Digha Nikaya

Buddhist scripture

one of 34 suttas in the Digha Nikaya; narrates the last few months of the Gautama Buddha's life, his death and funeral, and the distribution of his relics

1st of 34 suttas in the Digha Nikaya; discusses the precepts Cula-sila, Majjhima-sila, and Maha-sila, and the 62 ditthi clung to by ascetics, comprising 18 about the past (pubbantanuditthino) and 44 about the future (aparantakappika)

2nd of 34 suttas in the Digha Nikaya; tells the story of King Ajatasattu of Magadha, who asked “What is the benefit of a contemplative life?” to many sages; after many unsatisfactory answers, he accepts the Buddha's answer and becomes a lay Buddhist

31st Sutta in the Digha Nikaya

one of 34 suttas in the Digha Nikaya

27th Sutta of the Digha Nikaya collection about the beginning of the Earth and the birth of social order (including castes)

32nd Sutta in the Digha Nikaya

12th sutta among the 34 suttas in the Digha Nikaya; a dialogue between Lohicca the brahmin and Gotama Buddha about the ethics of teaching and the role of a teacher