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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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Ud 6:5 · Sectarians (2) (Tittha Sutta)

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

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Snp 5:1 · 5:1 Ajita’s Questions

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Sutta Nipāta · Snp 5:1. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 59 · uttaka 59

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Itivuttaka · Iti 59. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 3:23 · (Qualities of) the World (Loka Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 3:23. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Snp 5:2 · 5:2 Tissa-metteyya’s Questions

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Sutta Nipāta · Snp 5:2. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Ud 6:6 · Sectarians (3) (Tittha Sutta)

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

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MN 72 · To Vacchagotta on Fire (Aggi-vacchagotta Sutta)

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Refusal to answer speculative questions about the cosmos and the self, using the simile of an extinguished fire to explain why they don't apply to a liberated one.

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AN 3:63 · Dangers (Bhaya Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:63. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 3:64 · At Venāga (Venāga Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:64. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 60 · uttaka 60

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Itivuttaka · Iti 60. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 3:24 · Archery Skills (Issattha Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 3:24. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 74 · To LongNails (Dīghanakha Sutta)

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Refutation of the view that nothing is pleasing, non-clinging to feelings and opinions, with Sāriputta gaining insight while merely listening.

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Ud 6:7 · Subhūti (Subhūti Sutta)

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Udāna · Ud 6:7. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Snp 5:3 · 5:3 Puṇṇaka’s Questions

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Sutta Nipāta · Snp 5:3. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 3:66 · To the Kālāmas (Kālāma Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:66. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 61 · uttaka 61

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Itivuttaka · Iti 61. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 3:25 · The Simile of the Mountains (Pabbatopama Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 3:25. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Ud 6:8 · The Courtesan (Gaṇika Sutta)

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Udāna · Ud 6:8. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 75 · To Māgaṇḍiya (Māgaṇḍiya Sutta)

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Sensual pleasure is compared to a leper scratching diseased sores, with health and freedom from craving, nibbāna, held up as true happiness.

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Snp 5:4 · 5:4 Mettagū’s Questions

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Sutta Nipāta · Snp 5:4. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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