Sutta Piṭaka
The Discourse Basket of the Pali Canon — the Buddha's teachings, gathered in five Nikāyas.
Dhp 18 · Impurities
The urgency of spiritual practice before death, and the gradual purification of the mind's defilements like a smith refining silver.
MN 24 · Relay Chariots (Ratha-vinīta Sutta)
Seven stages of purification that relay one another toward Nibbana, none final in itself, likened to relay chariots on a journey.
AN 2:24 · A Meaning to be Inferred (Neyyattha Sutta)
Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 2:24. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Iti 20 · uttaka 20
Itivuttaka · Iti 20. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
SN 1:56 · Engendered (2) (Jana Sutta)
Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1:56. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Thig 6:2 · Vāsiṭṭhī the Madwoman
Therīgāthā · Thig 6:2. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Thag 1:31 · Gahuratīriya
Theragāthā · Thag 1:31. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Snp 2:5 · 2:5 Suciloma
Sutta Nipāta · Snp 2:5. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Ud 2:7 · The Only Son (Ekaputta Sutta)
Udāna · Ud 2:7. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Dhp 17 · Anger
Conquering anger with patience, ill will with kindness, and falsehood with truth, rather than reacting in kind.
MN 22 · The Water-Snake Simile (Alagaddūpama Sutta)
The danger of misgrasping the Dhamma, illustrated by a wrongly grabbed water-snake, and the raft simile for letting go of views once they've served their purpose.
AN 2:23 · What Was Not Said (Abhāsita Sutta)
Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 2:23. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Iti 19 · uttaka 19
Itivuttaka · Iti 19. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
SN 1:55 · Engendered (Jana Sutta)
Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1:55. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Thig 6:1 · Paṭācārā’s 500 Students
Therīgāthā · Thig 6:1. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Thag 1:29 · Hārita
Theragāthā · Thag 1:29. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Snp 2:4 · 2:4 Protection
Sutta Nipāta · Snp 2:4. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Ud 2:6 · The Pregnant Woman (Gabbhinin Sutta)
Udāna · Ud 2:6. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Dhp 16 · Dear Ones
How grief and fear are born from attachment to loved ones, and how freedom from clinging ends both.
MN 21 · The Simile of the Saw (Kakacūpama Sutta)
Patience and non-retaliation under any provocation, even mutilation, taught through the simile of being sawn limb from limb.