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Pali

SN 1:59 · Companion (Dutiya Sutta)
Buddhism

SN 1:59 · Companion (Dutiya Sutta)

Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1:59. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thig 6:4 · Sujātā
Buddhism

Thig 6:4 · Sujātā

Therīgāthā · Thig 6:4. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thag 1:33 · Sopāka
Buddhism

Thag 1:33 · Sopāka

Theragāthā · Thag 1:33. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Snp 2:7 · 2:7 Brahman Principles
Buddhism

Snp 2:7 · 2:7 Brahman Principles

Sutta Nipāta · Snp 2:7. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Ud 2:9 · Visākhā (Visākhā Sutta)
Buddhism

Ud 2:9 · Visākhā (Visākhā Sutta)

Udāna · Ud 2:9. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Dhp 19 · The Judge
Buddhism

Dhp 19 · The Judge

True wisdom, eldership, and righteous judgment as matters of inner virtue and restraint, not age, eloquence, or haste.

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MN 25 · Poison-grass (Nivāpa Sutta)
Buddhism

MN 25 · Poison-grass (Nivāpa Sutta)

Sensual pleasures as bait set by Māra, and four types of practitioners who succeed or fail to escape his domain through jhāna.

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AN 2:29 · A Share in Clear Knowing (Vijjā-bhāgiya Sutta)
Buddhism

AN 2:29 · A Share in Clear Knowing (Vijjā-bhāgiya Sutta)

Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 2:29. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 21 · uttaka 21
Buddhism

Iti 21 · uttaka 21

Itivuttaka · Iti 21. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 1:57 · Engendered (3) (Jana Sutta)
Buddhism

SN 1:57 · Engendered (3) (Jana Sutta)

Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1:57. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thig 6:3 · Khemā
Buddhism

Thig 6:3 · Khemā

Therīgāthā · Thig 6:3. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thag 1:32 · Suppiya
Buddhism

Thag 1:32 · Suppiya

Theragāthā · Thag 1:32. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Snp 2:6 · 2:6 The Dhamma Life
Buddhism

Snp 2:6 · 2:6 The Dhamma Life

Sutta Nipāta · Snp 2:6. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Ud 2:8 · Suppavāsā (Suppavāsā Sutta)
Buddhism

Ud 2:8 · Suppavāsā (Suppavāsā Sutta)

Udāna · Ud 2:8. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Dhp 18 · Impurities
Buddhism

Dhp 18 · Impurities

The urgency of spiritual practice before death, and the gradual purification of the mind's defilements like a smith refining silver.

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MN 24 · Relay Chariots (Ratha-vinīta Sutta)
Buddhism

MN 24 · Relay Chariots (Ratha-vinīta Sutta)

Seven stages of purification that relay one another toward Nibbana, none final in itself, likened to relay chariots on a journey.

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AN 2:24 · A Meaning to be Inferred (Neyyattha Sutta)
Buddhism

AN 2:24 · A Meaning to be Inferred (Neyyattha Sutta)

Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 2:24. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 20 · uttaka 20
Buddhism

Iti 20 · uttaka 20

Itivuttaka · Iti 20. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 1:56 · Engendered (2) (Jana Sutta)
Buddhism

SN 1:56 · Engendered (2) (Jana Sutta)

Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1:56. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thig 6:2 · Vāsiṭṭhī the Madwoman
Buddhism

Thig 6:2 · Vāsiṭṭhī the Madwoman

Therīgāthā · Thig 6:2. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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