The Long Discourses of the Buddha

A Translation of the Digha Nikaya

By:  M.O’C. Walshe

An invaluable collection of the teachings of the Buddha found in the Pali Canon which reveal his gentleness, compassion, and penetrating wisdom. These thirty-four discourses are among the oldest records of the Buddha’s original teachings. (Previously titled Thus Have I Heard.) These translations of the long suttas of the Pali canon are essential for understanding the life of the historical Buddha. Within in it reside some of the more intimate stories of the Buddha’s life and times.