This Was Said: Itivuttaka

The Itivuttaka contains teachings in brief, always followed by a verse. It is a good collection to read one sutta a day.Looking for a sutta with a two or three number citation? Click here | Get the printed book | Download a reading checklist

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For different numbering systems of the Itivuttaka, use this chart.

Itv 1 Lobha Sutta: Greed The Buddha taught us specific qualities in the mind to abandon. 1 minute
Itv 2 Dosa Sutta: Hatred The Buddha explains how abandoning hatred will guarantee you non-returning. 1 minute
Itv 3 Moha Sutta: Delusion The Buddha explains how beings whose minds are clouded by delusion will be reborn in the plane of misery. 1 minute
Itv 4 Kodha Sutta: Anger The Buddha explains how abandoning anger can lead to non-returning. 1 minute
Itv 5 Makkha Sutta: Contempt Abandoning contempt can bring much happiness and lead to non-returning. 1 minute
Itv 6 Māna Sutta: Conceit Abandoning conceit will lead to non-returning along with much happiness. 1 minute
Itv 7 Sabbapariññā Sutta: Fully Understanding the All One who has understood the “all” and are cleansed of passion for the “all” will put an end to suffering. 1 minute
Itv 8 Mānapariññā Sutta: Fully Understanding Conceit One who fully knows and fully understands conceit is capable of putting an end to suffering. 1 minute
Itv 9 Lobhapariññā Sutta: Fully Understanding Greed One who fully knows and fully understands greed can put an end to suffering. 1 minute
Itv 10 Dosapariññā Sutta: Fully Understanding Hatred One who fully knows and fully understands hatred can put an end to suffering. 1 minute
Itv 11 Mohapariñña Sutta: Fully Understanding Delusion One who has fully knows and fully understands delusion can put an end to suffering. 1 minute
Itv 12 Kodhapariñña Sutta: Fully Understanding Anger One who has fully knows and fully understands anger can put an end to suffering. 1 minute
Itv 13 Makkhapariñña Sutta: Fully Understanding Contempt One who fully knows and understands contempt is capable of putting an end to suffering. 1 minute
Itv 14 Avijjāhīvarana Sutta: Ignorance The Buddha explains how ignorance leads one to wonder in the journey of rebirth. 1 minute
Itv 15 Taṇha Saṁyojuna Sutta: Craving The Buddha explains the fetter of craving, which leads one to wander in the journey of rebirth. 1 minute
Itv 16 Paṭhama Sekha Sutta: The Trainee Wise consideration is the most helpful factor for a trainee who has not yet attained liberation. 1 minute
Itv 17 Dutiya Sekha Sutta: The Noble Friend The Buddha explains the importance of noble friendship for one who has not yet attained liberation. 1 minute
Itv 18 Saṅghabheda Sutta: Disunity in the Community of Monks When the community of monks are divided, it gives way to the downfall of gods and humans. 2 minutes
Itv 19 Saṅghasāmaggi Sutta: Unity in the Community of Monks Unity in the community of monks leads to the benefit of many humans and gods. 2 minutes
Itv 20 Paduṭṭhapuggala Sutta: A Corrupt Person Having a corrupt mind can lead one to the plane of misery after death. 2 minutes
Itv 21 Pasannacitta Sutta: The Confident Mind Having a pleasant mind at the time of death will lead one to be born in a heavenly world. 2 minutes
Itv 22 Māpuññabhāyi Sutta: Do Not Fear Merit The Buddha explains the results of developing a mind of loving kindness for seven years. 2 minutes
Itv 23 Ubho-attha Sutta: Both Kinds of Welfare One who is diligent in developing wholesome deeds will enjoy much happiness in this life and others. 1 minute
Itv 24 Aṭṭhipuñja Sutta: The Heap of Bones The Buddha explains how the bones of a single person, when accumulated in a single eon, would make a huge mountain. 2 minutes
Itv 25 Sampajāna Musāvāda Sutta: Lying The Buddha explains how a person who isn’t truthful has no evil deed they cannot do. 1 minute
Itv 26 Dānasaṁvibhāga Sutta: Giving and Sharing The Buddha explains the benefits of giving and the results that one gains after death. 2 minutes
