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- Snp 1.8 Metta Sutta: Discourse on Loving-KindnessHow to practice loving-kindness meditation.
- SN 56.11 Dhamma Cakkappavattana Sutta: Setting In Motion the Wheel of DhammaThe Supreme Buddha’s very first sermon.
- DN 22 Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta: Long Discourse on the Establishments Of MindfulnessA complete set of instructions for practicing mindfulness meditation.
- SN 56.31 Siṁsapā Sutta: In the Indian Rosewood ForestThere are many things that the Buddha did not teach us because they are irrelevant, unbeneficial and do not lead to Nibbāna.
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- Pv 4.7 Rājaputta Sutta: The Son of a KingWhat happened to a prince that committed evil actions towards a Pacceka Buddha?
- Snp 1.4 Kasībhāradvāja Sutta: The Discourse to the Brahmin KasībhāradvājaBeautiful similes the Buddha gives to a brahmin who challenges him.
- Vv 7.5 Amba Sutta: Mango MansionA deva explains his encounter with Arahant Sāriputta and the meritorious actions he did to achieve happiness.
- Thig 14.1: The Verses of Arahant Nun Subhā, Who Dwelled in the Jīvaka Mango Garden (365-398)This Arahant Nun uses the power of Dhamma to defeat an attacker.
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- Snp 1.4 Kasībhāradvāja Sutta: The Discourse to the Brahmin KasībhāradvājaBeautiful similes the Buddha gives to a brahmin who challenges him.
- DN 32 Āṭānāṭiya Sutta: Discourse on ĀtānātiyaVerses of protection
- SN 46.14 Maha Kassapatthera Bojjhanga Sutta: Discourse on Enlightenment Factors to Arahant KassapaThe Supreme Buddha recites the Enlightenment Factors to Arahant Mahā Kassapa to help him overcome illness.
- Snp 2.1 Ratana Sutta: Jewels DiscourseThis sutta was taught by the Supreme Buddha as a protection for the city of Rājagaha when it was overcome with famine, disease, and evil spirits. It explains the qualities of the Triple Gem.
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Learn about bad actions that lead to rebirth in the ghost world.
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Verses spoken by to to the Great arahant monks that lived in the time of the Supreme Buddha.
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