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Thig 14.1 · Subha and the Libertine (Subha Jivakambavanika)

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Therīgāthā · Thig 14.1. Translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thig 12.1 · Punnika and the Brahman (Punnika)

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Therīgāthā · Thig 12.1. Translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thig 5.9 · The Former Jain Ascetic (Bhadda Kundalakesa)

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Therīgāthā · Thig 5.9. Translated by Hellmuth Hecker & Sister Khema.

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Thig 4.1 · Bhadda Kapilani

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Therīgāthā · Thig 4.1. Translated by Hellmuth Hecker & Sister Khema.

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Thag 21 · Vangisa

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Theragāthā · Thag 21. Translated by John D. Ireland.

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Thag 19 · Talaputa (Talaputa Thera)

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Theragāthā · Thag 19. Translated by Bhikkhu Khantipalo.

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Thag 11.1 · Sankicca

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Theragāthā · Thag 11.1. Translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thag 8.1 · Maha-Kaccana

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Theragāthā · Thag 8.1. Translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi.

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Thag 5.9 · Vijitasena

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Theragāthā · Thag 5.9. Translated by K.R. Norman.

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Thag 2 · The Call of the Peacocks (Culaka)

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Theragāthā · Thag 2. Translated by Andrew Olendzki.

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Thig 14 · Subhā & the Libertine

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Therīgāthā · Thig 14. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thig 12 · Puṇṇikā & the Brahman

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Therīgāthā · Thig 12. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thig 10 · Kīsā Gotamī

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Therīgāthā · Thig 10. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thig 9 · Vaḍḍha’s Mother

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Therīgāthā · Thig 9. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thig 8 · Sīsūpacālā

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Therīgāthā · Thig 8. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thag 18 · Mahā Kassapa

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Theragāthā · Thag 18. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thag 13 · Soṇa Koḷivisa

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Theragāthā · Thag 13. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thag 11 · Saṅkicca

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Theragāthā · Thag 11. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thag 9 · Bhūta

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Theragāthā · Thag 9. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Snp 5

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Sutta Nipāta · Snp 5. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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