Itv 27 Mettācetovimutti Sutta: The Development of Loving-kindness The Buddha explains how developing loving kindness even towards just one being will bring a huge amount of merit. 3 minutes
Itv 28 Pathama Bhikku Sutta: The Monk 1 When a monk is not careful guarding their sense faculties and are immoderate in eating, it leads to suffering. 1 minute
Itv 29 Dutiya Bhikkhu Sutta: The Monk 2 A monk who guards their sense faculties and are moderate in eating will live happily. 1 minute
Itv 30 Tapanīya Sutta: Remorse The Buddha explains the remorse felt when one hasn’t done what is good and wholesome. 1 minute
Itv 31 Atapanīya Sutta: Non-Remorse The Buddha explains the two things that cause no remorse. 1 minute
Itv 32 Pāpakasīla Sutta: Evil Behaviour When a being is endowed with evil behavior and evil view, they are born in hell after death. 1 minute
Itv 33 Bhaddakasīla Sutta: Good Behavior A person with good behaviour and good views will be reborn in heaven. 1 minute
Itv 34 Anātāpī Sutta: Ardency A monk who is not ardent and who has no fear of wrongdoing is incapable of attaining enlightenment. 2 minutes
Itv 35 Pathama Janakuhana Sutta: Deceiving People 1 The holy life is lived for the sake of restraint and complete removal of all defilements. 1 minute
Itv 36 Dutiya Janakuhana Sutta: Deceiving People 2 The holy life is lived for the sake of realizing special knowledge and attaining full understanding. 1 minute
Itv 37 Somanassa Sutta: Living Joyfully Insightful and ardent monks investigate the true nature of life. 1 minute
Itv 38 Vitakka Sutta: Thinking What are the two thoughts that often occur to the Buddha? 2 minutes
Itv 39 Desanā Sutta: Teaching See evil as evil; and having seen evil as evil, become disenchanted with it! 1 minute
Itv 40 Vijjā Sutta: True Knowledge The monk who gives rise to true knowledge that discards desire, greed, and ignorance abandons all bad destinations 1 minute
Itv 41 Paññāparihāni Sutta: Decline of Wisdom Beings who develop noble wisdom grows in worldly and spiritual prosperity. 2 minutes
Itv 42 Sukkadhamma Sutta: The Bright Protectors The Buddha explains two wholesome qualities that control the world. 2 minutes
Itv 43 Ajāta Sutta: The Unborn The Buddha explains Nibbāna; how it is the ultimate freedom and the cessation of all suffering. 2 minutes
Itv 44 Nibbānadhātu Sutta: The Nibbāna Element The Buddha explains the two Nibbāna elements. 3 minutes
Itv 45 Patisallāna Sutta: Living in Seclusion The Buddha explains the benefits of devoting to seclusion, delighting in seclusion and more. 1 minute
Itv 46 Sikkhānisaṁsa Sutta: Benefits of Training The Buddha explains how a monk should live experiencing the Triple Training called virtue, concentration, and wisdom. 2 minutes
Itv 47 Jāgariya Sutta: Wakefulness The Buddha explains if the benefits gained if a monk meditates reducing sleep, lives mindfully and with wise awareness. 2 minutes
Itv 48 Āpāyika Sutta: Plane of Misery The Buddha explains the consequences of lying and accusing falsely those who are virtuous. 2 minutes
Itv 49 Diṭṭhigata Sutta: Overcome by Views The Buddha explains how some humans and gods adhere and overreach but only the wise see the true nature of life. 2 minutes
Itv 50 Mūla Sutta: Roots of Unwholesome The Buddha explains the three unwholesome roots. 1 minute
Itv 51 Dhātu Sutta: Elements The Buddha explains the three types of elements: form element, the formless element, and the element of cessation. 1 minute
Itv 52 Paṭhama Vedanā Sutta: Feelings 1 The Buddha explains the three types of feelings: Pleasant feeling, unpleasant feeling, and neither-pleasant-nor-unpleasant feeling. 1 minute
Itv 53 Duttiya Vedanā Sutta: Feelings 2 The Buddha explains how one should think of the three types of feelings we encounter in life. 2 minutes
Itv 54 Paṭhama Esanā Sutta: Search 1 The Buddha explains the three kinds of search: the search for sensuality, the search for existence, and the search for a holy life 1 minute
