Tradition
Buddhism
Short readings from each part of the Pali Canon — Vinaya, the five Nikayas and the Abhidhamma — retold in plain English.
The Tipitaka (selections) — Readings
This is a retelling, not a translation. Seven short readings. The Pali Canon runs to tens of volumes; this is an introduction, not the canon.
The Great Division (Mahavagga) — The Going Forth8 passagesThe Fruits of the Contemplative Life (Samannaphala Sutta)8 passagesThe Root of All Things (Mulapariyaya Sutta)7 passagesConnected Discourses on the Aggregates7 passagesThe Book of Ones7 passagesDhammapada Selections and Sutta Nipata7 passagesThe Book of Phenomenological Analysis7 passages