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Works: 305
Authors: 94
Passages: 89,767

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Private works: 46
Private records: 56
Private excerpts: 20,006
Text representations: 223,819
Editions and translations: 849
Languages: 17
Works in French and English: 259
Multilingual works: 259
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Words: 27,541,029

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Aṅguttara Nikāya: Numerical DiscoursesSiddhartha Gautama / Buddha

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Aṅguttara Nikāya: Numerical Discourses

The Aṅguttara Nikāya arranges teachings attributed to the Buddha in ascending numbered sets, from one item to eleven. Its mnemonic structure brings together conduct, mental training, communal life, and stages of awakening.

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Composition: oral strata, late 5th to 3rd centuries BCE; later Pali organization
Editions / translations: Dates to be documented
Languages: English · French · Pali
Extent: 1,408 passages · 443,916 words

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Dhammapada: Verses on the DhammaSiddhartha Gautama / Buddha

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Dhammapada: Verses on the Dhamma

The Dhammapada gathers verses attributed to the Buddha on mind, heedfulness, violence, desire, and the conduct of the wise. Its vivid images condense a moral pedagogy meant to be remembered, recited, and tested against experience.

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Composition: verse strata, 5th-2nd centuries BCE; collection attested by the 2nd century BCE
Editions / translations: Dates to be documented
Languages: English · Pali · French
Extent: 26 passages · 10,265 words

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Dīgha Nikāya: Collection of Long DiscoursesSiddhartha Gautama / Buddha

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Dīgha Nikāya: Collection of Long Discourses

The Dīgha Nikāya contains extended teachings in which the Buddha and his interlocutors examine ritual, rival doctrines, ethics, meditation, and human destiny. Several narratives also portray the Buddhist community and preserve memories of the teacher’s final days.

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Composition: oral strata, late 5th to 3rd centuries BCE; later Pali organization
Editions / translations: Dates to be documented
Languages: English · Pali · French
Extent: 34 passages · 188,836 words

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Majjhima Nikāya: Collection of Middle-Length DiscoursesSiddhartha Gautama / Buddha

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Majjhima Nikāya: Collection of Middle-Length Discourses

The Majjhima Nikāya tests Buddhist teaching in concrete encounters: debates with ascetics, counsel to disciples, analyses of experience, and meditation instructions. Its variety moves from dramatic dialogue to methodical examination of mind.

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Composition: oral strata, late 5th to 3rd centuries BCE; later Pali organization
Editions / translations: Dates to be documented
Languages: English · French · Pali
Extent: 152 passages · 312,220 words

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Saṃyutta Nikāya: Connected DiscoursesSiddhartha Gautama / Buddha

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Saṃyutta Nikāya: Connected Discourses

The Saṃyutta Nikāya groups discourses connected by a theme, figure, or setting. Aggregates, the senses, dependent arising, awakening, and encounters with deities recur in concise series that vary a single question.

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Composition: oral strata, late 5th to 3rd centuries BCE; later Pali organization
Editions / translations: Dates to be documented
Languages: English · French · Pali
Extent: 1,819 passages · 370,517 words

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Sutta Nipāta: Early Collection of Discourses in VerseSiddhartha Gautama / Buddha

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Sutta Nipāta: Early Collection of Discourses in Verse

The Sutta Nipāta preserves poems, dialogues, and teachings on simplicity, conflict, desire, and the path of the sage. Its compressed language stages ascetics, brahmins, and seekers confronting the difficulty of living without attachment to positions.

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Composition: early and revised strata, 5th-3rd centuries BCE
Editions / translations: Dates to be documented
Languages: English · Pali · French
Extent: 73 passages · 38,087 words