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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 8:4 · Ānanda (Instructions to Vaṅgīsa) (Ānanda Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 8:4. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

Sutta Piṭaka Text Indian The Buddha Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu Saṁyutta Nikāya Verse Pali Early Buddhist

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MN 128 · Defilements (Upakkilesa Sutta)

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The mental defilements—doubt, sloth, fear, agitation—that obscure inner light and concentration, taught after the Kosambī monks' quarrel.

Sutta Piṭaka Text Indian The Buddha Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu Majjhima Nikāya Verse Pali Early Buddhist

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AN 3:113 · Causes (2) (Nidāna Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:113. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 94 · uttaka 94

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Itivuttaka · Iti 94. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 9:1 · Seclusion (Viveka Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 9:1. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 130 · The Deva Messengers (Devadūta Sutta)

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The five deva messengers—a newborn, the aged, the sick, a punished criminal, a corpse—as warnings that spur heedful conduct before death and judgment.

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AN 3:115 · Rare (Dullabha Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:115. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 95 · uttaka 95

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Itivuttaka · Iti 95. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 9:3 · Kassapa Gotta (Kassapa Gotta Sutta)

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

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MN 131 · An Auspicious Day (Bhaddekaratta Sutta)

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Not chasing the past or future but clearly seeing present phenomena, developing the heart with ardent, unshaken attention today.

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AN 3:116 · Immeasurable (Appameyya Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:116. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 96 · uttaka 96

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Itivuttaka · Iti 96. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 133 · Mahā Kaccāna & the Auspicious Day (MahāKaccāna Bhaddekaratta Sutta)

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Mahā Kaccāna's detailed exposition of the "auspicious day" verses, showing how clinging to the five aggregates through past, future, and present arises and is abandoned.

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SN 9:4 · Many (Sambahula Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 9:4. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 3:117 · Imperturbable (Aneñjaka Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:117. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 97 · uttaka 97

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Itivuttaka · Iti 97. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

Sutta Piṭaka Text Indian The Buddha Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu Itivuttaka Verse Pali Early Buddhist

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SN 9:5 · Ānanda (Ānanda Sutta)

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

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MN 135 · The Shorter Analysis of Action (Cūḷa Kamma-vibhaṅga Sutta)

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Why human beings differ in lifespan, health, beauty, status, and wealth: the law that beings are owners and heirs of their own actions.

Sutta Piṭaka Text Indian The Buddha Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu Majjhima Nikāya Discourse Pali Early Buddhist

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AN 3:121 · Purities (1) (Soceyya Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:121. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 98 · uttaka 98

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Itivuttaka · Iti 98. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

Sutta Piṭaka Text Indian The Buddha Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu Itivuttaka Verse Pali Early Buddhist

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