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The path taught by the Buddha — the four noble truths, dependent origination, and the way to the cessation of suffering, preserved in the Pali Canon and its later schools.

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Ud 3:6 · Pilinda (Pilinda Sutta)

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Udāna · Ud 3:6. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 33 · The Greater Cowherd Discourse (Mahā Gopālaka Sutta)

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Eleven qualities a monk needs to progress and flourish in the Dhamma, likened to eleven skills required of a good cowherd.

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Dhp 26 · Brahmans

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Redefining 'brahman' by purity of conduct and liberation rather than by birth, caste, or ritual status.

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Thag 1:57 · Kuṭivihārin (2)

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Theragāthā · Thag 1:57. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thig 13:1 · Ambapālī

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Therīgāthā · Thig 13:1. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 29 · uttaka 29

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Itivuttaka · Iti 29. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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AN 2:74 · Pleasures (Sukha Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 2:74. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thig 13:2 · Rohiṇī

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Therīgāthā · Thig 13:2. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Iti 30 · uttaka 30

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Itivuttaka · Iti 30. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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MN 35 · The Shorter Discourse to Saccaka (Cūḷa Saccaka Sutta)

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The Buddha refutes the debater Saccaka's claim that the five aggregates constitute a controllable self, demonstrating their impermanence and non-self.

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Snp 3:1 · 3:1 The Going Forth

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Sutta Nipāta · Snp 3:1. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thag 1:61 · Vappa

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Theragāthā · Thag 1:61. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Ud 3:7 · Mahā Kassapa (Kassapa Sutta)

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Udāna · Ud 3:7. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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SN 2:2 · Kassapa the Deva’s Son (Kassapa Sutta)

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

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AN 2:99 · Fools (Bāla Sutta)

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Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 2:99. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

Sutta Piṭaka Text Indian The Buddha Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu Aṅguttara Nikāya Discourse Pali Early Buddhist

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MN 36 · The Longer Discourse to Saccaka (Mahā Saccaka Sutta)

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The Buddha recounts his failed ascetic austerities and describes attaining the four jhānas and the three knowledges on the night of his awakening.

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Ud 3:8 · Alms (Piṇḍa Sutta)

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Udāna · Ud 3:8. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Snp 3:2 · 3:2 Exertion

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Sutta Nipāta · Snp 3:2. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

Sutta Piṭaka Text Indian The Buddha Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu Sutta Nipāta Verse Pali Early Buddhist

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Thag 1:68 · Ekudāniya

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Theragāthā · Thag 1:68. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

Sutta Piṭaka Text Indian The Elder Monks Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu Theragāthā Verse Pali Early Buddhist

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Thig 13:5 · Subhā the Goldsmith’s Daughter

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Therīgāthā · Thig 13:5. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

Sutta Piṭaka Text Indian The Elder Nuns Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu Therīgāthā Verse Pali Early Buddhist

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