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The path taught by the Buddha — the four noble truths, dependent origination, and the way to the cessation of suffering, preserved in the Pali Canon and its later schools.

Thag 16:8 · Aṅgulimāla

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Theragāthā · Thag 16:8. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 9:4 · Many (Sambahula Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 9:4. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 3:117 · Imperturbable (Aneñjaka Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:117. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 97 · uttaka 97

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Itivuttaka · Iti 97. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 9:5 · Ānanda (Ānanda Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 9:5. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thag 17:2 · Sāriputta

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Theragāthā · Thag 17:2. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 135 · The Shorter Analysis of Action (Cūḷa Kamma-vibhaṅga Sutta)

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Why human beings differ in lifespan, health, beauty, status, and wealth: the law that beings are owners and heirs of their own actions.

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AN 3:121 · Purities (1) (Soceyya Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:121. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 98 · uttaka 98

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Itivuttaka · Iti 98. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 9:6 · Anuruddha (Anuruddha Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 9:6. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 136 · The Greater Analysis of Action (Mahā Kamma-vibhaṅga Sutta)

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A fuller account of kamma correcting simplistic views, showing how present conduct, intention, and prior results interweave in producing outcomes.

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AN 3:122 · Purities (2) (Soceyya Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:122. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 9:9 · The Vajjian Princeling (Vajjīputta Sutta)

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

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MN 137 · An Analysis of the Six Sense-Media (Saḷāyatana-vibhaṅga Sutta)

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The six sense media and the two kinds of feeling, renunciation-based and household-based, distinguishing which forms of distress and joy serve the path.

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Iti 99 · uttaka 99

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Itivuttaka · Iti 99. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 100 · uttaka 100

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Itivuttaka · Iti 100. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 9:11 · Inappropriate Attention (Ayoniso-manasikāra Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 9:11. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 138 · An Analysis of the Statement (Uddesa-vibhaṅga Sutta)

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Guarding consciousness so it is neither scattered outward toward objects nor fixated inward, cutting the seed of future birth and stress.

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AN 3:123 · Sagacity (Moneyya Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:123. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 3:124 · At Kusināra (Kusināra Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:124. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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