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