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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.

SN 15:11 · Fallen on Hard Times (Duggata Sutta)

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AN 4:124 · Mental Absorption (2) (Jhāna Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 4:124. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 15:12 · Happy (Sukhita Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 15:12. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 4:125 · Goodwill (1) (Mettā Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 4:125. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 15:13 · Thirty (Tiṁsa Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 15:13. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 15:14 · Mother (Mātu Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 15:14. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 4:126 · Goodwill (2) (Mettā Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 4:126. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 4:128 · Astounding (Abbhūta Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 4:128. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 16:2 · Without Compunction (Anottāpī Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 16:2. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 4:131 · Fetters (Saṁyojana Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 4:131. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 16:5 · Old (Jiṇṇa Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 16:5. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 4:138 · Withdrawn (Nikkaṭṭha Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 4:138. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 16:11 · The Robe (Cīvara Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 16:11. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 4:144 · Brightness (Obhāsa Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 4:144. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 16:13 · A Counterfeit of the True Dhamma (Saddhammapaṭirūpaka Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 16:13. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 4:156 · An Eon (Kappa Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 4:156. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 17:3 · The Turtle (Kumma Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 17:3. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 17:5 · The Dung Beetle (Kaṁsaḷakā Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 17:5. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 4:157 · Illness (Roga Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 4:157. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 4:158 · Decline (Parihāni Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 4:158. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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