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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 27:6 · Perception (Saññā Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 27:6. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 5:200 · Leading to Escape (Nissāraṇīya Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 5:200. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 27:7 · Intention (Cetanā Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 27:7. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 5:202 · Listening to the Dhamma (Dhammassavana Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 5:202. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 27:8 · Craving (Taṇhā Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 27:8. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 27:9 · Properties (Dhātu Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 27:9. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 5:210 · Muddled Mindfulness (Muṭṭhassati Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 5:210. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 5:254 · Stinginess (Macchariya Suttas)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 5:254. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 27:10 · Aggregates (Khandha Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 27:10. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 6:12 · Conducive to Amiability (Sārāṇīya Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 6:12. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 35:17 · If There Were Not This (1) (No Cedaṁ Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 35:17. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 6:13 · Means of Escape (Nissāraṇīya Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 6:13. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 35:18 · If There Were Not This (2) (No Cedaṁ Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 35:18. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 6:16 · Nakula’s Parents (Nakula Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 6:16. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 35:19 · Delight (1) (Abhinanda Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 35:19. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 35:20 · Delight (2) (Abhinanda Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 35:20. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 6:17 · Skillful (Kusala Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 6:17. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 6:19 · Mindfulness of Death (1) (Maraṇassati Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 6:19. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 35:23

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 35:23. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 35:24 · For Abandoning (Pahāna Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 35:24. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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