SN 6.15 Parinibbāna Sutta:
The Discourse about the Final Extinguishing of the Buddha
What did monks, deities and brahmas say at the extinguishing of the Buddha? (4 minutes)
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What did monks, deities and brahmas say at the extinguishing of the Buddha? (4 minutes)
Four factors help us towards Nibbāna, what are they? (2 minutes)
How to practice loving-kindness meditation. (3 minutes)
The Buddha is inspired to say verses about the way beings are clinging to this world. (3 minutes)
Wise consideration is the most helpful factor for a trainee who has not yet attained liberation. (1 minute)
A monk who is not ardent and who has no fear of wrongdoing is incapable of attaining enlightenment. (2 minutes)
The holy life is lived for the sake of realizing special knowledge and attaining full understanding. (1 minute)
The Buddha explains Nibbāna; how it is the ultimate freedom and the cessation of all suffering. (2 minutes)
The Buddha explains the two Nibbāna elements. (3 minutes)
The Buddha explains the three types of elements: form element, the formless element, and the element of cessation. (1 minute)
The Buddha explains the three types of feelings: Pleasant feeling, unpleasant feeling, and neither-pleasant-nor-unpleasant feeling. (1 minute)
The Buddha explains the three times and how people mistakenly think things are non-decaying. (2 minutes)
The Buddha explains the three elements of escape. (1 minute)
The Buddha explains how Nibbāna is more peaceful than the formless jhana. (1 minute)
The Buddha explains how those with similar mind states come together. (2 minutes)
The Buddha explains when and why three divine sounds are sound from time to time. (2 minutes)
What are three kinds of unwholesome thoughts that leads towards suffering? (3 minutes)
The Buddha explains the three supreme object of confidence. (3 minutes)
The Buddha explains three sense pleasures that can be obtained and how one must abandon them by understanding reality. (2 minutes)
What does it mean to be a brāhmin? (4 minutes)
The Buddha gives a beautiful simile to describe to abandon lust and to head towards Nibbāna. (2 minutes)
The Buddha explains how energy must be roused to get rid of evil thoughts and overcome them. (4 minutes)
The Buddha explains who the Tathāgata (The Buddha) is and the qualities of the Buddha. (4 minutes)
How to practice loving-kindness meditation. (3 minutes)