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Siddhattha Gotama, the Buddha — the Awakened One, whose discourses gathered in the Sutta Piṭaka form the heart of the Pali Canon.

Iti 108 · uttaka 108

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Itivuttaka · Iti 108. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 4:1 · Understanding (Anubuddha Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 4:1. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 152 · The Development of the Faculties (Indriya-bhāvanā Sutta)

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True development of the senses—equanimous awareness amid the pleasant and unpleasant—contrasted with a brahman's teaching of simply not seeing or hearing.

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AN 4:5 · With the Flow (Anusota Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 4:5. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 11:22 · Ugly (Dubbaṇṇiya Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 11:22. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 109 · uttaka 109

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Itivuttaka · Iti 109. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 11:24 · A Transgression (Accaya Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 11:24. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 110 · uttaka 110

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Itivuttaka · Iti 110. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 4:10 · Yokes (Yoga Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 4:10. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 12:2

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 12:2. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 111 · uttaka 111

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Itivuttaka · Iti 111. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 4:19 · Off Course (Agati Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 4:19. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 4:24 · At Kāḷaka’s Park (Kāḷaka Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 4:24. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 112 · uttaka 112

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Itivuttaka · Iti 112. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 12:10 · About Gotama (Gotama Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 12:10. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 4:28 · The Traditions of the Noble Ones (Ariya-vaṁsa Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 4:28. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 12:11 · Nutriment (Āhāra Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 12:11. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 4:31 · Wheels (Cakka Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 4:31. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 12:12 · To Phagguna (Phagguna Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 12:12. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 12:15 · To Kaccāna Gotta (Kaccānagotta Sutta)

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Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 12:15. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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