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SN 2.3 · Conscience (Hiri Sutta)
Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 2.3. Translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
SN 2.1 · Treasures (Ratana Sutta)
Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 2.1. Translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
SN 1.12 · The Sage (Muni Sutta)
Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1.12. Translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
SN 1.11 · Victory (Vijaya Sutta)
Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1.11. Translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
SN 1.6 · Discourse on Downfall (Parabhava Sutta)
Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1.6. Translated by Piyadassi Thera.
SN 1.5 · To Cunda (Cunda Sutta)
Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1.5. Translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
SN 1.4 · To the Plowing Bharadvaja (Kasi Bharadvaja Sutta)
Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1.4. Translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
SN 1.3 · A Rhinoceros (Khaggavisana Sutta)
Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1.3. Translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
MN 116 · The Discourse at Isigili (Isigili Sutta)
The mountain Isigili and the many paccekabuddhas (silent buddhas) who once dwelt there, whom the Buddha names and honors.
MN 57 · The Dog-duty Ascetic (Kukkuravatika Sutta)
Ascetics who imitate dogs and cattle seeking liberation, and the Buddha's classification of kamma into dark, bright, and mixed results.
MN 34 · The Shorter Discourse on the Cowherd (excerpt) (Culagopalika Sutta)
A foolish cowherd who drowns his cattle crossing a river, versus a skilled one, symbolizing teachers who safely guide followers to Nibbana.
MN 8 · The Discourse on Effacement (Sallekha Sutta)
Right view as 'not mine, not I, not my self,' and cultivating wholesome qualities to efface conceit, wrong views, and defilements.
DN 32 · Discourse on Atanatiya (Atanatiya Sutta)
A protective verse (paritta) taught by the four guardian deities for monks' safety from harmful spirits, later chanted for protection.
DN 31 · The Discourse to Sigala (Sigalovada Sutta)
The Buddha's ethical teaching for householders, reinterpreting a ritual of worshipping six directions as duties owed within family, social, and working relationships.
Introduction — Itivuttaka
An introduction to the Itivuttaka, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Introduction — Khuddakapāṭha
An introduction to the Khuddakapāṭha, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Introduction — Theragāthā
An introduction to the Theragāthā, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Introduction — Sutta Nipāta
An introduction to the Sutta Nipāta, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Introduction — Udāna
An introduction to the Udāna, by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
Introduction — Dhammapada
Thanissaro Bhikkhu's introduction situating the Dhammapada within both the literary tradition of kavya and the early Buddhist path of practice.