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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.

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1497 works

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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Dhp 04 · Blossoms

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The body's impermanence likened to foam and a mirage, and death's swift claim on those absorbed only in gathering sensual pleasures.

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Ud 1:4 · Overbearing (Huhuṅka Sutta)

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Udāna · Ud 1:4. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Snp 1:4 · 1:4 To Kasi Bhāradvāja

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Sutta Nipāta · Snp 1:4. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thag 1:6 · Dabba (“Capable”)

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Theragāthā · Thag 1:6. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thig 2:3 · Sumaṅgala’s Mother

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Therīgāthā · Thig 2:3. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Khp 4 · Sāmaṇera Pañhā — The Novice’s Questions

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Khuddakapāṭha · Khp 4. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 1:9 · Fond of Conceit (Manakāma Sutta)

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

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Iti 4 · uttaka 4

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Itivuttaka · Iti 4. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 1:50 · Luminous (Pabhassara Suttas)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 1:50. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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DN 15 · The Great Causes Discourse (Mahā Nidāna Sutta)

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Gives a deep analysis of dependent co-arising and not-self, tracing causation from aging-and-death back through consciousness and name-and-form.

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MN 7 · The Simile of the Cloth (Vatthūpama Sutta)

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Uses the simile of dyeing cloth to show how mental defilements, and their removal, determine one's destination after death.

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Dhp 05 · Fools

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The company of fools and its perils, contrasted with self-reliance, and the fool's torment over possessions that were never truly his.

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Ud 1:5 · Brahmans (Brāhmaṇa Sutta)

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Udāna · Ud 1:5. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Snp 1:5 · 1:5 Cunda

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Sutta Nipāta · Snp 1:5. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thag 1:7 · Bhalliya

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Theragāthā · Thag 1:7. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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