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Snp 1:2 · 1:2 Dhaniya the Cattleman

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Sutta Nipāta · Snp 1:2. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thag 1:2 · Mahā Koṭṭhita

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Theragāthā · Thag 1:2. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thig 1:11 · Muttā

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Therīgāthā · Thig 1:11. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Khp 2 · Dasa Sikkhāpada — The Ten Training Rules

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Khuddakapāṭha · Khp 2. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 1:7 · Unpenetrated (Appaṭividitā Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1:7. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 2 · uttaka 2

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Itivuttaka · Iti 2. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 1:48 · Soft (Mudu Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 1:48. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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DN 11 · To Kevaṭṭa (Kevaṭṭa Sutta)

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Rejects miracles and conversations with deities as grounds for faith, holding that only mental training toward liberation is trustworthy.

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MN 5 · Unblemished (Anaṅgaṇa Sutta)

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Sāriputta distinguishes those who recognize their own inner blemishes of desire from those who remain unaware of them.

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Dhp 03 · The Mind

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The mind's wildness and subtlety, hard to grasp and restrain, and the ease that comes from taming and guarding it.

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Ud 1:3 · Awakening (3) (Bodhi Sutta)

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Udāna · Ud 1:3. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Snp 1:3 · 1:3 A Rhinoceros

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Sutta Nipāta · Snp 1:3. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thag 1:3 · Kaṅkhā (Doubting) Revata

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Theragāthā · Thag 1:3. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thig 1:17 · Dhammā

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Therīgāthā · Thig 1:17. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Khp 3 · Dvattiṁsākāra — The 32 Parts

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Khuddakapāṭha · Khp 3. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 1:8 · Thoroughly Confused (Susammuṭṭha Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1:8. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 3 · uttaka 3

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Itivuttaka · Iti 3. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 1:49 · Quick to Reverse Itself (Lahu-parivaṭṭa Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 1:49. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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DN 12 · To Lohicca (Lohicca Sutta)

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Refutes the view that a teacher who has found truth should keep it to himself, distinguishing worthy teachers from unworthy ones.

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MN 6 · If One Would Wish (Ākaṅkheyya Sutta)

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Lists aspirations a monk might hold—respect, requisites, supernormal attainments—showing how virtue, concentration, and insight fulfill each one.

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