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Sutta Piṭaka

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

Thag 1:2 · Mahā Koṭṭhita
Buddhism

Thag 1:2 · Mahā Koṭṭhita

Theragāthā · Thag 1:2. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Snp 1:2 · 1:2 Dhaniya the Cattleman
Buddhism

Snp 1:2 · 1:2 Dhaniya the Cattleman

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

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Ud 1:2 · Awakening (2) (Bodhi Sutta)
Buddhism

Ud 1:2 · Awakening (2) (Bodhi Sutta)

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

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Dhp 02 · Heedfulness
Buddhism

Dhp 02 · Heedfulness

Heedfulness as the path to the deathless and heedlessness as the path to death, with vigilance named the wise person's highest wealth.

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MN 4 · Fear & Terror (Bhaya-bherava Sutta)
Buddhism

MN 4 · Fear & Terror (Bhaya-bherava Sutta)

The Buddha recounts conquering fear and terror alone in the wilderness through purified virtue, seclusion, and the four jhānas.

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DN 09 · About Poṭṭhapāda (Poṭṭhapāda Sutta)
Buddhism

DN 09 · About Poṭṭhapāda (Poṭṭhapāda Sutta)

Explores the nature and gradual cessation of perception, showing the Buddha redirecting metaphysical debate toward practice.

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AN 1:45 · A Pool of Water (Udakarahada Suttas)
Buddhism

AN 1:45 · A Pool of Water (Udakarahada Suttas)

Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 1:45. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 1 · uttaka 1
Buddhism

Iti 1 · uttaka 1

Itivuttaka · Iti 1. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 1:2 · Freedom (Nimokkha Sutta)
Buddhism

SN 1:2 · Freedom (Nimokkha Sutta)

Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1:2. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Khp 1 · Saraṇagamana — Going for Refuge
Buddhism

Khp 1 · Saraṇagamana — Going for Refuge

Khuddakapāṭha · Khp 1. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thig 1:3 · Puṇṇā
Buddhism

Thig 1:3 · Puṇṇā

Therīgāthā · Thig 1:3. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thag 1:1 · Subhūti
Buddhism

Thag 1:1 · Subhūti

Theragāthā · Thag 1:1. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Snp 1:1 · 1:1 The Snake
Buddhism

Snp 1:1 · 1:1 The Snake

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

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Ud 1:1 · Awakening (1) (Bodhi Sutta)
Buddhism

Ud 1:1 · Awakening (1) (Bodhi Sutta)

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

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Dhp 01 · Pairs
Buddhism

Dhp 01 · Pairs

The mind as forerunner of every word and deed, shaping suffering or happiness, and hostility stilled only through non-hostility.

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MN 2 · All the Effluents (Sabbāsava Sutta)
Buddhism

MN 2 · All the Effluents (Sabbāsava Sutta)

Teaches seven methods for abandoning the mind's effluents—through seeing, restraint, use, endurance, avoidance, elimination, and development.

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DN 02 · The Fruits of the Contemplative Life (Sāmaññaphala Sutta)
Buddhism

DN 02 · The Fruits of the Contemplative Life (Sāmaññaphala Sutta)

Lays out the tangible rewards of monastic life, tracing the gradual training from virtue through jhāna to liberating insight.

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AN 1:21 · A Single Thing (Ekadhamma Suttas)
Buddhism

AN 1:21 · A Single Thing (Ekadhamma Suttas)

Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 1:21. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Introduction — Itivuttaka
Buddhism

Introduction — Itivuttaka

An introduction to the Itivuttaka, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 1:1 · Crossing over the Flood (Ogha-taraṇa Sutta)
Buddhism

SN 1:1 · Crossing over the Flood (Ogha-taraṇa Sutta)

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

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