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Deftly outmaneuvering an extreme skeptic, the Buddha discusses the outcomes of belief and disbelief. Rather than getting stuck in abstractions, he en…
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MN 73 The Longer Discourse with Vacchagotta
In the final installment of the “Vacchagotta trilogy”, Vacchagotta lets go his obsession with meaningless speculation, and asks about practice.
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MN 72 With Vacchagotta on Fire
Refusing to take a stance regarding useless metaphysical speculations, the Buddha illustrates the spiritual goal with the simile of a flame going out.
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MN 71 To Vacchagotta on the Three Knowledges
The Buddha denies being omniscient, and sets forth the three higher knowledges that form the core of his awakened insight.
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MN 70 At Kitagiri
A third discourse that presents the health benefits of eating in one part of the day, and the reluctance of some mendicants to follow this.
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MN 69 With Gulissāni
A monk comes down to the community from the wilderness, but doesn’t behave properly. Venerable Sāriputta explains how a mendicant should behave, whet…
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MN 68 At Nalakapana
Those who practice do so not because they are failures, but because they aspire to higher freedom. When he speaks of the attainments of disciples, th…
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MN 67 Discourse at Catuma
After dismissing some unruly monks, the Buddha is persuaded to relent, and teaches them four dangers for those gone forth.
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MN 66 The Simile of the Quail
Again raising the rule regarding eating, but this time as a reflection of gratitude for the Buddha in eliminating things that cause complexity and st…
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MN 65 With Bhaddali
A monk refuses to follow the rule forbidding eating after noon, but is filled with remorse and forgiven.
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