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SN 1:8 · Thoroughly Confused (Susammuṭṭha Sutta)
Buddhism

SN 1:8 · Thoroughly Confused (Susammuṭṭha Sutta)

Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1:8. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Khp 3 · Dvattiṁsākāra — The 32 Parts
Buddhism

Khp 3 · Dvattiṁsākāra — The 32 Parts

Khuddakapāṭha · Khp 3. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thig 1:17 · Dhammā
Buddhism

Thig 1:17 · Dhammā

Therīgāthā · Thig 1:17. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thag 1:3 · Kaṅkhā (Doubting) Revata
Buddhism

Thag 1:3 · Kaṅkhā (Doubting) Revata

Theragāthā · Thag 1:3. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Snp 1:3 · 1:3 A Rhinoceros
Buddhism

Snp 1:3 · 1:3 A Rhinoceros

Sutta Nipāta · Snp 1:3. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Ud 1:3 · Awakening (3) (Bodhi Sutta)
Buddhism

Ud 1:3 · Awakening (3) (Bodhi Sutta)

Udāna · Ud 1:3. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Dhp 03 · The Mind
Buddhism

Dhp 03 · The Mind

The mind's wildness and subtlety, hard to grasp and restrain, and the ease that comes from taming and guarding it.

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MN 5 · Unblemished (Anaṅgaṇa Sutta)
Buddhism

MN 5 · Unblemished (Anaṅgaṇa Sutta)

Sāriputta distinguishes those who recognize their own inner blemishes of desire from those who remain unaware of them.

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DN 11 · To Kevaṭṭa (Kevaṭṭa Sutta)
Buddhism

DN 11 · To Kevaṭṭa (Kevaṭṭa Sutta)

Rejects miracles and conversations with deities as grounds for faith, holding that only mental training toward liberation is trustworthy.

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AN 1:48 · Soft (Mudu Sutta)
Buddhism

AN 1:48 · Soft (Mudu Sutta)

Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 1:48. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 2 · uttaka 2
Buddhism

Iti 2 · uttaka 2

Itivuttaka · Iti 2. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 1:7 · Unpenetrated (Appaṭividitā Sutta)
Buddhism

SN 1:7 · Unpenetrated (Appaṭividitā Sutta)

Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1:7. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Khp 2 · Dasa Sikkhāpada — The Ten Training Rules
Buddhism

Khp 2 · Dasa Sikkhāpada — The Ten Training Rules

Khuddakapāṭha · Khp 2. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thig 1:11 · Muttā
Buddhism

Thig 1:11 · Muttā

Therīgāthā · Thig 1:11. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thag 1:2 · Mahā Koṭṭhita
Buddhism

Thag 1:2 · Mahā Koṭṭhita

Theragāthā · Thag 1:2. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Snp 1:2 · 1:2 Dhaniya the Cattleman
Buddhism

Snp 1:2 · 1:2 Dhaniya the Cattleman

Sutta Nipāta · Snp 1:2. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Ud 1:2 · Awakening (2) (Bodhi Sutta)
Buddhism

Ud 1:2 · Awakening (2) (Bodhi Sutta)

Udāna · Ud 1:2. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Dhp 02 · Heedfulness
Buddhism

Dhp 02 · Heedfulness

Heedfulness as the path to the deathless and heedlessness as the path to death, with vigilance named the wise person's highest wealth.

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MN 4 · Fear & Terror (Bhaya-bherava Sutta)
Buddhism

MN 4 · Fear & Terror (Bhaya-bherava Sutta)

The Buddha recounts conquering fear and terror alone in the wilderness through purified virtue, seclusion, and the four jhānas.

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DN 09 · About Poṭṭhapāda (Poṭṭhapāda Sutta)
Buddhism

DN 09 · About Poṭṭhapāda (Poṭṭhapāda Sutta)

Explores the nature and gradual cessation of perception, showing the Buddha redirecting metaphysical debate toward practice.

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