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Section 1. The Four Noble Truths - The Matrix of the Teaching

  1. Samādhisutta - Collectedness (SN 56.1)

  2. Samaṇabrāhmaṇasutta - Ascetics and Brahmins (SN 56.5) ↗️

  3. Vitakkasutta - Thought (SN 56.7) ↗️

  4. Khandhasutta - Aggregates (SN 56.13) ↗️

  5. Kotigāmasutta - Koṭigāma (SN 56.21)

  6. Āsavakkhayasutta - Destruction of the Influxes (SN 56.25)

  7. Tathasutta - Real (SN 56.27) ↗️

  8. Lokasutta - The World (SN 56.28) ↗️

  9. Pariññeyyasutta - Should Be Fully Understood (SN 56.29) ↗️

  10. Siṃsapāvanasutta - The Siṃsapā Grove (SN 56.31) ↗️

  11. Daṇḍasutta - The Stick (SN 56.33) ↗️

  12. Celasutta - The Turban (SN 56.34) ↗️

  13. Suriyasutta (First) - The Sun (First) (SN 56.37) ↗️

  14. Suriyasutta (Second) - The Sun (Second) (SN 56.38)

  15. Papātasutta - The Precipice (SN 56.42)

  16. Kūṭāgārasutta - Peaked House (SN 56.44) ↗️

  17. Chiggaḷayugasutta - Yoke with a Hole (SN 56.47)

  18. Sinerupabbatarājasutta - Sineru, King of Mountain (SN 56.49) ↗️

This is the table of contents of the first section The Four Noble Truths - The Matrix of the Teaching, of the anthology Noble Truths, Noble Path by Bhikkhu Bodhi, published by Wisdom Publications. This anthology is organized explicitly around the diagnostic framework of the Four Noble Truths and arranges the suttas thematically around the core teachings on this theme. The suttas selected for this section are all drawn from the Saṃyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses) and are curated to deepen understanding of the Four Noble Truths—exploring the nature of suffering, its arising, its ending, and the way of practice leading to the ending of suffering. The translations are based on the freely available translations on suttacentral, edited for overall consistency while staying faithful to the original Pali texts by OP.

Section 1. The Four Noble Truths - The Matrix of the Teaching (<-- You're here)

Section 2. The Five Aggregates - The Meaning of Suffering in Brief ↗️

Section 3. The Six Sense Bases - The Channels Through Which Suffering Originates ↗️

If you would like to purchase the print or e-book version, you can do so here: https://wisdomexperience.org/product/noble-truths-noble-path/ ↗️


Read the discourses ↗️ from In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon by Bhikkhu Bodhi. In the Buddha's words offers a comprehensive overview of the Buddha's teachings on a wide range of subjects, making it an excellent choice for those getting started with the Buddha's teachings.

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