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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 8:2 · Unbinding (2) (Nibbāna Sutta)

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Udāna · Ud 8:2. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 101 · At Devadaha (Devadaha Sutta)

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Against the Jain doctrine that all present pain stems from past karma, the Buddha explains right effort and the actual causes of suffering.

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AN 3:90 · Trainings (1) (Sikkha Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:90. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 76 · uttaka 76

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Itivuttaka · Iti 76. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 5:6 · Sister Cālā (Cālā Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 5:6. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Ud 8:3 · Unbinding (3) (Nibbāna Sutta)

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Udāna · Ud 8:3. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 102 · Five & Three (Pañcattaya Sutta (MN 102))

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An analysis of five speculative doctrines about self and world after death, and three ways of conceiving an ultimate, unbinding state.

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AN 3:91 · Trainings (2) (Sikkha Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:91. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 5:7 · Sister Upacālā (Upacālā Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 5:7. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Ud 8:4 · Unbinding (4) (Nibbāna Sutta)

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Udāna · Ud 8:4. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 105 · To Sunakkhatta (Sunakkhatta Sutta)

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Criteria for testing whether a claim to enlightenment is genuine, warning that misusing such claims to excuse indulgence is deadly.

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Iti 77 · uttaka 77

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Itivuttaka · Iti 77. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 3:93 · Urgent (Accāyika Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:93. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 78 · uttaka 78

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Itivuttaka · Iti 78. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 5:8 · Sister Sīsupacālā (Sīsupacālā Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 5:8. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 106 · Conducive to the Imperturbable (Āneñja-sappāya Sutta)

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The drawbacks of sensuality and a graduated path of concentration attainments leading toward the imperturbable and ultimately toward liberation.

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Ud 8:5 · Cunda (Cunda Sutta)

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

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AN 3:95 · Autumn (Sarada Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:95. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 79 · uttaka 79

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Itivuttaka · Iti 79. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 5:9 · Sister Selā (Selā Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 5:9. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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