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Siddhattha Gotama, the Buddha — the Awakened One, whose discourses gathered in the Sutta Piṭaka form the heart of the Pali Canon.

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SN 3:9 · Sacrifice (Yañña Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 3:9. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 3:39 · Refinement (Sukhamāla Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:39. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 3:40 · Governing Principles (Ādhipateyya Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:40. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 3:10 · Bonds (Bandhana Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 3:10. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Snp 4:8 · 4:8 To Pasūra

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Sutta Nipāta · Snp 4:8. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Ud 5:6 · Soṇa (Soṇa Sutta)

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Udāna · Ud 5:6. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 59 · Many Things to Be Felt (Bahuvedanīya Sutta)

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A taxonomy of feeling, from two to over a hundred varieties, and how jhāna pleasure surpasses sensual pleasure without being feared.

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Iti 49 · uttaka 49

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Itivuttaka · Iti 49. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 3:42 · Instances (Ṭhāna Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:42. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 50 · uttaka 50

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Itivuttaka · Iti 50. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 3:11 · Coiled-hair Ascetics (Jaṭila Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 3:11. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Ud 5:7 · Revata (Revata Sutta)

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Udāna · Ud 5:7. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 60 · A Safe Bet (Apaṇṇaka Sutta)

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A pragmatic wager for holding right view over annihilationism, reasoning that virtuous kamma and rebirth are the safer bet regardless of certainty.

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Snp 4:9 · 4:9 To Māgandiya

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Sutta Nipāta · Snp 4:9. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 3:47 · Fabricated (Saṅkhata Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:47. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 51 · uttaka 51

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Itivuttaka · Iti 51. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 3:13 · A Gallon Measure (Doṇapāka Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 3:13. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Ud 5:8 · Ānanda (Ānanda Sutta)

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Udāna · Ud 5:8. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 61 · The Exhortation to Rāhula at Mango Stone (Ambalaṭṭhikā Rāhulovāda Sutta)

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Rāhula is taught to reflect before, during, and after every action on whether it causes harm, using truthfulness as the measure of a contemplative.

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Snp 4:10 · 4:10 Before the Break-up (of the Body)

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Sutta Nipāta · Snp 4:10. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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