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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.

SN 12:15 · To Kaccāna Gotta (Kaccānagotta Sutta)

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AN 4:33 · The Lion (Sīha Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 4:33. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 12:17 · To the Clothless Ascetic (Acela Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 12:17. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 4:34 · Confidence (Pasāda Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 4:34. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 12:18 · To Timbarukkha (Timbarukkha Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 12:18. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 4:35 · With Vassakāra (Vassakāra Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 4:35. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 12:19 · The Fool & the Wise Person (Bāla-paṇḍita Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 12:19. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 4:36 · With Doṇa (Doṇa Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 4:36. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 12:20 · Requisite Conditions (Paccaya Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 12:20. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 4:37 · No Falling Away (Aparihāni Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 4:37. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 12:23 · Prerequisites (Upanisa Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 12:23. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 12:25 · To Bhūmija (Bhūmija Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 12:25. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 4:38 · Detached (Paṭilīna Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 4:38. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 12:31 · This Has Come Into Being (Bhūtamidaṁ Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 12:31. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 4:41 · Concentration (Samādhi Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 4:41. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 12:35 · From Ignorance as a Requisite Condition (Avijjāpaccaya Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 12:35. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 4:42 · Questions (Pañha Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 4:42. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 4:45 · To Rohitassa (Rohitassa Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 4:45. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 12:38 · Intention (Cetanā Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 12:38. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 12:44 · The World (Loka Sutta)

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