Discourse
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.
AN 3:90 · Trainings (1) (Sikkha Sutta)
Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:90. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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.
AN 3:88 · One in Training (Sekhin Sutta (2))
Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:88. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
MN 101 · At Devadaha (Devadaha Sutta)
Against the Jain doctrine that all present pain stems from past karma, the Buddha explains right effort and the actual causes of suffering.
AN 3:87 · One in Training (Sekhin Sutta (1))
Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:87. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
MN 98 · = Sn 3:9
True brahminhood is defined by ethical conduct and realization, not by birth, lineage, or claims of pure ancestry.
AN 3:85 · The Vajjian Monk (Vajjiputta Sutta)
Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:85. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
MN 97 · To Dhanañjānin (Dhanañjānin Sutta)
Sāriputta guides the dying brahmin Dhanañjāni toward the Brahmā realms, though the Buddha later faults him for stopping short of full liberation.
AN 3:83 · The Donkey (Gadrabha Sutta)
Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:83. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
MN 95 · With Caṅkī (Caṅkī Sutta)
To the brahmin Caṅkī's pupil, the Buddha explains how to safeguard, discover, and finally realize truth without dogmatic clinging to belief.
AN 3:79 · Habit & Practice (Sīlabbata Sutta)
Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:79. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
MN 93 · With Assalāyana (Assalāyana Sutta)
Against the brahmin Assalāyana, the Buddha refutes claims that caste by birth determines purity, virtue, or spiritual worth.
AN 3:78 · Becoming (2) (Bhava Sutta)
Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:78. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
MN 92 · = Sn 3:7
The brahmin Sela examines the Buddha's marks of a great man, then goes forth with his followers and attains arahantship.
AN 3:77 · Becoming (1) (Bhava Sutta)
Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:77. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
MN 91 · To Brahmāyu (Excerpt) (Brahmāyu Sutta)
The brahmin Brahmāyu verifies the Buddha's bodily marks and impeccable conduct, then embraces the teaching and attains non-return.
AN 3:74 · To the Sakyan (Sakka Sutta)
Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:74. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
MN 90 · At Kaṇṇakatthala (Kaṇṇakatthala Sutta)
King Pasenadi questions the Buddha on caste equality, the gods, and whether one mind can grasp all things at once.
AN 3:73 · To the Fatalists’ Student (Ājīvaka Sutta)
Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:73. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.