The Buddha
Siddhattha Gotama, the Buddha — the Awakened One, whose discourses gathered in the Sutta Piṭaka form the heart of the Pali Canon.
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Ud 7:2 · Bhaddiya (2) (Bhaddiya Sutta)
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Udāna · Ud 7:2. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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Snp 5:8 · 5:8 Hemaka’s Question
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Sutta Nipāta · Snp 5:8. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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Iti 65 · uttaka 65
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Itivuttaka · Iti 65. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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AN 3:71 · The Roots of the Uposatha (Mūluposatha Sutta)
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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:71. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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Iti 66 · uttaka 66
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Itivuttaka · Iti 66. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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SN 4:19 · The Farmer (Kassaka Sutta)
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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 4:19. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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MN 86 · About Aṅgulimāla (Aṅgulimāla Sutta)
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The murderous bandit Aṅgulimāla's conversion, ordination, and attainment of arahantship, including his declaration that he has never intentionally killed since his noble birth.
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Ud 7:3 · Attached to Sensual Pleasures (1) (Kāmesu Satta Sutta)
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Udāna · Ud 7:3. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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Snp 5:9 · 5:9 Todeyya’s Questions
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Sutta Nipāta · Snp 5:9. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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AN 3:72 · To Channa the Wanderer (Channa Sutta)
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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:72. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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Iti 67 · uttaka 67
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Itivuttaka · Iti 67. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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MN 87 · From One Who Is Dear (Piyajātika Sutta)
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A grieving father's loss teaches that sorrow, lamentation, and pain arise from those who are dear to us.
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Ud 7:4 · Attached to Sensual Pleasures (2) (Kāmesu Satta Sutta)
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Udāna · Ud 7:4. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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Snp 5:10 · 5:10 Kappa’s Question
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Sutta Nipāta · Snp 5:10. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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SN 4:20 · Rulership (Rajja Sutta)
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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 4:20. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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AN 3:73 · To the Fatalists’ Student (Ājīvaka Sutta)
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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 3:73. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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Ud 7:5 · The Dwarf (Lakuṇṭha Sutta)
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Udāna · Ud 7:5. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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MN 90 · At Kaṇṇakatthala (Kaṇṇakatthala Sutta)
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King Pasenadi questions the Buddha on caste equality, the gods, and whether one mind can grasp all things at once.
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Snp 5:11 · 5:11 Jatukaṇṇin’s Question
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Sutta Nipāta · Snp 5:11. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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SN 4:21 · A Large Number (Sambahula Sutta)
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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 4:21. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
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