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SN 1.3 · A Rhinoceros (Khaggavisana Sutta)
Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1.3. Translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
MN 116 · The Discourse at Isigili (Isigili Sutta)
The mountain Isigili and the many paccekabuddhas (silent buddhas) who once dwelt there, whom the Buddha names and honors.
MN 57 · The Dog-duty Ascetic (Kukkuravatika Sutta)
Ascetics who imitate dogs and cattle seeking liberation, and the Buddha's classification of kamma into dark, bright, and mixed results.
MN 34 · The Shorter Discourse on the Cowherd (excerpt) (Culagopalika Sutta)
A foolish cowherd who drowns his cattle crossing a river, versus a skilled one, symbolizing teachers who safely guide followers to Nibbana.
MN 8 · The Discourse on Effacement (Sallekha Sutta)
Right view as 'not mine, not I, not my self,' and cultivating wholesome qualities to efface conceit, wrong views, and defilements.
DN 32 · Discourse on Atanatiya (Atanatiya Sutta)
A protective verse (paritta) taught by the four guardian deities for monks' safety from harmful spirits, later chanted for protection.
DN 31 · The Discourse to Sigala (Sigalovada Sutta)
The Buddha's ethical teaching for householders, reinterpreting a ritual of worshipping six directions as duties owed within family, social, and working relationships.
Introduction — Itivuttaka
An introduction to the Itivuttaka, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Introduction — Khuddakapāṭha
An introduction to the Khuddakapāṭha, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Introduction — Theragāthā
An introduction to the Theragāthā, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Introduction — Sutta Nipāta
An introduction to the Sutta Nipāta, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Introduction — Dhammapada
Thanissaro Bhikkhu's introduction situating the Dhammapada within both the literary tradition of kavya and the early Buddhist path of practice.
The Classic of Filial Piety (孝經 Xiao Jing) (trans. James Legge)
The Classic of Filial Piety (孝經 Xiao Jing) is one of the Confucian classics. In Xiao Jing, Confucius discusses with his disciple, Zengzi, filial piety as the source of nascent virtue.