The Long Discourses of the Buddha, Dīgha Nikāya.
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Read Chapters
- DN 19 Mahāgovinda_Sutta – The Great Steward (past life of a great teacher)
- DN 20 Mahāsamaya_Sutta – The Great Assembly (devas gather to hear the Buddha)
- DN 21 Sakkapañha_Sutta – Sakka’s Questions (king of the devas asks about the path)
Discussion Preparation:
Please prepare 5 or more points of interests or questions per chapter.
Please read or skim through the Introduction as it may contain helpful background on the history or culture as well as Buddhist terminologies, definitions, and cosmology. You can also skim the Sutta Summaries for your reference. For our discussions, we will cover the following chapters:
NOTE - each book discussion is independent of others, so you can join any meeting without having attended previous ones.