The Buddha
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 8:10 · Dabba (2) (Dabba Sutta)
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Udāna · Ud 8:10. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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MN 111 · One After Another (Anupada Sutta)
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Sāriputta's meditation is analyzed factor by factor through the jhānas and formless states, showing insight arising moment by moment.
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AN 3:100 · Bark-fiber Cloth (Potthaka Sutta)
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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:100. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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SN 6:14 · At Aruṇavatī (Aruṇavatī Sutta)
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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 6:14. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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MN 113 · A Person of Integrity (Sappurisa Sutta)
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The qualities of a superior person are contrasted with those of an inferior one, who takes pride in status or attainment.
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Iti 84 · uttaka 84
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Itivuttaka · Iti 84. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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Iti 85 · uttaka 85
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Itivuttaka · Iti 85. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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SN 6:15 · Total Unbinding (Parinibbāna Sutta)
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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 6:15. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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MN 117 · The Great Forty (Mahā Cattārīsaka Sutta)
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A detailed exposition of the noble eightfold path, showing right view as forerunner and distinguishing mundane from transcendent factors.
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AN 3:101 · The Salt Crystal (Loṇaphala Sutta)
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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:101. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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AN 3:102 · The Dirt-washer (Paṁsudhovaka Sutta)
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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:102. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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Iti 86 · uttaka 86
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Itivuttaka · Iti 86. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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SN 7:2 · Insult (Akkosa Sutta)
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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 7:2. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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MN 118 · Mindfulness of Breathing (Ānāpānasati Sutta)
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Sixteen steps of mindfulness of in-and-out breathing, fulfilling the four establishings of mindfulness and the factors of awakening.
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AN 3:103 · Themes (Nimitta Sutta)
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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:103. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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Iti 87 · uttaka 87
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Itivuttaka · Iti 87. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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SN 7:6 · The Tangle (Jaṭā Sutta)
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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 7:6. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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MN 119 · Mindfulness Immersed in the Body (Kāyagatā-sati Sutta)
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The many forms and benefits of mindfulness immersed in the body, from postures and bodily parts to cemetery contemplations.
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AN 3:104 · Before (Pubbe Sutta)
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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:104. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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Iti 88 · uttaka 88
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Itivuttaka · Iti 88. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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