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BHADDEKARATTASUTTA
The Discourse on the Bhaddekaratta
This discourse opens with a short but powerful set of verses extolling the benefits of insight into the here and now, followed by an explanation.
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ĀNANDABHADDEKARATTASUTTA
Ānanda and One Fine Night
The same discourse as MN 131, but spoken by Venerable Ānanda.
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MAHĀKACCĀNABHADDEKARATTASUTTA
Mahākaccāna and One Fine Night
The verses from MN 131 are explained in a different way by Venerable Mahakaccāna.
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LOMASAKAṄGIYABHADDEKARATTASUTTA
Lomasakaṅgiya and One Fine Night
A monk who does not know the verses from MN 131 is encouraged by a deity to learn them.
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CŪĻAKAMMAVIBHAṄGASUTTA
The Shorter Analysis of Deeds
The Buddha explains to a brahmin how your deeds in past lives affect you in this life.
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MAHĀKAMMAVIBHAṄGASUTTA
The Greater Analysis of Deeds
Confronted with an overly simplistic version of his own teachings, the Buddha emphasizes the often overlooked nuances and qualifications in how karma plays out.
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SAḷĀYATANAVIBHAṄGASUTTA
The Analysis of the Six Sense Fields
A detailed analysis of the six senses and the relation to emotional and cognitive processes.
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UDDESAVIBHAṄGASUTTA
A Summary Recital and its Analysis
The Buddha gives a brief and enigmatic statement on the ways consciousness may become attached. Venerable Mahākaccāna is invited by the mendicants to draw out the implications.
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ARAṆAVIBHAṄGASUTTA
The Analysis of No Strife
Achieving peace is no simple matter. The Buddha explains how to avoid conflict through contentment, right speech, understanding pleasure, and not insisting on local conventions.
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DHĀTUVIBHAṄGASUTTA
The Analysis of the Elements
While staying overnight in a potter's workshop, the Buddha has a chance encounter with a monk who does not recognize him. They have a long and profound discussion based on the four elements. This is one of the most insightful and moving discourses in the canon.
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SACCAVIBHAṄGASUTTA
The Analysis of the Truths
Expanding on the Buddha's first sermon, Venerable Sāriputta gives a detailed explanation of the four noble truths.
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DAKKHIṆĀVIBHAṄGASUTTA
The Analysis of Religious Donations
When his step-mother Mahāpajāpatī wishes to offer him a robe for his personal use, the Buddha encourages her to offer it to the entire Saṅgha instead. He goes on to explain that the best kind of offering to the Saṅgha is one given to the dual community of monks and nuns, headed by the Buddha.