Is there a "Buddhist Bible"? Key Buddhist Texts

Is there a "Buddhist Bible"? We'll consider some key Buddhist texts, by analogy with the Old and New Testaments. What are they, and how do they relate to one another? NB: This is not intended to be an exhaustive list! For example, I only barely touched the surface of the Mahāyāna Sūtras. For more examples and discussion, see (e.g.): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahayan... 🧡 If you find this material useful, check out my Patreon page and get fun benefits like exclusive videos, audio-only versions, and extensive show notes:   / dougsseculardharma   🧡 You can also make donations through: https://paypal.me/dougsdharma 📙 Check out my book, A Handbook of Early Buddhist Wisdom, with a Foreword by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi: https://books2read.com/buddhisthandbook ☸️ Free mini-course at the Online Dharma Institute: onlinedharma.org. 🎙Check out my podcast with Jon Aaron, Diggin' the Dharma: https://digginthedharma.com/ ✅ Books mentioned: Majjhima Nikāya trans. by Ñāṇamoli and Bodhi http://amzn.to/2hq5AyA Dīgha Nikāya trans. by Walshe http://amzn.to/2zyIXyz Aṅguttara Nikāya trans. by Bodhi http://amzn.to/2zxRRwb Saṃyutta Nikāya trans. by Bodhi http://amzn.to/2Az96vb Dhammapada trans. by Fronsdal http://amzn.to/2zx4Pdq Sutta-Nipāta trans. by Bodhi http://amzn.to/2hqStx9 Questions of King Milinda trans. by Max Muller and Rhys Davids http://amzn.to/2hZyYZC Udāna and Itivuttaka trans. by Ireland http://amzn.to/2yoW2ai Therigatha trans. by Hallisey http://amzn.to/2i1cOWA The Lotus Sutra: Revised Edition (BDK English Tripitaka) https://amzn.to/3vHP96R Nagarjuna's Middle Way: Mulamadhyamakakarika trans. by Siderits and Katsura https://amzn.to/3PRX5JB The Path of Purification: Visuddhimagga trans. by Ñāṇamoli https://amzn.to/3JbVQRD ✅ Videos mentioned: A Hidden Meaning Behind the Buddha's Second Sermon on Non-self —    • A Hidden Meaning Behind the Buddha's Secon...   Buddha's Fire Sermon and ... Our House Fire —    • Buddha's Fire Sermon and ... Our House Fire   Unveiling "Skillful Means" in Buddhism: Early Developments —    • Unveiling "Skillful Means" in Buddhism: Ea...   Buddha Nature —    • Buddha Nature   The Early History of the Bodhisattva Ideal —    • The Early History of the Bodhisattva Ideal   Two Kinds of Buddhist Interdependence: Dependent Origination and Indra's Net —    • Two Kinds of Buddhist Interdependence: Dep...   ✅ Suttas mentioned: https://suttacentral.net/dn1/en/sujato https://suttacentral.net/dn16/en/sujato https://suttacentral.net/mn10/en/sujato https://suttacentral.net/mn22/en/sujato https://suttacentral.net/sn56.11/en/s... https://suttacentral.net/sn22.59/en/s... https://suttacentral.net/sn35.28/en/s... https://suttacentral.net/an3.65/en/su... Webpage: https://www.dougsdharma.com/ Facebook:   / onlinedharmainstitute   Mastodon: https://mindly.social/@dougsdharma Instagram:   / dougsdharma   Threads: https://www.threads.net/@dougsdharma Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/dougsdharma.... Thumbnail images courtesy of vined mind and Ag Ku on Pixabay. ❤️ Thanks to Patreon Patrons: Anonymous (3) John Oborne DunJing Jimmy Maa Debbie Mattison Steve H. Ron Peat Michael S. Kearns Anne Matthew Smith Shantha Wengappuli Karma_CAC Jorge Seguel Christopher Apostolof GailJM David Bell T Pham VCR Upayadhi Andi and Erik ATGuerrero686 Michael Scherrer khobe schofield Alex Perdomo Benji Forsyth Blaze Way Sonny Flink Steve Marlor Joy L Lee Andrew Tom Anthony Tucker Karlee R Ethan M Billy in Singapore Olivia Otter Carl Lennartson xiao mao Jeff Harvey Andrew Ingrouille Kenneth Grandchamp Rene Gariepy Russell Needham Smoggyrob Mac Roja Bernardo Clémence Ortega Douville Kwan Alex Scott Johnston Richard J Beninger Nathanael O. Arnquist SaturnianMandala Trin P Letesa Isler Dorien Izel Robert Paterson Jake Tobiason Louvenia Ortega Steve S. Richard Rappuhn Sarah Kress John Aaron Paul Niklewski Kong Ing Kai Dave Gorman rhys reed Osanda Wijeratne Scarlett Farrow BJ - RetreaTours™ Michael Lefsky Matthieu Tregnier Roland Harris karen Dr Ru Rob John 00:00 Intro 01:21 Buddhist “Old Testament” 22:45 Buddhist “New Testament” 30:06 Other key Buddhist texts 33:25 Later Buddhism, further material 35:59 Recommendations Note: as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Amazon links are affiliate links where I will earn a very small commission on purchases you make, at no additional cost to you. This goes a tiny way towards defraying the costs of making these videos. Thank you!