What Is a Sutta?

A sutta is the record of a teaching given by the Buddha Gotama or one of his enlightened disciples.

Suttas can be a sermon, a collection of verses, or a mixture of both. It can be in the form of a story, a series of questions and answers, or a detailed analysis.

This website contains these suttas translated from the original Pāli language into clear, modern English for everyone to learn from.