Pali
Thig 2:4 · Aḍḍhkāsī
Therīgāthā · Thig 2:4. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Thag 1:7 · Bhalliya
Theragāthā · Thag 1:7. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Snp 1:5 · 1:5 Cunda
Sutta Nipāta · Snp 1:5. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Ud 1:5 · Brahmans (Brāhmaṇa Sutta)
Udāna · Ud 1:5. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Dhp 05 · Fools
The company of fools and its perils, contrasted with self-reliance, and the fool's torment over possessions that were never truly his.
MN 7 · The Simile of the Cloth (Vatthūpama Sutta)
Uses the simile of dyeing cloth to show how mental defilements, and their removal, determine one's destination after death.
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.
Iti 4 · uttaka 4
Itivuttaka · Iti 4. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
SN 1:9 · Fond of Conceit (Manakāma Sutta)
Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1:9. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Khp 4 · Sāmaṇera Pañhā — The Novice’s Questions
Khuddakapāṭha · Khp 4. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Thig 2:3 · Sumaṅgala’s Mother
Therīgāthā · Thig 2:3. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Thag 1:6 · Dabba (“Capable”)
Theragāthā · Thag 1:6. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Snp 1:4 · 1:4 To Kasi Bhāradvāja
Sutta Nipāta · Snp 1:4. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Ud 1:4 · Overbearing (Huhuṅka Sutta)
Udāna · Ud 1:4. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Dhp 04 · Blossoms
The body's impermanence likened to foam and a mirage, and death's swift claim on those absorbed only in gathering sensual pleasures.
MN 6 · If One Would Wish (Ākaṅkheyya Sutta)
Lists aspirations a monk might hold—respect, requisites, supernormal attainments—showing how virtue, concentration, and insight fulfill each one.
DN 12 · To Lohicca (Lohicca Sutta)
Refutes the view that a teacher who has found truth should keep it to himself, distinguishing worthy teachers from unworthy ones.
AN 1:49 · Quick to Reverse Itself (Lahu-parivaṭṭa Sutta)
Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 1:49. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Iti 3 · uttaka 3
Itivuttaka · Iti 3. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.