Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu
Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu (Geoffrey DeGraff) — American monk of the Thai forest tradition and abbot of Metta Forest Monastery; the principal translator of the suttas held here.
In the Library
1497 works
DN 01 · The Brahmā Net (Brahmajāla Sutta)
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Catalogs and refutes the sixty-two speculative views about self, world, and eternity held by contemplatives of the Buddha's day.
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MN 1 · The Root Sequence (Mūlapariyāya Sutta)
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Warns against the conceit of positing an underlying ground of all phenomena, contrasting ordinary conceiving with an arahant's freedom from it.
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Introduction — Dhammapada
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Thanissaro Bhikkhu's introduction situating the Dhammapada within both the literary tradition of kavya and the early Buddhist path of practice.
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Introduction — Sutta Nipāta
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An introduction to the Sutta Nipāta, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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Introduction — Theragāthā
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An introduction to the Theragāthā, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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Thig 1:1 · An Anonymous Nun
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Therīgāthā · Thig 1:1. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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Introduction — Khuddakapāṭha
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An introduction to the Khuddakapāṭha, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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SN 1:1 · Crossing over the Flood (Ogha-taraṇa Sutta)
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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1:1. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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Introduction — Itivuttaka
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An introduction to the Itivuttaka, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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AN 1:21 · A Single Thing (Ekadhamma Suttas)
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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 1:21. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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DN 02 · The Fruits of the Contemplative Life (Sāmaññaphala Sutta)
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Lays out the tangible rewards of monastic life, tracing the gradual training from virtue through jhāna to liberating insight.
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MN 2 · All the Effluents (Sabbāsava Sutta)
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Teaches seven methods for abandoning the mind's effluents—through seeing, restraint, use, endurance, avoidance, elimination, and development.
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Dhp 01 · Pairs
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The mind as forerunner of every word and deed, shaping suffering or happiness, and hostility stilled only through non-hostility.
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Ud 1:1 · Awakening (1) (Bodhi Sutta)
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Udāna · Ud 1:1. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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Snp 1:1 · 1:1 The Snake
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Sutta Nipāta · Snp 1:1. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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Thag 1:1 · Subhūti
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Theragāthā · Thag 1:1. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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Thig 1:3 · Puṇṇā
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Therīgāthā · Thig 1:3. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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Khp 1 · Saraṇagamana — Going for Refuge
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Khuddakapāṭha · Khp 1. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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SN 1:2 · Freedom (Nimokkha Sutta)
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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1:2. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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Iti 1 · uttaka 1
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Itivuttaka · Iti 1. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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