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Ud 5:4 · Boys (Kumāra Sutta)
Buddhism

Ud 5:4 · Boys (Kumāra Sutta)

Udāna · Ud 5:4. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA) · · 1 min read
MN 56 · The Teaching to Upāli (Upālivāda Sutta)
Buddhism

MN 56 · The Teaching to Upāli (Upālivāda Sutta)

Debate over which kind of action, bodily, verbal, or mental, is most culpable for producing harmful kamma, converting the householder Upāli from Jain doctrine.

Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA) · · 24 min read
AN 3:34 · Causes (Nidāna Sutta)
Buddhism

AN 3:34 · Causes (Nidāna Sutta)

Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:34. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA) · · 3 min read
Iti 46 · uttaka 46
Buddhism

Iti 46 · uttaka 46

Itivuttaka · Iti 46. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA) · · 1 min read
SN 3:7 · In Judgment (Atthakaraṇa Sutta)
Buddhism

SN 3:7 · In Judgment (Atthakaraṇa Sutta)

Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 3:7. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thag 1:113 · Vanavaccha
Buddhism

Thag 1:113 · Vanavaccha

Theragāthā · Thag 1:113. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA) · · 1 min read
Snp 4:5 · 4:5 The Supreme Octet
Buddhism

Snp 4:5 · 4:5 The Supreme Octet

Sutta Nipāta · Snp 4:5. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA) · · 1 min read
Ud 5:3 · The Leper (Kuṭṭhi Sutta)
Buddhism

Ud 5:3 · The Leper (Kuṭṭhi Sutta)

Udāna · Ud 5:3. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA) · · 4 min read
MN 55 · To Jīvaka (Jīvaka Sutta)
Buddhism

MN 55 · To Jīvaka (Jīvaka Sutta)

Rules on eating meat: it is blameless unless seen, heard, or suspected to have been killed specifically for the eater.

Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA) · · 6 min read
AN 3:33 · To Ven. Sāriputta (Sāriputta Sutta)
Buddhism

AN 3:33 · To Ven. Sāriputta (Sāriputta Sutta)

Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:33. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA) · · 2 min read
Iti 45 · uttaka 45
Buddhism

Iti 45 · uttaka 45

Itivuttaka · Iti 45. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA) · · 1 min read
SN 3:6 · Few (Appaka Sutta)
Buddhism

SN 3:6 · Few (Appaka Sutta)

Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 3:6. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thag 1:111 · Jenta
Buddhism

Thag 1:111 · Jenta

Theragāthā · Thag 1:111. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Snp 4:4 · 4:4 The Pure Octet
Buddhism

Snp 4:4 · 4:4 The Pure Octet

Sutta Nipāta · Snp 4:4. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA) · · 3 min read
Ud 5:2 · Short-lived (Appāyuka Sutta)
Buddhism

Ud 5:2 · Short-lived (Appāyuka Sutta)

Udāna · Ud 5:2. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA) · · 1 min read
MN 54 · To Potaliya (Excerpt) (Potaliya Sutta)
Buddhism

MN 54 · To Potaliya (Excerpt) (Potaliya Sutta)

Renunciation of sensual pleasure through similes of a bone, meat, a grass torch, a pit of coals, and a borrowed loan.

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AN 3:32 · To Ven. Ānanda (Ānanda Sutta)
Buddhism

AN 3:32 · To Ven. Ānanda (Ānanda Sutta)

Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:32. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA) · · 2 min read
Iti 44 · uttaka 44
Buddhism

Iti 44 · uttaka 44

Itivuttaka · Iti 44. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA) · · 2 min read
SN 3:5 · Self-protected (Atta-rakkhita Sutta)
Buddhism

SN 3:5 · Self-protected (Atta-rakkhita Sutta)

Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 3:5. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA) · · 2 min read
Thag 1:110 · Usabha
Buddhism

Thag 1:110 · Usabha

Theragāthā · Thag 1:110. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA) · · 1 min read
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