The Buddha

MN 12 · The Great Lion’s Roar Discourse (Mahāsīhanāda Sutta)

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In reply to a disparaging former disciple, the Buddha details his unique powers, confidences, and ascetic attainments as a Tathāgata.

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Dhp 09 · Evil

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Kamma's slow ripening: hastening toward good deeds and shunning evil, since small unwholesome acts accumulate like drops filling a jar.

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DN 22 · The Great Establishing of Mindfulness Discourse (Mahā Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta)

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Presents the four frames of reference—body, feelings, mind, and mental qualities—as the path for establishing mindfulness toward awakening.

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Snp 1:9 · 1:9 Hemavata

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Sutta Nipāta · Snp 1:9. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Khp 9 · Karaṇīya Mettā Sutta — Goodwill

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Khuddakapāṭha · Khp 9. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 2:2 · Exertions (Padhāna Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 2:2. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 10 · uttaka 10—13

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Itivuttaka · Iti 10. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 1:25 · An Arahant (Arahanta Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1:25. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Ud 1:10 · Bāhiya (Bāhiya Sutta)

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Udāna · Ud 1:10. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 13 · The Great Mass of Stress (Mahā Dukkhakkhandha Sutta)

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Examines the allure, drawback, and escape from sensuality, form, and feeling, surpassing rival ascetics' partial understanding of craving.

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Dhp 10 · The Rod

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Nonviolence toward all beings, since everyone trembles at violence and fears death just as oneself does.

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DN 26 · The Wheel-turning Emperor (Excerpt) (Cakkavatti Sutta)

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A narrative of moral decline shortening human lifespans over generations, and virtue's future restoration under a coming Buddha.

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Snp 1:10 · 1:10 Āḷavaka

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Sutta Nipāta · Snp 1:10. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 2:5 · Relentlessly (Appaṭivāṇa Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 2:5. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 14 · uttaka 14

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Itivuttaka · Iti 14. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 1:36 · Conviction (Saddhā Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1:36. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Snp 1:11 · 1:11 Victory

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Sutta Nipāta · Snp 1:11. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Ud 2:1 · Muccalinda (Muccalinda Sutta)

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Udāna · Ud 2:1. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 14 · The Lesser Mass of Stress (Cūḷa Dukkhakkhandha Sutta)

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Explains to Mahānāma why greed, aversion, and delusion still arise despite intellectual understanding, and critiques self-mortification as purification.

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Dhp 11 · Aging

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The body's inevitable decay and death, urging contemplation of its foulness beneath youth's beguiling surface.

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