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With Mahānāma (1st)
Mahānāma the Sakyan sees that the monks are preparing robes after the rains season. Knowing that the Buddha will soon depart, he asks how they are to live with their busy lives.
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With Mahānāma (2nd)
Mahānāma the Sakyan sees that the monks are preparing robes after the rains season. Knowing that the Buddha will soon depart, he asks how they are to live with their busy lives.
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With Nandiya
Nandiya the Sakiyan moves to Sāvatthī to be near the Buddha. At the end of the rains, he asks the Buddha’s advice on how to live.
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With Subhūti
Venerable Subhūti brings the young monk Saddha to meet the Buddha. The Buddha goes on to teach the manifestations of faith.
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The Benefits of Love
The meditation on love has eleven benefits.
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The Wealthy Citizen
Asked by a householder to teach a path to freedom, Venerable Ānanda explains no less than eleven meditative states that may serve as doors to the deathless.
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The Cowherd
A cowherd with eleven qualities is competent to look after a herd of cattle. Likewise, a mendicant with eleven qualities can grow in the Dhamma.
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Immersion (1st)
The Buddha is asked by the mendicants about a deep state of meditation where all normal perception has ceased, but there is still perception.
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Immersion (2nd)
The Buddha teaches the mendicants about a deep state of meditation where all normal perception has ceased, but there is still perception.
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Immersion (3rd)
Sāriputta is asked by the mendicants about a deep state of meditation where all normal perception has ceased, but there is still perception.
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Immersion (4th)
Sāriputta teaches the mendicants about a deep state of meditation where all normal perception has ceased, but there is still perception.