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DN 29 · The Inspiring Discourse (Pāsādika Sutta)

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Addresses how to handle schism and dispute after a teacher's death, and what marks a complete, trustworthy Dhamma-Vinaya.

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AN 2:9 · Guardians of the World (Lokapāla Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 2:9. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 1:38 · The Stone Sliver (Sakalika Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1:38. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Ud 2:2 · Kings (Rājā Sutta)

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

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Dhp 12 · Self

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Self-discipline as the foundation of wisdom: taming oneself before attempting to guide or teach others.

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DN 33 · The Discourse for Reciting Together (Saṅgīti Sutta)

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Organizes core teachings into numbered lists, from ones to elevens, as a mnemonic device for communal recitation.

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MN 17 · Forest Hinterlands (Vanapattha Sutta)

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Criteria for judging whether a forest dwelling supports a monk's mindfulness, concentration, and material needs, or should be abandoned.

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Snp 1:12 · 1:12 The Sage

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Sutta Nipāta · Snp 1:12. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 15 · uttaka 15

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Itivuttaka · Iti 15. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 2:18 · Categorically (Ekaṁsena Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 2:18. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 16 · uttaka 16

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Itivuttaka · Iti 16. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 1:41 · On Fire (Āditta Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1:41. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Snp 2:1 · 2:1 Treasures

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Sutta Nipāta · Snp 2:1. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Ud 2:3 · The Stick (Daṇḍa Sutta)

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Udāna · Ud 2:3. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Dhp 13 · Worlds

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Heedful vigilance and right view, seeing the world as insubstantial as a bubble or mirage.

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DN 34 · Progressing by Tens (Dasuttara Sutta)

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Catalogs Dhamma teachings in groups of one through ten across ten practical categories, meant for memorization and mastery.

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MN 18 · The Ball of Honey (Madhupiṇḍika Sutta)

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How sensory contact gives rise to perception, thought, and papañca—conceptual proliferation—that spirals into dispute and conflict.

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AN 2:19 · Skillful & Unskillful (Kusal’akusala Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 2:19. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 17 · uttaka 17

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Itivuttaka · Iti 17. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 1:42 · A Giver of What (Kindada Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1:42. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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