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The discourses of the Pāli Canon — English · German · Pāli

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Each spine is a book; its width follows the amount of text (square-rooted, or the Jātaka would burst the shelf). Pale spines have no German translation yet.

Dīgha Nikāya — Long Discourses

The long discourses — extended expositions, great narrative arcs.

Majjhima Nikāya — Middle-Length Discourses

The middle-length discourses — the heart of the teaching in conversation.

Saṃyutta Nikāya — Linked Discourses

Grouped by topic — the teaching in short, related discourses.

Aṅguttara Nikāya — Numbered Discourses

Ordered by number — from the groups of one up to the groups of eleven.

Khuddaka Nikāya — Minor Texts

The shorter books — Dhammapada, Sutta Nipāta, Udāna and more.

Vinaya Piṭaka — The Monastic Code

The monastic code for monks and nuns — in Pāli and English; no German translation exists.

Abhidhamma Piṭaka — The Analysis of the Teaching

The analysis of the teaching — all seven books in Pāli. The Dhammasaṅgaṇī and parts of the Paṭṭhāna are available in German; no English translation exists.

7,289 texts in the library: 4,634 with a German translation, 4,690 with an English one, 7,288 with the Pāli text. The language buttons on a text show which versions it has.