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Introduction — Itivuttaka
Buddhism

Introduction — Itivuttaka

An introduction to the Itivuttaka, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA) · · 5 min read
SN 1:1 · Crossing over the Flood (Ogha-taraṇa Sutta)
Buddhism

SN 1:1 · Crossing over the Flood (Ogha-taraṇa Sutta)

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

Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA) · · 1 min read
Introduction — Khuddakapāṭha
Buddhism

Introduction — Khuddakapāṭha

An introduction to the Khuddakapāṭha, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA) · · 2 min read
Thig 1:1 · An Anonymous Nun
Buddhism

Thig 1:1 · An Anonymous Nun

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

Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA) · · 1 min read
Introduction — Theragāthā
Buddhism

Introduction — Theragāthā

An introduction to the Theragāthā, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA) · · 19 min read
Introduction — Sutta Nipāta
Buddhism

Introduction — Sutta Nipāta

An introduction to the Sutta Nipāta, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA) · · 41 min read
Introduction — Udāna
Buddhism

Introduction — Udāna

An introduction to the Udāna, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA) · · 38 min read
Introduction — Dhammapada
Buddhism

Introduction — Dhammapada

Thanissaro Bhikkhu's introduction situating the Dhammapada within both the literary tradition of kavya and the early Buddhist path of practice.

Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA) · · 12 min read
MN 1 · The Root Sequence (Mūlapariyāya Sutta)
Buddhism

MN 1 · The Root Sequence (Mūlapariyāya Sutta)

Warns against the conceit of positing an underlying ground of all phenomena, contrasting ordinary conceiving with an arahant's freedom from it.

Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA) · · 11 min read
DN 01 · The Brahmā Net (Brahmajāla Sutta)
Buddhism

DN 01 · The Brahmā Net (Brahmajāla Sutta)

Catalogs and refutes the sixty-two speculative views about self, world, and eternity held by contemplatives of the Buddha's day.

Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA) · · 78 min read
The Classic of Filial Piety (孝經 Xiao Jing) (trans. James Legge)
Confucianism

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.

Ben Ajaero · · 21 min read
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