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MN 60 · A Safe Bet (Apaṇṇaka Sutta)
A pragmatic wager for holding right view over annihilationism, reasoning that virtuous kamma and rebirth are the safer bet regardless of certainty.
AN 3:40 · Governing Principles (Ādhipateyya Sutta)
Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:40. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Iti 49 · uttaka 49
Itivuttaka · Iti 49. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
SN 3:10 · Bonds (Bandhana Sutta)
Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 3:10. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Thag 1:119 · Vajjiputta
Theragāthā · Thag 1:119. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Snp 4:8 · 4:8 To Pasūra
Sutta Nipāta · Snp 4:8. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Ud 5:6 · Soṇa (Soṇa Sutta)
Udāna · Ud 5:6. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
MN 59 · Many Things to Be Felt (Bahuvedanīya Sutta)
A taxonomy of feeling, from two to over a hundred varieties, and how jhāna pleasure surpasses sensual pleasure without being feared.
AN 3:39 · Refinement (Sukhamāla Sutta)
Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:39. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Iti 48 · uttaka 48
Itivuttaka · Iti 48. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
SN 3:9 · Sacrifice (Yañña Sutta)
Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 3:9. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Thag 1:118 · Kimbila
Theragāthā · Thag 1:118. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Snp 4:7 · 4:7 To Tissa-metteyya
Sutta Nipāta · Snp 4:7. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Ud 5:5 · Uposatha (Uposatha Sutta)
Udāna · Ud 5:5. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
MN 58 · To Prince Abhaya (Abhaya Rāja-kumāra Sutta)
Criteria governing what the Buddha will and won't say: whether a statement is true, beneficial, and timely, whether pleasing or not.
AN 3:35 · To Hatthaka (Hatthaka Sutta)
Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:35. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Iti 47 · uttaka 47
Itivuttaka · Iti 47. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
SN 3:8 · Mallikā (Mallikā Sutta)
Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 3:8. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Thag 1:114 · Adhimutta
Theragāthā · Thag 1:114. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Snp 4:6 · 4:6 Old Age
Sutta Nipāta · Snp 4:6. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.