Discourse
MN 18 · The Ball of Honey (Madhupiṇḍika Sutta)
How sensory contact gives rise to perception, thought, and papañca—conceptual proliferation—that spirals into dispute and conflict.
AN 2:9 · Guardians of the World (Lokapāla Sutta)
Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 2:9. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
MN 17 · Forest Hinterlands (Vanapattha Sutta)
Criteria for judging whether a forest dwelling supports a monk's mindfulness, concentration, and material needs, or should be abandoned.
DN 33 · The Discourse for Reciting Together (Saṅgīti Sutta)
Organizes core teachings into numbered lists, from ones to elevens, as a mnemonic device for communal recitation.
AN 2:5 · Relentlessly (Appaṭivāṇa Sutta)
Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 2:5. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
MN 14 · The Lesser Mass of Stress (Cūḷa Dukkhakkhandha Sutta)
Explains to Mahānāma why greed, aversion, and delusion still arise despite intellectual understanding, and critiques self-mortification as purification.
DN 29 · The Inspiring Discourse (Pāsādika Sutta)
Addresses how to handle schism and dispute after a teacher's death, and what marks a complete, trustworthy Dhamma-Vinaya.
AN 2:2 · Exertions (Padhāna Sutta)
Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 2:2. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
MN 13 · The Great Mass of Stress (Mahā Dukkhakkhandha Sutta)
Examines the allure, drawback, and escape from sensuality, form, and feeling, surpassing rival ascetics' partial understanding of craving.
DN 26 · The Wheel-turning Emperor (Excerpt) (Cakkavatti Sutta)
A narrative of moral decline shortening human lifespans over generations, and virtue's future restoration under a coming Buddha.
AN 2:1 · Penalties (Vajja Sutta)
Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 2:1. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
DN 22 · The Great Establishing of Mindfulness Discourse (Mahā Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta)
Presents the four frames of reference—body, feelings, mind, and mental qualities—as the path for establishing mindfulness toward awakening.
AN 1:347 · The Taste of the Goal (Attharasa Sutta)
Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 1:347. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
MN 11 · The Shorter Lion’s Roar Discourse (Cūḷasīhanāda Sutta)
Distinguishes the Buddha's teaching from rivals' through its account of views of self and its full comprehension of all forms of clinging.
AN 1:329 · Foul-smelling (Duggandha Sutta)
Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 1:329. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
MN 10 · The Establishing of Mindfulness Discourse (Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta)
Presents the four frames of reference—body, feelings, mind, and mental qualities—as the direct path for establishing mindfulness.
AN 1:140 · For the Benefit of Many People (Bahujanahitāya Sutta)
Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 1:140. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
AN 1:77 · Increase in Discernment (Paññāvuḍḍhi Sutta)
Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 1:77. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
DN 15 · The Great Causes Discourse (Mahā Nidāna Sutta)
Gives a deep analysis of dependent co-arising and not-self, tracing causation from aging-and-death back through consciousness and name-and-form.
AN 1:50 · Luminous (Pabhassara Suttas)
Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 1:50. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.