The core of the early Buddhist teachings
interactive Dhamma Guide
"To avoid all evil, to cultivate good, and to cleanse one’s mind - this is the teaching of the Buddhas." (Dhp 183)
Sources
Abbreviations:
AN - Aṅguttara Nikāya | Dhp - Dhammapada | DN - Dīgha Nikāya | Iti - Itivuttaka | MN - Majjhima Nikāya | SN - Saṃyutta Nikāya
Bibliography:
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A Comparative Study of the Majjhima-nikāya - Volume 1, Bhikkhu Anālayo, 2011
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A translation of Aṅguttara Nikāya by Thanissaro Bhikkhu, Access to Insight, 2010, 2013 (licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License)
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The All-embracing Net of Views: The Brahmajāla Sutta and its Commentaries, Bhikkhu Bodhi, Buddhist Publication Society, 2007
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The Connected Discourses of the Buddha, Bhikkhu Bodhi, Wisdom Publications, 2000 (licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License)
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The Dhammapada: The Buddha’s Path of Wisdom, Ācāriya Buddharakkhita, Buddhist Publication Society, 1985
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The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha, Bhikkhu Bodhi, Wisdom Publications, 2005, 2009 (licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License)
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The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha, Bhikkhu Bodhi, Wisdom Publications, 2012 (licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License)
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The Udāna & the Itivuttaka, John D. Ireland, Buddhist Publication Society, 1997
Some of the texts were accessed via SuttaCentral.
Text adjustments:
No changes were made to the original texts except highlighting, omitting parts of the text and replacing it with an ellipsis ("..."), clarifying the meaning of some words in square brackets, and adding a few footnotes (*).