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Pali

SN 2:17 · Subrahma the Deva’s Son (Subrahma Sutta)
Buddhism

SN 2:17 · Subrahma the Deva’s Son (Subrahma Sutta)

Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 2:17. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thag 1:84 · Nīta
Buddhism

Thag 1:84 · Nīta

Theragāthā · Thag 1:84. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Snp 3:5 · 3:5 Māgha
Buddhism

Snp 3:5 · 3:5 Māgha

Sutta Nipāta · Snp 3:5. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Ud 4:1 · Meghiya (Meghiya Sutta)
Buddhism

Ud 4:1 · Meghiya (Meghiya Sutta)

Udāna · Ud 4:1. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 39 · The Greater Discourse at Assapura (Mahā Assapura Sutta)
Buddhism

MN 39 · The Greater Discourse at Assapura (Mahā Assapura Sutta)

The qualities that make one a true contemplative—shame, restraint of the senses, purified conduct, jhāna, and the three knowledges of awakening.

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AN 2:123 · Voice (Ghosa Suttas)
Buddhism

AN 2:123 · Voice (Ghosa Suttas)

Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 2:123. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 33 · uttaka 33
Buddhism

Iti 33 · uttaka 33

Itivuttaka · Iti 33. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 2:8 · Tāyana the Deva’s Son (Tāyana Sutta)
Buddhism

SN 2:8 · Tāyana the Deva’s Son (Tāyana Sutta)

Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 2:8. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thag 1:75 · Susārada
Buddhism

Thag 1:75 · Susārada

Theragāthā · Thag 1:75. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Snp 3:4 · 3:4 Sundarika Bhāradvāja
Buddhism

Snp 3:4 · 3:4 Sundarika Bhāradvāja

Sutta Nipāta · Snp 3:4. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Ud 3:10 · Surveying the World (Loka Sutta)
Buddhism

Ud 3:10 · Surveying the World (Loka Sutta)

Udāna · Ud 3:10. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 38 · The Greater Craving-Destruction Discourse (Mahā Taṇhāsaṅkhaya Sutta)
Buddhism

MN 38 · The Greater Craving-Destruction Discourse (Mahā Taṇhāsaṅkhaya Sutta)

A correction of the view that consciousness transmigrates unchanged, teaching that consciousness arises only dependent on conditions, not as a persisting self.

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AN 2:120 · Rarely Having Enough (Duttappaya Sutta)
Buddhism

AN 2:120 · Rarely Having Enough (Duttappaya Sutta)

Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 2:120. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 32 · uttaka 32
Buddhism

Iti 32 · uttaka 32

Itivuttaka · Iti 32. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 2:7 · Pañcālacaṇḍa the Deva’s Son (Pañcālacaṇḍa Sutta)
Buddhism

SN 2:7 · Pañcālacaṇḍa the Deva’s Son (Pañcālacaṇḍa Sutta)

Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 2:7. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thag 1:73 · Māṇava
Buddhism

Thag 1:73 · Māṇava

Theragāthā · Thag 1:73. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Snp 3:3 · 3:3 Well-spoken
Buddhism

Snp 3:3 · 3:3 Well-spoken

Sutta Nipāta · Snp 3:3. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Ud 3:9 · Crafts (Sippa Sutta)
Buddhism

Ud 3:9 · Crafts (Sippa Sutta)

Udāna · Ud 3:9. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 37 · The Shorter Craving-Destruction Discourse (Cūḷa Taṇhāsaṅkhaya Sutta)
Buddhism

MN 37 · The Shorter Craving-Destruction Discourse (Cūḷa Taṇhāsaṅkhaya Sutta)

Liberation through non-clinging to any phenomenon, taught to Sakka and confirmed when Moggallāna tests his understanding through a feat of psychic power.

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AN 2:118 · Hard to Find (Dullabhā Sutta)
Buddhism

AN 2:118 · Hard to Find (Dullabhā Sutta)

Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 2:118. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA) · · 1 min read
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