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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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AN 3:83 · The Donkey (Gadrabha Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:83. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 72 · uttaka 72

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Itivuttaka · Iti 72. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 5:2 · Sister Somā (Somā Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 5:2. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Snp 5:15 · 5:15 Mogharāja’s Question

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Sutta Nipāta · Snp 5:15. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Ud 7:9 · The Well (Udapāna Sutta)

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Udāna · Ud 7:9. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 95 · With Caṅkī (Caṅkī Sutta)

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To the brahmin Caṅkī's pupil, the Buddha explains how to safeguard, discover, and finally realize truth without dogmatic clinging to belief.

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AN 3:85 · The Vajjian Monk (Vajjiputta Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:85. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 73 · uttaka 73

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Itivuttaka · Iti 73. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Snp 5:16 · 5:16 Piṅgiya’s Questions

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Sutta Nipāta · Snp 5:16. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Ud 7:10 · King Udena (Udena Sutta)

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Udāna · Ud 7:10. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 97 · To Dhanañjānin (Dhanañjānin Sutta)

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Sāriputta guides the dying brahmin Dhanañjāni toward the Brahmā realms, though the Buddha later faults him for stopping short of full liberation.

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SN 5:3 · Sister Gotamī (Gotamī Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 5:3. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 3:87 · One in Training (Sekhin Sutta (1))

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:87. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 74 · uttaka 74

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Itivuttaka · Iti 74. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 5:4 · Sister Vijayā (Vijayā Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 5:4. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 98 · = Sn 3:9

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True brahminhood is defined by ethical conduct and realization, not by birth, lineage, or claims of pure ancestry.

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Ud 8:1 · Unbinding (1) (Nibbāna Sutta)

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Udāna · Ud 8:1. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 3:88 · One in Training (Sekhin Sutta (2))

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:88. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 75 · uttaka 75

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Itivuttaka · Iti 75. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 5:5 · Sister Uppalavaṇṇā (Uppalavaṇṇā Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 5:5. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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