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Sutta Piṭaka

The Discourse Basket of the Pali Canon — the Buddha's teachings, gathered in five Nikāyas.

MN 107 · To Gaṇaka Moggallāna (Gaṇaka Moggallāna Sutta)
Buddhism

MN 107 · To Gaṇaka Moggallāna (Gaṇaka Moggallāna Sutta)

The Buddha compares monastic training to a craftsman's stepwise apprenticeship, describing the gradual path from virtue to liberation.

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AN 3:93 · Urgent (Accāyika Sutta)
Buddhism

AN 3:93 · Urgent (Accāyika Sutta)

Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:93. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 78 · uttaka 78
Buddhism

Iti 78 · uttaka 78

Itivuttaka · Iti 78. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 5:8 · Sister Sīsupacālā (Sīsupacālā Sutta)
Buddhism

SN 5:8 · Sister Sīsupacālā (Sīsupacālā Sutta)

Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 5:8. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thag 6:6 · Sappadāsa
Buddhism

Thag 6:6 · Sappadāsa

Theragāthā · Thag 6:6. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Ud 8:5 · Cunda (Cunda Sutta)
Buddhism

Ud 8:5 · Cunda (Cunda Sutta)

Udāna · Ud 8:5. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 106 · Conducive to the Imperturbable (Āneñja-sappāya Sutta)
Buddhism

MN 106 · Conducive to the Imperturbable (Āneñja-sappāya Sutta)

The drawbacks of sensuality and a graduated path of concentration attainments leading toward the imperturbable and ultimately toward liberation.

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AN 3:91 · Trainings (2) (Sikkha Sutta)
Buddhism

AN 3:91 · Trainings (2) (Sikkha Sutta)

Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:91. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 77 · uttaka 77
Buddhism

Iti 77 · uttaka 77

Itivuttaka · Iti 77. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 5:7 · Sister Upacālā (Upacālā Sutta)
Buddhism

SN 5:7 · Sister Upacālā (Upacālā Sutta)

Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 5:7. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thag 6:5 · Māluṅkyaputta
Buddhism

Thag 6:5 · Māluṅkyaputta

Theragāthā · Thag 6:5. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Ud 8:4 · Unbinding (4) (Nibbāna Sutta)
Buddhism

Ud 8:4 · Unbinding (4) (Nibbāna Sutta)

Udāna · Ud 8:4. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 105 · To Sunakkhatta (Sunakkhatta Sutta)
Buddhism

MN 105 · To Sunakkhatta (Sunakkhatta Sutta)

Criteria for testing whether a claim to enlightenment is genuine, warning that misusing such claims to excuse indulgence is deadly.

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AN 3:90 · Trainings (1) (Sikkha Sutta)
Buddhism

AN 3:90 · Trainings (1) (Sikkha Sutta)

Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:90. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 76 · uttaka 76
Buddhism

Iti 76 · uttaka 76

Itivuttaka · Iti 76. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 5:6 · Sister Cālā (Cālā Sutta)
Buddhism

SN 5:6 · Sister Cālā (Cālā Sutta)

Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 5:6. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thag 6:3 · Mahānāga
Buddhism

Thag 6:3 · Mahānāga

Theragāthā · Thag 6:3. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Ud 8:3 · Unbinding (3) (Nibbāna Sutta)
Buddhism

Ud 8:3 · Unbinding (3) (Nibbāna Sutta)

Udāna · Ud 8:3. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 102 · Five & Three (Pañcattaya Sutta (MN 102))
Buddhism

MN 102 · Five & Three (Pañcattaya Sutta (MN 102))

An analysis of five speculative doctrines about self and world after death, and three ways of conceiving an ultimate, unbinding state.

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AN 3:88 · One in Training (Sekhin Sutta (2))
Buddhism

AN 3:88 · One in Training (Sekhin Sutta (2))

Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:88. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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