Photo by Pixabay from Pexels On one occasion the Blessed One was living at Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Park. There he addressed the bhikkhus…
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Photo by Ditto Bowo on Unsplash “Bhikkhus, I will teach you an exposition of the Dhamma on creeping. Listen and attend closely. I will speak.” “Yes, Bhante,” those…
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Photo by Piotr Usewicz on Unsplash “Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks for an unethical person because of their failure in ethics. What five? Firstly, an unethical person loses…
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Photo by Dương Nhân from Pexels The Five Drawbacks for an Unethical Person because of their Failure in Ethics and Five Benefits for an Ethical Person because of…
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Photo by Pixabay from Pexels The brahmin Doṇa asked the Buddha On one occasion the Blessed One was traveling along the highway between Ukkaṭṭhā and Setavya. The brahmin…
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Photo by ACK15 on Unsplash On one occasion the Blessed One was wandering in the Kosalan country with a large Sangha of bhikkhus, and eventually he arrived at…
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Photo by Rod Long on Unsplash At Savatthi. “Bhikkhus, I say that the destruction of the taints is for one who knows and sees, not for one who…
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A fool suffers both in this life and the next, while the astute benefits in both respects At one time the Buddha was staying near…
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Photo by Jed Owen on Unsplash “Bhikkhus, possessing ten qualities, one is deposited in hell as if brought there. What ten? (1) “Here, someone destroys life; he is…
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The nutriments for the hindrances At Savatthī. “Bhikkhus, just as this body, sustained by nutriment, subsists in dependence on nutriment and does not subsist without…
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Photo by Sam Moqadam on Unsplash This was said by the Lord… “Bhikkhus, these three are inner stains, inner enemies, inner foes, inner murderers, inner adversaries. What three?…
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Photo by Taylor Simpson on Unsplash “Monks, these six are conditions that are conducive to amiability, that engender feelings of endearment, engender feelings of respect, leading to a…
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Photo by Julie Ricard on Unsplash On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling among the Vajjians at Ukkacela on the bank of the river Ganges, together with…
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Photo by Ethan Jones from Pexels At Savatthī. “Bhikkhus, an instructed noble disciple does not think: ‘When what exists does what come to be? With the arising of…
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Photo by Greg Rosenke on Unsplash Then a certain affluent brahmin approached the Blessed One and exchanged greetings with him. When he had concluded his greeting and cordial…
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Photo by lalesh aldarwish from Pexels “Bhikkhus, possessing three factors, a master thief breaks into houses, plunders wealth, commits banditry, and ambushes highways. What three? Here, a master…
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Bāhiya Sutta Ud 1.10 At one time the Gracious One was dwelling near Sāvatthī, in Jeta’s Wood, at Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. Then at that time Bāhiya of…
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Tikicchaka Sutta AN 10.108 “Monks, doctors give a purgative for warding off diseases caused by bile, diseases caused by phlegm, diseases caused by the internal wind…
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Photo by Samuel Silitonga from Pexels At Sāvatthī. Now at that time King Pasenadi of Kosala used to eat rice by the bucket. Then after eating King Pasenadi of…
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Photo by Vincenzo Malagoli on Unsplash “Bhikkhus, when a deva is due to pass away from a company of devas, five prognostic signs appear: His flower-garlands wither, His…
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Dutiyapuññābhisanda Sutta AN 4.52 “Bhikkhus, there are these four streams of merit, streams of the wholesome, nutriments of happiness—heavenly, ripening in happiness, conducive to heaven—that lead…
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Photo by Guillaume Meurice from Pexels The four kinds of mindfulness meditation are a complete heap of what is skillful. At Savatthi. There the Blessed One said this:…
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“Bhikkhus, there are these three taints. What three? The taint of sensual desire, the taint of being, and the taint of ignorance. These are the…
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Photo by Marc Mintel on Unsplash I have heard that at one time the Blessed One was staying at Nadika, in the Brick Hall. There he addressed the…
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Photo by Peter Brown from Pexels With Mahānāma (2nd) SO I HAVE HEARD. At one time the Buddha was staying in the land of the Sakyans, near Kapilavatthu…
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