Photo by Jan Huber/Unsplash This was said by the Lord… “Bhikkhus, aspiring for these three kinds of happiness, a wise person should guard virtuous conduct.…

Photo by Sippakorn Yamkasikorn/Pexels On one occasion the Blessed One was staying near Nalanda in the Pavarika Mango Grove. Then Asibandhakaputta the headman went to…

Photo: Vlad Tchompalov/Unsplash “Monks, there are these three roots of what is unskillful. Which three? Greed is a root of what is unskillful, aversion is…

“Bhikkhus, for a virtuous person, one whose behavior is virtuous, no volition need be exerted: ‘Let non-regret arise in me.’ It is natural that non-regret…

On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Park. There the Blessed One addressed the bhikkhus: “Bhikkhus!” “Venerable sir!”…

At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. There the Buddha addressed the mendicants, “Mendicants!” “Venerable sir,” they replied. The Buddha said…

Photo: Marsh Williams/Pexels Are you afraid of suffering? At one time the Gracious One was dwelling near Sāvatthī, in Jeta’s Wood, at Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. Then…

Photo by Emre Kuzu from Pexels The Buddha spoke to householder Anāthapiṇḍika Then the householder Anāthapiṇḍika went up to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side.…

Sabrahmaka Sutta AN 3.31 “Bhikkhus, those families dwell with Brahmā where at home the mother and father are revered by their children. Those families dwell with…

Photo: Heike Mintel/Unsplash At Sāvatthī. Then a brahmin who provided for his mother went up to the Buddha, and exchanged greetings with him. When the…

At Sāvatthī. Now at that time there was a brahmin named Saṅgārava staying in Sāvatthī. He practiced purification by water, believing in purification by water.…

At Savatthi. Now on that occasion the Venerable Tissa, the Blessed One’s paternal cousin, informed a number of bhikkhus: “Friends, my body seems as if…

Sussūsati Sutta AN 6.88 “Endowed with these six qualities, monks, a person is incapable of alighting on the lawfulness, the rightness of skillful qualities even when…

“Monks, there are these three types of individuals to be found existing in the world. Which three? An individual like an inscription in rock, an…

THUS HAVE I HEARD. On one occasion the Blessed One was living at Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Park. There he addressed the bhikkhus thus:…

Then a certain brahmin wanderer approached the Blessed One … and said to him: “Master Gotama, it is said: ‘A directly visible Dhamma, a directly…

I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying near Vesali, in the Great Forest, at the Gabled Pavilion. Then, in the…

THUS HAVE I HEARD. On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Savatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anathapiṇḍika’s Park. There the Blessed One addressed the…

“Bhikkhus, there are these eight causes and conditions that lead to obtaining the wisdom fundamental to the spiritual life when it has not been obtained…

The Cause and Reason Why the True Dhamma does not endure Long after a Tathagata has attained final Nibbāna THUS HAVE I HEARD. On one…

Photo by Drew Rae from Pexels About Devadatta At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha, on the Vulture’s Peak Mountain, not long after Devadatta had left. There…

Devadatta’s Failing On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Rājagaha on Mount Vulture Peak not long after Devadatta had left. There the Blessed…

“Bhikkhus, based on the Himalayas, the king of mountains, great sal trees grow in five ways. What five? (1) They grow in branches, leaves, and…

This was said by the Lord… “Bhikkhus, these three kinds of sons are found existing in the world. What three? The superior kind, the similar…