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The full list of canonical texts and teacher sources currently included in the Kalyāṇa Mitta and Sutta Desk corpus, with licensing and attribution. This list updates as the corpus grows.
Last updated · June 2026 · 116 canonical texts · 34 teachers
Canonical sources
All canonical texts are sourced from SuttaCentral, translated by Bhikkhu Sujato and released under CC0 (public domain dedication). No canonical text is altered, paraphrased, or summarized by AI — passages are retrieved and quoted directly from the source translation.
Majjhima Nikāya, Saṃyutta Nikāya, Aṅguttara Nikāya, Dīgha Nikāya
| Coverage | Examples |
|---|
| Core Insight teaching texts | MN10, MN118, DN22, SN56.11 (foundations of mindfulness, breath, Four Noble Truths) |
| Emptiness & not-self | MN121, MN122, SN35.85, MN44, MN72, MN98 |
| The five aggregates | SN22.1, 22.22, 22.47, 22.59, 22.79, 22.90, 22.95, 22.100 |
| Dependent origination | SN12.2, SN12.15, SN12.23 (Upaniṣā Sutta) |
| Anger & equanimity | MN21, SN35.246, SN46.51, AN1.1–10 |
| Joy & well-being | AN11.1, AN5.176, AN4.125, SN1.31, MN43 |
| Brahmavihārās | SN46.54, MN55, AN9.18, SNP1.8 (Mettā Sutta) |
| Five hindrances | AN5.51, SN46.55 |
| Seven awakening factors | SN46.1, SN46.3, SN46.5, SN46.54 |
| Five spiritual faculties | SN48.10 (Analysis of the Faculties), SN48.1 (Faith) |
| Four Noble Truths — extended | MN141 (Sariputta's full analysis) |
| Noble Eightfold Path — extended | SN45.8 (factor-by-factor analysis), MN117 (Right Concentration) |
| Jhāna & samādhi | MN36, MN119, AN5.28, AN3.100, MN64, AN7.61 |
| Right speech & action | MN61, AN5.198 |
| Daily life & consciousness | MN138, DN9 |
| Grief & loss | MN87, SN3.8 |
| Community & ethics | MN48, DN16, SN45.2 (Upaḍḍha Sutta) |
| CDL core curriculum | MN19 (Dvedhāvitakka), MN26 (Ariyapariyesanā), SN16.13, SN35.28 (Fire Sermon) |
| Vinaya — Bhikkhunī Saṅgha | Mahāpajāpatī's going forth (Khandhaka), AN8.53 (Gotamī Sutta) |
Khuddaka Nikāya — Poetry & verse
| Text | Coverage |
|---|
| Dhammapada | Complete — all 26 chapters, 423 verses |
| Therīgāthā | Ambapāli, Kisāgotamī, Isidāsī, Subhā, Paṭācārā, Vimalā, Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī |
| Theragāthā | Mahākassapa, Kappa, Tālapuṭa, Vaṅgīsa |
| Sutta Nipāta | SNP1.8 (Mettā), SNP2.1 (Ratana), SNP4.1, 4.5, 4.14 (Aṭṭhakavagga) |
Teacher sources
Teacher passages are drawn from published books and freely-licensed essays, with full attribution including publisher, year, and page number where available. Quotes are verified against original sources where possible. The "Source Guardian" process — direct outreach for explicit permission — is ongoing for centers and archives; see below.
