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Iti 55 · uttaka 55
Itivuttaka · Iti 55. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
SN 3:19 · Heirless (1) (Aputtaka Sutta)
Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 3:19. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Thag 2:16 · Mahākāla
Theragāthā · Thag 2:16. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Snp 4:14 · 4:14 Quickly
Sutta Nipāta · Snp 4:14. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Ud 6:2 · Seclusion (Paṭisalla Sutta)
Udāna · Ud 6:2. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
MN 66 · The Quail Simile (Laḍukikopama Sutta)
Renouncing even trifling attachments, likened to a quail snared by a creeper, on the gradual path from sense restraint through the jhānas to release.
AN 3:52 · Two People (1) (Dvejana Sutta)
Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:52. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Iti 54 · uttaka 54
Itivuttaka · Iti 54. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
SN 3:17 · Heedfulness (Appamāda Sutta)
Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 3:17. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Thag 2:13 · Heraññakāni
Theragāthā · Thag 2:13. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Snp 4:13 · 4:13 The Great Array
Sutta Nipāta · Snp 4:13. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Ud 6:1 · Relinquishment of the Life Force (Āyusama-osajjana Sutta)
Udāna · Ud 6:1. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
MN 64 · The Longer Exhortation to Māluṅkya (Mahā Māluṅkyovāda Sutta)
The five lower fetters, binding beings to the sensual realm, and the path of jhāna and insight that uproots them for non-return.
AN 3:50 · Ardency (Ātappa Sutta)
Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:50. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Iti 53 · uttaka 53
Itivuttaka · Iti 53. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
SN 3:15 · A Battle (2) (Saṅgāma Sutta)
Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 3:15. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Thag 2:11 · Mahā Cunda
Theragāthā · Thag 2:11. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Snp 4:12 · 4:12 The Lesser Array
Sutta Nipāta · Snp 4:12. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Ud 5:10 · Cūḷa Panthaka (Panthaka Sutta)
Udāna · Ud 5:10. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
MN 63 · The Shorter Exhortation to Māluṅkya (Cūḷa Māluṅkyovāda Sutta)
The simile of the poisoned arrow shows why speculative questions about the cosmos and the self are irrelevant to ending suffering.