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Shortly before he passes away, Venerable Sāriputta visits the Buddha and utters a moving eulogy of his great teacher.
4 years, 11 months ago
DN 27 The Origin of Things
This sutta details why the true status of an individual is not a matter of the class into which one is born but of how one behaves.
4 years, 11 months ago
DN 26 The Wheel Turning Monarch
In illustration of his dictum that one should rely on oneself, the Buddha gives a detailed account of the fall of a kingly lineage of the past, and t…
4 years, 11 months ago
DN 25 The Lion’s Roar at Udumbarikā’s Monastery
This discourse gives a specially good example of dialogue between religions. The Buddha insists that he is not interested in making anyone give up th…
4 years, 11 months ago
DN 24 About Pāṭikaputta
When Sunakkhatta threatens to disrobe, the Buddha is unimpressed. Rejecting showy displays of asceticism or wondrous powers, he demonstrates his pre-…
5 years ago
DN 23 With Pāyāsi
This is a long and entertaining debate between a monk and a skeptic, who went to elaborate and bizarre lengths to prove that there is no such thing a…
5 years ago
DN 22 The Longer Discourse on Mindfulness Meditation
The Buddha details the seventh factor of the noble eightfold path, mindfulness meditation. This discourse is essentially identical to MN 10, with the…
5 years ago
DN 21 Sakka's Questions
After hearing a love song from a god of music, the Buddha engages in a deep discussion with Sakka on the conditioned origin of attachment and sufferi…
5 years ago
DN 20 The Great Congregation
When deities from all realms gather in homage to the Buddha, he gives a series of verses describing them. These verses, which are commonly chanted in…
5 years ago
DN 19 The Great Steward
A minor deity informs the Buddha of the conversations and business of the gods.
5 years, 1 month ago