Pali audio
A selection of English translations of the suttas from the Pali canon which have been professionally read and recorded.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 21 minutes
- Episodes
- 371
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
DN 33 Reciting in Concert Part 2
The Buddha encourages Venerable Sāriputta to teach the mendicants, and he offers an extended listing of Buddhist doctrines arranged in numerical sequence.
00:39:06 |
Tue 25 May 2021
DN 33 Reciting in Concert Part 1
The Buddha encourages Venerable Sāriputta to teach the mendicants, and he offers an extended listing of Buddhist doctrines arranged in numerical sequence.
00:42:24 |
Wed 19 May 2021
DN 32 The Atanatiya Protection
Mighty spirits hold a congregation, and warn the Buddha that, since not all spirits are friendly, the mendicants should learn verses of protection.
00:16:34 |
Thu 13 May 2021
DN 31 Sigalovada Sutta
The sutta gives advice on conduct and details what conduct leads to happiness and well-being in this life and re-birth in a heaven world. The sutta is traditionally regarded as the lay vinaya, the la…
00:26:40 |
Tue 11 May 2021
DN 30 The Marks of a Great Man
This presents the brahmanical prophecy of the Great Man, and explains the 32 marks in detail. This discourse contains some of the latest and most complex verse forms in the canon.
00:47:33 |
Fri 07 May 2021
DN 29 An Impressive Discourse
Following the death of Nigaṇṭha Nātaputta, the leader of the Jains, the Buddha emphasizes the stability and maturity of his own community. He encourages the community to come together after his death…
00:44:26 |
Sun 02 May 2021
DN 29 An Impressive Discourse
Following the death of Nigaṇṭha Nātaputta, the leader of the Jains, the Buddha emphasizes the stability and maturity of his own community. He encourages the community to come together after his death…
00:44:26 |
Sun 02 May 2021
DN28 Inspiring Confidence
Shortly before he passes away, Venerable Sāriputta visits the Buddha and utters a moving eulogy of his great teacher.
00:29:30 |
Fri 30 Apr 2021
DN 27 The Origin of Things
This sutta details why the true status of an individual is not a matter of the class into which one is born but of how one behaves.
00:38:32 |
Wed 14 Apr 2021
DN 26 The Wheel Turning Monarch
In illustration of his dictum that one should rely on oneself, the Buddha gives a detailed account of the fall of a kingly lineage of the past, and the subsequent degeneration of society. This proces…
00:32:32 |
Thu 08 Apr 2021
DN 25 The Lion’s Roar at Udumbarikā’s Monastery
This discourse gives a specially good example of dialogue between religions. The Buddha insists that he is not interested in making anyone give up their teacher or practices, but only to help people …
00:36:01 |
Sat 03 Apr 2021
DN 24 About Pāṭikaputta
When Sunakkhatta threatens to disrobe, the Buddha is unimpressed. Rejecting showy displays of asceticism or wondrous powers, he demonstrates his pre-eminence.
00:45:16 |
Wed 31 Mar 2021
DN 23 With Pāyāsi
This is a long and entertaining debate between a monk and a skeptic, who went to elaborate and bizarre lengths to prove that there is no such thing as an afterlife. The discourse contains a colorful …
00:49:36 |
Sun 28 Mar 2021
DN 22 The Longer Discourse on Mindfulness Meditation
The Buddha details the seventh factor of the noble eightfold path, mindfulness meditation. This discourse is essentially identical to MN 10, with the addition of an extended section on the four noble…
00:26:03 |
Mon 15 Mar 2021
DN 21 Sakka's Questions
After hearing a love song from a god of music, the Buddha engages in a deep discussion with Sakka on the conditioned origin of attachment and suffering.
00:35:09 |
Tue 09 Mar 2021
DN 20 The Great Congregation
When deities from all realms gather in homage to the Buddha, he gives a series of verses describing them. These verses, which are commonly chanted in Theravadin countries, give one of the most detail…
00:14:16 |
Thu 04 Mar 2021
DN 19 The Great Steward
A minor deity informs the Buddha of the conversations and business of the gods.
00:18:55 |
Tue 02 Mar 2021
DN 18 With Janavasabha
Beginning with an account of the fates of disciples who had recently passed away, the scene shifts to a discussion of Dhamma held by the gods.
00:25:22 |
Tue 23 Feb 2021
DN 17 King Mahāsudassana
This sutta contains the story of one of the previous life of the Buddha and is a full version of a narrative given in brief in the Mahāparinibbāna-sutta.
00:53:45 |
Wed 17 Feb 2021
DN16 The Buddha's Final Nibbana Part 5
The longest of all discourses, this extended narrative tells of the events surrounding the Buddha’s death. Full of vivid and moving details, it is an ideal entry point into knowing the Buddha as a pe…
00:28:50 |
Mon 15 Feb 2021
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