The Early Teachings of the Buddha with Sarah Shaw

This lecture series looks at several texts in the Pali Canon from the D¿gha Nik¿ya, the “collection of long discourses”. Sarah explores the Buddha's teachings on subjects including meditation, ethics, meditative states and conditionality. This series is an excellent foundation for understanding the underpinnings of all Buddhist philosophy.

The discourses are set within narratives of the Buddha's life. These texts have varied genres designed to have different effects. They range from prescrip...