Dīgha Nikāya

The Dīgha Nikāya (“Collection of Long Discourses”) is a Buddhist scriptures collection, the first of the five Nikāyas, 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 Mahāparinibbāṇa Sutta (DN 16), which described the final days and passing of the Lord Buddha, the Sigālovāda Sutta (DN 31) in which the Buddha discusses ethics and practices for lay followers, and the Samaññaphala Sutta (DN 2), Brahmajāla Sutta (DN 1) which describes and compares the point of view of Lord Buddha and other ascetics in India about the universe and time (past, present, and future); and the Poṭṭhapāda (DN 9) Suttas, which describe the benefits and practice of Samatha meditation.

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Wikipedia. (2023). Dīgha Nikāya. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dīgha_Nikāya

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