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Iti 35 · uttaka 35
Itivuttaka · Iti 35. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
SN 2:19 · Uttara the Deva’s Son (Uttara Sutta)
Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 2:19. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Thag 1:85 · Sunāga
Theragāthā · Thag 1:85. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Snp 3:6 · 3:6 Sabhiya
Sutta Nipāta · Snp 3:6. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Ud 4:2 · High-strung (Uddhata Sutta)
Udāna · Ud 4:2. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
MN 40 · The Shorter Discourse at Assapura (Cūḷa-Assapura Sutta)
True contemplative practice lies in abandoning inner defilements through virtue, restraint, and mindfulness, not in outward ascetic observances alone.
AN 2:134 · Without Investigating (Ananuvicca Sutta)
Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 2:134. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Iti 34 · uttaka 34
Itivuttaka · Iti 34. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
SN 2:17 · Subrahma the Deva’s Son (Subrahma Sutta)
Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 2:17. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Thag 1:84 · Nīta
Theragāthā · Thag 1:84. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Snp 3:5 · 3:5 Māgha
Sutta Nipāta · Snp 3:5. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Ud 4:1 · Meghiya (Meghiya Sutta)
Udāna · Ud 4:1. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
MN 39 · The Greater Discourse at Assapura (Mahā Assapura Sutta)
The qualities that make one a true contemplative—shame, restraint of the senses, purified conduct, jhāna, and the three knowledges of awakening.
AN 2:123 · Voice (Ghosa Suttas)
Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 2:123. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Iti 33 · uttaka 33
Itivuttaka · Iti 33. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
SN 2:8 · Tāyana the Deva’s Son (Tāyana Sutta)
Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 2:8. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Thag 1:75 · Susārada
Theragāthā · Thag 1:75. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Snp 3:4 · 3:4 Sundarika Bhāradvāja
Sutta Nipāta · Snp 3:4. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Ud 3:10 · Surveying the World (Loka Sutta)
Udāna · Ud 3:10. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
MN 38 · The Greater Craving-Destruction Discourse (Mahā Taṇhāsaṅkhaya Sutta)
A correction of the view that consciousness transmigrates unchanged, teaching that consciousness arises only dependent on conditions, not as a persisting self.