents a series of conditional links laying bare how suffering originates and how it ends. As such, it is an...
02
ABHISAMAYASAMYUTTA
SN 13
Linked Discourses on Comprehension
The "Linked Discourses on the Breakthrough" contains 11 discourses on the value of realizing the Dhamma. Each discourse features a memorable simile illustrating the truly momentous implications of seeing the four noble truths.
03
DHĀTUSAMYUTTA
SN 14
Linked Discourses on the Elements
The "Linked Discourses on the Elements" contains 39 discourses on various factors classified as "elements" (dhātu). In Buddhism, the term "element" is applied to a range of phenomena, most commonly the main material properties of earth, water, fire and air. Her...
04
ANAMATAGGASAMYUTTA
SN 15
Linked Discourses on the Unknowable Beginning
The "Linked Discourses on the Unknowable Beginning" contains 20 discourses that speak of how the ultimate origin of the process of transmigration (saṁsāra) is unknowable. This theme is a direct counter to the hubris of the creation myths found in most religions, whic...
05
KASSAPASAMYUTTA
SN 16
Linked Discourses with Kassapa
The "Linked Discourses with Kassapa" contains 13 discourses featuring one of the most famous of the Buddha's disciples, the monk Kassapa. Kassapa was an ascetic and diligent practitioner, whose sometimes critical voice was tempered by a love of nature and a tende...
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LĀBHASAKKĀRASAMYUTTA
SN 17
Linked Discourses on Gains and Honor
The "Linked Discourses on Gains and Honor" contains 43 discourses warning the mendicants of the terrible dangers inherent in material possessions and love of popularity and honors.
07
RĀHULASAMYUTTA
SN 18
Linked Discourses with Rāhula
The "Linked Discourses with Rāhula" contains 22 discourses with the Buddha interrogating his son Rāhula on fundamental doctrines such as the aggregates or sense fields.
08
LAKKHANASAMYUTTA
SN 19
Linked Discourses with Lakkhaṇa
The "Linked Discourses with Lakkhaṇa" contains 21 discourses with the Buddha featuring the monk Lakkhaṇa ("Mark"). Through his psychic powers he sees beings in various states of torment and distress, and describes them to the...
09
OPAMMASAMYUTTA
SN 20
Linked Discourses with Similes
The "Linked Discourses with Similes" contains 12 discourses with parables or similes illustrating diverse points of the teaching. This chapter highlights the Buddha's skill in choosing vivid and suitable similes for any occasion.
10
BHIKKHUSAMYUTTA
SN 21
Linked Discourses with Monks
The "Linked Discourses with Monks" contains 12 discourses featuring different monks. Unlike the chapter on nuns, this does not use a consistent template, but depicts a diverse range of scenarios. Each case shows a personal challenge or spiritual triumph, shedding a...
