Digha-Nikaya
The Dīgha Nikāya ("Collection of Longer Discourses ", abbreviated DN ) is the first of five Nikayas ("collections") that make up the Suttapitaka .
The longer lectures contain a total of 34 speeches, including For example, the Mahasatipatthana Sutta , which forms the basis of meditation through mindfulness, and the Mahaparinibbana Sutta , which describes the Buddha's last months before his death and of his cremation.
The 34 speeches of the Dīgha Nikāya are divided into three groups:
| # | group | description |
| 1 | Silakkhandha-vagga | The group on morals: it contains a total of 13 suttas, including z. B. Potthapada Sutta (DN 9), which explains the benefits of meditation practice. |
| 2 | Maha-vagga | The large group: it contains a total of 10 suttas, e.g. B. the Mahaparinibbana Sutta (DN 16). |
| 3 | Patika-vagga | The Patika group: it contains a total of 11 suttas, B. the Sigalaka Sutta (DN 31), in which the Buddha speaks about ethics and exercises for lay followers. |
German-language editions
- Karl Eugen Neumann (transl.): The speeches of the Buddha. Longer collection. 2nd Edition. Beyerlein-Steinschulte, Stammbach 1996, ISBN 3-931095-15-0 .
- Franke, Rudolf Otto (translator). Dīghanikāya: the book of long texts of the Buddhist canon / in selection over. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht; Leipzig: JC Hinrichs, 1913 digitized / Internet archive
- Digha-Nikaya. The long collection of lectures. Translated from the Pali and provided with notes and explanations. Edited by Neu-Buddhistische Verlag. Zehlendorf-West near Berlin, Linden-Allee 17-19. 1920. [In the foreword, selection principles are named and explained. "We don't work as philologists, but as Buddhists.", P. 6.]
English translations
- Dialogues of the Buddha , tr TW and CAF Rhys Davids, 1899–1921, 3 volumes, Pali Text Society , Vol. 1 , Vol. 2 , Vol. 3 .
- Thus Have I Heard: the Long Discourses of the Buddha , tr Maurice Walshe, Wisdom Pubs, 1987