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ANUPADASUTTA
One By One
The Buddha describes in technical detail the process of insight of Venerable Sāriputta. Many ideas and terms in this text anticipate the Abhidhamma.
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CHABBISODHANASUTTA
The Sixfold Purification
If someone claims to be awakened, their claim should be interrogated with a detailed series of detailed questions. Only if they can answer them clearly should the claim be accepted.
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SAPPURISASUTTA
A True Person
The Buddha explains that a truly good person does not disparage others or feel superior because of their attainment.
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SEVITABBĀSEVITABBASUTTA
What Should and Should Not Be Cultivated
The Buddha sets up a framework on things to be cultivated or avoided, and Venerable Sāriputta volunteers to elaborate.
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BAHUDHĀTUKASUTTA
Many Elements
Beginning by praising a wise person, the Buddha goes on to explain that one becomes wise by inquiring into the elements, sense fields, dependent origination, and what is possible and impossible.
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ISIGILISUTTA
At Isigili
Reflecting on the changes that even geographical features undergo, the Buddha then recounts the names of sages of the past who have lived in Mount Isigili near Rājagaha.
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MAHĀCATTĀRĪSAKASUTTA
The Great Forty
A discourse on the prerequisites of right samādhi that emphasizes the interrelationship and mutual support of all the factors of the eightfold path.
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ĀNĀPĀNASATISUTTA
Mindfulness of Breathing
Surrounded by many well-practiced mendicants, the Buddha teaches mindfulness of breathing in detail, showing how it relates to the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.
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KĀYAGATĀSATISUTTA
Mindfulness of the Body
This focuses on the first aspect of mindfulness meditation, the observation of the body. This set of practices, simple as they seem, have far-reaching benefits.
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SAṄKHĀRUPAPATTISUTTA
Rebirth by Choice
The Buddha explains how one can make a wish to be reborn in different realms.