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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 11:5 · Victory Through What is Well Spoken (Subhāsita-jaya Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 11:5. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 3:136 · A Friend (Mitta Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:136. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 107 · uttaka 107

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Itivuttaka · Iti 107. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 11:14 · Poor (Daḷidda Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 11:14. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 149 · The Great Six Sense-Media Discourse (Mahā Saḷāyatanika Sutta)

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How not knowing the six senses as they truly are breeds clinging and suffering, while knowing them fosters dispassion and release via the eightfold path.

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AN 3:137 · The Orderliness of the Dhamma (Dhamma-niyāma Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:137. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 4:1 · Understanding (Anubuddha Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 4:1. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 108 · uttaka 108

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Itivuttaka · Iti 108. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 11:15 · A Delightful Place (Rāmaṇeyyaka Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 11:15. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 151 · The Purification of Almsfood (Piṇḍapātapārisuddhi Sutta)

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Sāriputta's method of repeatedly examining one's own mind while eating almsfood, purifying conduct through the framework of the four noble truths.

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Iti 109 · uttaka 109

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Itivuttaka · Iti 109. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 11:22 · Ugly (Dubbaṇṇiya Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 11:22. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 152 · The Development of the Faculties (Indriya-bhāvanā Sutta)

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True development of the senses—equanimous awareness amid the pleasant and unpleasant—contrasted with a brahman's teaching of simply not seeing or hearing.

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AN 4:5 · With the Flow (Anusota Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 4:5. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 4:10 · Yokes (Yoga Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 4:10. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 110 · uttaka 110

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Itivuttaka · Iti 110. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 11:24 · A Transgression (Accaya Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 11:24. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 4:19 · Off Course (Agati Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 4:19. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 111 · uttaka 111

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Itivuttaka · Iti 111. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 12:2

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 12:2. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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