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Thag 16:1 · Adhimutta & the Bandits

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Theragāthā · Thag 16:1. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 3:113 · Causes (2) (Nidāna Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:113. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 94 · uttaka 94

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Itivuttaka · Iti 94. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 9:1 · Seclusion (Viveka Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 9:1. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thag 16:4 · Raṭṭhapāla

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Theragāthā · Thag 16:4. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 130 · The Deva Messengers (Devadūta Sutta)

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The five deva messengers—a newborn, the aged, the sick, a punished criminal, a corpse—as warnings that spur heedful conduct before death and judgment.

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AN 3:115 · Rare (Dullabha Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:115. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 95 · uttaka 95

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Itivuttaka · Iti 95. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 9:3 · Kassapa Gotta (Kassapa Gotta Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 9:3. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thag 16:7 · Bhaddiya Kāligodhāyaputta

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Theragāthā · Thag 16:7. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 131 · An Auspicious Day (Bhaddekaratta Sutta)

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Not chasing the past or future but clearly seeing present phenomena, developing the heart with ardent, unshaken attention today.

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AN 3:116 · Immeasurable (Appameyya Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:116. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 96 · uttaka 96

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Itivuttaka · Iti 96. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 133 · Mahā Kaccāna & the Auspicious Day (MahāKaccāna Bhaddekaratta Sutta)

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Mahā Kaccāna's detailed exposition of the "auspicious day" verses, showing how clinging to the five aggregates through past, future, and present arises and is abandoned.

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Thag 16:8 · Aṅgulimāla

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Theragāthā · Thag 16:8. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 9:4 · Many (Sambahula Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 9:4. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 3:117 · Imperturbable (Aneñjaka Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:117. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 97 · uttaka 97

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Itivuttaka · Iti 97. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 9:5 · Ānanda (Ānanda Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 9:5. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thag 17:2 · Sāriputta

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Theragāthā · Thag 17:2. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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