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SN 44:5 · Sāriputta and Koṭṭhita (3) (Sāriputta-Koṭṭhita Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 44:5. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 44:6 · Sāriputta and Koṭṭhita (4) (Sāriputta-Koṭṭhita Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 44:6. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 44:7 · With Moggallāna (Moggallāna Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 44:7. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 44:8 · With Vacchagotta (Vacchagotta Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 44:8. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 44:9 · The Debating Hall (Kutūhalasālā Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 44:9. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Snp 4

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Sutta Nipāta · Snp 4. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Snp 5

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Sutta Nipāta · Snp 5. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thag 9 · Bhūta

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Theragāthā · Thag 9. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thag 11 · Saṅkicca

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Theragāthā · Thag 11. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thag 13 · Soṇa Koḷivisa

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Theragāthā · Thag 13. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thag 18 · Mahā Kassapa

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Theragāthā · Thag 18. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thig 8 · Sīsūpacālā

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Therīgāthā · Thig 8. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thig 9 · Vaḍḍha’s Mother

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Therīgāthā · Thig 9. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thig 10 · Kīsā Gotamī

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Therīgāthā · Thig 10. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thig 12 · Puṇṇikā & the Brahman

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Therīgāthā · Thig 12. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thig 14 · Subhā & the Libertine

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Therīgāthā · Thig 14. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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DN 31 · The Discourse to Sigala (Sigalovada Sutta)

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The Buddha's ethical teaching for householders, reinterpreting a ritual of worshipping six directions as duties owed within family, social, and working relationships.

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DN 32 · Discourse on Atanatiya (Atanatiya Sutta)

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A protective verse (paritta) taught by the four guardian deities for monks' safety from harmful spirits, later chanted for protection.

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MN 8 · The Discourse on Effacement (Sallekha Sutta)

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Right view as 'not mine, not I, not my self,' and cultivating wholesome qualities to efface conceit, wrong views, and defilements.

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MN 34 · The Shorter Discourse on the Cowherd (excerpt) (Culagopalika Sutta)

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A foolish cowherd who drowns his cattle crossing a river, versus a skilled one, symbolizing teachers who safely guide followers to Nibbana.

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