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4. The Truths

This group of sūtras has the common theme of describing the four noble truths, and it includes seminal sūtras like the teaching that the Buddha gave to his first five converts.

The Truths group consists of 150 sūtras when abbreviated sūtra variants are counted. The material spans fascicles 15 and 16 of Taisho No. 99.

Also, see the notes listed in the introduction to the Aggregates regarding conventions followed in the list below.

Below is a list of the English translations currently available.


Table of Contents

Sūtra Taisho Title Pali Parallel(s)
1. (379) Turning the Dharma Wheel SN 56.11-12
2. (380) The Four Noble Truths ?
3. (381) The Four Noble Truths (2) ?
4. (382) The Four Noble Truths (3) SN 56.29
5. (383) The Four Noble Truths (4) ?
6. (384) The Four Noble Truths (5) SN 56.25
7. (385) The Four Noble Truths (6) ?
8. (386) The Four Noble Truths (7) ?
9. (387) The Four Noble Truths (8) ?
10. (388) The Four Noble Truths(9) ?
11. (389) The King of Doctors ?
12. (390) ? SN 56.22
13. (391) ? ?
14-21. (392) ? ?
22-42. (393) ? SN 56.3-4, SN 56.23-24
43-45. (394) ? SN 56.37
46. (395) ? SN 56.38
47. (396) ? ?
48. (397) ? SN 56.32
49. (398) ? SN 56.39
50. (399) ? SN 56.40
51. (400) ? SN 56.34
52. (401) ? SN 56.35
53. (402) ? SN 56.23-24
54. (403) ? SN 56.21
55. (404) A Handful of Leaves SN 56.31
56. (405) ? SN 56.45
57. (406) ? SN 56.47
58. (407) ? SN 56.41
59. (408) ? SN 56.8
60. (409) ? SN 56.7
61. (410) ? ?
62. (411) ? SN 56.10
63. (412) ? SN 56.9
64. (413) ? ?
65. (414) ? ?
66. (415) ? ?
67. (416) ? SN 56.15
68. (417) ? SN 56.20, 27
69. (418) ? SN 56.16
70. (419) ? ?
71. (420) ? ?
72. (421) ? SN 56.42
73. (422) ? SN 56.43
74. (423) ? SN 56.46
75. (424) ? ?
76. (425) ? ?
77. (426) ? ?
78-80. (427) ? ?
81. (428) ? SN 56.2
82. (429) ? SN 56.1
83. (430) ? SN 56.33
84. (431) ? SN 56.33
85. (432) ? ?
86. (433) ? ?
87. (434) ? ?
88. (435) ? ?
89. (436) ? SN 56.44
90. (437) ? SN 56.44
91. (438) ? SN 56.36
92. (439) ? SN 56.49-50
93-100. (440) ? SN 56.52
101-110. (441) ? ?
111-140. (442) ? SN 56.61-62, 71-80, 102-131
141-150. (443) ? ?