Itv 55 Dutiya Esanā Sutta: Search 2 The Buddha explains the three types of searches and how a liberated monk has relinquished those searches. 1 minute
Itv 56 Paṭhama Āsava Sutta: Taints 1 The Buddha explains the three taints: taint of sensuality, the taint of existence, and the taint of ignorance. 1 minute
Itv 57 Dutiya Āsava Sutta: Taints 2 The Buddha explains how a liberated monk’s taints are destroyed. 1 minute
Itv 58 Tanhā Sutta: Craving The Buddha explains the three types of craving: Craving for sensuality, craving for existence, and craving for non-existence. 1 minute
Itv 59 Māradheyya Sutta: Mara’s Domain The Buddha explains three qualities a liberated monk has. 1 minute
Itv 60 Puññakiriyavatthu Sutta: Grounds for Making Merits The Buddha explains the three grounds for making merit. 1 minute
Itv 61 Cakkhu Sutta: Eyes The Buddha explains that there are three eyes. What are the three? 1 minute
Itv 62 Indriya Sutta: Faculties The Buddha explains the three faculties in those following the Noble Eightfold Path. 2 minutes
Itv 63 Addhā Sutta: Time The Buddha explains the three times and how people mistakenly think things are non-decaying. 2 minutes
Itv 64 Duccarita Sutta: Misconduct The Buddha explains the three kinds of misconduct. 1 minute
Itv 65 Sucarita Sutta: Good Conduct The Buddha explains the three kinds of good conduct. 1 minute
Itv 66 Soceyya Sutta: Cleanliness The Buddha explains the three types of cleanliness. 1 minute
Itv 67 Moneyya Sutta: Sagacity The Buddha explains the three characteristics of a sage. 1 minute
Itv 68 Paṭhamarāga Sutta: Passion 1 The Buddha explains how not removing completely passion, hatred and delusion makes a person fall into Māra’s noose. 2 minutes
Itv 69 Dutiyarāga Sutta: Passion 2 When passion, hatred, and delusion is not removed completely, it is as if one is swimming in the ocean without being able to come ashore. 1 minute
Itv 70 Micādiṭṭhikammasamādāna Sutta: Wrong Views The Buddha, through his divine eye sees what happens to those who engage in misconduct. 2 minutes
Itv 71 Sammāditthisamādāna Sutta: Right View The Buddha, through his divine eye sees what happens to those who engage in good conduct. 2 minutes
Itv 72 Nissaraniya Sutta: Escape The Buddha explains the three elements of escape. 1 minute
Itv 73 Santatara Sutta: More Peaceful The Buddha explains how Nibbāna is more peaceful than the formless jhana. 1 minute
Itv 74 Putta Sutta: Sons and Daughters The Buddha explains the three kinds of sons and daughters in the world. 3 minutes
Itv 75 Vutthi Sutta: Rainy Cloud The Buddha explains three kinds of people existing in the world. 3 minutes
Itv 76 Sukhapatthanā Sutta: Hoping for Happiness The Buddha explains the importance of associating with virtuous friends. 2 minutes
Itv 77 Bhidura Sutta: Falling Apart The Buddha explains the reality of the body and it’s impermanence. 1 minute
Itv 78 Dhātu Saṁsandana Sutta: Coming Together The Buddha explains how those with similar mind states come together. 2 minutes
Itv 79 Parihāna Sutta: Falling Away The Buddha explains three things that lead to the falling away of a training monk and three things that lead to the non-falling of a training monk. 2 minutes
Itv 80 Vitakka Sutta: Unwholesome Thoughts The Buddha explains three kinds of unwholesome thoughts. 1 minute
Itv 81 Sakkāra Sutta: Homage and Respect The Buddha explains how being obsessed with receiving homage and respect can lead one to the lowest realm. 3 minutes
Itv 82 Devasadda Sutta: Divine Sounds The Buddha explains when and why three divine sounds are sound from time to time. 2 minutes
Itv 83 Pubbanimitta Sutta: Omens The Buddha explains the signs before a god is about to pass away from heaven, and what other gods say to encourage him. 3 minutes
Itv 84 Bahujanahita Sutta: For the Happiness of Many The Buddha explains the three persons who are born in the world for the welfare of many people. 3 minutes
