Long Discourses Collection (Volumes 1-14) (長部經典)

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The Dīgha Nikāya is part of the Sutta Piṭaka in the Pāli Canon, translated into Chinese by Venerable Tongmiao. It was compiled during the First Council after the Buddha’s Parinibbāna, recording the early teachings of the Buddha. The entire work consists of thirty-four long discourses, such as the Brahmajāla Sutta and the Mahāparinibbāna Sutta, covering Buddhist cosmology, meditation practices, and monastic discipline. As an authoritative scripture in Theravāda Buddhism, the Dīgha Nikāya systematically preserves the original teachings of the Buddha and serves as a foundational text for studying the Buddha’s fundamental doctrines and early Buddhist history, holding a revered position in the Southern Buddhist tradition.