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Samyutta Nikaya

SN 15.9 Daṇda Sutta:
The Stick

Saṁsara tosses us around like a stick. (2 minutes)

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Samyutta Nikaya

SN 55.14 Duggati Sutta:
Miserable worlds

A stream-enterer avoids bad rebirth. (1 minute)

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Samyutta Nikaya

SN 56.61–70 Āmakadhañña Peyyālavagga:
First Raw Grain Repetition Series

Because most of the people in the world have not seen the Four Noble Truths, they are not born among humans or deities. (4 minutes)

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Anguttara Nikaya

AN 5.31 Sumanā Sutta:
With Princess Sumanā

(4 minutes)

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Anguttara Nikaya

AN 8.40 Apāyasaṁvattanika Sutta:
The Cause for a Birth in Hell

The Buddha told us very specifically about the results we can expect from bad action. (3 minutes)

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Itivuttaka

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)

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Itivuttaka

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)

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Itivuttaka

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)

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Itivuttaka

Itv 99 Tevijja Sutta:
The Triple Knowledge

What does it mean to be a brāhmin? (4 minutes)

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Itivuttaka

Itv 103 Samaṇabrāhmaṇa Sutta:
Recluses and Brāhmin

The Buddha explains how true recluses and Brāhmins understand the Four Noble Truths. (2 minutes)

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Therigatha

Thig 15.1:
The Verses of Arahant Nun Isidāsī (399-446)

The Arahant Nun Isidāsī tells the story of her previous lives. (8 minutes)