Lineage transmission
| Teacher | Center / Tradition |
|---|
| Mahasi Sayadaw | Mahasi Meditation Centre, Rangoon — Burmese Theravāda |
| Ajahn Chah | Wat Nong Pah Pong — Thai Forest Tradition |
| Anagarika Munindra | Bodh Gaya — Burmese/Bengali Theravāda |
| Sayadaw U Tejaniya | Shwe Oo Min, Rangoon — Burmese Theravāda |
IMS / Spirit Rock / IRC
| Teacher | Center |
|---|
| Joseph Goldstein | IMS |
| Sharon Salzberg | IMS |
| Jack Kornfield | Spirit Rock |
| Tara Brach | IMCW / Spirit Rock-adjacent |
| Christina Feldman | IMS / Gaia House (UK) |
| Sylvia Boorstein | Spirit Rock (co-founder) / IMS |
| Donald Rothberg | Spirit Rock Teachers' Council / EBMC |
| Matthew Brensilver | Spirit Rock / IRC |
| Oren Jay Sofer | Spirit Rock |
| Gil Fronsdal | IRC |
| Kaira Jewel Lingo | Spirit Rock / Plum Village lineage |
| devon hase | IMS / Spirit Rock / Forest Refuge — also Vajrayāna-trained |
| Rachel Lewis | BCIMS / IMS / Spirit Rock |
BIPOC & cross-tradition voices
| Teacher | Center / Tradition |
|---|
| Ruth King | Spirit Rock — Mindful of Race |
| Larry Yang | Spirit Rock / EBMC |
| DaRa Williams | IMS / Spirit Rock |
| Spring Washam | Spirit Rock / EBMC — Lotus Vine Gatherings |
| Sebene Selassie | Independent / New York Insight |
| Mushim Patricia Ikeda | East Bay Meditation Center |
| Zenju Earthlyn Manuel | Soto Zen — cross-tradition |
| angel Kyodo williams | newDharma / Center for Transformative Change — Zen, cross-tradition |
| Larry Ward | Lotus Institute / Plum Village — cross-tradition |
| Lama Rod Owens | Tibetan Vajrayāna (Kagyu) — cross-tradition |
| Rhonda Magee | University of San Francisco / Spirit Rock-adjacent — ColorInsight |
| Noliwe Alexander | Peace At Any Pace / EBMC / Spirit Rock — African Diaspora lineage |
Gender-diverse & queer voices
| Teacher | Center / Tradition |
|---|
| JD Doyle | EBMC / Spirit Rock — genderqueer (they/them) |
| La Sarmiento | IMCW / Spirit Rock CDL — gender non-conforming (they/them) |
Scholarship & translation
| Teacher | Center / Tradition |
|---|
| Bhikkhu Bodhi | Chuang Yen Monastery / Buddhist Publication Society |
| Thanissaro Bhikkhu | Metta Forest Monastery — Thai Forest Tradition |
| Bhante Henepola Gunaratana | Bhavana Society |
Additional archives
These archives are fully integrated into the retrieval pipeline alongside the canonical and teacher sources above.
| Archive | License |
|---|
| Inquiring Mind (1984–2015) | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 |
| IMC Written Dharma (Gil Fronsdal, Andrea Fella, ongoing) | Creative Commons (free, non-commercial) |
| Thanissaro Bhikkhu — dhammatalks.org (Wings to Awakening, Karma of Mindfulness, Purity of Heart) | CC BY-NC 4.0 |
Dharma talk transcripts
Auto-transcribed via OpenAI Whisper and integrated into the retrieval pipeline. All talks link back to their source archive. Transcripts are shared with source organizations. Permission conversations ongoing with AudioDharma and Dharma Seed.
| Talk | Source | License |
|---|
| Gil Fronsdal — Dharmette: Love (62) For Friends — Appreciative Joy | AudioDharma | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 |
| Steven Smith — Seven Factors of Awakening: Pīti: Dhamma Pleasures | Dharma Seed | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 |
| JD Doyle — Grief & Joy in Honor of Trans Day of Remembrance | Dharma Seed | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 |
| JD Doyle — Seven Awakening Factors | Dharma Seed | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 |
| JD Doyle — Honoring Trans Day of Remembrance: Be Brave. Be Compassionate. Be Joyful. Be Free. | Dharma Seed | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 |
| La Sarmiento — Going Against the Stream: The Gift of Being Real | Dharma Seed | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 |
| La Sarmiento — The Courage to Be: Liberating Our Innate Goodness | Dharma Seed | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 |
| La Sarmiento — Here Comes the Judge: The Dharma of the Judging and Comparing Mind | Dharma Seed | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 |
Pending permission (Source Guardian process)
These archives are not yet included. Outreach is underway and inclusion depends entirely on explicit teacher and organizational permission.
| Archive | Status |
|---|
| AudioDharma | Pending teacher consensus |
| Dharma Seed | Pending response |