Friends:

What the Blessed Buddha actually said & did:

The unsurpassable blissful advantage gained by thorough
perusal of these 3 ancient text collections lasts more than
this life... Not much else in this petty world give such lift!!!

The core Ancient Authentic Sacred Buddhist Scriptures:

The Long Discourses of the Buddha. Digha Nikāya 1996. Tr. by Walshe
http://www.pariyatti.com/book.cgi?prod_id=251033
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/digha/index.html

The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha. Majjhima Nikāya. Tr. by Nanamoli. A MUST!
http://www.pariyatti.com/book.cgi?prod_id=25072X
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/majjhima/index.html

The Connected Discourses of the Buddha. 2000.  Tr.  by Bodhi.
http://www.pariyatti.com/book.cgi?prod_id=948507
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/samyutta/index.html
  
For more serious study of the 2488 years old sacred Buddhist texts, Check:
The 1881 founded Pali Text Society: http://www.palitext.com
 



 

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