DighaNikaya-Expositions
Ranjith Daluwatta
The Digha Nikaya, or "Collection of Long Discourses" (Pali digha = "long") is the first division of the Sutta Pitaka , and consists of thirty-four suttas, grouped into three vaggas, or divisions: Silakkhandha-vagga — The Division Concerning Morality (13 suttas) Maha-vagga — The Large Division (10 suttas) Patika-vagga — The Patika Division (11 suttas) For a complete translation, see Maurice Walshe's The Long Discourses of the Buddha: A Translation of the Digha Nikaya (formerly titled: Thus Have I Heard) (Boston: Wisdom Publications , 1987). A selected anthology of 12 suttas from the Digha Nikaya, Handful of Leaves, Volume One , by Thanissaro Bhikkhu, is distributed free of charge by Metta Forest Monastery . It is also available to read online and in various ebook formats at dhammatalks.org The translator appears in the square brackets []. The braces {} contain the volume and starting page number in the PTS romanized Pali edition