Itv 85 Asubhānupassī Sutta: Contemplating on Impurities The Buddha teaches monks to live contemplating the impurities of the body, mindfulness of in-and-out breathing and contemplating the impermanence of all things. 1 minute
Itv 86 Dhammānudhammapaṭipanna Sutta: Practice According to Dhamma The Buddha explains what it means to “practice according to the Dhamma.” 1 minute
Itv 87 Andhakaraṇa Sutta: Producing Blindness What are three kinds of unwholesome thoughts that leads towards suffering? 3 minutes
Itv 88 Antarāmala Sutta: Inner Stains The Buddha explains three inner stains that cause suffering. 2 minutes
Itv 89 Devadatta Sutta: On Devadatta The Buddha explains three reasons why Devadatta went to the planes of misery. 2 minutes
Itv 90 Aggappasāda Sutta: Supreme Confidence The Buddha explains the three supreme object of confidence. 3 minutes
Itv 91 Jīvikā Sutta: Livelihood The Buddha explains the reasoning behind why monks beg for food. 2 minutes
Itv 92 Sanghāṭikaṇṇa Sutta: Grabbing Hold of the Robe The Buddha explains what it really means to be “close to the Buddha.” 2 minutes
Itv 93 Aggi Sutta: The Fires The Buddha explains three type of fires; the fire of lust, hate and delusion. 2 minutes
Itv 94 Upaparikkha Sutta: Investigating The Buddha explains when a monk has removed completely the seven ties of defilements and cut the cord of existence, his wandering in the cycle of rebirths is finished. 1 minute
Itv 95 Kāmupapatti Sutta: Sense Pleasures The Buddha explains three sense pleasures that can be obtained and how one must abandon them by understanding reality. 2 minutes
Itv 96 Kāmayoga Sutta: The Bonds The Buddha explains how one who is tied by the bond of sense pleasures will continue in this cycle of rebirth. 2 minutes
Itv 97 Kalyāṇasīla Sutta: Noble Virtue The Buddha explains how someone has noble virtue, noble qualities, and noble wisdom. 2 minutes
Itv 98 Dāna Sutta: Giving The Buddha explains two types of giving and which is the most important. 2 minutes
Itv 99 Tevijja Sutta: The Triple Knowledge What does it mean to be a brāhmin? 4 minutes
Itv 100 Brāhmana Sutta: The True Brāhmin In this beautiful sutta, the Buddha explains his compassion and the two types of giving. 2 minutes
Itv 101 Caturanavajja Sutta: Four Blameless Things The Buddha explains four trifling things, easily obtained and blameless. 2 minutes
Itv 102 Āsavakkhaya Sutta: The Destruction of the Taints The Buddha explains how knowing and seeing the Four Noble Truths lead to the destruction of taints but not for those who do not know or see. 2 minutes
Itv 103 Samaṇabrāhmaṇa Sutta: Recluses and Brāhmin The Buddha explains how true recluses and Brāhmins understand the Four Noble Truths. 2 minutes
Itv 104 Sīlasampanna Sutta: Possessing Virtue The Buddha explains the importance of associating with monks. 2 minutes
Itv 105 Taṇhuppāda Sutta: Arousing Craving The Buddha explains four types of craving that arise in a monk. 1 minute
Itv 106 Sabrahmaka Sutta: With Brahma The Buddha explains the value of children taking care of their parents. 2 minutes
Itv 107 Bahukāra Sutta: Very Helpful The Buddha explains the symbiotic relationship between monks and lay followers. 2 minutes
Itv 108 Kuha Sutta: Deceitful Monks who are deceitful, stubborn, desirous of talking, frauds, arrogant, and of a scattered mind are not followers of the Dhamma. 2 minutes
Itv 109 Purusapiyarupa Sutta: Delightful Nature The Buddha gives a beautiful simile to describe to abandon lust and to head towards Nibbāna. 2 minutes
Itv 110 Cara Sutta: While Walking The Buddha explains how energy must be roused to get rid of evil thoughts and overcome them. 4 minutes
Itv 111 Sampannasīla Sutta: Possess Virtue The Buddha tells monks to live a virtuous life, to live with restraint and with courteous behavior. 3 minutes
Itv 112 Loka Sutta: The World The Buddha explains who the Tathāgata (The Buddha) is and the qualities of the Buddha. 4 minutes