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In this same sense, Element, what can you comment about the Digha Nikaya?

hi Esho

if asking for my personal comment, i would not recommend the DN

many a scholar, including Bhikkhus Buddhadasa & Sujato, have regarded portions of the DN as being composed after the Buddha's death and not the words of Buddha

from recollection, Sujato has commented the DN was composed for the purpose of converting Hindus to Buddhism, thus the strong anti-Brahmin material & propaganda, such as DN 11

imo, possibly, as a result, DN 11 and DN 15 have 'Brahmin' or 'Hindu' themes to entice Hindus, such as DN 11's "consciousness without feature" and DN 15's "consciousness entering into the womb", which many modern day Buddhists consider to be essential Buddhist teachings, but which actually conflict with the body of the suttas

DN 15 especially fails in its comformity with the scores of other suttas on the subject of Dependent Origination. thus, it appears impossible the Buddha actually spoken DN 15 (the Mahanidana Sutta)

Sujato has been critical of the Maha-satipatthana Sutta (DN 22), questioning its authenticity (see this link). Buddhadasa described the Maha-satipatthana Sutta as merely "a list" of dhammas [thus not spoken in any order, as the Buddha taught]

The 16 Steps is a straight-forward and clear practice, not just a list of names or dhammas like in the Mahasatipatthana Sutta (Digha-nikaya#22)

http://dhammatalks.net/Books3/Bhikkh..._Breathing.htm i recall Buddhadasa once commenting, verbally, he considered Buddha would not have spoken such long discourses

i personally agree with the above observations

although having not read all of the DN, i find the Sigalovada Sutta and the Maha-parinibbana Sutta to be of value and essential

kind regards