- Buddhist Suttas for Recitation
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Contents
- Foreword by Bhikkhu Bodhi
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Pāli Pronunciation
- Part One: Refuges and Precepts
- Tisaraṇa-Pañca-Sīla-Yācanā
- Request for the Three Refuges and Five Precepts
- Ājīvāṭṭhamaka-Sīla-Yācanā
- Request for the Three Refuges and Eight Lifetime Precepts
- Aṭṭhaṅga-Sīla-Yācanā
- Request for the Three Refuges and Eight Monastic Precepts
- Part Two: Daily Devotions
- Tiratana Vandanā
- Homage to the Triple Gem
- Uttama Saraṇa
- The Supreme Refuge
- Pūjā
- Offering
- Osāna-Gāthā
- Closing Recollection
- Khamā Yācanā
- Asking for Forgiveness
- Patthanā
- Wish
- Part Three: Additional Readings
- Ariyo Aṭṭhaṅgiko Maggo
- The Noble Eightfold Path
- Paṭiccasamuppāda
- Dependent Origination
- Taṇhā Janeti Imaṃ Gehaṃ
- Craving Is the Builder of This House
- Tiṇṇa-Kaṅkhā
- All Doubts Vanish
- Mahā-Maṅgala Sutta
- Great Discourse on Blessings
- Ratana Sutta
- Jewels Discourse
- Karaṇīyametta Sutta
- Discourse on Loving-Friendliness
- Mahā Jayamaṅgala Gāthā
- Great Verses of Joyous Victory
- Dhamma-Niyāmatā Sutta
- Discourse on the Nature of Dhamma
- Byākatābyākata Dhamma
- Dhammas That the Buddha Declared and Did Not Declare
- Tilakkhaṇa Gāthā
- Verses on the Three Characteristics
- Pāragāmino Gāthā
- Those Who Cross Over
- Atīta-Paccavekkhanā
- Reflection after Using the Requisites
- Dasadhamma Sutta
- Discourse on the Ten Dhammas
- Ovāda Pātimokkha
- Daily Advice to Bhikkhus
- Aṭṭha-Mahā-Purisa Vitakka
- Eight Great Noble Thoughts
- Raṭṭhapāla Gāthā
- Raṭṭhapāla Verses
- Dāna
- Giving
- Abhiṇhaṃ Paccavekkhitabba Dhamma
- Dhammas to Be Reflected Upon Always
- Buddhe Aveccappasāda
- Unshakable Faith in the Buddha
- Buddhānussati
- Recollection of the Buddha
- Accharā Gāthā
- The Nymphs’ Verse
- Bhaddekaratta Sutta
- A Single Excellent Night Discourse
- Mettā Bhāvanā
- Developing Loving-Friendliness
- Mettānisaṃsa Sutta
- Discourse on the Benefits of Loving-Friendliness
- Khandhaparitta
- The Protection of Loving-Friendliness
- Gotamī Sutta
- The Discourse to Gotamī
- Sukho Viveko Tuṭṭhassa
- Blissful Is Detachment
- Duggatiyo Jahe
- Forsake Bad Destinations
- Akusala-Pahāna
- Abandoning Unskillfulness
- Kusala-Bhāvanā
- Cultivating Skillfulness
- Part Four: Longer Suttas
- Dhamma-Cakkappavattana Sutta
- Setting in Motion the Wheel of the Dhamma
- Anattalakkhaṇa Sutta
- Discourse on the Characteristics of Selflessness
- Ādittapariyāya Sutta
- Fire Sermon
- Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta
- Great Discourse on the Establishment of Mindfulness
- Girimānanda Sutta
- The Discourse to Girimānanda
- Part Five: Funerals and Ceremonies
- Maraṇānussati
- Meditation on Death
- Pattānumodanā
- Sharing Merits
- Buddha Pūjā
- Offering to the Buddha
- Sharing Loving-Friendliness
- Notes
- Citations to Vandanā Verses
- Index of English Titles
- Index of Pali Titles
- About the Translator
- Copyright
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